Nexus 7 alternatives & tech specs query

[gino_76ph]

Hi there!

I am in the hunt for a 7"-8" Android 4/4.1 tablet. Currently my choices are the new Acer Iconia A110 (because of a microSD card slot), the Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition (because of the bigger screen, excellent build and virtual surround sound), the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (again with a slightly bigger screen, a microSD card slot and an excellent AMOLED screen) and the top dog Google Nexus 7. But i am more interested with the Nexus 7 in terms of "Is it worth the investment" even on a small screen?. I will be using the thing mainly for checking email/news/weather, the usual Youtube, WIkipedia, Twitter, watching movies and also gaming. So, i'd like to ask:

1, Is the actual GPU dual or single channel? And what's the frequency? Does it matter?
2. Is the 1.3Ghz the base CPU speed? Or is it underclocked like what Apple is doing with its tabs?
3. Aside from connecting a mice or keyboard what other stuff can the Bluetooth 3.0 standard do?
4. Is it capable of wireless file transfer to & from a Macbook?
5. I'm aware that it doesn't have Flash but can i still install them via the Google Play?
6. Are they stereo speakers? Capable of surround sound? (some sound issues in some models i heard)

Please advice. Thanks.

 

[TomsAndroid]

Hi there!

I am in the hunt for a 7"-8" Android 4/4.1 tablet. Currently my choices are the new Acer Iconia A110 (because of a microSD card slot), the Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition (because of the bigger screen, excellent build and virtual surround sound), the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (again with a slightly bigger screen, a microSD card slot and an excellent AMOLED screen) and the top dog Google Nexus 7. But i am more interested with the Nexus 7 in terms of "Is it worth the investment" even on a small screen?. I will be using the thing mainly for checking email/news/weather, the usual Youtube, WIkipedia, Twitter, watching movies and also gaming. So, i'd like to ask:

1, Is the actual GPU dual or single channel? And what's the frequency? Does it matter?
2. Is the 1.3Ghz the base CPU speed? Or is it underclocked like what Apple is doing with its tabs?
3. Aside from connecting a mice or keyboard what other stuff can the Bluetooth 3.0 standard do?
4. Is it capable of wireless file transfer to & from a Macbook?
5. I'm aware that it doesn't have Flash but can i still install them via the Google Play?
6. Are they stereo speakers? Capable of surround sound? (some sound issues in some models i heard)

Please advice. Thanks.

I'll start off by saying that a love my Nexus 7. It's amazing value and has more than enough features.

I believe that the Nexus 7 has a 1.2Ghz power saving mode for tasks such as music, reading etc. 1.3Ghz is its stock CPU speed. However, if you root the tablet, you can overclock safely to speeds such as 1.6/1.8Ghz and even (less safely) 2.0Ghz. I don't think you'd need to do this but it's nice to have the option.

As for flash, you can download the installer off the Adobe website but in order to get it to work on Jellybean, you'll have to download 3'rd party browsers. Fortunately lots of the web is now using HTML5, with more sites been changed all the time.

There are two speakers however they are too close together to have a true stereo effect. Mine hasn't had sound issues and although the sound isn't the very best, I was actually quite pleased with it.

I'm sorry I can't get answer your other questions but I hope I have partly helped

Tom

Sent from my Nexus 7

 

[TomsAndroid]

Oh, BTW, I use my tablet for all your listed tasks and it handles them all great.


Sent from my Nexus 7

 

[gino_76ph]

Does it matter if the GPU is dual or single channel? Does it matter if the wifi is dual or single channel? WIll it make the graphics "better" and surfing the net faster?

* i'm not into JB or rooting and i would like to keep the tab as it is.

Would you trust Acer when it comes to build quality of its tablets compared to say samsung or Motorola?