I'm considering upgrading to an Nexus 9

[Craigd81]

So, I am probably going to get an Nexus 9 some time this week.
I currently have the N7 2013 and I love it and now I want another.
I am wanting the 9 for the bigger screen and better processor not to mention its newer and will be supported longer.
I have read at first there were many problems with the 9 but in recent months since lollipop got better things are starting to smooth out and get better for the 9.

Can anyone with an N9 give me some feedback about how your 9 experience is and would I be doing the right thing by buying one?

Thanks

#nexus9

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[rhea]

The bigger screen works for me; however, I can't tell what the better processor really does. It certainly doesn't keep the lag (particularly noticeable returning to home screen) at bay. Sometimes it seems as slow as my old Toshiba Thrive. Mine is 32gb running L5. 1.1 with elementalx kernel --which does help. My N7 FHD was faster except when touches didn't register which was a lot. At times, I wonder if the N9 is having touch issues or if it's just another manifestation of the lag. I wanted to like the ipad, but couldn't deal with the limitations even jailbroken. Just be sure to buy it from a place where you can easily return if it turns out to be not what you want. I did purchase from such a place, but the lag didn't show up for months. I have 13gb of storage left (I've done at least 4 factory resets with complete wipes to see if I can reduce the lag). I've generally preferred stock os but am looking into trying other roms for the N9. Everything else works well-otg, video and casting, wifi, nfc, Bluetooth. The speakers are pretty good for a tablet. Mine has somewhat recessed buttons but very little light bleed.

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[Seremedy]

My nexus 9 is a lot faster than my old nexus 7. Worlds ahead. Mine seems to never lag unlike others. It's definitely a bit faster than my note 4, it was definitely a worthy upgrade

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[azdmelani]

I bought to replace my 2012 N7 and love it. Try amazon warehouse deals to get a better price.

 

[Craigd81]

£199 for the 16GB Wi-Fi version is what I can afford rite now. 16 will give me about 12 actually it's OK I use clouds anyway.

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[Craigd81]

So, I got it today and loving it so far. Nova Launcher Prime with Rondo icons.

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[grover5]

I'm thinking of getting one for watching movies and college football games in bed when I don't want to deal with a laptop. Do y'all recommend it. The price seems right on amazon but the messages are mixed on this tablet.

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[grover5]

Ok, I think I have my answer. I will not be buying a Nexus 9.

 

[Craigd81]

So far so good for me. Only issue is slow charging apart from that it is sweet.

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[grover5]

So far so good for me. Only issue is slow charging apart from that it is sweet.

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Thanks for the reply. The reviews all seem to be good for it. I mainly want to use it for watching sports on the sling TV app. I think I'll be picking one up.

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[Craigd81]

You in UK? £199 from Argos 16GB, WiFi.

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[grover5]

You in UK? £199 from Argos 16GB, WiFi.

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Nice deal. I'm in the states. I think I'll grab one from amazon for $338. Thanks for the tip though!

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[Noam Asulin]

Great I have found about this post as I'm trying to decide if it's a good tablet for me. I'm moving from iPad 2 which I have been using for the last 4 years but had enough with Apple's limitations. So, I read a lot on this tablet and some of the reviews aren't very good, as others saying good things about it. I read it has light bleeds and not very responsive volumes/power buttons. I know HTC improved in this section since the initial stock but I can't be sure the unit I'll get doesn't have this issues. I'm buying it from a local store in Israel, not from Amazon or something. Any way to check if it's the initial stock by serial number or something?
Another question : Is it convenient to hold it for a long period of time?

Thx!

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[Craigd81]

Well, I have had mine for exactly 1 week now and I have not seen any light bleed. The volume buttons are responsive and work good.
The only 2 things that do let it down are the long charging times and slight overheating.
All good for me 1 week on.

Keep in mind most reviews are written when the N9 was released in November 2014 and when Android Lollipop was very buggy still at 5.0. We are now 9 months later and running lollipop 5.1.1 which is much more stable.

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[rhea]

Nice deal. I'm in the states. I think I'll grab one from amazon for $338. Thanks for the tip though!

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Mine seems to work quite well for videos. It works with my sling box and with Chromecast. It also works well as a reader (I use Aldiko premium). I think the 4:3 ratio is much more reader friendly. As long as I'm not web browsing or returning to home screen (Nova), no issues.

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[ginger_beer_m]

Great I have found about this post as I'm trying to decide if it's a good tablet for me. I'm moving from iPad 2 which I have been using for the last 4 years but had enough with Apple's limitations.

If you haven't bought the nexus 9 yet, I'd suggest you reconsider that. I too was 'upgrading' from the ipad 2 to the nexus 9 (got the 32Gb model) and I don't think it was worth the money. Those reviews out there on the net aren't telling you the full picture. I can live with the slight screen bleed and the tendency for the tablet to overheat.. But the lag is just horrible when it appears. It can be as bad as the ipad 2 running on ios 8 at times, which is exactly what I spent £300 to avoid! I haven't tried messing around with custom firmwares etc yet, but I shouldn't have to do that for a supposedly flagship nexus tablet. HTC really pulled the plug on this one.

If I were you, I'd have gone with my other choice for this price range, which is an ipad air (not 2). At least here in the UK, it costs more or less the same as the nexus, is buttery smooth and if you jailbreak it, it's pretty much the same in terms of limitation as the nexus anyway.

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[NeilWhitear]

The Nexus 9 is generally a very good tablet, design wise the quality is good and the screen size for me is the perfect 'sweet spot' between size and portability.

However, there is one big issue that is still to be addressed on Lollipop 5.1.1 and that is the lag, especially notable when going from an app back to the home screen.

I have compared the Nexus 9 against my N7 (2013) and I can genuinely say the N7 still comes across at times as being smoother and faster.

Apart from this, I love my Nexus 9 and am really hoping Marshmallow will solve the memory lag from Lollipop.

 

[PookiePrancer]

Great I have found about this post as I'm trying to decide if it's a good tablet for me. I'm moving from iPad 2 which I have been using for the last 4 years but had enough with Apple's limitations. So, I read a lot on this tablet and some of the reviews aren't very good, as others saying good things about it. I read it has light bleeds and not very responsive volumes/power buttons. I know HTC improved in this section since the initial stock but I can't be sure the unit I'll get doesn't have this issues. I'm buying it from a local store in Israel, not from Amazon or something. Any way to check if it's the initial stock by serial number or something?
Another question : Is it convenient to hold it for a long period of time?

Thx!

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If you haven't bought one yet, I suggest you don't. It's adequate, but that's far from what you would expect of a Nexus device. HTC just did a bad job with this. If I had it to do over, I would have gone with Nvidia.

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[Billy95Tech]

So, I am probably going to get an Nexus 9 some time this week.
I currently have the N7 2013 and I love it and now I want another.
I am wanting the 9 for the bigger screen and better processor not to mention its newer and will be supported longer.
I have read at first there were many problems with the 9 but in recent months since lollipop got better things are starting to smooth out and get better for the 9.

Can anyone with an N9 give me some feedback about how your 9 experience is and would I be doing the right thing by buying one?

Thanks

#nexus9

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The Nexus 9 is a great and powerful Android tablet!

But i would suggest looking at the new Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 as it is much better than the Nexus 9!

 

[Billy95Tech]

Ok, I think I have my answer. I will not be buying a Nexus 9.

Why are you not getting the Nexus 9?? just wondering....