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Hello everyone, I have a question for you ... I have the opportunity to buy a Motorola Xoom or Nexus 7 (the price is the same) What do you recommend? Thanks
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Xoom for a 10 inch tablet and Nexus for a 7 inch. Those two sizes are impossible to compare. It's based on your needs/wants
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just buy both. I have both, and both have their advantages.
sakubamba said:
Hello everyone, I have a question for you ... I have the opportunity to buy a Motorola Xoom or Nexus 7 (the price is the same) What do you recommend? Thanks
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I have both, but I recommend the Nexus 7 cos it's much lighter and nicer to hold. The Xoom Wifi is a good device though.
Thanks for your advice, friends! I'm undecided because I really like the Nexus but some things less (creader card, expansion slot memory) also at this time the xoom is on offer to 245 euros...
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d3athsd00r said:
Xoom for a 10 inch tablet and Nexus for a 7 inch. Those two sizes are impossible to compare. It's based on your needs/wants
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This is the only response that makes sense. Its clear youre on a budget so both isn't an option in which case you need to do a similarities/ differences list and decide what's important to you. The size is a big difference; its comparing apples to oranges.
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i have a xoom, and unless the xoom is a brand new device, id go nexus 7.
Cubanluke88 said:
its comparing apples to oranges.
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That is blasphemy!!!!! My eye is burning out my head!!! He said Apple!!!! Kill him!!!!!
Any way, on a liter note. I have the Xoom and the wife has the Nexus. As nice as the nexus is. There is no way that I would trade the Xoom for the Nexus. It is just so, I dont know, solid?
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Thanks for the replies!
@jaytronics: I am struggling to translate your message. If I understand correctly you prefer xoom, right? Why?
@Rubber : " ID " What does this mean?
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I also had both and, don't get me wrong, I love my Xoom...
But, hands down, Nexus 7.
Reasons include, but are not limited too:
1 - Same charger for Nexus as most Android and even Windows phones (big plus/Xoom uses different charger...not bad, just an additional charger to carry.)
2 - NFC. There may be ways around this, but when you have it and actually use it, that makes it hard to without...
3 - weight. Xoom is heavy even by tablet standards. Again, not bad, but when you have to carry it everyday everywhere (with charger) it can become cumbersome. disadvantageous when portability is paramount.
4 - Quad core. How many Xoom owners run into the slowing and sometimes compete stops of the OS. Light use is usually not to bad, however...but pile on the multitasking and the Xoom will take a much needed break. Have yet to recreate this phenomenon on my 16gb nexus 7
But, I'm told the Nexus doesn't support MHL...the alternative to HDMI. If that is important to you, go Xoom. That was one feature I missed sorely with my Nexus.
For storage, OTG cables can solve the expansion problem.
The Xoom has a rear camera, but I personally never found a use for it...
Both are phenomenal tablets and I have used them both extensively...but choice would be the Nexus...the Xoom will only get cheaper, trust me...I paid full price for mine over a year ago....
Hoped this helps...
sakubamba said:
Thanks for the replies!
@jaytronics: I am struggling to translate your message. If I understand correctly you prefer xoom, right? Why?
@Rubber : " ID " What does this mean?
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Correct. Why do I like the Xoom over the N7? Quite simple really, I just do.
In all seriousness, the Xoom has a metal housing which gives it that hey! I have a build quality that most if not all others dont have. And now that I have just returned the wifes N7. It being the Xoom does not suffer from the screen lift problem at all. I just read a bunch of posts where the screen crumpled under peoples thumbs where it was lifting. And Asus being the nice company that they are, refuses to replace them even though the dammage in the pictures clearly sides with factory deffect being a contributing factor in the dammage to the screen. My wifes N7 had screen lift. I brought it back before I read those posts about that problem. Im happy that I did. Also like the N7 the Xoom has great development going for it. Granted, it only has a 1Ghz dual core processor. It still does an excelent job. And having a 10" screen as a GPS is much better than a smaller screen.
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You are very convincing and I have remarried very well!
The problem is big because now I'm more undecided than before.
Opt for xoom for the sd slot and the big display
I like the Nexus because it is new, mount jelly beans and has an excellent processor ....
I have ti decide because the offer for the xoom to 289 EURO expires Saturday ...
I forgot .. in Italy the Nexus 7 costs 249.00 EUR
Without promoting the xoom is sold at 480.00 EURO
sakubamba said:
You are very convincing and I have remarried very well!
The problem is big because now I'm more undecided than before.
Opt for xoom for the sd slot and the big display
I like the Nexus because it is new, mount jelly beans and has an excellent processor ....
I have ti decide because the offer for the xoom to 289 EURO expires Saturday ...
I forgot .. in Italy the Nexus 7 costs 249.00 EUR
Without promoting the xoom is sold at 480.00 EURO
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Price aside what are you intended uses of either tablet?
preferiti said:
Price aside what are you intended uses of either tablet?
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I would use the tablet mainly for internet, write notes and then connect via vpn to my office pc
as mentioned previously, it's simply a matter of taste & expectations. the smaller 7" N7 is lighter, and more portable by design, but the 10" Xoom is such a solid device that has maintained it's own since launch. Given the JB update for wifi versions, and pending JB update for 3G/LTE versions, I would say go with a Xoom. Not to mention that you can pick up a Xoom for around $200 now.
My wife has an Ipad2, and I bought her a refurb Xoom for $199 and she loves it more than the Ipad2! Something about flash and stability, and the fact that she now has a "back" button sold her.
Worst case scenario, buy either one. Try/test it out. If you don't like it, return it and buy the other. Figure out what works best for you personally. That is the best course of action, imho.
Cubanluke88 said:
its comparing apples to oranges.
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When it comes to apples and oranges... Oranges always win.
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Everyone should post more about how apple products lose/are ****.
Its not like, overdone or fanboyish or anything.
I saw an app within the past week or two on either this thread or reddit.com/r/android and I can't find it again. I tried the search on both sites and can't find it. If anyone can help, that'd be great.
It's a wireless display or WiDi app for tablets and phones. It was compared to the Samsung Galaxy S3's display sharing capabilities and I believe it was mentioned it used the Miracast standard. It wasn't compatible with my phone, so I didn't save it. But I think I have something else that it could work with. It listed the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (i think), Nexus 7, and Galaxy S3/note series devices as supported. The app might have been developed by a small group or, not a larger company.
Thanks
gk1984 said:
I saw an app within the past week or two on either this thread or reddit.com/r/android and I can't find it again. I tried the search on both sites and can't find it. If anyone can help, that'd be great.
It's a wireless display or WiDi app for tablets and phones. It was compared to the Samsung Galaxy S3's display sharing capabilities and I believe it was mentioned it used the Miracast standard. It wasn't compatible with my phone, so I didn't save it. But I think I have something else that it could work with. It listed the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (i think), Nexus 7, and Galaxy S3/note series devices as supported. The app might have been developed by a small group or, not a larger company.
Thanks
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This one?
http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/20/netgear-push2tv-neotv/
Actually, thanks for the suggestion but no that wasn't quite it. Was looking for an app. I found it but I was way off what it was meant for. I can't wait for miracast products to take off though.
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For anyone unaware of this device, the Oppo Find 5 was just officially launched today in China. From the name, it's obvious the device is a 5" phone, but what's even better is that it has a 1080Pdisplay. 441 PPI! Anyways, the phone looks amazing using the latest S4 Pro like the one in the HTC DNA, it'll have a 2500mAH battery and it features a 13MP shooter with a stacked CMOS sensor. OH, it'll also be releasing in the US for only $500 for the 16GB variant, from what I've heard there will be no microSD slot (deal breaker for some) but I hear there will be larger sizes. No LTE but there will be support for T-Mobile's 1700/1900mhz speeds which are their HSPA+ speed for 42mbps, should be noted that next years LTE release from T-Mobile will be using 2100mhz which the Find 5 can use.
ANYWAYS, besides the obvious discussion of who will be buying this phone, I was curious as to how the dev life will be on this phone. Truly an awesome phone and I would hope for a lot of devs to get on top of it, but will XDA support it?
If you haven't seen what the phone looks like, it has a pretty Xperia-like design but I found it sexier.
Here's a link to the pictures, I found to be a little more in depth also in terms of size: http://www.androidauthority.com/oppo-find-5-hands-on-139221/
Any info on Miracast for this device?
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Phone is epic and i might just get it in the 32GB variant.
I do know it doesn't have MHL to HDMI though.
It does have widi if that's miracast,and an accessory that makes it work on a wifi-less TV.
Miracast enables full screen mirroring, WIDI does not, I think.
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Miracast enables full screen mirroring, WIDI does not, I think.
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most of the internals are like the Nexus 4 according to a Chinese teardown of a beta phone. Here's to hoping...
im new to the photon q and im trying to figure out the beam feature. Ive been googling to try and find it out but I cant get any info on the photon specifically. i tried to beam a picture to my sisters s3 and it opened up the the play store and said search not found or something similar. when she sent one to me it would send me to the same place or it would say that my device cant receive large format files or something like that.
it sent webpages just fine but wouldnt do pics. is this because they are on a newer version of android?
as a side note question is this phone a legit contender in the smart phone world? I bought it from best buy to give it a try because they let you try it for 30 days and if you dont you can exchange it for somethign else. Is it in league with the s3? is it crap? I like the keyboard a lot and hate to not have one but I need to upgrade because my beloved epic is dying. what are your opinions on the phone? versus the s3? some other valid contender?
thanks all
I like it, but I'm a whore for a keyboard.
AFAIK the NFC chip in this thing is completely useless. Doesn't work with Google Wallet, and I seriously doubt if it'll work with the S3. I'm betting Sammy's NFC sharing only works with other Sammy devices....
that kinda sucks. its far from a necessity to have it but it would have been cool. is it a hardware thing or software do u know?
I talked to someone at sprint about the NFC once b/c I was tryna do the same with a s3. They basically told me that its not compatible b/t ics and jb b/c of the way the data is compiled, sent and received or something like that. It's been so long since I was told about it. Ics to ics yes that is supposed to work but not ics to jb.
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dwaynet89 said:
I talked to someone at sprint about the NFC once b/c I was tryna do the same with a s3. They basically told me that its not compatible b/t ics and jb b/c of the way the data is compiled, sent and received or something like that. It's been so long since I was told about it. Ics to ics yes that is supposed to work but not ics to jb.
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Uhm... That's not true at all. When the S3 was on ICS, it didn't work. Whenever we get JB, it still won't work with the S3. Again, AFAIK the Samsung beam is proprietary to Samsung.
At any rate, I am hoping it's just a software issue. We have the NFC chip, and I don't believe the chip itself is crippled... but I am just speculating at this point. I do not know for a fact, just wishful thinking! :good:
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Uhm... That's not true at all. When the S3 was on ICS, it didn't work. Whenever we get JB, it still won't work with the S3. Again, AFAIK the Samsung beam is proprietary to Samsung.
At any rate, I am hoping it's just a software issue. We have the NFC chip, and I don't believe the chip itself is crippled... but I am just speculating at this point. I do not know for a fact, just wishful thinking! :good:
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It must be a Samsung thing because I had the same problem with my friends S3 to my photon but my nexus 7's NFC works fine with the photon q
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/ofAllEvil said:
It must be a Samsung thing because I had the same problem with my friends S3 to my photon but my nexus 7's NFC works fine with the photon q
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Even to send pictures?
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It must be a Samsung thing because I had the same problem with my friends S3 to my photon but my nexus 7's NFC works fine with the photon q
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Hey, the N7's NFC worked with the Photon Q...? That's impressive! So it seems we have a regular NFC chip, perhaps it's just Google Wallet that doesn't work... Wonder why?
Google wallet is typically blocked as per the carrier because they have or are about to have their own NFC payment method (like Verizon and Isis).
Also, the GS3 uses its own funky thing for NFC. The Q's NFC works the same as any other device, so things like Android Beam work. GS3 uses S Beam or whatever they call it, which only works between GS3 devices.
To answer OP's additional question, yes, this phone is up there on the top of the "powerful smartphones" list. The screen has a lower dpi than most, but it makes up for it with the processor. The only faster chips on the market are the S4 Pro (in the DNA and Nexus 4) Exynos 5 (Nexus 10).
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I talked to someone at sprint about the NFC once b/c I was tryna do the same with a s3. They basically told me that its not compatible b/t ics and jb b/c of the way the data is compiled, sent and received or something like that. It's been so long since I was told about it. Ics to ics yes that is supposed to work but not ics to jb.
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That sounds kinda sorta along the right idea. From what I've read jelly bean enhances NFC for larger file transfers by automagically initiating a Bluetooth connection between the devices to send data like pictures.
Here's the fist link I found that briefly mentions it too.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/27/google-details-jelly-bean-nfc-features-android-beam-upgrade-ta/
So yes, in essence NFC is useless for us with ICS, you could send contact info (like palm pilots used to do with IR), web links, and other very basic textual information and that's it for now, the larger things should be doable once we get jelly bean hopefully at some point in the first half of this year.
Samsung's S Beam uses wifi direct to make a connection as opposed to the bluetooth connection made with Android Beam.
Wifi Direct can send a hell of a lot more data at a faster rate than bluetooth. U can download the app "wifi direct" from the app store and send photos, movies, etc.
i sent a website to my friends tmobile galaxy s3 with NFC enabled on both devices just by touching the backs. it DOES work on this phone
Since were all fans of htc just thought id ask whos gonna jump on the htc nexus 9?
I was thinking about it, but I never use tablets anymore
NoFanboy said:
I was thinking about it, but I never use tablets anymore
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This. Right here.
The only tablet I'd even consider is the Shield Tablet. I've gone through too many tablets. Tried to justify each one, and I just found myself never using them.
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I'll bite in this one so long as there is an LTE version. I have a 2013 Nexus 7 LTE and had a 2012 before that. If there is a Nexus 9 with Lte on Verizon I will edge up my current tablet line and get it. I always wanted a Nexus device with a little more screen real Estate. 9 inches is perfect and made by HTC with front facing speakers. What could go wrong? Fingers crossed for an Lte version, and not six months after its release as Verizon has been wont to do what Nexus tablets.
This guy. I will be grabbing it
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Negative. I have a nexus 7... Can't see me wanting the 9, especially for that price.
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I have a nexus 7 also but i will be grabbing the 9 for sure
Got the nexus 10, so I'm set for now
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I have the Nexus 7 2013, and while I wouldn't mind a slightly larger screen...I just don't see myself getting it any time soon. It looks like a great laptop, but I use my tablet almost exclusively for reading now. And for watching downloaded movies/TV shows while travelling, which isn't often. I just can't justify the price for what I use it for, when my N7 still works great. I need to learn how to lie to myself better.
My Acer Iconia A200 is on its last legs, the battery is dieing on it so I am seriously tempted by this tablet, plus with the keyboard folio it makes it that much sweeter, my one gripe is the lack of SD card support.
Anyone know if this will support full size USB via dongle or MHL hdmi output?
I still have the note 8.0 which runs like its brand new, tbh, I hardly even use it. If anything, I would want a refreshed nexus 7 or and 8 inch.... I do have my eye on the nvidia shield tablet though..
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