Is the Nexus the tablet for me?!..

[NexusJay]

Hi there guys, First and foremost I'd like to say I've been lurking here for a while and this forum seems great, With actual helpful replies, As opposed to other device forums which are full of snobbery and fanboyism. Which is why I've chosen this place formy query.. So lets go back a few months when I was lookimg for mt first tablet, I narrowed down my choices to the note 10.1, Nexus, And iPad 4.. And well im sure buy the title you would guessed I didnt go for the Nexus.. I did however go for the.. iPad 4 eek Anyway.. As the time has gone by the silly limitations of iOS have gradually grated on me to the point where I now am slightly regretting it.. I mean gosh is it to much to ask and to much of a difficult task for me to have a song playing on youtube on one tab and be browsing on another :-\ I digress.. My intentions where not to come here to bash the iPad, but to gain some insight from users.. What I want to know is if there are any limitations/restictions? I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 as my main phone, Is Nexus as capable as it? For example meaning..

- Can I download music/videos straight to my device from the browser like I can on my phone?
- Can I stream movies/films with ease? EG going on the browser and searching 'Watch Godfather' can I just click a link and it will work the same way it would on a PC?
- How easy/Hard is it to plug in a USB? Straight plug in and use?
- Is the lack of apps issue really prominent? I browse and view media more often than use apps but I like the odd game here and there.. And soacial apps like instagram ect..

Thats all the questions I can think of so far.. Oh and can I do a basic thing as to have someting playing in one tab and browsing in another! nah that ones a joke lol.. Hopefully you guys can help me with my decision! Sell the iPad and get a Nex 10.. Or maybe something else? Any help and answers are much appreciated!!

 

[xlDeMoNiClx]

I believe you can download things from the internet, I do it with pictures I see on websites all the time. Not ure about videos though.
I don't do much streaming so sadly I can't help you there.
If you mean a USB flash drive, it's not hard but you need a few things first: a miniUSB to USB OTG cable, and this app to be able to run stuff from the flash drive when it's connected: https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...importer&feature=search_result&token=VYhunn01..
There are no shortage of apps at all, there are tons of games too.

IMO, I would say definitely get the Nexus 10 if you want customization ability and multi-tasking. Plus the Nexus 4 is more powerful and has a better screen as well.

 

[anon5664829]

Hi there guys, First and foremost I'd like to say I've been lurking here for a while and this forum seems great, With actual helpful replies, As opposed to other device forums which are full of snobbery and fanboyism. Which is why I've chosen this place formy query.. So lets go back a few months when I was lookimg for mt first tablet, I narrowed down my choices to the note 10.1, Nexus, And iPad 4.. And well im sure buy the title you would guessed I didnt go for the Nexus.. I did however go for the.. iPad 4 eek Anyway.. As the time has gone by the silly limitations of iOS have gradually grated on me to the point where I now am slightly regretting it.. I mean gosh is it to much to ask and to much of a difficult task for me to have a song playing on youtube on one tab and be browsing on another :-\ I digress.. My intentions where not to come here to bash the iPad, but to gain some insight from users.. What I want to know is if there are any limitations/restictions? I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 as my main phone, Is Nexus as capable as it? For example meaning..

- Can I download music/videos straight to my device from the browser like I can on my phone?
- Can I stream movies/films with ease? EG going on the browser and searching 'Watch Godfather' can I just click a link and it will work the same way it would on a PC?
- How easy/Hard is it to plug in a USB? Straight plug in and use?
- Is the lack of apps issue really prominent? I browse and view media more often than use apps but I like the odd game here and there.. And soacial apps like instagram ect..

Thats all the questions I can think of so far.. Oh and can I do a basic thing as to have someting playing in one tab and browsing in another! nah that ones a joke lol.. Hopefully you guys can help me with my decision! Sell the iPad and get a Nex 10.. Or maybe something else? Any help and answers are much appreciated!!

If you want a tablet and laptop, look at the ASUS Transformer prime, you can ,I think add an additional 10 hours of on screen time with the docking keyboard, that is really good as well.

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I believe you can download things from the internet, I do it with pictures I see on websites all the time. Not ure about videos though.
I don't do much streaming so sadly I can't help you there.
If you mean a USB flash drive, it's not hard but you need a few things first: a miniUSB to USB OTG cable, and this app to be able to run stuff from the flash drive when it's connected: https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...importer&feature=search_result&token=hQrYUWOS..
There are no shortage of apps at all, there are tons of games too.

IMO, I would say definitely get the Nexus 10 if you want customization ability and multi-tasking. Plus the Nexus 4 is more powerful and has a better screen as well.

More power specs does not equate to better performance but the rest of the points are agreed upon by me.

 

[NexusJay]

Thanks for the replies so far guys! I'll have a look into the asus.. So I take the nexus can download straight from the internet? Can anyone else shed some light on the other points? Much appreciated.. Dont know how much longer I can use this restricted device!

 

[Ultraman1966]

Thanks for the replies so far guys! I'll have a look into the asus.. So I take the nexus can download straight from the internet? Can anyone else shed some light on the other points? Much appreciated.. Dont know how much longer I can use this restricted device!

Do not buy the current Asus Transformer, the chipset is Tegra 3 and that is already nearly 15 months old which is ancient in smartphone/tablet world but the most important parts are;
1) It will be superceded by Tegra in a few months
2) It's performance is inferior to the SoC found in Nexus 10
3) It has only 1GB of RAM so multitasking won't be as good as the Nexus 10 or Note 10.1

Look, if you have an S3 already I see little reason why you need to ask those questions? It's android so provided that you're on the same version or higher then tablet will be able to do what your phone can do (except for Touchwiz specific things but I'm sure there's apps/mods available as equivalents).

 

[anon5664829]

Thanks for the replies so far guys! I'll have a look into the asus.. So I take the nexus can download straight from the internet? Can anyone else shed some light on the other points? Much appreciated.. Dont know how much longer I can use this restricted device!

You could jail break the ipad like I have...

 

[nancybout]

Love my j nexus 7.. and I use the note 2 but still go to my nexus 7 for reading and other things. .oovoo lol
Awesome tablet and 7 inch for me is perfect.
I still have the ipad1... I'd sell it if my kids didn't use it daily.

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[NexusJay]

Do not buy the current Asus Transformer, the chipset is Tegra 3 and that is already nearly 15 months old which is ancient in smartphone/tablet world but the most important parts are;
1) It will be superceded by Tegra in a few months
2) It's performance is inferior to the SoC found in Nexus 10
3) It has only 1GB of RAM so multitasking won't be as good as the Nexus 10 or Note 10.1

Look, if you have an S3 already I see little reason why you need to ask those questions? It's android so provided that you're on the same version or higher then tablet will be able to do what your phone can do (except for Touchwiz specific things but I'm sure there's apps/mods available as equivalents).

Yeah I understand that but im sure I read its not as easy to plug an external memory to the nexus as it is with a samsung device. So I take it whatever I can do on my S3 I can do on a nexus?

You could jail break the ipad like I have...

I could.. But I shouldnt have too! If you get what I mean.. A device that costs this much should do the things I require it too!

 

[Ultraman1966]

Yeah I understand that but im sure I read its not as easy to plug an external memory to the nexus as it is with a samsung device. So I take it whatever I can do on my S3 I can do on a nexus?

Pretty much yes, unless it's a touchwiz specific feature but the ones you've mentioned so far don't appear to be; the only one I can think of which you haven't mentioned is this multiscreen thing they've implemented on the S3, Note etc.
But yeah, I presume earlier on The Godfather comment you meant watching a streamed movie? You'd probably have to sideload the Adobe flash player apk (from their website or XDA forums, very easy to do) but nothing that requires rooting (equivalent to jail breaking if you're not familiar).

 

[slinkies]

The Nexus 10 is the most superior tablet I've even had and ive had 3 prior it can do anything you can throw at it and then some I'd recommend it to anyone plus the updates directly from Google are awesome and usually get em within 72 hours of release bottom line I'll never purchase another non nexus device ever the development ROMS etc everything about it rocks. I have a gnex on 4.2.2 and my nexus 10 is already on it as well so if you like updates go nexus.

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[xlDeMoNiClx]

If you want a tablet and laptop, look at the ASUS Transformer prime, you can ,I think add an additional 10 hours of on screen time with the docking keyboard, that is really good as well.

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More power specs does not equate to better performance but the rest of the points are agreed upon by me.

It does with the Nexus 10 at least. Haha

This is from me, on my EVO 3D.

 

[anon5664829]

Yeah I understand that but im sure I read its not as easy to plug an external memory to the nexus as it is with a samsung device. So I take it whatever I can do on my S3 I can do on a nexus?



I could.. But I shouldnt have too! If you get what I mean.. A device that costs this much should do the things I require it too!

I e rooted my phone and flashed a custom ROM because I wanted to customize more, I have no problems with jail tracking/rooting. *shrugs*

 

[anon5664829]

Yeah I understand that but im sure I read its not as easy to plug an external memory to the nexus as it is with a samsung device. So I take it whatever I can do on my S3 I can do on a nexus?



I could.. But I shouldnt have too! If you get what I mean.. A device that costs this much should do the things I require it too!

I could suggest perhaps waiting for the new Transformer? It freaking epic 10 hours on screen time with dock and 10 hours on screen time with built in battery and you have a true beast.

 

[TaylaAmos]

I bought my Nexus 7 last 2 years and it the perfect tablet for me. Nexus 7 works best with the Tablet Talk app.