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So recently I was looking at the TELUS store and some electronic places at some accessories and so forth. I can never resist checking out the latest phones out on display and the Galaxy Nexus was all alone so I walked on up to try it out.
I was very surprised to find that my Nexus S (CM9 with all my apps) was actually running far more responsively and cleanly then any Galaxy Nexus I have seen in stor or from a friend!
I know in store phones are always a bad comparison but on my friends Galaxy Nexus phone he had very few apps, and the rest stock but for some reason, it seemed like his phones touch response was just to off for me to like it.
Granted there is a large difference in the displays and Galaxy Nexus is powering a lot more then our Nexus S but keep in mind this is the flagship Android 4 phone, and in my choice, I prefer my Nexus S even considering the step up in processors.
(Before you say anything, I know that Galaxy Nexus has its own ROMs but that still shouldn't be a life saver in this case)
What do you guys think? Have you noticed the same things?
My brother has galaxy nexus (gummy rom)and it's much smoother than my nexus s(cm9 kang)…
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tonylee83 said:
My brother has galaxy nexus (gummy rom)and it's much smoother than my nexus s(cm9 kang)…
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Of course, since Galaxy Nexus has a lot better specs than Nexus S. It would be crazy if Nexus S is more smooth than Galaxy Nexus.
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You're comparing a customized nexus s to a stock galaxy nexus. Hardly seems fair. Compare stock to stock and then see if you feel the same way.
No. I get what he's saying. Customized or not the nexus s shouldn't compete. While I don't have a galaxy nexus yet I do have the epic touch 4g.. and no matter what I do to my nexus it will never ever compete with the raw power of the galaxy s II. I would have thought it would have been the same for the galaxy nexus...
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No. I get what he's saying. Customized or not the nexus s shouldn't compete. While I don't have a galaxy nexus yet I do have the epic touch 4g.. and no matter what I do to my nexus it will never ever compete with the raw power of the galaxy s II. I would have thought it would have been the same for the galaxy nexus...
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I'm pretty sure it is. Some people confuse the longer window animations in the default ICS as meaning the OS is slower. I highly doubt CM9 on a Nexus S is actually more "smooth" than the GN.
The GN is a powerhouse. There's simply no comparison. Of course a tweaked and customized OS is better. Also, the unresponsiveness may be because of the dirty screen from the crap other people put on it trying out the phone.
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I'm pretty surprised that you think that, having handled both myself, there really is no competition, even though I wish my phone could keep up.
As an aside though, the main reason I'm still here with a Nexus S, is because I find the GN to be extremely disappointing. Sure it beats a phone that's well over a year old now, but IMO, can't hang with the S2 at all. I think the S2 will be the big dog until the S3 comes out.
When making comparisons of "smoothness", I think we need to specify what action is being compared. I've never held an actual Galaxy Nexus, so can't comment on that. But my Nexus S with custom ROM & tweaks feels smoother when scrolling menus and snappier when loading apps compared to my brother's Galaxy SII. The SII, though, shows its superiority when playing video.
I've tried a Galaxy Nexus in a store nearby, and it is way more faster than my Nexus S. From unlocking the lockscreen, starting camera app, starting app drawer, loading settings etc. The GN was way more faster than my NS (running a stock based rom at the time)
And it would be strange if a phone running Android 4 on a chipset that was made for it would be less responsive
The gnex is way faster that my nexus s, the only way I even saw my nexus get close to the same speed was by overclocking it to 1.6 ghz, and even then the gnex destroyed it
I wouldn't get it tho, I agree with an earlier post about the galaxy s2 being more desirable than the gnex.
I mean look at how fast our nexus s got outdated, only a year ago this was the flagship gb phone that was supposed to be the best. gnex being the flagship 4.0 phone will be the same way, give it 2-3 months and something twice as crazy as the gnex will be announced, and at the rate of smartphone development with quad core being the next big thing the gnex will be outdated in less than a year
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the gnex will be outdated in less than a year
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Sadly, just like any smartphone on the market
But what I love with Nexus'es is that, even after a year or more, it's still supported like the first day and you always can profit of the last ROM's. Just look at the Galaxy S to see that it's not always so with non-Google phones of the same generation.
Still loving my Nexus S, even if I wouldn't say no to a Galaxy Nexus, especially for the HD display and the HDMI out
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So recently I was looking at the TELUS store and some electronic places at some accessories and so forth. I can never resist checking out the latest phones out on display and the Galaxy Nexus was all alone so I walked on up to try it out.
I was very surprised to find that my Nexus S (CM9 with all my apps) was actually running far more responsively and cleanly then any Galaxy Nexus I have seen in stor or from a friend!
I know in store phones are always a bad comparison but on my friends Galaxy Nexus phone he had very few apps, and the rest stock but for some reason, it seemed like his phones touch response was just to off for me to like it.
Granted there is a large difference in the displays and Galaxy Nexus is powering a lot more then our Nexus S but keep in mind this is the flagship Android 4 phone, and in my choice, I prefer my Nexus S even considering the step up in processors.
(Before you say anything, I know that Galaxy Nexus has its own ROMs but that still shouldn't be a life saver in this case)
What do you guys think? Have you noticed the same things?
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You tell yourself what ever you have to..... to keep yourself from upgrading
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Prefer the form factor of the nexus s.
galaxy nexus seems huge!
Whose build you are using on the Nexus plays a big part in how fast and smooth ICS is on Nexus. I flash one and it feels a little slow and almost choppy. Then I flash another and it flies and is so smooth. You can't go wrong with aokp, irtehun, or BuglessPete on Nexus. Can't say how it compares to GNex though
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I have both with stock rom... nexus s works better than gnex... less laggy and more responsive....
I hope with ICS 4.0.4 it works better..
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diegodbm said:
I have both with stock rom... nexus s works better than gnex... less laggy and more responsive....
I hope with ICS 4.0.4 it works better..
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You could send your GN to me if you dont want it hahaha
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LOL... but I don't think my gf want....
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gnex is the winner in every single aspect...by far! Sorry there is no competition.
The only thing were they are about the same is in development...they are the best android phone in the world.
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Is this a topic about some one having buyers remorse
With that said my nexus s runs so good I will hopefully go with the flagship Android 5.0 phone hopefully
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I ordered it mostly just because jellybean looks so awesome i had to have it. But now that the benchmarks have been released along with the full specs, im actually now somewhat convinced it is inferior to my ics running n7000, or at the least equal. I ran the gl 2.1 benchmark that anandtech ran and my stock (not overclocked ) note actually scored higher in all 4 benchmarks than the "12 core" tegra 3. So besides battery life and jellybean, im pretty meh at this point. Anyone else have similar feelings? Or am i really missing something?
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For the price point; the Nexus 7 is a nice investment. The specs are solid. If you have disposable income it's hard not to throw $200 at the 7 and at the very least make it a part of your coffee table.
I'm in the boat that I will upgrade my Note to the Note 2 as no doubt the spec leap will be much bigger than the Nexus 7.
Dude the price is low for that 7"
So it worth it x2 each dollar, if you r looking an upgrade just wait the note 2 or other device
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I'm with you in debating on it OP.
I've yet to put an order in as the Note 2 looks rather promising, however watching media on the 7" display would be lovely, and Tegra 3 aught to have enough power to handle S/W decoding of 10bit 720p, but I've also read that the S3 seems to handle it fine, and if the Note 2 will be a 'larger S3' then I might as well save the money and wait.
It's a tough decision, since it's realistically the best 7" tablet to come out yet.
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I ordered it mostly just because jellybean looks so awesome i had to have it. But now that the benchmarks have been released along with the full specs, im actually now somewhat convinced it is inferior to my ics running n7000, or at the least equal. I ran the gl 2.1 benchmark that anandtech ran and my stock (not overclocked ) note actually scored higher in all 4 benchmarks than the "12 core" tegra 3. So besides battery life and jellybean, im pretty meh at this point. Anyone else have similar feelings? Or am i really missing something?
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Haha benchmarks, it'll handle whatever you throw at it and with custom roms on it will be even better...stop worrying about benchmarks they really don't mean **** on phones and tablets.
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Nexus banned in USA ,i wont buy it.
S3 better still.
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nexus 7 = cheap!
haha, for $209, I can use it as my cutting board while I look at videos on how to cook.
or even use it for the bathroom!
or have the kids use it as a frisbee.
it's not banned here. and to get vanilla jelly bean without buying a nexus phone, that's cheap. can't wait!
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Nexus banned in USA ,i wont buy it.
S3 better still.
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Apparently you can't read, he's talking about the nexus 7 TABLET, keep thinking you know what your talking about.
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Can't wait for my nexus 7 tablet
What is the point of buying it if you are basing that decision on purely benchmarks and OS version?
Are you actually going to make use of the extra screen space compared to the note?
If yes buy it, if not dont, simple
The Nexus 7" looks amazing for the price. The only downside is the lack of SD card slot.
I'm not sure if they left it out for cost reasons or to avoid annoying the other manufacturers.
I won't personally be getting one as I'm holding off buying a tablet until Win 8. You just know someone will bring out a device that dual boots in to win8 and android.
About a month ago I bought a Galaxy Tab 2 (7") for my Fiance as she wanted something like a kindle but that did a bit more. 16 Gb was £200 if the Nexus Tab has been out for £150 with better spec and newer OS I would have thought that was a great buy if you want a 7" tab.
I dont get this comparing tabs and phones. Its like comparing apples and oranges. Both fruits but not the same thing.
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About a month ago I bought a Galaxy Tab 2 (7") for my Fiance as she wanted something like a kindle but that did a bit more. 16 Gb was £200 if the Nexus Tab has been out for £150 with better spec and newer OS I would have thought that was a great buy if you want a 7" tab.
I dont get this comparing tabs and phones. Its like comparing apples and oranges. Both fruits but not the same thing.
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Except that the galaxy note is a phablet, a hybrid device. Thus the issue here.
To the person who said I only used benchmarks, not exactly. I was just saying that the 1.4ghz dualcore exynos with mali400 seems to still be a top dog and even beats/equals the "12core" tegra 3. Pretty impressive.
I do know the nexus 7 is a great device for $200. It doesn't have everything a galaxy note has like mhl, 5ghz wifi or sdslot but in terms of raw performance, screen resolution the $249 version is equal to my 16gb GT-N7000. No doubt it is an impressive device for the price. I found a deal on mine at Jr.com for $222 shipped 16GB version but that pre-order quickly sold out.
Even still I hesitate. It will probably only be a couple of months before the devs make a good port of jellybean for our note. Having a pure google device however does appeal to me. I'm still torn. Luckily it wont ship for another 10 days so I have all that time to decide.
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Nexus banned in USA ,i wont buy it.
S3 better still.
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That is the Galaxy Nexus phone, not the Nexus 7 tablet. Personally, the Galaxy Note eliminates the need of a tablet for me.
It's 7 inches. Not even 2 full inches of difference between the Note and Nexus. And you can put the Note in your pocket and take it everywhere with you. And since Nexus 7 does not use full tablet UI - it's basically "a bigger note" ( exaggeration for purpose of the thread ).
It all depends on your needs though. I really prefer to have just 1 device that i can carry everywhere, always. Tablets, even 7" are not that mobile despite all the marketing.
If its any help i currently take my note with me everywherr daily. I use my Galaxy Tab 10.1 for browsing, gaming and watching movies (in bed). I use the Galaxy Tab 2 for reading and general messing about.
I admit 1 person doesnt need all 3 in their life but I do prefer web browsing at home on either of the tabs as I find it better with the bigger screens and the same for reading and movie watching whilst at home.
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It's 7 inches. Not even 2 full inches of difference between the Note and Nexus. And you can put the Note in your pocket and take it everywhere with you. And since Nexus 7 does not use full tablet UI - it's basically "a bigger note" ( exaggeration for purpose of the thread ).
It all depends on your needs though. I really prefer to have just 1 device that i can carry everywhere, always. Tablets, even 7" are not that mobile despite all the marketing.
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There won't be any tablet ui in jellybean, it's gonna be universal like the galaxy nexus looks. Jellybean fully merges the tablet and phone ui together 100%. Any tablet that will support jellybean will look like the nexus 7 ui, no more tablet look.
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There won't be any tablet ui in jellybean, it's gonna be universal like the galaxy nexus looks. Jellybean fully merges the tablet and phone ui together 100%. Any tablet that will support jellybean will look like the nexus 7 ui, no more tablet look.
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Good thing Chameleon is coming out soon then ;-)
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sway40 said:
There won't be any tablet ui in jellybean, it's gonna be universal like the galaxy nexus looks. Jellybean fully merges the tablet and phone ui together 100%. Any tablet that will support jellybean will look like the nexus 7 ui, no more tablet look.
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That's not true. In another thread I read someone has already hacked the Nexus 7 to give it a tablet ui.
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It's 7 inches. Not even 2 full inches of difference between the Note and Nexus. And you can put the Note in your pocket and take it everywhere with you. And since Nexus 7 does not use full tablet UI - it's basically "a bigger note" ( exaggeration for purpose of the thread ).
It all depends on your needs though. I really prefer to have just 1 device that i can carry everywhere, always. Tablets, even 7" are not that mobile despite all the marketing.
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The Note is also a phone and has 3G... and 2 good cameras.
The Nexus 7 is a nice tablet (low end price with good specs) but it cant be the only device to take, a good companion to a phone maybe.
I've been rocking a Verizon galaxy nexus for a few months. I used to have a love for palm pre, but have some trouble getting used to its keyboard because of my big thumbs. I've been hearing a lot about the nexus 7...
I love emulators, and I love the idea of having a nexus 7, but funds are limited. I ordered a palm pre 2 for 75 dollars because while drinking I had the idea of having a small phone and having a nexus 7 for fun due to the quad core processor and tegra exclusive games. However, I also like the galaxy nexus because I don't have to rely on more than one device.
So... the question is this: would you prefer to have a lamer phone, sell the genes, and get a nexus 7, or keep the galaxy nexus and be in the middle?
I have both the gnex and the N7. If I were you I would just get the gnex. The gnex on jelly bean competes with the fluidity of the N7 I can hardly tell a difference when I pick up and put down the other. Notice I say hardly.... I can still tell a difference in some places but not all that often.
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Nexus 7. A mere phone can't compete with its larger screen size and still just as portable. Nexus 7 is worth it.
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Nexus 7. A mere phone can't compete with its larger screen size and still just as portable. Nexus 7 is worth it.
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Ditto that!
I would go with lamer phone and N7. I did that.... heh
That's tough. I also have both and enjoy both.
I would keep the gnex.
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I am currently using the Samsung galaxy nexus running android 4.2. The other day I saw my friend with her new nexus 4, and I really liked the feel for it, but I also saw the few flaws. I was wondering if it is really worth it to switch from the gnex to the nex4 ?
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I am currently using the Samsung galaxy nexus running android 4.2. The other day I saw my friend with her new nexus 4, and I really liked the feel for it, but I also saw the few flaws. I was wondering if it is really worth it to switch from the gnex to the nex4 ?
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From the Galaxy Nexus? Nah. I don't think it's worth it. The Galaxy Nexus has more than adequate hardware to get at least 2 more major revisions of Android.
It's now just another 10 months to the next $349 of the Nexus 5.
I'd just wait if you already have the Galaxy Nexus. In my opinion, the construction of the Galaxy Nexus is more durable (i.e., plastic).
I upgraded from a gnex and I'd say the phone is well worth it. The screen is beautiful and the hardware is outstanding. I haven't noticed any type of lag what so ever with this phone as I would on the gnex.
I sold my gnex on craigslist which made up for a huge portion of the cost of my n4. If that's an option for you I'd say its 100% worth the upgrade
made the same upgrade. I think its worth it.
sometimes you dont notice how much waiting and lag etc there is with an older device until you get a faster one.
I made the upgrade. My Gnex is currently up to $242 with 17 hours left on the bid through eBay.
Even if I wasnt making any money back from my GNex I'd still be happy. Everything feels smoother and everything runs better
I made the upgrade as well. Totally worth it. The phone itself is beautiful. I love the edge-to-edge display with the curved glass off the sides. The display is much more crisp as well. It just feels great in the hand.
On the software side, I never thought my Gnex was slow -- until I got my N4.
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DO IT! make the change. :good:
I also went from gnex to n4. Well worth the upgrade. Wow this makes the gnex feel slow. Go get it nao!
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Gnex to n4 here. Go for it. Still have the old one though. Back up phone now
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made the switch myself. mainly because i gave my gn to a family member who was still using a older phone that was starting to show its age
id say its worth it but i feel that GN is still a very fast phone running 4.2.1, so i dont know if its worth it. im just saying its worth it because im spoiled by the N4's screen and overall shape of the phone.
its really up to you honestly. id say just do it lol, but idk. :X for some reason the 4.65" to 4.7" feels like a bigger difference than what it should be. probably because of dpi
Just looking to see who else is thinking about selling their other tablet since the new N7 came out. The only thing remotely keeping me from dumping my TF300 is the keyboard, and the fact that AOKP made it amazingly smooth and fast.
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I use my tf101 as a teleprompter when making video projects for school. If my talent can read from this, I'm gonna try to dump the 101 for sure. Only problem is Craigslist is flooded with tf101s in MPLS right now :-\
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I've till got my HTC evo view 4g..was my first lol.. and my og nexus 7
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I have a first generation thrive, with the full USB and HDMI ports. Still keeping that bad boy
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I sold my 2012 nexus 7, but am keeping my nexus 10.
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I've owned 2012 Nexus 7, Nexus 10 and Galaxy Note 10.1. Digitizer pen aside the 2013 Nexus 7 blows all the others away in performance and usability! It even does things faster than my laptop! If I could buy the LTE version today it would immediately replace the Note II too. This thing is amazing! If it had Note 10.1's front facing speakers and S Pen it'd be perfect.
Probably going to dump my n10
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I gave my OG N7 to my mom..she needed it for school, so I bought myself the TF300 lol. I'm thinking of dualbooting a linux distro on it since my girlfriend stole my laptop :< I fell in love with my N7 the moment i took it out of the box, so I know I'm keeping it. I figure I may buy another keyboard dock just for the connector and stuff and try to make a dock to use it as a media player on my TV or something..I dunno rofl. I'd like to keep it, but I don't want it to collect dust.
edit: Maybe not @ the dock, since asus apparently made a dock with basically the same things I was looking to make lol.
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I've got mine listed on CL. I've had a few offers. I listed it for $150, but think I might lower it to $130. If I cant sell it I'll give to to my niece and nephew who enjoy playing with it.
I have a Nexus 10 but I am going to sell it. Is already on Swappa.
I like the Nexus 7 to travel. Fits easily in my back pockets.
I do have a Chrome Pixel that I use when I get home so I won't miss the Nexus 10 much
My other tablet is the Note 10.1 which I love especially with the multi-tasking features so it's a tough call. I've been using the Nexus 7 almost exclusively and it's growing on me, it's a nice size for gaming and the resolution is great. Although I'm looking forward to Samsung's new tablets that are coming soon.... Never ending cycle.
Still keeping my original N7 for the time my mom realizes her blackberry tablet actually sucks and I'll give here one that actually works.
Sold my iPad 4 today. Was not using the iPad that much anyway...need to see how much I will use the nexus 7.
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Still keeping my original N7 for the time my mom realizes her blackberry tablet actually sucks and I'll give here one that actually works.
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Hardware wise, it doesn't seem like horrible tablet. Anyway, I played with the Nexus 7 (2013) yesterday and it feels so light(like the Kindle Paperwhite). Furthermore, the screen and sound quality was excellent. it felt wonderful in my hand. To bad I in possession of a Samsung ATIV 500T (a 11.6" Atom powered Windows 8 tablet with Wacom tech) and a Kindle paperwhite, so I don't really need the Nexus 7 (2013).
Thinking about selling my iPad mini 64gb..
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I have a Galaxy note 8
Im missing haptic feedback, the extra inch, and better build quality. We shall see.
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For now, I'm keeping my 1st gen n7. I has aokp 4.2.2 and runs all the apps I need it to run and I still use it. I could care less if it broke or got lost; which is a great feeling. The 2013 n7 I will just use for basic things right now seeing as how 4.3 is new and not completely supported by all apps. I like the 2013 n7 better, but until the apps catch up, I'm going to hold on to that original n7. In time I'll probably give it to a family member as a gift. Everybody and there momma is selling them on craigslist, so I probably won't go that route...
This replaced my BB Playbook, which is going on CL asap, and I'll be telling it not to let the door hit it in the rear end...
We have an "old" Nexus 7 that we will keep for sure. The iPad was sold when we got the first Nexus 7, just a hard tablet to beat, the new one even more so!