Ask me about the new Nexus 7!

[mkyle]

What kind of glass?

The glass is a deal-breaker for me. I need Gorilla Glass, because otherwise I'll break it.

 

[Barry Morgan]

Waiting for the 4.3 ota hopping it may solve the lag issues in the old M7, do you think the same issues will arise in the new N7 as I am loath to spend more money on a device that basically dies after a few months use. Many thanks in advance, Barry

 

[TheRealCBONE]

In the unveiling, the 7.02 dimension was from corner to corner minus the top and bottom wastes of screen space. What are the actual dimensions you can get if you were to hide both bars?

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[tr-1]

How are blacks comparing to GS4?

 

[Simon Templar2]

Is there a magnetic smart cover sensor like the old one had?

 

[amriq14]

Is the screen a bit smaller than the original? The original has a 7.51 in. screen while the new one has 7.01 screen according to specs.

 

[dshaszek]

Do you have access to Nokia wireless charging stand? To check if it would work with N7?

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[ineedme]

Miracast support?

 

[bboykin87]

Does the wifi version have GPS?

 

[anon(5857193)]

Does the wifi version have GPS?

Yep! I didn't think it did until I checked mine.

 

[ConTejas]

Re: What kind of glass?

The glass is a deal-breaker for me. I need Gorilla Glass, because otherwise I'll break it.

Specs list Corning (TM) glass...but do not specifically mention GG1,2,or 3....PS (Sadly) I've smashed the **** out of GG. Hit at the right angle, and with enough force and it's done. The tiniest spec of sand in your pocket with scratch it like heck, too. Anything harder than glass will scratch it.

 

[Klotera]

Re: What kind of glass?

How's the range and stability of the Wifi? The original N7 had horrific range compared to every other device I have and often had unstable connections. This would be one of the most welcome improvements.

 

[kenyee]

As for Miracast, it requires two things:
1, hardware-wise, it requires "wifi-direct" support.

And specifically dual 802.11n streams. The N7 had only one stream so if they enabled it, it would have been horribly choppy and everyone would be p*ssed. I'm actually surprised the N7-2013 doesn't include 802.11ac support since the chips for that have down in price a lot.
Folks who had issues w/ the old N7's wifi probably had issues w/ the wifi antenna contact....it was one of the know quirks (aka bugs or manufacturing issues) that plagued the old N7s. Hopefully, Asus learned their lesson on that as well as they did the screen issue

 

[bend32]

Hey Everyone, I just wanted you guys to know that I just picked up the Nexus 7 at BestBuy. There have been reports that they were selling it early, and those reports are true.

 

[farhadb]

I have a question many have overlooked. We know it has dual speakers for audio out, but what about audio IN

Does the new N7 have Dual Mics?

The previous N7 had dual mics for noise cancellation. I've seen no mention of dual mics anywhere this time and can't seem to find the second mic hole anywhere either. With the original N7 depending on the orientation you held the tablet it would determine which of the two mics was the "primary" mic and which one was the noise cancelling one. It would be unfortunate to loose this feature as it did work well in my testing.

Follow up question. Does the new N7 support headphones with a mic? So a TRRS connector? Many phones do, but the original N7 did not. This might make up for the lack of a dual mic.

 

[DeusEx]

Comparing the stereo speakers on the HTC One and the Nexus 7, which speakers do you prefer/sound better?

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[icwhatudidthere]

Waiting to know if OTG works before I preorder. Seems like a few people have asked already though...

It looks like it works the same as the original Nexus 7, ie, must use Nexus Media Importer and it's read-only access. USB devices did not show up in my file explorer, Solid Explorer.

 

[Hennahane]

Is the screen a bit smaller than the original? The original has a 7.51 in. screen while the new one has 7.01 screen according to specs.

Nope, the original has a 7.01" screen the same as the new one

 

[Camaihofer]

Root it, install custom ROM, and/or smaller GAPPS package.

 

[bboykin87]

Yep! I didn't think it did until I checked mine.

Cool, I'm definitely grabbing one today then, I was going to wait for the LTE version but it's great I don't have to shell out that extra cash just for GPS