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Nexus 7 2013 |OT| No SD card edition

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6.8

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nemss said:
Yep!
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etrain911

Member
Are there any keyboards that go with 7 inch tablets? I'm planning on using it for notetaking and I'd prefer a bluetooth dealie to a touch-screen. It doesn't appear like there are any keyboards made specifically for the Nexus 7.
 
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mattiewheels

And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
After using the OG for a year, the new power button is waaaay too shallow and stiff. That's all I can complain about so far, everything else is a real improvement.

So those Nokia charging pads work really well? I wish this thing made a sound when you start charging btw...
 
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CronoShot

Member
Just picked up one of these at Walmart today. As an iOS person with zero Android experience, I'm pretty lost so far. I just discovered what Widgets are, so that's something I guess.
 
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Husker86

Member
mattiewheels said:
After using the OG for a year, the new power button is waaaay too shallow and stiff. That's all I can complain about so far, everything else is a real improvement.

So those Nokia charging pads work really well? I wish this thing made a sound when you start charging btw...
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It does make a sound when wireless charging begins.
equap said:
i installed Swift Keyboard but it doesn't vibrate when I type. Is it a rom feature or keyboard's?
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I don't believe a vibration motor is present in tablets.
 
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reKon

Banned
Was going to try to see if I could get 4.3 on my Galaxy Nexus since I heard that it was available only to find that OF COURSE, it's only for the GSM version -_-
 
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mattiewheels

And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Husker86 said:
It does make a sound when wireless charging begins.
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Wow, so only for wireless I guess. That's nice though. I just wonder if Asus is making an official wireless pad.
 
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Vox-Pop

Contains Sucralose
My device won't boot past the nexus (x) logo. It just stays there. I got a dud. Any fix or am I fucked. Will Best Buy take it back?
 
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v1lla21

Member
I'll be getting one soon. I had bought my little sister the 1st gen N7 and I liked it a lot i was considering getting one for myself.
It will primarily be using it to read books, watch videos, and social networking. I love it more so than my ipod touch lol. I'll give the ipod to my other sister.

Going to get the 32gb version :D
 
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Vox-Pop

Contains Sucralose
Hattori said:
You should probably get an exchange might be a bummed unit or something, I'm not really familiar with this myself neither.
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Going to BB tomorrow. I hope they take it back without any drama, says I have 15 days. I only had it for three days. Kinda disappointed.
 
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Blastoise

Banned
The screen is the same size as the OG nexus right?

I had a play with my mates tablet, and I don't like the 16:10 aspect ratio at all. Especially in portrait mode; webpages seem so tiny. It feels like I'm browsing on my phone.

I'm gonna cancel my order and wait for the ipad mini hd.
 
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mattiewheels

And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Yeah, definitely something off about the tap detection on mine, after a lot of typing it goes nuts sometimes, after a year of the first N7 never had that happen.
 
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U2NUMB

Member
After nearly 2 days with it I really do love it. Only negative so far for me is the battery life. I was spoiled by the Surface which seems to have god levels of battery.

The speed is fantastic and I love the screen so for now I am happy overall with that one complaint. Now if I could get a case that I want. The one I ordered from Amazon is due the end of August.

mattiewheels said:
I just got a Nokia charging pad, refurbished for $25 shippped. Hope it's legit:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/310704043726
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Awesome.. my one at home works great so I ordered one for work!
 
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Cloudy

Banned
My only issue with the device so far is that the OS is just not as responsive as iOS and that's an Android issue. I wonder when Google will catch up in that area.
 
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chickdigger802

Banned
any cases with a magic cover style stand thing yet?

The more I use this, the more I realize that i kinda appreciate my ipad mini's aspect ratio more.

The screen is gorgeous, but portrait or landscape isn't great for reading shit. Think i might just give this to my dad after the 'new toy feel' wears off.

Being able to select default application for opening files is great though.

Is there anyway to sort your application list?
 
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Matugi

Member
What sorts of things do you guys use your tablets for? I'm not much of a reader but I'm considering buying this and need a legitimate reason to invest $210 after using a giftcard.
 
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suedester

Banned
Matugi said:
What sorts of things do you guys use your tablets for? I'm not much of a reader but I'm considering buying this and need a legitimate reason to invest $210 after using a giftcard.
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Comics, books, Netflix etc, music, youtube, internet, porn, games and social networking.
 
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chickdigger802

Banned
Matugi said:
What sorts of things do you guys use your tablets for? I'm not much of a reader but I'm considering buying this and need a legitimate reason to invest $210 after using a giftcard.
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During that period where you don't wanna go back to sleep, but don't wanna get out of bed.
 
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reKon

Banned
Matugi said:
What sorts of things do you guys use your tablets for? I'm not much of a reader but I'm considering buying this and need a legitimate reason to invest $210 after using a giftcard.
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Quick browsing on places like GAF, playing brilliant games like Kingdom Rush, hooking up tablet to my HDTV and playing n64 with a bluetooth controller (which is convenient because my n64 is packed up) steaming TV shows/movies from my laptop while I'm in bed, Netflix, HBO Go, checking e-mails, facebook messenger, using it as a dedicated juke box (using my phone to play songs from Google Music, which plays from the tablet, and I may start e reading soon.
 
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Vox-Pop

Contains Sucralose
equap said:
what did you do to get this? rooting?

I had the same thing happened but it was because I was trying to root it. I did this to fix it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2380913
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It was the stock model. I turned it off to save some battery, then when I turned it back on it just stayed on the nexus logo.

FallingEdge said:
When there, you have to press up and power at the same time I believe. A menu will come up. You can then reset.
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wiid said:
Press power and vol up at the same time when that comes up. Do you see any options after?
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Thank you. I did a data wipe/reset. It turns back on, thankfully. I hope it not a bad model.
Should I try to exchange it at best buy? I still don't know why this happened? Any ideas?
 
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Deadly Cyclone

Pride of Iowa State
Come on LTE version...

Sidenote, selling my iPad for this, it's up on ebay and some dude asked for the serial number. Any reason not to let him see it?
 
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Matugi

Member
Alright so I'm thinking I'm gonna get this tablet, and I have a $50 Amazon coupon, but the only problem is I don't have 3-4 weeks to wait to get the 32 GB version :|||||||||||||||

EDIT: I think I'll just stop by BestBuy and pick one up today and use the coupon towards GTAV
 
Ephemeris

Ephemeris

Member
Matugi said:
Alright so I'm thinking I'm gonna get this tablet, and I have a $50 Amazon coupon, but the only problem is I don't have 3-4 weeks to wait to get the 32 GB version :|||||||||||||||

EDIT: I think I'll just stop by BestBuy and pick one up today and use the coupon towards GTAV
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Sounds like my plan as well.

With Tmobile's data plans, I'm actually considering getting the LTE version, instead of killing my battery with the hotspot.
 
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FallingEdge

Member
Vox-Pop said:
Thank you. I did a data wipe/reset. It turns back on, thankfully. I hope it not a bad model.
Should I try to exchange it at best buy? I still don't know why this happened? Any ideas?
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I have no idea why this would happen. If you can get a new one, I would. Doesn't hurt to start clean. Who knows what could happen next.
 
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chickdigger802

Banned
This thing really isn't designed to be used in portrait mode eh?

barely any bezzle, yet no edge detection thing like ipad mini, while there is massive bezzle at top and bottom.
 
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mrhGB

Banned
I'm wondering if anyone who bought 16GB model is having issues regarding storage space? I'm trying to decide which model I should get once they're available in the UK. I've been looking on the play store and the games, apps, books etc all seem very small in size and I can't imagine ever needing more than 16GB but I'd hate to run out of storage space 6 months down the line for the sake of £40.
 
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LegatoB

Member
mrhGB said:
I'm wondering if anyone who bought 16GB model is having issues regarding storage space? I'm trying to decide which model I should get once they're available in the UK. I've been looking on the play store and the games, apps, books etc all seem very small in size and I can't imagine ever needing more than 16GB but I'd hate to run out of storage space 6 months down the line for the sake of £40.
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I have the 16GB version of the 2012 Nexus 7, and running up against the storage limit is the main reason I'm upgrading. If you keep media on your device, like comics or games apps (which often have a second, much larger download than the store suggests), or especially HD video, you'll hit that 16GB cap a lot faster than you think. If you have good file transfer discipline and make sure your device is only ever loaded up with what you need right now, it's not a problem, but me, I'm lazy.

On another note, for anyone who's got the new Nexus already, what exactly do I need to buy to get HDMI video out? I understand there's some sort of dongle to the (mini?) USB connector on the device I need to get, can someone provide an example?
 
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robotzombie

Member
Okay so I'm planning on taking this thing on a week vacation across the planet, my issue being I don't have a case

Anyone have any suggestions for what to keep it in to protect it when not in use? Because I'm not sure if any stores are carrying any cases for the new version yet
 
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chickdigger802

Banned
memory will always be an issue if you wanna do 1080p videos on these beauty screens. :/

even the best compression settings a movie length video is like 7+gb minimum.
 
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fluffydelusions

Member
mrhGB said:
I'm wondering if anyone who bought 16GB model is having issues regarding storage space? I'm trying to decide which model I should get once they're available in the UK. I've been looking on the play store and the games, apps, books etc all seem very small in size and I can't imagine ever needing more than 16GB but I'd hate to run out of storage space 6 months down the line for the sake of £40.
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If you root the device you can also use OTG afaik.
 
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