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The Nexus shouldn't be compared to the GTab2 or the Coby because even tho they are similar, have different limitations.

I means, lets compare an ac Air to a HP Envy. I mean, they are both laptops with similar specs...right?

The Nook and Fire are better options to compete against bec they are designed to be centered around what services the maker is bundling with them. The other 2 tablets run open versions of Android that havent been altered to limit it purpose. The other 3 have very limited purpose.

Haven't you seen Sesame Street? 2 of these don't belong there. If you throw a limited OS on them, then it would be complete.

I know what you're trying to do, but its wrong. I mean the house you live in and the Sears Tower are all buidling by defeinition. But you wouldn't compare them, would you? Or maybe you would.

This post has been edited by QUADICON: 28 June 2012 - 06:40 AM

I have no use for an Android tablet. The user experience is weak and the lack of apps forces me to stick with my iPad.

JakeTerry, on 28 June 2012 - 07:00 AM, said:

User experience is weak? Care to elaborate? That tells me nothing about the user experience of using an Android tablet. As far as apps go, I have had no problem finding apps that are on the ipad and there are also apps that are at least comparable in the Google Play store. There may have been a lack of apps in the past but I don't think this is necessarily the case currently.

I hope that Asus offers their own, more versitile version of the Nexus 7 with a micro SD slot and 3G connectivity.

Surface impresses me more than iPad or Android tablets. To Google's credits the price is $199 compare to $399 of iPad or (rumored) $799 Surface windows pro. Which is big.

JakeTerry, on 28 June 2012 - 07:00 AM, said:

Biggest problem the way I see it for Android tablets is the lack of focus to the size of the display. If Google would address this in the SDK so that these app developers could make a consistently good app for the tablet it could very well take off and become a great tablet experience. On the Android side, I like the 7" units. Those work very well for looking like big phones. You can easily read a book on them. They are light-weight. They perform well for games, etc. No really issues I can find with the 7" units.

I have a Galaxy Tab 2 7" and I just ordered the new Nexus 7". And I also have the 10.1 original Galaxy Tablet. I also have the iPad 3rd gen. The iPad is so much more fluid. The apps are absolutely beautiful. Little to no issue with responsiveness, which is something Android could learn from.

Honeycomb has some really great features I do like though. Believe it or not, it has mouse support. You can use a Bluetooth mouse with the Galaxy Tab 10.1. You can create a pretty good little computer feel with Android where you have a file system, keyboard and mouse. Hence the Transformer line, which I think is pretty neat if they'd just exploit it more. They should be able to make a very good word processor and a very good excel spread sheet on Android since you have mouse support. But they don't do this. Apple's Pages feels like a true desktop word processor. Numbers is too complex for a tablet as it takes too long and takes too many points to format a cell. Spreadsheets just need a mouse with an option click. And so Android should do very well for those kinds of business apps. I don't see anyone truly exploiting Android for it's capabilities the way Apple pushes the iPad to great heights with apps like Pages, Numbers, Garage Band and iMovie.

I myself can go either way and often do. I think in general the iPad is the leader. But I like a lot of what Android has to offer. If only Android paid more attention to the details. It would be unstoppable.

Blah! Blab! All the tootle fanboys jumping on the bandwagon. Get back to me when it sells 5 million plus units. Remember how the Nexus phones were going to be so great?

Could I use the Nexus 7 with GPS to Geocache?

JimOrton, on 28 June 2012 - 10:10 AM, said:

Yeah, Google Maps can now cache a city. And then you can use it without data. Pretty nice. Should wait for someone to actually use it though and report back how well that works. Sounds pretty good though. I have that feature in my phone already.

I think the inclusion of GPS with Nexus 7 is a pretty big deal. It puts the device in competition not only with other tablets, but with Garmin, TomTom, etc. Also, it's offering a service that not all iPads have available.

Google Maps is a very ambitious undertaking, is here to stay, and is only going to get better over time...sort of automatic lifetime updates for the maps. My guess is that Google-based GPS will turn out to be a big winner for the Nexus 7.

HankRearden, on 28 June 2012 - 10:12 AM, said:

I'm not sure that's what he's talking about: http://en.wikipedia....wiki/Geocaching

crosswordbob, on 28 June 2012 - 11:30 AM, said:

I guess with those Samsung NFC tags you don't need to do such things anymore. Hide a tag somewhere and when the participent finds it, just tap it and then the phone can access a data cloud with a log of your presents, your GEO location and whatever other info you wish to input at the time of the tap.

With GPS it could also do golf yardages.

Pity the front looks like the front of a small iPad. Apple are going to have to patent that, even though it looks nothing like an iPad on the front.
I like the idea of the Nexus and the features that they have that Apple don't. I would consider purchasing a tablet such as the Nexus.

JakeTerry, on 28 June 2012 - 07:00 AM, said:

trollolol

No microSD, no sale. I fault iPad for the same reason. Part of the reason I've held out. Atleast it has USB which is a step up from Apple. Does it have BT? IF not, 2x no sale.

No microSD, no sale. I fault iPad for the same reason. Part of the reason I've held out. Atleast it has USB which is a step up from Apple. Does it have BT? IF not, 2x no sale.

Your chart shows that they all have microUSB .... confused.

CAS, on 29 June 2012 - 06:48 AM, said:

I can only speak for the Kindle as I haven't used the others on the chart: its microUSB port is for charging and transferring items from a PC.

This post has been edited by compnovo: 29 June 2012 - 07:04 AM