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[Nexus 7 General] big samm:
Yes I'm still happy with my purchase. I bought it on July 17 and since then I didn't use my iPad 3 yet. Same thing for my gnex... since I got jelly bean on it I've yet use my iPhone 4s. I understand why apple hates android now!

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 General] ixon2001:
Soooo who gonna sell their Nexus 7 for a Ipad Mini?

Well come next Month we find out if Apple are gonna launch an Ipad mini, but the question is will you sell your Nexus 7 to buy one if the specs are decent & it has a Retina display plus if the price lands around what the Nexus 7 16GB is atm.

I have no doubt in my mind there will be plenty of Nexus 7's on Ebay if an Ipad Mini does come about next month.

I personally won't be selling mine as im not a fan of Apple never have been, but i reckon some on here will even if they don't admit to it right now.:p
[Nexus 7 General] Thegreatheed:
There's no way Apple will sell an iPad mini at a loss. They have no qualms being the most expensive solution on the market, that's practically their business model. It will be nowhere close to $199. $349 is the lowest I see them pricing an 8GB model.
[Nexus 7 General] @llforone:
I love mine, and I don't think Apple is going to fight in the pricing weeds with N7. Lowest the iPAD mini will cost is $249 or maybe even $299
[Nexus 7 General] Arthur Hucksake:
Love it. Perfect form factor for me too. Always felt the iPad was too big for my usage, felt awkward using it out and about. This thing bridged the gap nicely.
[Nexus 7 General] plambda:
Then go for it. You won't regret it.
[Nexus 7 General] Torisen:
Yes, I get more happy the longer I have it. Now after saying that I have to say that screen size is a big factor in deciding what is best for you. I've gone through Acer Iconia A500 10.1 inch, Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 inch (still have), iPad New (3) 9.7 inch and now the Nexus 7, 7 inch.

I definitely take the 7 out with me more often than I did the others.

I would visit a Best Buy or some other place that sells tablets that has them in different sized to get a feel for what is good for you and if you decide 7 is the best you should get the Nexus 7. I'm just saying that because I spent a lot of money trying to find my perfect size and should have visited a store in the first place to know my perfect size before going through all those other tablets.
[Nexus 7 General] blahblahyoutoo:
I have the loose screen and it doesn't bother me one bit. It's a great companion for a daily commuter.

I can't put this thing down. It's the only tablet I use anymore.
[Nexus 7 General] fatboypup:
yup everytime its in my hands I say mmmmmmmmmmmmmannnnn Im glad i got this thing :good:
[Nexus 7 General] MysteriousDiary:
I'm loving it. It's my most used tablet so far. It just feels very comfortable in the hand and works very fine. Great device.
[Nexus 7 General] arcisbre:
Best tablet you can buy although...

The GPS does not work offline wtf. It needs WiFi to work I mean what is the purpose of it then?
[Nexus 7 General] irishbogman:
It works, look here, very nice too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUIZL_rvCIY
[Nexus 7 General] jimbrechin:
I've had mine for a week now and have no complaints. It is as good as my tf101 or my Samsung monitor. I guess there are always some poor performing machine in any batch.
[Nexus 7 General] mix1234:
I've had mine for over a month and love it. This is my first tablet and I rarely ever pick up my laptop anymore.
[Nexus 7 General] derelict:
I remember paying about $250 for my Palm Vx (8Mb) in 1999... Hard to believe that my n7 (16Gb) is the same price! My how technology has progressed!
[Nexus 7 General] metalwraith:
My friend bought me mine as an early bday gift got the other week, the 16gb version. I love it, now I have 3 ways to bring movies on the go with me, tablet, my netbook as well as my psp-go. lol
[Nexus 7 General] Coatezy:
Loved my Nexus 7 but my first one developed bad screen separation after a week and it also had a small dent on the bezel. Second had just as bad seperation out the box as well as a strange dent in the rubber on the back and a dodgy power button. It was factory sealed but noticed there was a lot of dust behind the wrapper around the device and when I removed the wrapper it has a nice finger print on the screen. :eek: Decided to get a refund for now and try again in a couple of months... So stuck with the ipad3 again for now which just feels far to big and heavy now I'm used to the 7. :(
[Nexus 7 General] crossover37:
I love my Nexus 7!

The screen is amazing, it's fast, smooth, will get the latest updates, looks cool and expensive, the battery life is amazing, it's the perfect size, and it's fun to use. It also fits in my back jeans pocket!

Seriously, what else can you ask for for $199 (8GB)?

Download Dolphin browser though, it's smoother than Chrome on my Nexus 7.
[Nexus 7 General] r0zj0k3r:
Nope

Yes it does. This is actually one of its touted features, that it Google maps doesn't need WiFi anymore. Well not after you download your geographic area!

With Google maps open choose settings from the upper right' select "Make available offline". It will give you a square, select your area and then hit done.

You are limited in size to about 60 sq miles per download, so it's best for smallish regions. You can download multiple separate maps.

I used the GPS and Google maps the other day and it worked great.
[Nexus 7 General] tnt0303:
Love this thing. I'm on my third rom! 3 cheers for the nexus 7
[Nexus 7 General] guthrien:
It's still the best Android tablet. So handy, I don't think I'll ever regret this purchase.
[Nexus 7 General] bluefirehead:
Can't seem to put it down. Love it
[Nexus 7 General] Hobbes2099:
Can't put down mine either.

My only bother would be the battery life. I can bearly squeeze 10 hours out of it.

I know sometimes less is more, but I want more hours with my Nexus 7!!!
[Nexus 7 General] noobandriod:
Actually point by point navigation does not work on google maps offline. It will only work if you preset you route within an wifi environment before going on the route.

I downloaded the offline maps and then turn off wifi and attempted to add a new route and it wouldn't work.
[Nexus 7 General] t_007_v2:
It's a great device that is very customizable. The N7 has the power to do just about any task you want to throw at it. Love my N7

Kicks arse
[Nexus 7 General] kiewee3:
Actually, I think I'm going to return mine (it has terrible screen flicker) and keep the money... I still like it, but I think I'd rather have $265
[Nexus 7 General] Po1soNNN:
You must really use it because I haven't charged mine in 3 days and I have all kinds of auto sync and stuff going. :eek:
[Nexus 7 General] JNeail:
Love it... despite the resent on set of screen lags... and prefer it my our iPad 3rd gen also as its much lighter and easier to hold, oh aside the screen lag, just as fast :)
[Nexus 7 General] NicholasQ:
Have you seen the thread about fixing the screen flicker? Literally you put a piece of tape over a ground point and it's fixed. Many people have reported it works great.
[Nexus 7 General] BonkyMoon:
If you have to ask a forum whether you'll be happy with a device, chances are that you won't. You have access to all the various love/hate threads and presumably also have the ability to read them. That, plus a "gut feeling" is going to be good enough most of the time to render an accurate decision. I personally love mine; it's easily the best android tablet out there right now IMO. I can't compare to an ipad because I have never had the interest or money to get an ipad. That said, I understand that there are people that like them, so they can't be that bad.
[Nexus 7 General] JaTochNietDan:
Yep, still loving it, using the tablet UI is also much better in my opinion than the standard UI that it uses originally.

It's a really nice product though, smooth and feels good to hold.
[Nexus 7 General] t_007_v2:
The tablet ui was the reason I rooted my Nexus. If I want the phone ui I'll buy a phone... You want to get fancy check out SPB shell 3D it's in the play store. The picture below is just the panel selector. (;

Clemsyn modified motley kernel is insane. Stock N7 1.3 with a 412 gpu. Motley and clemsyn 1.8 with a 650 gpu and yes it's stable and roaring fast. Currently cruising along at 1.6.
[Nexus 7 General] EmilVee:
Totally still am. I still haven't found a decent configuration for my homescreens, though. It's driving me crazy.

@Above: I'm loving the Hybrid UI, personally. I find that, with Paranoid Android, the tablet notification bar is extremely cramped since the device is mostly going to be held in portrait mode. Made me realize that the decision to stick with the phone UI was a wise one in many different areas.
[Nexus 7 General] thenrik:
Hi:

I'm happy with the Nexus 7 as a on-the-go tablet companion. It's both light and fast as well as more convenient for reading on the bus. That being said, I wouldn't give up my TF101. I wish it had an sd card but I'll live with swapping in current content.

Tom
[Nexus 7 General] ycfreeman:
not quite any more after the screen cracked itself... i just put it aside and it suddenly cracked. 5 minutes ago i was still using it properly. no external force or pressure was applied, it just cracked.

I don't think warranty covers this.. then it would be 100+ to repair... it's less than 1 month old :(
[Nexus 7 General] mi7chy:
Love it even more after pairing a Sony PS3 bluetooth wireless controller with SixAxis app.
[Nexus 7 General] wasnt:
3 weeks in and I still LOVE my Nexus 7! Best Android device I have ever owned, hands down. Love this thing!!!!
[Nexus 7 General] Dave*228:
Had mine about 3 weeks now and am still loving it. No problems at all. Perfect size for e-reading. Love JB. Google Now is really good. (actually helpful).
[Nexus 7 General] surprise123:
Yes,i like it.cheaper price, came in good condition.smooth. performance
[Nexus 7 General] samCsc:
Very much so.
[Nexus 7 General] foxheadmat:
Have to say, loving mine to death. Went through two previously with horrendous lift on each. Oddly, every time I got a replacement it was from an older lot number. This one had a TINY amount of lift so I turned it off, left in the sun with a coup on the depot and three weeks later still no lift :) .

Its kinda suvky we had to deal with those problems from the get go but I like using a 7 in, none apple locked down tablet that I don't touch my iPad 2 anymore.
[Nexus 7 General] tekkidd:
My first one was defective so I wasn't very happy. I got a replacement today and I'm overly satisfied
[Nexus 7 General] RexBabbs:
By far the best tablet for the money. Use mine for email, note taking, remote for my HTPC, book reader (Kindle app, too).

Rooted with USB-OTG for movies and TV. Stream content to and from it. Could not be happier.
[Nexus 7 General] bpschoon:
Loving mine. Haven't picked up my iPad since this came. great for reading, net, email, movies, music, etc. would buy again
[Nexus 7 General] Pepmaster:
I think it's safe to say that there are two main points when it comes to the nexus 7. 1. Size. 2. Performance. Having owned the Xoom prior to my nexus 7 I can tell you that the size was ok, large enough to read and enjoy many of the games and readers. But the big drawback was that because of its size it wasn't a device you could easily hold while standing or sitting. You seem to have to preposition yourself to make yourself comfortable enough to use the device in hand. The performance of the Xoom was just ok, and there was evidence of lag all over the OS as well as some of the more graphically intense apps. With the nexus 7, lag, in any way shape or form appears to be either non existent or so light that it isn't noticeable. You do feel good after making your purchase and like others have said...very difficult to put down!
[Nexus 7 General] hkim.doc:
First one had touchscreen defects. So promptly returned.

Second one I bought a few days ago. I am still very anxious because I don't want this unit to be detective as well. This was a bit investment from my financial standpoint. So I care a bit too much.

Overall,I like where things have gone and its heading for Google . Great little gadget, really really great.
[Nexus 7 General] jamesst20:
I sold my iPad to get a Nexus 7, it is the best decision I made.
[Nexus 7 General] r0zj0k3r:
Just out of curiosity. Why?
[Nexus 7 General] kojaraty:
I loved the Nexus 7 but after few weeks i feel like I am not using my nexus 7 too often. I am thinking of selling my Nexus 7 and save the money instead. I guess it's a personal thing to tablets . While I am home I just use my laptop instead of the Nexus 7.
[Nexus 7 General] dirtyhamster73:
I'm the opposite, I hate my laptop now and only use it when I need to use odin or kies. I never liked my laptop anyway, its a great top of the line laptop, I just liked using my phones instead. Since I bought the N7 I hardly use the phones. I'm addicted to the N7.... So much so I bought two :)
[Nexus 7 General] bibliodroid:
I've had my N7 for a week. The not putting it down thing is so true. Fast response, no lags, amazing video, and I haven't gotten much sleep enjoying it so much. As a reader it's perfect for reading nook, kobo, amazon and other titles. Gameplay on it rocks having awakened the long dormant gamer in me.

After rooting, overclocking & tweaking my Nook Color over a year ago, then updating it to ICS last December keeping it updated I, was pretty happy with it and used it a lot.

Now, after only a week on my Nexus 7, I feel guilty for not even touching my trusty, well-hacked Nook Color. I think it took a vocal, active dev community, especially xda-devs to show the way on devices like the Nook.

Google paid attention and it paid off with the Nexus 7: Nexus brand, Google updates, Jelly Bean done right. Google has a huge built-in, enthusiastic dev and user community doing more than paid marketing rah rah losers could ever do: provide a trusted, word of mouth, groundswell feeding even more sales.

We might quibble about a few things but we'll make it do what we want anyway. Best thing? Google made it that way, so we can. Still can't put it down and only use my laptop when I absolutely have to, which is a whole lot less now.

My wife wants an iPad. No problem. She got me this for my birthday, it's the least I can do. :)
[Nexus 7 General] NicholasQ:
I am loving my nexus a lot. I see what Steve jobs meant when he said tablets are a little more intimate. I carry this thing with me everywhere.
[Nexus 7 General] Shawn_230:
I've just seen the Toshiba Excite 7.7 in stores... don't really have an opinion on it nor would I ever buy a non-Nexus Android device but it got me thinking on two points.

One, I like the Toshiba's industrial design... don't know about build quality, but it's so much slimmer and nicer to hold than the Nexus 7. I don't get why the Nexus 7 has to be so thick, or look so generic with no design flair whatsoever.

Second point, that extra 0.7 inches in the screen makes a world of sense to me - why didn't Google go with a 7.7" screen? Would it compromise portability and/or battery life all that much? I guess screen size is a personal matter but personally with phones approaching 5" screens (or exceeding in some cases) I think an extra 0.7" might have changed my mind about the device.

Then again, with such dull dead colours maybe it's a good thing they didn't make the screen bigger. Har har, I'm trolling with that last line but since I handled an Excite recently it further made me believe the Nexus 7 is far from perfect (price notwithstanding) - I really think the screen and industrial design could use some work, and personally would have paid an extra couple of bucks for something a bit more premium.
[Nexus 7 General] uberNoobZA:
Absolutely loving my nexus 7. Sent my first one back as it had screen lift and this one also has it, but I decided that for something I cannot even see as i always have it on its case, it's not worth it to get another rma. It does not creak and does not affect functionality of the tablet so what is the point.

I have had galaxy tabs and transformers and archos g9 in the past and this nexus 7 is by far the best.
[Nexus 7 General] toker_X1:
I too have seen the Excite 7.7 and tempted to get one.

The LED screen makes the Nexus 7 screen looks so poor.

The ROM on the Excite is horrid but I am sure you flash a custom rom at some point and the other camera location is the worst place ever especially the front facing one. The designer should be shot.

However, the specs are closer to what I want.

Quad Core

LED HD screen

SD Card Slot

Mobile Data

If Google updated the Nexus 7 with a Pro version with the above specs I would definitely upgrade and be happy to spend a bit more.
[Nexus 7 General] richdaley:
My 11 year old stole the cable from my laptop more than a week ago to use with hers (we have the same one) and I didn't even notice! I use my Nexus 7 for everything including SFTP to code on my work directories and even some simple code changes on the fly. It is also great for meetings at work because I can "take notes" which usually means playing games.

I recommend buying this tablet to the OP. I have had several Android tablets but they all fell out of favor as an every day device because of small quirks and bugs that would drive me crazy. The N7 is smooth as glass. I sort of hope they put out a 10 inch version like the TF700. The only reason I don't take the plunge on the TF700 is I want regular upgrades from Google. The N7 has made me a believer in Stock firmware. I don't know who I am anymore. :silly:
[Nexus 7 General] FallN:
11.5+ days of ownership and as happy as a clam! :D

My brother saw my N7 and ran to order himself one. He just got his shipment on Mo day and is loving his N7. He takes it everywhere, just like I do.

Both of us have C70 units and both are defect-free. We couldn't be happier!

:D

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+1

I've only touched my laptop TWICE in the 11.5 days that I've had my N7 and it was only to side-load videos that I had on my laptop, lol! :D

I love my N7 and can't put it down. :thumbup:
[Nexus 7 General] t_007_v2:
Unless your on the go all you need to do is setup a home group on your laptop so you can stream them straight to your n7. Mxplayer is perfect for the job, for sound poweramp has no equal. Root that n7 and release the power lol. Enjoy that n7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Nexus 7 General] psklenar:
I've had my N7 since July 19th and I like it more today, than I did the day it arrived (probably because I've got it set up with apps I've found and like).

No observable dead pixels. No observable screen lift.

pat----
[Nexus 7 General] jamesst20:
I still love my Nexus 7 even thought I'm waiting to receive my new one because I have few dead pixels
[Nexus 7 General] slybunda:
after installing a bunch of tegra specific games im loving my nexus 7. just waiting for my case to arrive from amazon.
[Nexus 7 General] ExploreMN:
Weeks after my first post...still very happy with it and still think it is WAY more useful than an iPad.
[Nexus 7 General] spengineer:
I know i like my nexus. does everything i want it to. though sometimes i wish it had a more "tablet-y" interface. :/
[Nexus 7 General] Pawnty:
I love mine and it get's used basically everyday. I've got so many devices that some people question why as many of them can do the same thing as others. I always reply with one device always does it far better than others. Use Splashtop to remote into my HTPC so I can watch videos wherever, and it actually works flawlessly. I've had 1080P videos streaming over crappy hotel wifi connections.A tablet is the perfect device for reading manga and ebooks too. Don't do much gaming on it though because honestly... gaming NEEDS BUTTONS! anyone who wishes to tell me differently, feel free to do so but other than some basic little puzzle games, I have not played a decent game that I would say is better than the worst console game I've played in terms of gameplay.
[Nexus 7 General] dr.m0x:
I also wished for tablet mode interface, so I flashed Paranoid Android. Now I can switch between stock and tablet ui as I please.
[Nexus 7 General] laidlow:
Very happy with mine, use it daily for web browsing and controlling Plex from bed. Running the latest version of PA at the moment, once version 2 comes out I'll be in heaven!
[Nexus 7 General] 84tdan:
I'm the happiest and most fulfilled human being with my N7.
[Nexus 7 General] linkinparkfan007:
I use one everyday font leave anywhere without it just amazing
[Nexus 7 General] MoonDogg98:
Love my nexus 7... much better than anything else I have tried.
[Nexus 7 General] dinesh690:
Guys, do you feel that it's too small to have the true tablet experience? I have seen the Samsung tab 7.0 and it looks tiny in comparison to the iPad. Stuck between which to get

Sent from my Xperia Arc S
[Nexus 7 General] dr.m0x:
No. I stood in the store pondering weather to buy it for a very long time. I already had a 4.8" phone and a 10.1" tablet after all. This thing is best of both worlds. It's much more portable than a 10" and much more usable than a 4.8" phone.

On paper it doesn't sound much bigger than a high end phone like a galaxy nexus or s3 but trust me the extra inch or so in both directions make a world of difference.

There are times I wish for a little more screen real estate such as when I need to scroll across a web page but those times are fleeting and in no way are annoying enough to outweigh the benefits of the form factor.

I have not loved a gadget as much as I love this one in a very long time.
[Nexus 7 General] samajid:
Which device would you guys recommend.. Samsung galaxy tab 2 7.0 or the nexus 7??
[Nexus 7 General] dr.m0x:
The problem with the galaxy tab 2 is that Samsung don't really support their tablets. It will probably be stuck on ice cream sandwich until at least sometime next year, that is if it does get it at all. You can get it via Cyanogenmod 10 though, and its relatively stable.

Other than that, nexus 7 has a higher screen resolution and better processor.

Galaxy tab 2 counters that with a micro sd slot and the availability of an optional accessory to give hdmi out. You can still expand storage of the nexus 7 via an otg usb cable which will allow you to plug any usb flash drive into it.

So it really comes down to how you plan to use your tablet, but I think the nexus 7 has more pros than the tab 2, the biggest of which is the rapid software updates.
[Nexus 7 General] guthrien:
I tried other 7" tablets but they just weren't compelling at all. I'm not completely sure if it's just Jelly Bean or what. I'll go android on a phone all day but this is the first droid tablet that earns the moniker "great".
[Nexus 7 General] mudbuddha22:
I really can't say enough good things about my experience with my N7 so far. I have the dubious honor of being the Master Scheduler for a engineering company that specializes in Heat Reclamation Systems. This means that I spend most of my day tied to a desk head down in one spreadsheet or another while working with Microsoft Project.

I decided that even though I purchased the N7 as a birthday gift for myself I was determined to turn it into a usable productivity platform. Fast forward a day and not only am I able to do everything spreadsheet related on my N7 from my office, and keeping it updated real time during meetings, but I am also to remote into my desktop to handle what I cant run on the N7 directly, or when I am away form the office.

I have just started to show the others at work the benefits of the N7. Where as when I first started to take it to meetings I was asked to stop 'playing around' and pay attention to the meeting to which I responded, if by playing around you mean the 3 emails I just sent out of the fact that I just updated our SharePoint to reflect he changes in one of our schedules that was going to be affected based on the decisions that were just made, then sure I will stop being productive. To which I was met with a smile and a 'Carry on Sir.' Needless to say no one questions me carrying it with me at all times anymore.

As I said at the start I can't say enough good things about my N7 and the list just keeps getting better everyday.