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[Q] 32 GB Nexus 7 vs ASUS 16GB Transformer tablet (TF300T-A1-CG)

Hi Guys,
Need a quick advice.
I am planning to buy a tablet and was pretty sure I will buy 32 GB Nexus 7 for $249 till I saw this post today
http://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-asus-transformer-champagne?ab=o&c=all&p=1
$269 for an ASUS 16GB Transformer tablet (TF300T-A1-CG) Vs $249 for Google 32 GB Nexus 7.
Nexus Pros:
Better Display
Latest OS
32 GB storage on board
Google brand
Nexus Cons:
No extended storage option
7 inch display
Transformer Pros:
10 inch display
Extendable Storage
Keyboard Option
Price
Transformer Cons:
Not the latest and greatest
Inferior Display
Might not get future OS upgrades
I am pretty which one to buy.
Any help\advice would be great.
Prady :laugh:

Nexus for the win
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Probably depends on what kind of use you intend for it. I take my 7 almost everywhere and the size is great. Don't really use my phone as much anymore after getting it. But if it's something that's going to stay mainly at home then portability is less of an issue, and maybe the transformer would suit you.
Separately, I can't see going back to a non-Nexus device. The support for updates and custom roms is something I can't give up. So, guess my vote is Nexus....

I already have Galaxy S3 so going from 4.8 to 10 seems better than 4.8 to 7.
Plus any idea, what is the expandable memory for Transformer ?
And is it true that ASUS is sure to get any\all google OS updates like Nexus devices ?
Prady

A501 vs Nexus 7/10

So I'm sorely tempted to switch out my Acer A501 for a Nexus 7 or even a Nexus 10.
Thoughts? I'm afraid of giving up size for a Nexus 7, and I actually do sometimes use the USB port and HDMI-out, albeit rarely. Would I gain a lot in performance? Is there other benefits I'm maybe not seeing from what I have, or what I'd be going to?

been using my nexus 10 for a week now and the difference is night and day. Everything from speed to the screen. The nexus 10 has a micro usb and they have adapters to full size usb for a few bucks on ebay. Nexus 10 also has hdmi out.
Personally I'm not a fan of the 7 inch tablets.

gfinockio said:
So I'm sorely tempted to switch out my Acer A501 for a Nexus 7 or even a Nexus 10.
Thoughts? I'm afraid of giving up size for a Nexus 7, and I actually do sometimes use the USB port and HDMI-out, albeit rarely. Would I gain a lot in performance? Is there other benefits I'm maybe not seeing from what I have, or what I'd be going to?
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Im sure with the post above that his point is fair. The nexus 10 does have more current hardware and the most important, software. You will be getting the updates directly from Google unlike Acer, which I have experience, does take a while to receive an update.

Well - I will never see another update for my A501, ever. So there's that.

Well - selling my A501 on eBay as we speak, because I have a TF700 on order (with the dock). It's a sad day... sort of.

I am waiting for Google to release the next Nexus 7 tablet. According to the rumors it suppose to be 7.7 with a snapdragon s4 processor instead of the tegra 3....As much as i love my A500, it is starting to show its age.

Between 2 tablets

Im between 2 tablets, Nexus 7 or Galaxy Tab 2. The Tab 2 is a little cheaper.
Just looking for something for mostly browsing and email since I built my own PC and sold my laptop Im thinking about getting a Tablet.

Well I'd say get the N7, but I can't deny that I'm being biased. Since it is for simple tasks, the N7 should be a good buy. Also, I always found the N7 to be more aesthetically pleasing to the other tablets in the market. Good luck!
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I definitely vote for the Nexus 7. The only advantage I see to the Galaxy Tab 2 is a microSD slot, but I've
earned to get by with cloud storage. It rarely leaves the house so it's always connected to Wifi.

My sister has the tab 2, I have a nexus 7. Using both the nexus 7 is a lot better. Newer version of android, MUCH nicer screen, faster, more fluid. Unless you desperately need an SD card slot (if a 32 GB isn't enough for you) then go for the nexus. The prices are pretty similar last I checked, tab 2 being slightly cheaper. Seriously spend a little tiny bit more cos you won't be disappointed with the nexus
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Buy nexus. By far better then Samsung. You'll be very happy. I'm!
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+1 for N7. It's lot better tan the tab.

Sloth'd said:
My sister has the tab 2, I have a nexus 7. Using both the nexus 7 is a lot better. Newer version of android, MUCH nicer screen, faster, more fluid. Unless you desperately need an SD card slot (if a 32 GB isn't enough for you) then go for the nexus. The prices are pretty similar last I checked, tab 2 being slightly cheaper. Seriously spend a little tiny bit more cos you won't be disappointed with the nexus
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With an OTG cable, you can use a external USB stick. So who really needs a SD card slot?

lewmur said:
With an OTG cable, you can use a external USB stick. So who really needs a SDcard slot?
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Well yes and that's what I use but SD cards are usually easier to deal with especially on the move. Otg needs root and stuff as well. It can get complicated and messy with cables etc if you are actually on the go. It depends on the person, and sd cards may work better for him/her (Ive had far too many fail to trust them)
So yeah. (BTW OP you won't be disappointed with a Nexus)

Sloth'd said:
Well yes and that's what I use but SD cards are usually easier to deal with especially on the move. Otg needs root and stuff as well. It can get complicated and messy with cables etc if you are actually on the go. It depends on the person, and sd cards may work better for him/her (Ive had far too many fail to trust them)
So yeah. (BTW OP you won't be disappointed with a Nexus)
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If you use the Stickmount app, then there is no need to root the N7. Note that in my post I used the word "really". Sure, an SD card slot can be a little more convient, but when you consider that the extra storage space isn't needed all that often, it isn't *really* a big deal. And a 4" OTG cable isn't *really* all that messy. It certainly wouldn't influence my choice of device.

lewmur said:
With an OTG cable, you can use a external USB stick. So who really needs a SD card slot?
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MicroUSB card reader and USB are also common now. Which gives you realise of using an extra cable(OTG cable).

Why did you get a Nexus 7?

We all know this is an amazing device, but why did you get yours? I'm sure 80% of those reading this own both a nexus 7(2013) and a smartphone released within the last 2 years.
Why did you get a Nexus 7(2013) especially if you have a newer smart phone?
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Processor, screen res, and price point.

jaredmorgs said:
Processor, screen res, and price point.
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This + LTE support for me.
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DustCrow said:
We all know this is an amazing device, but why did you get yours? I'm sure 80% of those reading this own both a nexus 7(2013) and a smartphone released within the last 2 years.
Why did you get a Nexus 7(2013) especially if you have a newer smart phone?
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I have the HTC ONE but wanted a tablet around the 7" size for travel.
I chose the Nexus 7 32 gb due to price, screen and size. I'm happy with my decision and it's a great companion to my phone.
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I already had a 10" TF700T with a dock and I bought the 2012 N7 as an impulse buy and thought I would end up returning it. Wrong! I ended up loving the 7" form factor. I upgraded to the 2013 because I wanted a 32GB version (my 2012 is 16GB) and I have to say I like this even more than the 1st gen.

sparksd said:
I already had a 10" TF700T with a dock and I bought the 2012 N7 as an impulse buy and thought I would end up returning it. Wrong! I ended up loving the 7" form factor. I upgraded to the 2013 because I wanted a 32GB version (my 2012 is 16GB) and I have to say I like this even more than the 1st gen.
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Wow... I was in the exact same situation! Ended up selling the TF700T and dock on Amazon to cover the purchase of my deb.
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flinttownbrown said:
Wow... I was in the exact same situation! Ended up selling the TF700T and dock on Amazon to cover the purchase of my deb.
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I've been lucky with my TF700T - I haven't run into the performance issues so many others have seen. With 64GB internal memory, plus a 64GB microSD in it, and another 64GB card in the dock it has tons of on-board memory - and then it has the USB port in the dock with enough juice to power a 1TB drive attached, making it excellent for playing ripped movies on the beautiful 10" screen. So for me, one does not replace the other, just makes for more flexible choices. But I do spend far more time on the N7 now.

sparksd said:
I've been lucky with my TF700T - I haven't run into the performance issues so many others have seen. With 64GB internal memory, plus a 64GB microSD in it, and another 64GB card in the dock it has tons of on-board memory - and then it has the USB port in the dock with enough juice to power a 1TB drive attached, making it excellent for playing ripped movies on the beautiful 10" screen. So for me, one does not replace the other, just makes for more flexible choices. But I do spend far more time on the N7 now.
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You're one of the lucky ones... Mine (32GB) was riddled with I/O problems due to the slow memory... It was basically unusable. I was a bit unsure of the nexus because I felt burned by Asus on that, but I've been very happy with this product.
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Cuz i got the 16gb for 140 that was used for a month!

To take camping, being smaller than my TF101. And I don't have to transcode every 720p or 1080p video from high profile H264 to baseline. And I love the screen. Don't love the lack of micro SD slot, but the meenova OTG adaptor fixes that.

I've now got 4 of them and using them to build a Home Media System (to replace an older Intercom System) - pics and details in this thread.
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=83560.0
One particular issue is trying to replace the simple "Page" function of the old intercom. I'm currently using Skype but it does not cut the mustard, though thankfully the developer of "Android Intercom" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidintercom&hl=en seems keen to make some changes to support what I need. Just a simple way of pressing a button and turning on two way comms between the tablets so you can say "Dinner" and the Kids can say "Coming"!
Edit, the N7 is perfect for this project as it has:
- Wireless Charging (so I can mount Qi chargers behind the picture frame)
- Touch to Wake (thanks for the ElementalX Kernal)
- Playback all the media thanks to JRiver's Gizmo
- The Speakers are OK (not great but OK)
- Stable, they don't seem to crash/hang
- Good Screen
- Cheap!

Great screen resolution,
Price,
Google Android update,
7 inch form factor.

* I love to try out ROMs
* DraStic emulator. Size is perfect for it.
* Reading manga, comics. Again size and display...
* Display is epic
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For me, I wanted a 7 inch tablet to replace my 1st edition nook color, the main purpose was for reading books. I went with the nexus 7 because of the screen and price point, didn't see much point in getting something like the kindle when the N7 screen blows everything else out of the water.

I havegalaxy note (2011) and i use my note for surfing webs but the note is very laggy and it still has outdated android 4.0 (i didnt rooted it)
So i choose nexus 7 32 gb cause of better screen fast cpu etc and nexus 7 is an EPIC device. Everything is fast. the screen is awsome and i think every penny u spend on this device is worth it! And im looking forward for android 4.4 update.
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Use in bed, tablet on my beer belly. Better than laptop.

1080p display was the single sufficient reason for me. Everything else is just bonus. Loving it to the core

I got it for 3 main reasons.
1. Aviation. 7 inch is perfect for a tiny airplane.
2. So I can view IP camera while I focus them.
3. It's pretty *****in.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

Because I still can't find a phone worthy of replacing my Samsung Galaxy SII. (That's right you read that correctly the 2)
N7 let's me stay on the cutting edge of stock Android goodness, while still enjoying Cyanogenmod on my GSII - which IMHO is the perfect physical form factor while still having enough muscle under the hood...
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I wanted a small tablet and also an Android device. This is perfect for both, it's fast, light and small and the price is great.

tablet recommendations- Nexus 7 or Note 8

Hello Nexers!! I have an original Nexus 7 wifi and am looking into getting a new tablet and passing this one off to my daughter.
I am looking into the nexus lte (on tmo's free 200 mb) or the Note 8 wifi. They are pretty close in price. Any input you have on your nexus 7 2013 lte's would be much appreciated.:laugh: I have a Samsung original Note so I am familiar with both OS. Thanks.

The answer is here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2380628
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Well,
SCREEN
in one side, you have the note 8.0 which has a bigger screen (not only 1 inch more, it also does not have any soft keys) so you get a larger screen.. anyway, i PERSONALLY feel 7 inch is alright and the text looks sharper in the nexus 7.. because of these:
Note 8 has a resolution of 1280x800 in 8 inches, which leads to 189.000 Pixels packed into every inch.. its OK but it's not awesome.
Nexus 7 has a resolution of 1920x1200 in 7 inches, that's a total of 323.000 Pixels for every single inch, amazing for reading books, watching movies, reading magazines,etc..
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GAMES & MULTITASKING
Note 8 has a quad-core 1.6GHZ Exynos processor, and a mali-400 GPU..
in my opinion, nexus 7 beats both
Nexus 7 processor is an underclocked snapdragon 600 or an overclocked s4 pro.. so it might be better than the quad 1.6 exynos processor.. the GPU adreno 320 of the nexus 7 makes the mali-400 look obsolete.
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Nexus 7 has also gyroscope but that's not something really important..
Note 8 also some features not mentioned by me because i just dont think they are important, you can check them out here:
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Google-Nexus-7-2013,Samsung-Galaxy-Note-8.0/phones/8021,7677
not to mention nexus 7 have a much better UI which is Stock android vs Touchwiz. and as it is a nexus device you have a minimum of 18 months of full support from google which leads to having the latest version of android always.
well that's my opinion..
sorry for the bad english

Matrix_19 said:
The answer is here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2380628
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Great thread and info. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for the point Leaning towards the nexus right now.

Nachospeicys said:
Well,
SCREEN
in one side, you have the note 8.0 which has a bigger screen (not only 1 inch more, it also does not have any soft keys) so you get a larger screen.. anyway, i PERSONALLY feel 7 inch is alright and the text looks sharper in the nexus 7..
sorry for the bad english
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Thank you Nacho! Your english was perfect!

nexus touchscreen creates the vacuum on balls

if you need bluetooth + wifi working at the same time, then Nexus is not usable.
for every Nexus owner:
1. connect bluetooth mouse.
2. connect to WIFI (normal one, 2.4 GHz)
3. stream music via WIFI
4. try to move bluetooth mouse...
old problem since Nexus 4 which has also Qualcomm chips - never fixed.

My cousin has a galaxy tab 8.0, I have a nexus 7.
Reading pdfs on nexus 7 isn't that good due to it's small screen.
That's the only better thing with galaxy tab. Nexus 7 rules everywhere else.

devein said:
if you need bluetooth + wifi working at the same time, then Nexus is not usable.
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I often use Bluetooth and Wi-Fi at the same time and haven't had any problems.
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I used to have the Note 8 and switched to Nexus 7 due to the battery life and gaming performance of Note 8. Never looked back and battery life in N7 is superb., the display resolution is just awesome. No regrets and even more compact.
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devein said:
if you need bluetooth + wifi working at the same time, then Nexus is not usable.
for every Nexus owner:
1. connect bluetooth mouse.
2. connect to WIFI (normal one, 2.4 GHz)
3. stream music via WIFI
4. try to move bluetooth mouse...
old problem since Nexus 4 which has also Qualcomm chips - never fixed.
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I stream music from wifi to bluetooth speakers without any problems, haven't tried to connect a mouse though.
Edit : just tried a Bluetooth mouse (Logitech m555b no problems either).

sashusmom said:
Hello Nexers!! I have an original Nexus 7 wifi and am looking into getting a new tablet and passing this one off to my daughter.
I am looking into the nexus lte (on tmo's free 200 mb) or the Note 8 wifi. They are pretty close in price. Any input you have on your nexus 7 2013 lte's would be much appreciated.:laugh: I have a Samsung original Note so I am familiar with both OS. Thanks.
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I had the Note 8 and have the Nexus 7 2013. The Nexus is better in every way versus the Note 8 unless you need the S Pen. Biggest complaint I had with the Note 8 was the screen.
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For me I chose nexus 7
Note 8 pros:
1.bigger screen
2.pen (for drawing)
3.multiwindow
4.its a phone(better I guess)
Con's:
1.sluggish UI make it runs slower when used for a while
2.design not as beautiful as nexus 7(in my opinion)
3.TFT screen (obviously the IPS corning gorilla glass is better)
Nexus 7
Pros
1. Its a nexus-pure android experience which got updates faster than any non nexus devices)
2.awesome stereo loudspeaker
3.beautiful design(didn't mean to be bias lol)
4.better overall specs
Cons:
1.no multiwindows
2.some multi touch problems(which is already fixed by the new update)
Sorry if it feels like I'm bias because I just think that nexus7 have a very few bad points.

Since when google fixed touchscreen problem?

They think they did with 15R.
They made mine worse.
Issues discussed here:https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/nexus/Tetp20r-REo/Q0G4IcPYxXwJ
Petition here: https://www.causes.com/campaigns/64142-have-google-address-the-high-defect-rate-of-the-nexus-7-13 If yours is effected.

Made My Choice!
Thanks for all your input. I just picked up my Nexus 7 lte!
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Unlocked bootloader, Rooted, and TWRP installed and ready to roll!!!!! WooHoo!

godutch said:
I stream music from wifi to bluetooth speakers without any problems, haven't tried to connect a mouse though.
Edit : just tried a Bluetooth mouse (Logitech m555b no problems either).
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I wonder then, may it be some kind of manufacturing problem, a defect occurring for some models ?

Was missing what I might be missing, so picked up a Note 8, Went on sale at staples and got a 3rd tablet. Now I have 3- But lost Best Buy's receipt! Argghhhhhhh...... Anyone know if they will accept a return within the return period with no receipt on a best buy credit card? Have the receipt for the Nexus 7. I am keeping the Note 8. Screen size got me. $309 at Staples, but I might be stuck with 2!

devein said:
if you need bluetooth + wifi working at the same time, then Nexus is not usable.
for every Nexus owner:
1. connect bluetooth mouse.
2. connect to WIFI (normal one, 2.4 GHz)
3. stream music via WIFI
4. try to move bluetooth mouse...
old problem since Nexus 4 which has also Qualcomm chips - never fixed.
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Im connected to wifi, have a bluetooth mouse, speaker and i have connected a mouse to it but found no use for it, oh and make sure the bluetooth mouse is not the problem. I had went through 3 before i got one that doesnt have sleep mode issues that require me to turn the mouse on and off, it is NOT the tablet, BT mice suck

sashusmom said:
Was missing what I might be missing, so picked up a Note 8, Went on sale at staples and got a 3rd tablet. Now I have 3- But lost Best Buy's receipt! Argghhhhhhh...... Anyone know if they will accept a return within the return period with no receipt on a best buy credit card? Have the receipt for the Nexus 7. I am keeping the Note 8. Screen size got me. $309 at Staples, but I might be stuck with 2!
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I answered my own question today. Went back to Best Buy with the original Note 8 with no receipt. It was a little confusing to the clerk. I had originally ordered it online. So the sticker on the box she said was my receipt, but the online order was cancelled and I rebought
the same tablet with a store receipt( which I lost) on my best buy credit card. Make a long story short, she reprinted a duplicate receipt, and made the return and credited it back to my card.
So, Now I still have the Nexus 7 lte, and a Note 8 from staples that I got for $309! That return period is over, so I will keep the Note 8, but still have till Jan 14 to return the Nexus 7(I have that receipt!). I think that one is going back.