The Phone Arena Review. 9.5 rating!

[Qbancelli]

I just finished playing with the Nexus 7 2 in Staples.

OMFG! You're not gonna believe how thin and light this is. Sold!

 

[Diknak]

welcome to the club

Check out my post above about pictures and music because it might help you deal with your storage concerns.

 

[Qbancelli]

I think you got me mixed up with someone else.
I have zero concern about storage.

 

[jd914]

No external storage = Fail.

No Nexus device will ever have external storage because Google has moved on and wont ever include a legacy feature like this on their devices. Old news and you fail even more to bring this up.

 

[LavallavaL]

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[NewAge]

Well they got my money! Went to Staples on the 27th to try and get the $30 coupon but they didn't buy it so I left without it. I went back today and got it. This is exactly what I wanted. Already unlocked it and backed up with TWRP.

Its unfortunate this thread got sidetracked about the SD card yet again. Your signature says it all!

 

[NotJustAPhone]

Keep the discussion civil. If you don't care for a thread or post, I suggest that you move on. If you believe a post is inappropriate, feel free to report the post. Calling another member a troll is considered trolling under the forum rules.

Thread has been cleaned up.

Sent from my Nexus 4

 

[Diknak]

@s.g.vallee

I agree with you to the point that local storage is not legacy at the moment because it is not efficient to download data from the cloud whenever you need it. I live in a rural area and I get EDGE coverage in my area, so unless I am hitting WiFi, using the cloud really doesn't work well. There are some places in the world, like Australia, where most of the country has a cap on their home internet bandwidth so that is a whole different problem for them as well.

However, I disagree with you on Google's motives. I don't think they are trying to cheap out of paying the for licensing fees or even the hardware; I believe is a business decision to drive people to use their cloud storage.

 

[ConTejas]

External storage with an OTG is not as clean as MicroSd cards. On top of that, there's software restrictions to overcome. It's clumsy and dysfunctional.

I have 6 x 32 gb in my wallet, and can swap them at any time, and can get my data anytime, anywhere, without banwidth cost. Dropbox and Googledrive can drop dead and I won't suffer.

I don't drink the cloud cool-aid. It's poisoned with costs and other issues.

Who cares? You can't get a Nexus

Flash and OTG work great IF you ever need them. You "need every single song, picture, and video on me at ALL times in case (insert extreme scenario) happens and needs to watch Dora The Explorer" people just need to realize you're kidding yourselves. A VERY little management of storage goes a long way(aka moving to and from the cloud the 99% you have access or another storage medium). If you don't want to because A)you only do what you want, nobody EVAH forcing meh B)resistant to change C) have 10 old sd cards you're unwilling to transfer to another medium D) feel like you'd be losing money that you spent on removable storage....ok fine, different strokes for different folks. Good thing Android gives you options. Just quit acting like most devices or the majority of users need them (or want them...after you fry one or two you really appreciate having it stored in mulitple places with easy access from anywhere).

BTW I'm directing this at the majority of people who live in and/or around major metro areas. No offense to rural folks, but again, you can just move it between other mediums or just get another device removable storage.

Sorry for this OT that endlessly creeps into Nexus discussions

 

[LavallavaL]

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[Aquila]

The new N7, just like the last one, is the likely the best tablet in it's niche to date.

That doesn't mean it'll never be beaten OR that it is best for everyone, just for the majority of mass consumers. It's by far the fastest Android tablet I've used so far, which makes it possibly the fastest tablet period.

Of course 32GB is not enough for every piece of media a person owns to be carried with them at all time. That is not a flaw though, that just means that's not what the tablet is for.... side note, that is exactly what the cloud is for. There are places where the cloud does not work, which requires users to be slightly proactive in either their usage patterns, or, given that 32GB without unsupported expandable storage options (and with users unwilling to use supported expandable storage options), perhaps that minority can purchase a different device that is more suited towards their specific use case.

Tablets like this are clearly designed in a way that most people will be using them at home, at school or at work. All three of those places typically have wifi solutions (obviously not for everyone, but typically) and thus the cloud is an incredibly reasonable and viable option for that use case. If yours differs, it may be a wise idea to continue shopping for the 3TB storage devices of the future, if you think those shall ever exist.