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This tablet is a killer device—love its form factor, check this real-size views of the Nexus 7, it's really slick: Compared to an iPhone 4s: http://versusio.co

by mmobile 14y ago

This tablet is a killer device—love its form factor, check this real-size views of the Nexus 7, it's really slick: Compared to an iPhone 4s: http://versusio.com/en/google-nexus-7-vs-apple-iphone-4s-64gb http://versusio.com/en/google-nexus-7-vs-apple-iphone-4s-64g... Compared to an iPad 3: http://versusio.com/en/google-nexus-7-vs-apple-ipad-3-64gb-wifi-cellular http://versusio.com/en/google-nexus-7-vs-apple-ipad-3-64gb-w... (You have to click in the top-right corner to calibrate your screen)

jaems33 14y ago
Not sure why they didn't include the option of 4G as being an advantage of those Apple devices. The size advantage of the Nexus 7 is great for mobility (honestly dislike carrying an iPad in my bag) but the majority of areas are not going to have wifi, hampering a bit of it's advantage.
- simonh 14y ago
  It would push the price up too much to compete with the iPad. You can always tether.
- akmiller 14y ago
  I don't see inclusion of 4G on any tablet devices as a plus. It drives up the cost slightly more and it has never really made sense for each device to have their own cellular connection. Most people who buy tablets are likely to have a smartphone so it would seem more appropriate to have tethering and use that one connection for multiple devices. I realize that's a personal choice, but I currently own an iPad 2, Kindle Fire, 2 Kindle Touches, and I just bought the Nexus 7. I'd rather pay for one connection and tether all those devices to that connection than each one have their own.
  - jaems33 14y ago
    "I don't see inclusion of 4G on any tablet devices as a plus." For you. For people like me, it IS a plus. That's why Apple makes two versions of the iPad. Not to mention tethering drains the battery.
    - drivebyacct2 14y ago
      Drains the battery of what? Wifi is more battery friendly than 4G. I just don't appreciate paying an extra $50 a month for a tablet I use twice a week
      - greyboy 14y ago
        I believe jaems33 is referring to the phone being used as a hotspot. I can, almost literally, watch the battery drain when I put my wife's Android phone in hotspot mode. Also, there are more popular 4G data plans now, such as T-Mobile's "No Annual Contract Mobile Broadband Passes" that you can enable on-demand, only requiring once-year usage to keep the account active. I'm not sure if other carriers offer similar plans.
  - mkaltenecker 14y ago
    The experience of using a hotspot just plain sucks. That’s why it’s so stupid that hardly any notebooks include 3G/4G. I used to think that has something to do with stupidly expensive and restrictive US data plans, but you have some decent ones. The situation in Europe is still better, though.
- warfangle 14y ago
  If you've already got a Nexus phone, you don't need 4G/3G on your tablet. You've got a mobile hotspot already. The Nexus Phone + Nexus Tablet + Nexus TV products fit each other very, very well.
- Blara 14y ago
  Just use wifi tethering (or what it's called in english) and share the phones 3G/4G. That's what I'll be doing at least
kombine 14y ago
http://versusio.com/en/google-nexus-7-vs-samsung-galaxy-note http://versusio.com/en/google-nexus-7-vs-samsung-galaxy-note I can argue that it doesn't provide enough benefits over the Galaxy Note! It's big enough and it's a phone, so you don't need to carry anything else. The only issue is the battery life, obviously Nexus would be of a significant advantage here.
- smackfu 14y ago
  It's also three times the price, which you will either pay in your phone bill or up front.

by mmobile 14y ago

jaems33 14y ago

Not sure why they didn't include the option of 4G as being an advantage of those Apple devices. The size advantage of the Nexus 7 is great for mobility (honestly dislike carrying an iPad in my bag) but the majority of areas are not going to have wifi, hampering a bit of it's advantage.

simonh 14y ago
It would push the price up too much to compete with the iPad. You can always tether.
akmiller 14y ago
I don't see inclusion of 4G on any tablet devices as a plus. It drives up the cost slightly more and it has never really made sense for each device to have their own cellular connection. Most people who buy tablets are likely to have a smartphone so it would seem more appropriate to have tethering and use that one connection for multiple devices. I realize that's a personal choice, but I currently own an iPad 2, Kindle Fire, 2 Kindle Touches, and I just bought the Nexus 7. I'd rather pay for one connection and tether all those devices to that connection than each one have their own.
- jaems33 14y ago
  "I don't see inclusion of 4G on any tablet devices as a plus." For you. For people like me, it IS a plus. That's why Apple makes two versions of the iPad. Not to mention tethering drains the battery.
  - drivebyacct2 14y ago
    Drains the battery of what? Wifi is more battery friendly than 4G. I just don't appreciate paying an extra $50 a month for a tablet I use twice a week
    - greyboy 14y ago
      I believe jaems33 is referring to the phone being used as a hotspot. I can, almost literally, watch the battery drain when I put my wife's Android phone in hotspot mode. Also, there are more popular 4G data plans now, such as T-Mobile's "No Annual Contract Mobile Broadband Passes" that you can enable on-demand, only requiring once-year usage to keep the account active. I'm not sure if other carriers offer similar plans.
- mkaltenecker 14y ago
  The experience of using a hotspot just plain sucks. That’s why it’s so stupid that hardly any notebooks include 3G/4G. I used to think that has something to do with stupidly expensive and restrictive US data plans, but you have some decent ones. The situation in Europe is still better, though.
warfangle 14y ago
If you've already got a Nexus phone, you don't need 4G/3G on your tablet. You've got a mobile hotspot already. The Nexus Phone + Nexus Tablet + Nexus TV products fit each other very, very well.
Blara 14y ago
Just use wifi tethering (or what it's called in english) and share the phones 3G/4G. That's what I'll be doing at least

kombine 14y ago

http://versusio.com/en/google-nexus-7-vs-samsung-galaxy-note http://versusio.com/en/google-nexus-7-vs-samsung-galaxy-note I can argue that it doesn't provide enough benefits over the Galaxy Note! It's big enough and it's a phone, so you don't need to carry anything else. The only issue is the battery life, obviously Nexus would be of a significant advantage here.

smackfu 14y ago
It's also three times the price, which you will either pay in your phone bill or up front.