With regards to my tablet history, I've owned an original iPad, original Asus Transformer, and most recently a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Plus. I can say with complete honesty that the N7 is the best tablet experience I've had.
I'm currently using an iPhone 4S, after two years of the original Motorola Droid. I loved Android (which which is one of the reasons I stayed with an Android tablet instead of getting the iPad 2 or 3), but wanted to try the iPhone since all of my friends and family used it. It is a great phone: outstanding camera, one of the best displays, and has the most extensive app library. The free iMessage to many of my family/friends is great as well. However, it is a bit bland. Other than wallpaper, everyone's iPhone screen looks exactly the same: rows of apps and folders.
I love Android because of all of the different ways you can customize your device and truly make it your own. My biggest gripes with Android are fragmentation and the general lack of smoothness compared to iOS. My experience with the N7 and Jelly Bean changed that.
What excited me most about the N7 was that it will get timely and "pure" versions of Android. After playing around with the N7 this weekend, I was blown away by how smooth Jelly Bean is. My Galaxy Tab 7.7 Plus didn't even have ICS installed on it, not to mention all of the Samsung bloat. The difference in performance between the two is night and day. And since it is a Nexus device, I don't have to worry about waiting months after an update comes out to get it (cough...Samsung). Although I'm still on contract with my iPhone for a little more than a year, I'm excited about my next phone being Android, and more specifically a Nexus.
The N7 and Jelly Bean are fast, very fast. Screen transitions are ultra smooth, even with live wallpaper in the background. Pinch to zoom is equally smooth. One of the issues on my Galaxy Tab 7.7 Plus was that it didn't always recognize my gestures, specially in magazines. Not an issue at all with the N7. I've only streamed Netflix for a few minutes to test out, but it works well. I've played three different games (Siegecraft, Dead Trigger, and Mini-Squadron) and they all perform flawlessly. Chrome is fantastic, much better than the old stock Android browser. I use Chrome on my desktop and home and work so having all my bookmarks there is awesome (although I wish I could have a bookmark bar just like on the desktop versions). The voice recognition is very impressive. I don't use Siri on my iPhone much, but it doesn't recognize my speech nearly as well as Jelly Bean does. I've "typed" an email and done multiple queries on Google and Google Now (which is also very cool) and had less errors than I normally do on Siri.
I take the train to work everyday and the form factor of a 7" tablet is important to me. That was actually the main reason I got the Galaxy 7.7 Plus in the first place. Using it to primarily read books, magazines, and watch videos, the 7" size is ideal for holding and viewing content for an extended amount of time. It fits easily in my backpack but surprisingly also fits easily in my jean and pants pocket as well as my jacket pocket. I've taken my N7 to the movies (while waiting in line) and at a cafe to read while eating lunch. Perfectly portable; I'd never take a 10" tablet anywhere where I wouldn't have a backpack to keep it in.
At $199 and $249, this tablet cannot be beat. I'm sure there are better, far more expensive tablets but Google has nailed down the perfect price vs performance ratio with the N7. Highly recommend it if you are looking for a portable, media consumption device that is priced far below what it should be.
I'm currently using an iPhone 4S, after two years of the original Motorola Droid. I loved Android (which which is one of the reasons I stayed with an Android tablet instead of getting the iPad 2 or 3), but wanted to try the iPhone since all of my friends and family used it. It is a great phone: outstanding camera, one of the best displays, and has the most extensive app library. The free iMessage to many of my family/friends is great as well. However, it is a bit bland. Other than wallpaper, everyone's iPhone screen looks exactly the same: rows of apps and folders.
I love Android because of all of the different ways you can customize your device and truly make it your own. My biggest gripes with Android are fragmentation and the general lack of smoothness compared to iOS. My experience with the N7 and Jelly Bean changed that.
What excited me most about the N7 was that it will get timely and "pure" versions of Android. After playing around with the N7 this weekend, I was blown away by how smooth Jelly Bean is. My Galaxy Tab 7.7 Plus didn't even have ICS installed on it, not to mention all of the Samsung bloat. The difference in performance between the two is night and day. And since it is a Nexus device, I don't have to worry about waiting months after an update comes out to get it (cough...Samsung). Although I'm still on contract with my iPhone for a little more than a year, I'm excited about my next phone being Android, and more specifically a Nexus.
The N7 and Jelly Bean are fast, very fast. Screen transitions are ultra smooth, even with live wallpaper in the background. Pinch to zoom is equally smooth. One of the issues on my Galaxy Tab 7.7 Plus was that it didn't always recognize my gestures, specially in magazines. Not an issue at all with the N7. I've only streamed Netflix for a few minutes to test out, but it works well. I've played three different games (Siegecraft, Dead Trigger, and Mini-Squadron) and they all perform flawlessly. Chrome is fantastic, much better than the old stock Android browser. I use Chrome on my desktop and home and work so having all my bookmarks there is awesome (although I wish I could have a bookmark bar just like on the desktop versions). The voice recognition is very impressive. I don't use Siri on my iPhone much, but it doesn't recognize my speech nearly as well as Jelly Bean does. I've "typed" an email and done multiple queries on Google and Google Now (which is also very cool) and had less errors than I normally do on Siri.
I take the train to work everyday and the form factor of a 7" tablet is important to me. That was actually the main reason I got the Galaxy 7.7 Plus in the first place. Using it to primarily read books, magazines, and watch videos, the 7" size is ideal for holding and viewing content for an extended amount of time. It fits easily in my backpack but surprisingly also fits easily in my jean and pants pocket as well as my jacket pocket. I've taken my N7 to the movies (while waiting in line) and at a cafe to read while eating lunch. Perfectly portable; I'd never take a 10" tablet anywhere where I wouldn't have a backpack to keep it in.
At $199 and $249, this tablet cannot be beat. I'm sure there are better, far more expensive tablets but Google has nailed down the perfect price vs performance ratio with the N7. Highly recommend it if you are looking for a portable, media consumption device that is priced far below what it should be.
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