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[Nexus 7 General] bobprobert:
i knew i wanted a 7" tablet to carry around in my pocket. the wife has the TF300 and i really like the asus brand but a 10" is not so portable to me. anyways after much research the nexus was the only way to go. the only things i do wish it had was a sd slot (even though i have the 32gb model i would like to be able to throw a lot more media on it) and i do wish google would come up with an s-pen type stylus like i love on my note 2. the fat stylus i am forced to use just isnt accurate enough to do drawings and handwriting with. don't even need the button on the stylus just a very precise point would be awesome. overall i am very pleased with my nexus 7 and the fact i will always have the latest edition of android is very appealing
[Nexus 7 General] Nbsss:
I wonder about that always part. The nexus one didn't get very far. Nexus s hasn't got 4.2 I think?

Eventually android will require a new hardware feature or specs, though nexi last longer than most others...
[Nexus 7 General] zaclimon:
There's this but there's mostly the fact that Google requires the manufacturers to support their devices for 18 months. The nexus s could have supported 4.2 but when they released 4.1.2 for it, it was active for 19 months so they ditched it when 4.2 was released.

This is in case you didn't knew.
[Nexus 7 General] rockerblood:
a big screen with quadcore pack for hd gaming:) and i love the nexus series my previous one is nexus s now i have my nexus 7
[Nexus 7 General] kardain:
This. I still have my Flyer as a Slacker/Nav/Skype only device though.
[Nexus 7 General] jj03:
It ain't ****in apple...price/quality ratio means it was a big winner for me.
[Nexus 7 General] PVL_93_RU:
Wow, I often notice that local users had Flyer as a previous tablet before changing to newer devices like N7
[Nexus 7 General] phillip1953:
It had Bluetooth....a must for the "Torque" app. :)

I didn't care it had no SD slot.

I didn't care it had no video out .

Everything else was gravy.

Sent via my Nexus 7, Amiga 3000 or HTC EVO 3D
[Nexus 7 General] Brandon Simion Sebok:
I had only one criteria: It's a NeXus. Simple as that :cool:
[Nexus 7 General] policyoftruth:
Seemed like a logical baby step up from learning the rooting ropes on an nc.
[Nexus 7 General] Saturny:
1. It's a Nexus.

2. Latest updates.

3. Size.

4. Price.

5. Specs.
[Nexus 7 General] kendive:
It's not an Apple product... LOL

Price and size and development options.
[Nexus 7 General] :
The price and specs are so awesome, I love the size and its performance! Also very easy to root etc. Some hardware issues like random touch input are fixed by locking and unlocking the tablet.
[Nexus 7 General] browy:
First of all, the price.

Second of all, because it's pure android. I used to be a hardcore fan of Samsung, I've owned an S2, S3 and galaxy tab, all their flagship devices. But after a couple of years I'm now sick of their attitude towards 3rd party dev and their skill of coding. Touchwiz sucks big time with all those bloats and gimmicks, features that I never use once in my life and they're there, running in the background, eating up resources. I'm an nexus user now. Love Google's Android and its pureness. The N7 has great support from 3rd party developers because it's open source.
[Nexus 7 General] scream4cheese:
1. Price was right for my budget.

2. Highly Portable

3. Awesome specs

4. Needed a reading device for college lectures

5. Figured I should start getting into e-books

6. Long lasting battery (life)

7. Great display
[Nexus 7 General] eksasol:
it's cheap and is a nexus.

Sent from XDA app
[Nexus 7 General] kzkalra:
Only price
[Nexus 7 General] ales007:
Price, screen quality, good battery life, NEXUS :D

Envoyé depuis mon Nexus 7 avec Tapatalk
[Nexus 7 General] m4sta2k:
Bought it about 1 month ago. Still in love. Us it in car for tomtom gps/sygic and torque app with obd2
[Nexus 7 General] KidCarter93:
As I haven't got a computer or a laptop, a tablet was the ideal choice for me to make.

Early December last year I had about £400 sitting around and figured I may aswell have a look around for different tablets. After looking around at different tablets and testing them, I simply knew the N7 was the right choice to make.

After all, it's a perfect size for gaming, it's not too big so even typing away on it has a nice and natural flow to it. It is damn powerful and still the most powerful tablet in it's price range (which will take a lot to actually beat it). I honestly wasn't bothered about developer support because I knew that I'd keep it stock the majority of the time anyway. Yeah I've flashed a few ROMs onto my N7 over the time but always gone back to stock rooted.

It's just awesome.

Actually, between my Galaxy S2 breaking and me getting a HTC One I only had an Xperia X8. As it's such a small and useless phone, I only ever used it to tether to the N7. Everything that I needed to do can be done with my tablet. Even though I've got the WiFi variant, it can still make calls and texts via the use of third party apps anyway so there's no difference. I would've been stupid not to pick this up for £200.
[Nexus 7 General] Spatinator:
1. It's cheap

2. It's relatively fast

3. Stock Android and always the latedt updates

4. A lot of great Rom's to try and a lot off developers are supporting it

5. Relatively scratch-proof screen

6. It's not to big and doesnt weigh much

7.It's a Nexus 7 :D
[Nexus 7 General] TheLastSidekick:
The fact Google supports the device. And Asus is a good hardware manufacturer.
[Nexus 7 General] 5c4r7:
price and specs.
[Nexus 7 General] vietkao:
I bought it because of it..

It suits things perfectly. the size, the price, the performance, the flexibility. Absolutely a must
[Nexus 7 General] mooseo:
The price was nice, but mostly that it was a good size for reading on.
[Nexus 7 General] :
1. Good price

2. Good specs

3. Updates from google

4. Fair screen
[Nexus 7 General] odd1ne:
Always wanted a 7" tablet and it was by far the most powerful one you can get and it was cheapest so I could ok it with the Mrs easier :thumbup:
[Nexus 7 General] adamhlj:
I had a kindle fire and wanted things like maps, bluetooth, GPS, FFC, etc. I just wish I would have waited until they announced the upgrade from July to October/November or whenever it was. But hindsight is always 20/20. I love it, I just wish it didn't lag so much these days. I may to a factory wipe soon.
[Nexus 7 General] DrewReaLee:
It was down between the iPad Mini and Nexus 7. I didn't really know about the Nexus tablet until someone told me about it. Cheaper and with better specs instantly sold it to me.
[Nexus 7 General] juanda95:
Low price

Updates directly from Google

Perfect size for a tablet (in my opinion)

Oh, and obviously the specs
[Nexus 7 General] slebit:
I bought it because of the prize and the good development that it has. And I couldn't be more happier with it. :)
[Nexus 7 General] -_Alex_-:
1. Never had an Android device before it.

2. Price

3. Size

4. Latest updates right from Google
[Nexus 7 General] Droid9:
1. It's non-Apple

2. It's straight Android direct from Google.

3. It's non-Apple

4. It has a really nice design and feel and you get great hardware specs for the money, unlike Apple.

5. It's non-Apple

:cyclops:
[Nexus 7 General] emberdroid:
I think for me it was:

- Price: You cannot beat $199

- Pure Android: easier to test and develop on

- Size: I cam from an iPad Mini and this was close and a great price (Although I agree that 8 inches is more usable)
[Nexus 7 General] DubleJayJ:
^ The above pretty much sums it up.

Plus, the good price, and it's a Nexus!!
[Nexus 7 General] Droid9:
iPad Mini is a great price? Forgetting all other specs and the OS... Apple charges you $100 to go from 16GB to 32GB. Google charges you $50... Lets pretend that the RAM is exactly the same (its not, the RAM in the Nexus is better)... How can anyone tolerate this?! How can Apple charge double for the exact same thing (actually not, an inferior type really) and have people still line up for it?
[Nexus 7 General] DubleJayJ:
Cause people are stupid and just the pretty stuff.
[Nexus 7 General] Soldier 2.0:
Because people love the hype! The same reason why Transformers and Iron Man movies are so popular. I hate mainstream...

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 7 General] eggydrums:
You damn hipster... Lol kidding. I chose it because its from Google and its cheap
[Nexus 7 General] Tuckycv:
After my wife gave me an GS3 as a birthday present I fell for android. Was on iPhone and tried an android device a couple of years ago, the experience was not that good but it was due to the device, Nextel carrier and the device was lacking and not that much support. Las October git a galaxy s3 and haven't looked back, on December gave my old iPad away and bought the nexus 7 as I was thinking on iPad mini but nah, I'm happier with android, and is a nexus!
[Nexus 7 General] Tommy-Geenexus:
Welcome to the android world bro ;)

Enjoy the things that you can only do with your nex.
[Nexus 7 General] yatbond:
For me, I bought my n7 and n10 together.

I really wanted the n10 and only bought the n7 because of price and 3g.

Now, i have sold my n10. And love my n7. Go everywhere with it. And use my gs3 a lot less...

Great device.
[Nexus 7 General] armada786:
I was looking at the N10 but I'm going to pick the N7 because 7 inches just seems like a good fit (borrowed my father's unused Nook for a few days). I'm not a spec demon, so I don't think I'll wait for the new N7, but then again it's cheap enough to flip it and get the new model (if it's the same price). Still mulling over whether I want 3G but I'm ordering this week!
[Nexus 7 General] notorious77:
I find the screen to be better then fair to be honest,its no Samsung galaxy screen but for what you pay for itacks a punch as far as I'm concerned
[Nexus 7 General] I can't live without ROOT:
Price : performance ratio
[Nexus 7 General] guillembonet:
pure android and quality-prize
[Nexus 7 General] bluecarbon:
The development and specs. I sold my gtab 2 for this, and am happy thus far. To be honest, I'm runny the same ROM i was running before, just much faster, but that's OK, it's nice to know i have the options.
[Nexus 7 General] Juice71st:
Its a nexus and good price
[Nexus 7 General] Deej510:
The price for the performance was fantastic.

Pure android is a plus, as well as being able to update on the day of release.

7in is a perfect size.
[Nexus 7 General] DigitaL BlisS:
Updates directly from Google.

'Nuff said.
[Nexus 7 General] iGamer77z7:
I picked up the device once I saw the performance people were getting with custom kernels and I love my N7.
[Nexus 7 General] SlowCobra96:
After using a CM 10 modded nook tablet for over a year I wanted faster processing and longer battery life.
[Nexus 7 General] BigMan0nCampus:
Updates from Google and price
[Nexus 7 General] Mightycaptain:
Price vs features. It was the best bang for the buck. Haven't regretted it for a second.
[Nexus 7 General] Dennelly:
It was a good price and it was my first android tablet. It had very good specs and offered everything I wanted out of a tablet minus HDMI OUT !
[Nexus 7 General] Soldier 2.0:
I hope Google looks at this thread before they create a successor to this great device.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 7 General] lowsnamebrand:
First off its nice to see an MGS fan on here:)

And I chose the nexus 7 because of the price and cm support I have a new born and its hard to do much of anything that makes noise when he sleeps and the nexus has given me the ability to watch Netflix, play games, search the web, ect without disturbing him while at the same time not taking one eye off of him, and cm has made it so I can actually run a device with way better performance and PIE don't forget PIE LOL
[Nexus 7 General] Nbsss:
Anyone know how to fix the ghost touches, it's killing my nexus experience....

Sometimes it's due to tablet being cold. locking then unlocking and wiping screen helps for a few minutes only...
[Nexus 7 General] why always me:
Maybe a hardware relate issue. And sometimes it due to dirty screen try to clean it may help.
[Nexus 7 General] Nbsss:
I've tried that, doesn't work. Even tried tighten and loosening the screws....

/Start Rant

asus messed up the hardware on this one....tegra is slow, the whole device creaks, and the damn ghost touches.......the only good hardware choice was the back-cover and the size. screw u asus.....i'll buy v2 as long as another OEM makes it. Even my asus g74 laptop got screwed by you guys - releasing a bad bios update, essentially bricking my $2k laptop and then refusing to repair it under 'worldwide warranty' - luckily i was able to unbrick it with hex editing software and an SPI programmer and a month of researching/learning, rather than forking out $700 for a new motheboard...once more, screw you asus, not supporting u guys ever again...

/End rant.
[Nexus 7 General] r-l:
Untill yesterday i had a Galaxy tab 2 10.1 running on Cyanogenmod 10.1.

It's a good tablet (if it runs on cm10.1 :p ) but i wanted something smaller and faster.

I choose for the Nexus 7 for it's updates, it's specs and for it's custom scene (Mostly for Cyanogenmod) and ofcourse for it's price :angel:

And ofcourse it had to be Android (i'm an Android lover and flash-a-holic), because Apple sucks and MS 8 is just blehhhhhh

I sold my Tab 2 10.1 (wifi) for way to much (200 euro). For the same price you can buy it at Mediamarkt (Rotterdam / NL). And i payed 198 euro's for my N7 (32gb) also at Mediamarkt.

So it was a good day for me, yestrerday :laugh:

first thing i did when i bought it was putting cm10.1 on it :cool:
[Nexus 7 General] ArmorD:
I broke the screen of my S2 and had to use an iPhone 4S for a month. I thought all the ios hate was something we android users had developed during the years but now I understand. Man that thing sucks in every possible way and it is definitely not smooth(in my experience anyway). Also I get no control over the thing whatsoever without jailbreaking it. I missed Android SO much.

So I bought N7 yesterday. This is my toy, I have an ancient Samsung flip phone as my actual phone. This is fast and the form factor is great. Also cheap as hell, which was the ultimate reason I bought this instead of say Note 10.1.

I love this thing, unlocked and rooted it after hour of purchase.

Sent from my panda
[Nexus 7 General] matkwok:
native android from google and toy for my son:D
[Nexus 7 General] player911:
Had a Transformer 1. Wanted to upgrade to Transformer TF300. Wanted 7". A few months later, a dream come true.
[Nexus 7 General] jacoballen22:
Well, at the time, it was between the N7 w/32GB for $250 or the Galaxy Tab w 8GB for $200. Choice seemed easy..
[Nexus 7 General] trssho91:
For me its mainly because I couldn't find a tablet with similar specs in a 7in form factor anywhere near the price point. Beyond that I like to 'play' with it in that I flash roms and customize it. Nexus is a breeze to work with. Being a nexus, it was also a good bet to have good accessory support. Ifixit gave it a really good score on ease of repairs. The no SD didn't bother me because cm10.1 has native otg support.
[Nexus 7 General] devsodin:
For price, it's Nexus and Google (official support) and for developement of device
[Nexus 7 General] kekio84:
Because it was free from Pocket Change :D Though i had to play for it for 5 months :P
[Nexus 7 General] brickbeats:
My story of how I ended up with the N7 is this...

My first tablet was a Zenithink C71 (7", WVGA, 900 mhz A9, too slow)

Then I got a Ainol Crystal (7", WSVGA, Dual Core A9, performed good but screens failed)

Couldn't take the cheap tablets anymore. Got the real deal, happily ever after.
[Nexus 7 General] leminhnguyen0703:
- Price : Got it for AUD$280, version, which was a bargain considering I'm living in Australia, where technology prices are sky high compared to other parts of the world.

- Support : It's a Nexus, so I guess no need for further explaination here.

- Android : Customisability. I just love tweaking and changing stuff to my liking. On Paranoid Android and more than happy.

- Form factor : Had the Asus Transformer Prime before and despite being lightweight and the excellent external keyboard, I couldn't bear having a 10 inch screen in my hand for an extended period of time as it was quite uncomfortable. 7 inch is perfect to my liking. I can hold the Nexus one handed reading books lying down in my bed, which is something quite impossible to do with any 10 inch tab as it would tends to fall on my face, which did happen with my Prime :D
[Nexus 7 General] BrianDigital:
Size, and price

Having a A500 for a year, I never found the ten inch form factor comfortable. Since this was 250 made the choice to upgrade even easier.
[Nexus 7 General] alicarbovader:
Well I wanted something that could be one inch less than m d&ck :D
[Nexus 7 General] kayone73:
Native android OS w seamless integration.
[Nexus 7 General] Nate2:
I had it with Motorola and Verizon stuff on my DroidX.

I wanted pure Android on a popular tablet (i.e. large user base) that I could easily root to do normal things like take proper backups and screenshots.

What a concept! Lol!
[Nexus 7 General] itsirfandude:
Love For Nexus

I just wanted stock Android on a large screen bundled with high end specs with a moderate price tag

All I found was nexus 7 3g

Still disappointed that it can't make gsm calls
[Nexus 7 General] TheWickerman_kv:
I just wanted tablet with good screen specifications, at least 1Gb and with no SIM capatibilites... and i think i didnz made mistake :D
[Nexus 7 General] Captivate-me:
The fact that I paid $0 for my Nexus 7 is the first and foremost reason why I have it :)

This is my first tablet. I had a choice b/t the Nexus and the Kindle Fire HD. I didn't know much about Nexus, b/c this is my first Nexus product. But I learned from my research that I will get a pure Google experience with Nexus, so the choice for me was easy.
[Nexus 7 General] WilhelmPrice:
Dat price
[Nexus 7 General] androidsoccer:
Got it for free, smooth and I like android
[Nexus 7 General] gunsranger:
I always want to own a Nexus product :) for the price we will get premium features and Google's constant support for the software made me to buy Nexus :)
[Nexus 7 General] afm1118:
The price, and its pure android.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 7 General] ants40:
Specifications, 3G and its pure android.
[Nexus 7 General] b4b4.4l1:
Definitely the best value tablet in the market so far. Best of all it's a nexus which will receive tons of updates straight from Google :3
[Nexus 7 General] nexus.knightly:
I think I would have to say that it was a combination of the great price, performance, and Nexus genes. All the other tablets were more expensive, didn't look as nice, and felt like they just weren't up to par with the Nexus 7 in all aspects, except for maybe the inclusion of a camera on the back but that wasn't a big issue for because I think it's weird shooting video or taking pictures with a tablet when you have a smartphone that is more versatile and easy to use.
[Nexus 7 General] evobb10:
Yes Nrxus7 !! Pure andtoid, size, and price. Special size I love it easy to put on my pocket (jacket)
[Nexus 7 General] ianmedina:
Pure android, price and pure experimentation. Haha... We learn about hacking and customizations with android.
[Nexus 7 General] nethervor:
Went to a local IT store to buy a cheap Chinese tablet.

Saw a Nexus 7 sitting right next to it.

Asked the employee to let me compare the cheap Chinese tablet with the N7.

Bought the Nexus 7.

Happiness. :)
[Nexus 7 General] nogotaclue:
Because it was a free gift on the mobile contract I've just bought for my dear old ma, was a choice of Xbox, 32inch TV or the tablet. Got the other two already so a free nexus 7 32gb is a welcome addition to the family
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Noob4337:
I ran across this article about this app. It seems pretty cool. It lets you have any of your favorite widgets running simultaneously on top of any app and you can choose/customize which apps you want on per-app basis.

There is a free version that you can download just to check it out but it doesn't work on a per app basis. The paid app is a couple bucks.

http://highonandroid.com/android-apps/overlays-app-for-android-run-any-widgets-over-apps/
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rainyo:
I flashed cleanace to my note 2 on 3 network but unlocked all appeared ok during flash but now have no mobile network ,,, cant alter mobile network settings as it reports no sim present also cant use recovery as I saved it to my pc and the phone doesent recognise my sd card now! any help please
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheryanne:
You might have better luck asking at the note 2 section.

Galaxy Note N7000: JonRom UBLSF V1 + HelloWorld + XXLSO on Telstra
[Android Apps and Games] WinDroidGuy:
Before you guys complain or report this thread, it's a SIMPLE way to unlock all feature from Beautiful Widgets, you don't have to spend a dime and takes all of a few minutes to complete.

Step 1.

Download GetJar Gold from Google Play, this will let you see which apps/add on you can get FREE from other developers, not just LevelUpStudio. If you have multiple emails loaded, select the one you use for Google Play when you start up this app, this will keep track of your GetJar "Gold" across multiple devices. Plus it will help you with the next step.

Step 2.

Download Beautiful Widgets Free from Google Play.

Step 3.

Open up app you just dL in step 2 and go through all the screens, you will be left at a blank screen, top left says Widget List...tap on that, now select Features Catalog, here you can select to purchase individual features or purchase them all.

Step 4.

Once you select which you want to "purchase" you will be prompted with Google Play or FREE w/ GetJar Gold (Normal price is 350, I was an early adopter and got a discount to purchase for 200 Gold) Make sure you have selected the same account from Step 1 if you have multiple emails, this will keep track of your purchases for future dLs.

Step 5.

To get "Gold" you will be given the option to dL apps from GetJar, they are usually worth 5 Gold...but there is a "Featured" list that has 5-10 worth 45 Gold, just dL them and open them. Once you're done you get credit, if you don't like the app uninstall it. You get to keep the Gold you earned from it.

Step 6.

Hit Purchase once you have enough Gold, this will be carried over to all devices which are linked with the same email address.

Step 7.

PROFIT!!! You've got Beautiful Widgets, all it took to do was a few minutes of your time. If you don't want to do all the steps, just purchase directly from Google Play

If this has helped you please hit the Thanks button :)
[Off-topic] phy7pmd:
Hi All,

I've set up my home bluetooth network and use internet connecion sharing between my laptop and PC. But I can't make it work at work because of obscure network architectures.

I thought I might be able to get round it by finding an activesync client for my laptop, and convincing my work PC to connect to it via activesync server.

That way I could tunnel my laptop's internet connection through activesync on the PC, just like my XDA II does.

Anybody have any idea how I might make this happen?

Thanks All,

Phil