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Samsung Galaxy Nexus 16Gb for $479.99 brand new!!

Found it on dailysteals ebay page. the white one is already sold out, but the grey one is still available!
just go to ebay daily deal on its home page and you'll see it there!
AWESOME price!

For the lazy people:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-i9250-GSM-Unlocked-Android-4-0-ICS-16GB-3G-4G-Wi-Fi-/230768283474?afepn=5335869999&campid=5335869999&PID=1225267&var=

dkotoric said:
For the lazy people:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Samsung...5335869999&campid=5335869999&PID=1225267&var=
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Thanks lol
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looks like white available again for people that want one.

The prices are down everywhere, you can get it new from multiple third parties at Amazon as well.

They need to make a limited edition all black Galaxy Nexus....would be sexy as hell.
This is one of the few where the white one doesn't look that good. Most likely because the front screen isn't white also......an all black would look sexy as hell

These guys seem a bit dubious. Better safe than sorry.
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i n f a m o u s said:
These guys seem a bit dubious. Better safe than sorry.
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Dubious? How did you reach that conclusion?
They have almost 240k feedbacks (98.7% positive). If that's your definition of dubious, I guess you won't be buying much online.

enigma00 said:
Dubious? How did you reach that conclusion?
They have almost 240k feedbacks (98.7% positive). If that's your definition of dubious, I guess you won't be buying much online.
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Google Dailysteals review and you'll find your answer.
Oh and I do a lot of shopping online actually. I just do my research before I decide to purchase anything.
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Cheap knock-off phones?

Hello members, so i was reading about the GooPhone that is supposedly patented with the Iphone 5 design in China. They are apparently ready to sue apple once the phone is released.
Anyway it led me to a site that has android/windows/blackberry devices.
Now they seem legit, have looked around and seen that there are some reviews, only negative comments are about the long shipping.
My question is, has anyone here ever ordered from this site.
http://www.fastcardtech.com/
I was interested in maybe ordering a device playing with it for a while, then maybe sending to a dev to see if the components would match that of its US counterpart to see if custom ROMS would be able to be installed.
So please read, look, get interested, and chat about the site!!!!
:good::good::good:

Wondering myself if could get the knock off galaxy s 3 and put gs3 ROM on it or brick it
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Chinese knock-offs
Here's a few more to add to the list:
http://www.hdc.cn/
http://www.lovebargaining.com/
http://android-sale.com/

leezrd said:
Wondering myself if could get the knock off galaxy s 3 and put gs3 ROM on it or brick it
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I posted a question to a couple of devices, they claim that they have official
google play app. Wondering the same. I have an upgrade available but nothing catching my eye to use it.
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Here's a few more to add to the list:
http://www.hdc.cn/
http://www.lovebargaining.com/
http://android-sale.com/
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Awesome. That's nice im really thinking of ordering one this weekend.
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If you want something cheap, look into Huawei, ZTE, Alcatel or Lenovo Phones, most models have decent development and they have great specs for the price.

hmm what should i get? Help me out here guys
Option 1. Legit Galaxy S3
Option 2. http://android-sale.com/oppo-finder.html
Option 3. 5.3" Galaxy S3 instead of the 4.8" http://android-sale.com/hdc-galaxy-...-1ghz-dual-core-8mp-camera-android-phone.html
sooo which one!?!?

PantechBurstOwner said:
hmm what should i get? Help me out here guys
Option 1. Legit Galaxy S3
Option 2. http://android-sale.com/oppo-finder.html
Option 3. 5.3" Galaxy S3 instead of the 4.8"
sooo which one!?!?
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Me personally I want a big screen. I'm thinking of getting the Star galaxy note with 5.3 screen. And was told that it does come with Google play
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primus123 said:
Me personally I want a big screen. I'm thinking of getting the Star galaxy note with 5.3 screen. And was told that it does come with Google play
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I really like the OPPO one gonna watch a review or two on it if i can find one in english lmao but the 5.3in galaxy s3 is very cool so i guess ill try to find a review for both

PantechBurstOwner said:
I really like the OPPO one gonna watch a review or two on it if i can find one in english lmao but the 5.3in galaxy s3 is very cool so i guess ill try to find a review for both
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Yeah. I've been looking. I think its a good deal. If phone works pretty well may get more like them.
Like I stated. I have an upgrade,I'm with TMOUS so right now not sure. Hoping the Note2 makes its way over. Soon
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primus123 said:
Yeah. I've been looking. I think its a good deal. If phone works pretty well may get more like them.
Like I stated. I have an upgrade,I'm with TMOUS so right now not sure. Hoping the Note2 makes its way over. Soon
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Dafauq? http://android-sale.com/viewsonic-n9880-6-inch-screen-3g-gps-5mp-camera-android-phone.html
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a 6" phone... holy crap... are these any good? My mother has been wanting a Galaxy note for the screen size but she uses none of the features of a smart phone other than basic calendar and to do tasks. This would be great....

Element515 said:
a 6" phone... holy crap... are these any good? My mother has been wanting a Galaxy note for the screen size but she uses none of the features of a smart phone other than basic calendar and to do tasks. This would be great....
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If she really doesn't do anything on it then I would get out for her because 512mb of ram is the same a an IPhone which has fast enough speed for every day tasks not sure if she will need more than 4GB of space but there is a microsd slot up to 32GB so that might help 1GHz processor is beyond overkill for what you said she does so sure why not!
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After some careful research, and some digging into chinese forums. These phones are complete fakes.
It seems that they may not ever make it stateside. They also have IMEI problems, so they may work for a week, but after that they seem to start having disconnect problems. Also looks like the GPS will not work, being that it is based in China satelittes will not transmit here.
I almost bought one today, like 3 times, but after more and more digging, I have decided not too.
This seems to be a complete scam. There are a bunch of sites claiming fraudulent accounts among the site as well.
What seemed so nice quickly slips away.

primus123 said:
After some careful research, and some digging into chinese forums. These phones are complete fakes.
It seems that they may not ever make it stateside. They also have IMEI problems, so they may work for a week, but after that they seem to start having disconnect problems. Also looks like the GPS will not work, being that it is based in China satelittes will not transmit here.
I almost bought one today, like 3 times, but after more and more digging, I have decided not too.
This seems to be a complete scam. There are a bunch of sites claiming fraudulent accounts among the site as well.
What seemed so nice quickly slips away.
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Ouch... Buzzkill... Guess I should've done a little more digging before posting those sites. BTW, do you have any reference links?

I first went on www.fastcardtech.com/forums and was reading the results of users. Alot sounded pretty upset. Although there are not very many replies, there are some feedback.
I asked a question about a device, and then asked the same question again 2days later, and got a different answer. I will do it again, and get a screen shot so that I can show you all. There was another forum in XDA about the site, there are some saying its legit, others not so much.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=561534
Will post back with more.
I am still considering ordering one, just havent decided yet. I know as soon as I do that they will announce the Note 2 for Tmobile.

I have found a few more credible sites, there is,
www.koobay.com
www.exportandgo.com
Upon searching the fastcardtech site brands devices to companies that dont actually have these devices. For instance, I have found the HDC (china phone maker) and they list their products, then you reference the FTC site and there are thousand of HDC branded devices that are not actually HDC brand!

I've seen an apple S4 by them. The screen res is terrible.it had virtually no memory. Build was terrible. Do not waste your money. I'm sure no rom with work on them.
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They are only cosmetic copies, and thats vague to say the least. They are not worth $20
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I think I'm going to go with the 6inch view sonic N9880. Its a nice phone. Google certified with Play store.
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Tell us how it goes!
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any of these knockoffs will not work with any of the regular roms, you would have to make a rom for that knock off device model.. as you can imagine without a lot of people owning them your chances of getting a good rom is slim.

Thinking of getting this phone.

I am thinking of getting this phone, i have read so many good reviews on it but i want to know from people who actually have it, what are the best things about it? how is gaming on it such as playing GTA3 etc and how good is the screen quality when watching movies?
£499.95 is a lot of money so i just want to know if i'll be making the right decision.
Thanks all.

in terms of gaming performance and quality for watching movies - you won't find anything better at this time.
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Trust me man this is my first samsung phone. And to be honest in the past every phone i owned i moaned about somethingvor the other. But this phone is brilliant plays my HD tv shows no problem with MX Player. Plays games really well. Overall i feel this phone was worth every penny. My brother bought one for £549 the other day after he saw me not complain once about it. Usually he hears me moan about all my phones so he was suprised haha. Anyway it is your choice and that was just my opinion. Whatever decision you make good luck mate.
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Ok i have decided to get one on monday, now i can't wait! thanks all!.

You're welcome and welcome to the community ..

I sold my hos and got this.I am more than happy
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i want to use s3 to change ip4s

I had a gnexus and had a lot of problems with it. The camera was crap, no additional storage, crappy audio on headphones.
Then I bought the SGS3 and I am very happy with it, the only minor downside is that for it to be perfect you need to root and remove the bloatware, but for me is worth it. The hardware is amazing and I love how it feels on my hand, it is very ergonomic.
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A lot of people seem happy with it , what is it like reading books on it?

iFrankie said:
A lot of people seem happy with it , what is it like reading books on it?
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Smarty stay is a godsend, keeps the phone awake while you are looking at it, makes reading books perfect!

iFrankie said:
A lot of people seem happy with it , what is it like reading books on it?
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Very good. I can say that all types of media consumption are great on this phone.
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I've had a lot if different smart phones over the years. This us the most usable and reliable one I have ever had.

Battery
@OP, this phone mate is a beast! And since it's so awesome, you will find it difficult to get off your hand, thus you need an extra battery! ^_^

i planning to buy this one too. but i'm waiting for the 4g version. and it has 2gb of ram. so more gaming for me
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Question - Why on earth are you paying £499.95? bought mine last week for £399.95 with a free car charger. Brand new of course.

frat289 said:
i planning to buy this one too. but i'm waiting for the 4g version. and it has 2gb of ram. so more gaming for me
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RAM is good for multitasking. Lol if your into gaming you should get the quad core international version and not the other way round.

You will not regret getting this phone. Usable, simple and if you want an iPhone buy a Samsung Galaxy S3!

I'd wait for the GT-i9305 Galaxy S III LTE

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I'd wait for the GT-i9305 Galaxy S III LTE
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Absolutely, I've have the i9300 about a month and love it. But if I was in the market today I'd pump for the quad core 2gb LTE version that is available in a couple of weeks, and thats even if I didn't planning on using LTE on it!!!!
ps I paid £430 for a 32gig i9300 so you shouldnt be paying £499, shop around.... Hell you can have mine for the right price and i'll go get the i9305 lol

i decided to go with a contract instead, it works out cheaper (i think). the phone was free with orange and it'll be £28 PM for the 16GB which is pretty good.
Does the smart stay also work when watching movies?, i hope so because the amount of times i have fallen asleep with it still playing xD.

Q: Nexus 10 -> problems?

Hello,
Are there many problems with the nexus 10?
i'm about to order one in America but I had really bad luck with my Nexus 7 .. speaker blown after 3 days :cyclops:
So are there many problems or is this product "oké"?
Best regards!

All you have to do is a little reading around the forums to find your answer. The issues have all been thoroughly discussed, but I'd say the vast majority (including myself) are quite happy with the device overall.

brGabriel said:
All you have to do is a little reading around the forums to find your answer. The issues have all been thoroughly discussed, but I'd say the vast majority (including myself) are quite happy with the device overall.
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i'm just a bit afraid the device costs 399dollar in US, but in the EU the same device costs 729 dollar +/- so its a big difference!
I'm guessing i'll take my odds.
:d

MetalG said:
i'm just a bit afraid the device costs 399dollar in US, but in the EU the same device costs 729 dollar +/- so its a big difference!
I'm guessing i'll take my odds.
:d
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I understand. All in all, I don't think you'll be disappointed. :fingers-crossed:

Nexus 10 has many problems . stay out of this crap with a good painting outside. wait for a betrer product !
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I love mine!

I personally can't wait to get rid of my Nexus 10. Thing is going on craigslist as soon as this semester ends and I can sell it. Going back to iPad+Android phone. Android tablets just aren't there yet.

My beef is with Samsung repair centers. I'd otehrwise love my tablet, but I've only used it 3-4 weeks despite owning it for over 12 now.

I love my Nexus 10. It is the most powerful tablet out there. Except you want to enjoy some iNarrowmindedness of course. :silly:
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TWRP 2, wth man?

pingguo said:
I love my Nexus 10. It is the most powerful tablet out there. Except you want to enjoy some iNarrowmindedness of course. :silly:
TWRP 2, wth man?
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I love TWRP. Use it on my phone and tab, have been using it for awhile. Why?

dibblebill said:
I love TWRP. Use it on my phone and tab, have been using it for awhile. Why?
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Oh, nevermind... I thought you were using some ancient retro TWRP there, but I just realized that I'm on 2.5, not version 5... :silly:

pingguo said:
Oh, nevermind... I thought you were using some ancient retro TWRP there, but I just realized that I'm on 2.5, not version 5... :silly:
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TWRP 2.5 is also called TWRP2
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Got a send note today it worked!
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Should I Puchase a nexus 7 2013 edition?

Very tempted to sell my HTC one x and purchase a nexus 7. What's the battery like for a full days use moderate to / high end use, and does the tablet have any drawbacks. Is development for roms busy, many thanks

MRobbo80 said:
Very tempted to sell my HTC one x and purchase a nexus 7. What's the battery like for a full days use moderate to / high end use, and does the tablet have any drawbacks. Is development for roms busy, many thanks
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For ROMs - go to development section and that will answer that. There are 5+ battery life threads as well as endless amounts of reviews with pros cons. Not trying to be a prick, but good Lord there are pages and pages of threads on these forums to look through that have all of your answers.

Read the forums fully and make your decision.
There are/have been Multitouch issues (resolved for some, not for all) , gps issues (resolved for most), random restart/reboot issues (not resolved). There are other ones that I have likley missed but these are the ones that seem to consume most discussions still.
I want to love the N7 but the random restart issue is a pain for me.
The HW specs are awesome, the price is great but there are still bugs. This fall there seem to be many many good devices coming out but this is the best price point.
If I hadnt purchased it I would personally consider the LG 8.3 Tablet at a higher cost.

RyanTX said:
For ROMs - go to development section and that will answer that. There are 5+ battery life threads as well as endless amounts of reviews with pros cons. Not trying to be a prick, but good Lord there are pages and pages of threads on these forums to look through that have all of your answers.
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Your snotty attitude stinks m8 I was out shopping at the time and had a good idea what the nexus was like, And did not have an hour or so to do my research. I was looking for a quick educated answer so I could purchase whilst at high street. Tell me if you just joined XDA with low or little post count would your reply to my post be the same? Look m8 just because your post count is quite high don't make you a hard man or think you can talk down to others! Blokes like you m8 I would love to meet in a pub, not trying to be a prick (TWAT)
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Your snotty attitude stinks m8 I was out shopping at the time and had a good idea what the nexus was like, And did not have an hour or so to do my research. I was looking for a quick educated answer so I could purchase whilst at high street. Tell me if you just joined XDA with low or little post count would your reply to my post be the same? Look m8 just because your post count is quite high don't make you a hard man or think you can talk down to others! Blokes like you m8 I would love to meet in a pub, not trying to be a prick (TWAT)
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I fail to see how your sexual preferences in meeting guys at the pub remotely relates to being called out for a clearly entitled and lazy attitude toward doing a very basic search that anyone with half a brain could perform in thirty seconds.
Buy one. Don't buy one. Nobody cares. Do you also need to be told when to change your underwear, mate?

What a nob grow up. Can't stand **** heads behind a screen that think there hard, what I meant by the pub was comments like that would of ernt you a smack in the gob
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My advice? Buy one!!!
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This was a simple question. I know no one wants my opinion, but everyone needs to calm down and keep it light in here. We read these topics in the forums here to relax and learn more about our techie toys - not to get all stressed out regarding comments and whatnot. Just my 2 cents.
I bought the N7 myself and I never had ANY issue with it that some users have described. It's super fast, the screen is beautiful, fits nicely in my hand (unlike some others like the note series), plays games nicely, movies look great on it, etc. I could go on, but suffice to say, I'm pretty happy. I bought some cases, accessories on eBay and am a happy camper. Let us know what you decided.

I haven't had any of the common problems yet, not even the random reboots, but I only bought mine last week in a Curry's in the UK so perhaps it's a newer hardware revision than the ones with multi-touch problems and the like, I don't know enough about the cause of the multi-touch problems to say that for sure.
The only real gripe I have is with YouTube - fullscreen quality is atrocious, nowhere near 1080p, and on such a high resolution device it just looks rubbish.

Thanks for replying, the 16GB version I was reading upon says there suffering slow downs on only 3gb left in storage is this a common problem, and is it a small bug that is likely to get ironed out thanks.
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MRobbo80 said:
Thanks for replying, the 16GB version I was reading upon says there suffering slow downs on only 3gb left in storage is this a common problem, and is it a small bug that is likely to get ironed out thanks.
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I had three highend games installed, 5 magazines, 6 books from play store downloaded, loads of music and still had 6 gig left. I also run All In One toolbox too to keep the garbage down.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=imoblife.toolbox.full

Anyone here upgrade from the OG N7?
With the current bugs, do you still think it was worth upgrading?
I'm currently on the fence myself right now...
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I wanted to buy a N7 (2012) first, changed my mind though after having read the news about the latest modell and waited instead This device sure has some bugs but in my opinion it´s worth the price. Though you may see some weird multitouch behaviour while using test tools ( and eg. more than 5 fingers ), you can still use it without noticing any problems.
I did not experience any random reboots ( I´ve debloatet the Stock ROM and removed Chrome and everything I don´t need ), the battery life is ok too ( depending on how you use your device, 7h screen on without any problems ).
Sure this device has some flaws you may have to live with but considering the price you had to pay for it, it´s still worth the money and hopefully Google will provide us with some bugfixes...sooner or later.
The main reason I bought this device was the fantastic display ( 1920x1200 on a 7" display... you will have a very hard time if you even try to spot a pixel.. )
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Anyone here upgrade from the OG N7?
With the current bugs, do you still think it was worth upgrading?
I'm currently on the fence myself right now...
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I have just brought my twin boys aged 11 a nexus 4 and a 2012 nexus 7, thanks for all your reply's Have decided to purchase myself the new 2013 n7 32gb. This tread may help others make up there mind. Once again thank you for all your helpful comments.
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hey guys
i want to ask a opinion...
it is a good choice the new nexus 7 16gb of storage?

manfio said:
hey guys
i want to ask a opinion...
it is a good choice the new nexus 7 16gb of storage?
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Well it depends if you need more storage or not.
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Muikkuman said:
Well it depends if you need more storage or not.
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well
im coming from a galaxy tab2 3110
and in my contry, dont sell yet the nexus 7
i buy it from another contry ( france )
to navigate in the net, playing games, facebooks, twitters, i think 16gb its ok
i have lots of clouds ( lie everyone ) dropbox, mega, copy, etc etc etc

manfio said:
well
im coming from a galaxy tab2 3110
and in my contry, dont sell yet the nexus 7
i buy it from another contry ( france )
to navigate in the net, playing games, facebooks, twitters, i think 16gb its ok
i have lots of clouds ( lie everyone ) dropbox, mega, copy, etc etc etc
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Well then I think 16GB should be enough.
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Muikkuman said:
Well then I think 16GB should be enough.
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U should know that 16gb doesn't actually offer u full 16gb. Actual storage will be around 13ish gb.
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tonylee83 said:
U should know that 16gb doesn't actually offer u full 16gb. Actual storage will be around 13ish gb.
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Ah yes this is true.
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