fluffydelusions
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Can you preorder at bestbuy for in store pickup? Never really did any kind of preorder there.
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Nexus 7 2013 |OT| No SD card edition
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I saw that - but that is one negative review out of many more positive reviews I've read. It's also one of the more "fluff" reviews that doesn't actually include any carefully controlled tests. I'd trust this review as much as I trust a CNN review of a video game.
I give their review a 4/10.
Here's a much better technical review:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_tab_3_80-review-947.php
And plenty others that generally are positive:
http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-3-8-inch-Review_id3337
http://www.digitaltrends.com/tablet-reviews/samsung-galaxy-tab-3-8-inch-wi-fi-review/
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-3-8-0-review-17290671/
And from the standpoint of actual owners:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
An average user satisfaction rating of 4.5/5 (with 44 reviews) is nothing to scoff at.
Chinpoko_Master
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The Faceless Master
Member
this thing is only 7" still? come on! couldn't they make it a bit bigger or something? the fuck!?
fluffydelusions
Member
Nexus 10?
This for sure. I don't notice any of the lag they mention. There is a delay in switching perspectives but that's not the same thing as lag. The re-render as it does it is very quick. I find it great to hold and I still can't believe how light and thin it is, both of which remain better than the new N7.
Dead Prince
Banned
if they gave you the option which they don't.
fluffydelusions
Member
That's lame. I'll just call Monday night to staples, bb etc and see if any of them have it in store before ordering online.
GitarooMan
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I read comics on the original 7 all the time and I love it. Comixology works well, I have a pretty large collection on there. I read the text fine. I keep the tab pretty close (read often at night in bed) and you will have to rotate and zoom on splash pages occasionally. In many ways I prefer it to reading them on my iPad 3 even though the res is better on that because its so perfect sized for one hand. I imagine the new screen is a nice upgrade, reading comics on it is my primary reason for wanting to upgrade.
1280 X 800.
I hope the Nexus 7 eventually grows a bit bigger, but resolution difference is worth it I think.
Chinpoko_Master
Member
One is a Nexus and one is not. That makes all the difference to me. Stock Android with all of the latest updates > Touchwiz.
FWIW the Nexus 7 CPU is probably over 2x as fast as the CPU in the Galaxy Tab 3 (which seems to be an oc'ed and die shrunk version of the SOC in the Galaxy S2). The GPU is probably ahead by a similar margin.
I like having SD card support but honestly, I've been trucking along with my 8GB Nexus 7. The only thing that takes up space on my tablet is the occasional game, for my uses I never load much onto mine.
I'm sure it's fine in a vacuum. But by comparison it's more expensive and worse on just about every front.
Kabuki Quantum Lover
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Just spinnin' in my chair...
Waitin' for Google to throw Canada a bone...
Any day now...
Waitin' for Google to throw Canada a bone...
Any day now...
EightBitNate
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I wanted to get this but ended up rooting my Kindle Fire HD.
Still looks nice though.
Still looks nice though.
To each his own.
Even now, the standard computer monitor resolution is 1920 x 1080. On a 27" monitor that's a measly 82 DPI, and people have been happily browsing the web, reading news, and playing games on this resolution for more than a decade.
Only recently are higher rez monitors starting to come into the picture.
Of course higher resolution is better, but all this DPI craze reminds me of the megapixel wars for cameras - beyond a pixel count pictures do not get any better due to limitations in optics, sensor size, etc. Similarly, beyond a certain DPI (I think around 250) it is very hard to notice further improvements in screen clarity for the typical tablet viewing distances. After the 250 point, it's mostly marketing.
The Tab 3 8.0" doesn't reach 250 dpi, but it'll suffice, and it's still a much higher DPI than any standard PC monitor.
Also in my case the value of a bigger screen (8" is significantly bigger than 7" if you look at two tablets side by side) is better than the value of more pixels on a smaller area.
The Bookerman
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So it's still the same ass flimsy, plastic bullshit as last year?
What vacuum? The reviews I posted directly compares it to other tablets, maybe not the Nexus 7 2 since it was just announced.
It maybe worse on just about every front that YOU care about, but it's better on plenty of fronts that OTHER people may care about.
I assume you're mostly referring to the performance. I'm mostly getting a tablet for the following:
- Movie / TV watching
A 1:30hr movie still takes 1:30hr to watch, no matter how much faster the processor is.
- Web browsing
How much power do you need to browse typical websites?
- Comics
8" is much better for this. How is a faster processor going to make reading comics better?
- Casual gaming
When I want to play Skyrim I have my rig. When I'm on the road, Angry birds and any number of android games that ran fine on phones 2 years ago is just fine on the Samsung tab.
Not caring about the difference is another matter.
fluffydelusions
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I think people are expecting too much for the price point. For what you're getting it's pretty great deal.
Not necessarily. Kindle Fires use Gorilla Glass and have had lower average price points.
See my reply to Somnid.
I'll be using a tablet for movies and entire series of TV shows (720p quality). Those fill up space QUICK.
Buy whatever makes you happy...
My tablet gets used for web browsing mostly, which benefits greatly from a faster CPU and a higher resolution screen.
AuthenticM
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Why do some of you crave SD cards so much ? What do you do with your tablet that requires so much storage ? This isn't a laptop. If what you care about is easy transfers though, just get AirDroid. It's fantastic.
Mineshaft_Gap
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32 should be the standard without SD support. I can't stand this bullshit bullying people into the cloud.
fluffydelusions
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TBH, you should probably get used to it because it's the future.
The Bookerman
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the problem i have is the build quality, not the materials. the first nexus 7 i bought didn't feel "tight" around the bezel.
fluffydelusions
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Oh definitely agree with you on that one. I hope they fixed that. Anyway. Androidcentral unboxing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkEOGFpnOrs
The Faceless Master
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you're just lucky they didn't ship an 8GB version.
TheChewyWaffles
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That bezel is complete ass. No way, Google.
It's not so much about the cloud as it is about the upsell. How much do you think Google makes on the base model? How much does 16GB cost to them? This is also why IronChef's Galaxy Tab costs so much and isn't much to write about. Samsung needs actual profit on the device or it's not worth it. The storage and SD slot are cheap but a good screen and CPU aren't.
Thanks man, I think I might take the plunge, since I plan on mainly just reading them up close and lying down. Hopefully the screen material itself looks good too.
Mineshaft_Gap
4077th
Yeah, and so are data caps.
Being allowed to download only 2gb of your own shit a month is fucked up and lame.
fluffydelusions
Member
Bezel is fine IMO. I think the renders made it look bigger than it actually was and it's perfect for landscape video watching/browsing etc.
The Faceless Master
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yeah, Gorilla Glass but no camera, no gps, less sensors period, worse soc.
fluffydelusions
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The Faceless Master
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sucks for people stuck with data caps... i guess... i wouldn't know anything about that.
fluffydelusions
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How long ago did she buy it? Still within return period?
It did have a camera, a nicer screen, significantly better audio, a better wifi chip and forced the 8GB Nexus 7 out of existence by starting at 16GB.
just today .
fluffydelusions
Member
Just return it and tell her the new model comes out on Tuesday that is much better.
fuuuuark . dat feel when they just say 'nah , but i need this now etc '
is there really an issue with that glass? you guys understand that gorilla glass is just branding right?
(but then again, my Galaxy Nexus screen feels like shit compared to the HTC One, which is nice a smooth...)
I don't know if that's attributed to the actual glass that was used on the Nexus or some type of coating.
(but then again, my Galaxy Nexus screen feels like shit compared to the HTC One, which is nice a smooth...)
I don't know if that's attributed to the actual glass that was used on the Nexus or some type of coating.
Shai-Tan
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I use mine enough to justify the performance upgrade. Chrome is a little too dodgy on the current model.
Also the tegra 3 doesn't support hardware decode of Dolby ac3 and the s4 pro does. I was hoping when I bought the n7 that I could watch movies on my media server without transcoding but it was too slow since Nvidia skimped out on codec support. I'm pretty sure the s4 pro can't hw decode dts but maybe the cpu will be fast enough.
Also the tegra 3 doesn't support hardware decode of Dolby ac3 and the s4 pro does. I was hoping when I bought the n7 that I could watch movies on my media server without transcoding but it was too slow since Nvidia skimped out on codec support. I'm pretty sure the s4 pro can't hw decode dts but maybe the cpu will be fast enough.
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