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Nexus 7 missing the Micro SD is a non starter for me. No HDMI out as well. Why does a PHONE have more functionality than a 7 inch tablet?

ChicagoBob123, on 27 June 2012 - 05:25 PM, said:

Well, that's why you can spend twice as much on a Samsung tablet. That's a choice you get to make.

Kindle does not have a forked Android because it is Android-compatible, forked should be used only if Amazon's Android is incompatible with Google's Android.

However, the kindle does have more Apple-like restrictios on where you should go for your content.

ChicagoBob123, on 27 June 2012 - 05:25 PM, said:

Cost! $199 vs $599?

Microphone? Your chart omits this important item. With a mic and 3rd party software VOIP phone calls may be possible.

RickyDikulos, on 27 June 2012 - 06:10 PM, said:

It does have a microphone, though I can't vouch for how well it works.

And we are expected to purchase these sight unseen and without being able to hold one in our hands and actually use one ? Absurd Google !

kronoscornelius, on 27 June 2012 - 05:53 PM, said:

As does the Nook ! Both the Kindle and the Nook are too restrictive and "proprietary" when compared to the 7.

Very negative review. Must seen "should have" four times. Gotta love Monday morning quarterbacks.

Very negative review. Must have seen "should have" four times. Gotta love Monday morning quarterbacks.

Android Tablets are a Joke, I normally have extensive comments on Android Tablets but at this point even Android Fans have realized Android Tablets are SAD.

DiggoryVenn, on 27 June 2012 - 05:33 PM, said:

The Galaxy Tab 2 is comparable in price and specs, and it's expandable...

Iam not sure it will make a huge mark. The issue with ndroid tablets vs iad is simple. What sells hardware? Its not what the hardware is designed to do, its what it can do for you that you want to do.

The failure of past Android tablets have simply been content. Apple has a huge advantage because Apple offers services that go with the hardware and thus the hardware does what most want. Of course it looks good too. But looks don't guarantee sales, ask Samsung.

Amazon who uses a modified version of Android on the Fire and so does B&N with the Nook, have been selling like hotcakes. Not because they run Android specificaly, it si because the OS has been skins with content that centers around the seller.

Other tablets that ran WebOS and Android and BB OS simply didn't offer any content. At the very least they all shoudl have matched the capabilities of the iPad, beyond specs.

Specs don't sell tablets alone, specs sell gaming rigs/laptops.

Looking at this device, it looks liek Google figured that out. But there is still a problem. Even tho Amazon and B/N have had success w/7" tablets, will Google see the same? They seem to think throwing the NExus tag on it will sell it.

Many Nexus fans have said it sucks and they also expected BETER specs? What? Better specs for $200 and less. This si the same mentality the idiots had when they bought netbooks. They expect a notebook that cost $250 to be able to do what a $600 one can do.

Missing SD? What do u need a bigger SD for on this device? The device is designed for viewing content, not saving it. You can READbooks. Even if you download books, the device could literally hold millions of them on the storage it has. Pictures? The device only has a front facing camera. And anywats, how many pictures are you going to take with it? Are you planning on recording videos? If those are features you ant, then you simply shouldn't be looking at thsi device.

Go get an ipad, a G-Tab or similar and you can view much of the same stuff and have your SDcards and fancy GPU's. This is a tablet with purpose pre-determined.

The cost of $199 tells you this device is going to have limitations. How many goon here for $199 expect an ipod Touch to do what an iPad ot iPhone can do? For $199 how many of you expect a netbook to do what a full spec'd laptop can so?.

You are complaining about it not having an SD card slot? What do you need it for? You can store books and docs on the cloud services which is why the device has limited internal storage.

For $200 you expect to have your cake and eat it too. You're lucky you're getting the cake. Instead of looking for wa to much based on the price, most of the post here are people who dont even compalin about platforms that charge to much and give you very little.

For $800, go and compare what a Galaxy S III can do vs and iPhone 4S at the same retail pricing. You will see there is a huge gap.

A Yugo cost $3000. Would you expect it to get from 0-60 in 3 secs? I mean really?

Pegleg2007, on 28 June 2012 - 04:39 AM, said:

Hoe many newly announce products have you been able to hold on and use when it is first shown to you? NONE...that's how many. Now chill-lax.

JeffStoke, on 28 June 2012 - 05:18 AM, said:

199 vs 299? That's comparable? n extra $100 can get you an sdcard anda slot to put it in.

Again a limited option vs a more open one? One designed to use specific services where youmust be able to bend over and use vs one that os open to that and whatever else you want.

Itsa plain hambuger w/ketchup and mustard vs a whopper with everything on it.

Aain, u get what you are wiliingto pay for. You're asking to much for $199.

DiggoryVenn, on 27 June 2012 - 05:33 PM, said:

1.25 times as much.

DonScurlockdh74, on 28 June 2012 - 05:13 AM, said:

I wouldn't go so far as to call them a joke, but they're not as good as the iPad because they're in early development. They're coming along and will surpass the iPad, as the Android phones did to the iPhone and the Symbian phones.

NickanFayyazi, on 28 June 2012 - 07:54 AM, said:

The main reason why Android is successful is due to the HUGE amounts of cheap crappy phones.

Sorry, but for $50 more, I can get a Samsung with a rear camera, micro sd slot, and a tv remote (neat little feature!) I really love the part where Google says you have an 8 hour battery life, so you could watch plenty of movies...hello, you can't FIT 8 hours of movies on 8gb! Nope, the Samsung may be a bit more money, but it does a lot more!