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The Nexus 7 has been replaced, just not by Google. Small tablets rule the Android world; they're cheap and disposable, everything the Nexus 7 was. Emphasis on

by rchaud 4y ago

The Nexus 7 has been replaced, just not by Google. Small tablets rule the Android world; they're cheap and disposable, everything the Nexus 7 was. Emphasis on the 'disposable' bit, as Asus (N7 OEM) used an eMMC with a high failure rate, in order to meet Google's $200 price point with a 1200p display. No one wants to admit it, but that was a big reason as to why Android tablets are seen as cheap today; you can't everything right with price that low. Google's hardware efforts outside the N7 have sales numbers that would be a rounding error compared to Samsung and Apple. Their new foldable phone costs almost $2000 and doesn't have pen support or a desktop mode, things that were available on the Galaxy Fold years ago.

nikau 4y ago
Was going to say the same thing, my Nexus 7 was a piece of crap as the storage went to floppy disc speed.
least 4y ago
It's a damn shame, too... the original nexus 7 was a great form factor and a great looking device. As soon as an OS update came out it destroyed it. I thought that was what destroyed it and had no idea that the emmc was also a problem until much later. I also loved my nexus 5... until it got stuck in a bootloop. It was a week or two out of warranty but Google replaced it for me anyway... only for the replacement to start bootlooping as well. Which is another damn shame, because the Nexus 5 (not P) remains my favorite looking phone ever. Nothing even comes close aesthetics wise. It was at that point though that I completely swore off Google hardware and given their track record since, that was probably a good choice. Maybe not every device, but enough that, along with just how unreliable Google has since been as a company on the software side, has basically killed any enthusiasm for Google. Enough so that I doubt I'll buy another Android phone, unless Apple does something remarkably stupid, and I'm not even sure what that might look like.
goosedragons 4y ago
I'm using a ~$100 Amazon Fire 8 right now. Is it speedy? Is the hardware amazing? Hell no but it's good enough, cheap enough and feels like it's built out of old Game Boys so I have no problem tossing it around. And it even runs Emacs unlike my old far more expensive and powerful iPad Pro.
- culopatin 4y ago
  I got a Fire thinking it would be a good replacement but the display is so bad I don’t even want to look at it. The N7 had a beautiful screen. The Fire had pretty decent speakers though, I’ll give it that.

by rchaud 4y ago

nikau 4y ago

Was going to say the same thing, my Nexus 7 was a piece of crap as the storage went to floppy disc speed.

least 4y ago

It's a damn shame, too... the original nexus 7 was a great form factor and a great looking device. As soon as an OS update came out it destroyed it. I thought that was what destroyed it and had no idea that the emmc was also a problem until much later. I also loved my nexus 5... until it got stuck in a bootloop. It was a week or two out of warranty but Google replaced it for me anyway... only for the replacement to start bootlooping as well. Which is another damn shame, because the Nexus 5 (not P) remains my favorite looking phone ever. Nothing even comes close aesthetics wise. It was at that point though that I completely swore off Google hardware and given their track record since, that was probably a good choice. Maybe not every device, but enough that, along with just how unreliable Google has since been as a company on the software side, has basically killed any enthusiasm for Google. Enough so that I doubt I'll buy another Android phone, unless Apple does something remarkably stupid, and I'm not even sure what that might look like.

goosedragons 4y ago

I'm using a ~$100 Amazon Fire 8 right now. Is it speedy? Is the hardware amazing? Hell no but it's good enough, cheap enough and feels like it's built out of old Game Boys so I have no problem tossing it around. And it even runs Emacs unlike my old far more expensive and powerful iPad Pro.

culopatin 4y ago
I got a Fire thinking it would be a good replacement but the display is so bad I don’t even want to look at it. The N7 had a beautiful screen. The Fire had pretty decent speakers though, I’ll give it that.