Nexus 7 waste of time if you own S3?

[JediJesus95]

I have a Gnex, Nexus 7 and LTE Xoom. Since I got my Nexus 7 my Xoom hardly gets touched and my gnex gets maybe half as much use. My Nexus 7 is pocketable so I take it most places with me and I use my Gnex as a hotspot.

One of the benefits of having a GS3 and a Nexus 7 is you will still have one device that will get timely updates. Your Nexus 7 will get the next version of Android way before you GS3 will.

 

[Gekko]

I have a Gnex, Nexus 7 and LTE Xoom. Since I got my Nexus 7 my Xoom hardly gets touched and my gnex gets maybe half as much use. My Nexus 7 is pocketable so I take it most places with me and I use my Gnex as a hotspot.

One of the benefits of having a GS3 and a Nexus 7 is you will still have one device that will get timely updates. Your Nexus 7 will get the next version of Android way before you GS3 will.

or just buy a Nexus phone.

 

[YAYTech]

It completely depends on your use. For some people, one Android device is all they need, and they don't get enough use out of a 2nd one, even with the larger screen, to justify it. As mentioned earlier in this thread, some people find they hardly use their PC at all once they have a tablet, as it's large enough to really enjoy a lot of internet browsing, etc, much moreso than a phone. For me, I find myself using my phone as a phone more & more, and less for all the other things Android can do, because I do those things on my N7. It has not at all replaced my PCs, because I do real work on my desktop, and both work & serious gaming on my laptop. I find myself thinking it might work well for me to have a plain ol' phone and a data connected N7, but I probably still get too much use out of the android-ness of my phone to think about making that switch.

The difficult question is how would YOU use it, and thus would it be worth it. And that's a hard question to answer without spending a week or two with one.

 

[weiss1173]

I use my S3 as my primary for email and when I am away from home, but I use my Ipad for most things at home. The laptops don't see much use. I would use my Nexus 7 if I could only get it back from my kids. The Nexus 7 seems like it can do most everything I need. Also have a netbook but that just collects dust since the Ipad came into play.

I love being able to push apps to my devices via Google Play. Just did it this morning for my son and had him save the book that was in my sent folder.

 

[kenyee]

Ditto, it's a complement. I have the S3 and N7. At home, the N7 gets more use...bigger screen = better for media consumption (web, games, reading). Phone is better for portability...I usually use Pulse to read news on the S3.

I wish Google would look into adding APIs for syncing data between devices from the same apps (like Amazon did w/ games on their app store so you can continue use on another device from where you last stopped on any device).

 

[whip it good]

the Nexus 7 is a redundant waste for me at this point in time. i'd rather buy and use a Windows 10" Netbook with full Windows and full Office (real Excel and Word) capability in addition to a full keyboard etc. for my portable computing. you can pick up the Netbook for the same price as the Nexus 7 at Best Buy -

You're obviously free to do that and I hope you're happy with your choice. I went the other way. I had a 10.1" netbook and an iPod Touch but now I use my Nexus 7 more than those other two combined. The Touch is effectively retired at this point. The netbook does come out if I expect to do a lot of typing or I'm at a coffee shop for an extended period. For me, the Nexus 7 is just right for frequent but intermittent use, which is typical of my non-work computer/internet use. However, I recognize others have different needs which lead them to a different solution set.

 

[JustinMueller8810]

4.8 and 7 are def noticeably different. The Nexus 7 will still be a great device for you. It's big enough to enjoy web browsing / gaming yet still fits in 1 hand AND your pocket. Laying down sideways as I type this I'm SO glad I didn't spend the money from the a 10" tab.

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[dyastrab]

I got the Nexus as a gift from my brother. It's more of an iPad replacement than an S3 replacement.

 

[a1kemist]

PC, laptop, N7 then phone (at home). I am picking up my N7 more often than my laptop in the living room. If I'm home alone then I still prefer to use my PC over N7. If I'm moving around the house, then N7 over carrying my phone. No one ever calls me either so I don't worry to much about it.

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