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I can't stand the 16:10 screen format which is terrible for everything except watching movies. That's the main reason our Nexus 7 is rarely used (and our kids a
by pbreit 13y ago
I can't stand the 16:10 screen format which is terrible for everything except watching movies. That's the main reason our Nexus 7 is rarely used (and our kids are completely confused by the Android UX; although they're having a much harder time with iOS 7 than iOS 6, too).
- officemonkey 13y agoI bought and prefer the Nexus 7 to the iPad Mini simply because it fits in my jacket and coat pockets. I've had and enjoyed iPhones and iPads in the past, so this was not a step I took lightly. The most used application on any of my hand-held devices is the Kindle.app. I quite like reading on the Nexus 7 in portrait orientation. It doesn't feel too skinny.
- pbreit 13y agoI liked the original Nexus 7 which wasn't that much smaller but seemed to fit much better in my jeans back pocket. I could see it being nice for reading in portrait mode.
- josu 13y agoMy iPad Mini fits in my jackets' pockets, barely, but it does.
- jasonlotito 13y agoOf all my jackets/coats, only one has a pocket larger enough for an iPad Mini. That's where the Nexus 7 beats out the iPad.
- officemonkey 13y agoAll this talk about fitting in pockets reminds me of Jeff Hawkins, the inventor of the Pilot, who was said to carry a block of wood in his shirt pocket while developing the device. I know the "pocket test" is one of the reasons why the original iPod was better than the Rio Nomad and other 1st gen hard drive based MP3 players.
- shurcooL 13y agoMine fits in my jeans pockets and replaces an iPhone.
- mirsadm 13y agoI manage to use the Nexus 7 (2013) with one hand. I had a Nexus 10 before and it was barely used. The Nexus 7 gets used for hours almost every day.
- Pxtl 13y agoI find the long layout of the n7 is great for typing - you can two-thumb-type comfortably in portrait orientation because it's narrow and you can see a lot above. That's more awkward in the wider Mini. In the 10" scale I agree that the 4:3 is superior, but at 7" phablet/small-tab scale I prefer the 16:10.
- hnriot 13y agoI'm not sure of your children's ages, but my daughter, who's 12 took about 75 nanoseconds to adjust to ios7. She loves it, the flashlight app from the control center screen gets a lot of use and of course 90% of ios7 is the same as ios6.
- pbreit 13y ago2 and 3.5. The 3.5yo was a wizz with iOS6 at 10 months but struggles with iOS7 (and still can't really use Android at all; I'm sure partly because so familiar with iOS but also I believe because Android UX is much worse for toddlers).
- dagw 13y agoI can report exactly the same. My three year old has no problem with iOS6 but struggles with and gets annoyed by Android.