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"It is lighter and more comfortable being held in one hand." More comfortable, perhaps, but lighter? The Nexus 7 is 340 grams [1] versus 652 grams on the new i

"It is lighter and more comfortable being held in one hand." More comfortable, perhaps, but lighter? The Nexus 7 is 340 grams [1] versus 652 grams on the new iPad [2]. It might feel lighter, but it is all in your head. [1]: http://www.google.com/nexus/#/7/specs http://www.google.com/nexus/#/7/specs [2]: http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/ http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/

Kiro 14y ago
So you're saying 652 is lighter than 340?
Stratoscope 14y ago
Right, so it's barely half the weight of the new iPad. How is that "all in your head"?
eitally 14y ago
My experience this far -- comparing to a Xoom and a Galaxy Tab 10.1 -- is that the Galaxy Tab feels the most comfortable. The Xoom has sharp edges and feels extremely dense/heavy in the hand (and a much worse screen). The Nexus 7 is too small to comfortable hold in two hands, and the keyboard on a 7" screen is too small to comfortable type two-handed. Imho, the 7" form factor is ideal for two things: eReading and sliding into an airplane seat back pocket during takeoff & landing. The Galaxy Tab feels lighter than the Nexus even though I'm sure it probably is is twice the mass, simply because it's thinner and less dense. As Nick said, it's all in my head. :)
masklinn 14y ago
I'm sure I must be missing something, but how is 340g not lighter than 652g? You can probably criticize a lot of things about the review, but a 7" tablet being lighter than a 10" one is more of a "well... duh?"
- gnarbarian 14y ago
  He's gotta be making a reality distortion field joke. "There are four lights!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_eSwq1ewsU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_eSwq1ewsU
- nickpresta 14y ago
  I misread - see my reply to my original comment.
nickpresta 14y ago
God damnit. I read the previous line as "I prefer the iPad to it", not "I prefer it to the iPad". Hence my original comment. Stupid dyslexia.

Kiro 14y ago

So you're saying 652 is lighter than 340?

Stratoscope 14y ago

Right, so it's barely half the weight of the new iPad. How is that "all in your head"?

eitally 14y ago

My experience this far -- comparing to a Xoom and a Galaxy Tab 10.1 -- is that the Galaxy Tab feels the most comfortable. The Xoom has sharp edges and feels extremely dense/heavy in the hand (and a much worse screen). The Nexus 7 is too small to comfortable hold in two hands, and the keyboard on a 7" screen is too small to comfortable type two-handed. Imho, the 7" form factor is ideal for two things: eReading and sliding into an airplane seat back pocket during takeoff & landing. The Galaxy Tab feels lighter than the Nexus even though I'm sure it probably is is twice the mass, simply because it's thinner and less dense. As Nick said, it's all in my head. :)

masklinn 14y ago

I'm sure I must be missing something, but how is 340g not lighter than 652g? You can probably criticize a lot of things about the review, but a 7" tablet being lighter than a 10" one is more of a "well... duh?"

gnarbarian 14y ago
He's gotta be making a reality distortion field joke. "There are four lights!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_eSwq1ewsU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_eSwq1ewsU
nickpresta 14y ago
I misread - see my reply to my original comment.

nickpresta 14y ago

God damnit. I read the previous line as "I prefer the iPad to it", not "I prefer it to the iPad". Hence my original comment. Stupid dyslexia.