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Nexus 7 vs Galaxy Tab 2?

Hey Guys.
New to the nexus 7 forums. But, i wanted to ask a simple question..
which is better??
Nexus 7 or Galaxy Tab 2??
Well, Nexus 7 is pretty cheap and i've been wondering why.
Plus, When will Nexus 7 be available in stores for India and Dubai??
Thanks.
M567

Obviously Nex7 because you will be able to update it to android 5.X.X when it comes out.
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T3kB0i said:
Obviously Nex7 because you will be able to update it to android 5.X.X when it comes out.
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Has this been confirmed somewhere? The N7 doesn't have expandable storage, which means if I buy it would have the be the 16GB one.

Yup. It has no micro-sd card.
But can we still copy files on it?
Sorry for that n00b question.
BTW, anyone knows when it's out in dubai or india?

If you can live with 16gb then the nexus is the better choice. Tab 2 has an older processor and inferior screen.
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Pros
-its a nexus
-better screen
-faster processor
-its a GED
Cons
-limited storage
-skeptical build quality issues
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I considered the Tab 2 as it was the same price as the 16gb N7 (both $249) and it had expandable storage. I bought the N7... I feel I made the right choice.
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Okk...
I guess i'll consider the n7 more than the tab 2.
it has usb mass storage right?

masterex567 said:
Okk...
I guess i'll consider the n7 more than the tab 2.
it has usb mass storage right?
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If you root it and get an OTG adapter. I bought two for like $1.50 with free shipping.
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Dubai Dubai 16GB AED 1299
India India 16GB INR 21465
I don't live in either of those areas so don't know how reputable the retailers are, But a quick search on Google and thats what I found

After buying an N7 on release date and within 3 weeks my screen cracking to bits I too am wondering which is the better tab. Agreed the N7 has better specs power wise but, I think that the galaxy tab will have superior build quality including gorilla glass which is now my main concern.

How did that happen? Thanks
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dr.m0x said:
If you can live with 16gb then the nexus is the better choice. Tab 2 has an older processor and inferior screen.
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agreed. I own both the Tab 2 is my daughter's. The N7 if chock full of snappy ™ compared to the Tab 2.

Guys,
A small question. If i buy a N7 but doesn't hav a Wifi router or a broadband at home, can i use it with USB data card?

yes,at the cost you buy an usb-on the go cable,you can mount and use a usb key,a data storage hdd or also some internet keys especially huaweii's

sert00 said:
yes,at the cost you buy an usb-on the go cable,you can mount and use a usb key,a data storage hdd or also some internet keys especially huaweii's
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If you want to use 3G,You need to buy a 3G+Wifi Nexus 7 which is a few dollars more than the original one. Check here.

I bought both!!! Tab 2 for my aunt Sally because I could use Team viewer Quick Support (only supports Samsung) to help her remotely. N7 for myself. Played with both and without a doubt N7 wins hands down!!!!!
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hm.
Looks like the Nexus 7 is winning more votes.
Since it's even getting more development.
I like aosp for that reason

[Q] A math problem with the storage size?!

I bought the nexus 4 8gb. too small i know buts thats what i can afford.
any way can some one explaine why the storage capacitiy is only 6 gb?
thats a real let down.

AW: [Q] A math problem with the storage size?!
It's because the system takes about 2GB of storage. So no "math problem" but some irritating advertisement.
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This is no different than any other device. The same is true for any other android device and yes even the iPhone. The system ROM will always require a small portion of available space
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As above plus have you ever seen a HDD that was advertised as e.g 500gb and actually had that 500 as usable space
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MattSkeet said:
As above plus have you ever seen a HDD that was advertised as e.g 500gb and actually had that 500 as usable space
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<pedantic>Every 500GB HDD I've seen has at least 500GB of user-addressable space. Though not 500GiB.</pedantic>

marnel47 said:
This is no different than any other device. The same is true for any other android device and yes even the iPhone. The system ROM will always require a small portion of available space
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No. On the iPhone the nand is larger than what is advertised. If you buy a 16GB phone there is a 20GB+ nand in there so that the user can access the 16GB that was advertised.
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AW: [Q] A math problem with the storage size?!
Where did you get this? There was a 20+ NAND built in but I could only use 14 in my 16 gig version.
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MarcPlusTwo said:
Where did you get this? There was a 20+ NAND built in but I could only use 14 in my 16 gig version.
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I am talking about the iPhone 5/4/4S

Users that use iDevices get the full space as advertised, probably because it costs more anyways.
Android devices are cheaper so they couldn't care much about delivering whats advertised.
Any how, you shouldn't have any issues with an 8GB N4.
Considering DropBox (You can get 18GB of Dropbox space for as little as $5. I've personally bought it from here http://www.ebay.ca/itm/160943243088?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
I don't play games on my phone so that wont waste space either.
I just have about a gig of music on my phone.

[Q] Help please

Hi there
I just bought a Nexus 4
And I was reading that OTG cable is not Supported -_-
16(12)GB is not enogh for me
Does any one know any Idea? that can help me get more space?
I don't want powerd hub. I need something Small fits into my pockets?
Is there any Small Wiless hdd or something like that?
Please hep!

Well, you either buy the rumored 32 GB Nexus that is supposed to come out next month, maybe, or you could use cloud storage for your stuff, like dropbox.

you could also check this out. works for the galaxy nexus, nexus 7, and nexus 10, so I'm sure it'll work for the nexus 4 as well
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andyfei/mini-microsd-reader-for-android-smartphones-and-ta

shard111 said:
you could also check this out. works for the galaxy nexus, nexus 7, and nexus 10, so I'm sure it'll work for the nexus 4 as well
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andyfei/mini-microsd-reader-for-android-smartphones-and-ta
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NO
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ziddey said:
NO
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NO isn't exactly in depth on why this isn't a good option

shard111 said:
NO isn't exactly in depth on why this isn't a good option
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ahmednano45 said:
And I was reading that OTG cable is not Supported -_-
I don't want powerd hub.
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Ah I see well this is a better explanation than the NO. I just didn't read well enough. Well tough luck, buddy. You're out of options then

Here is a better explanation of NO
the micro SD kickstarter you just linked is a small OTG device. Meaning it won't work with our nexus 4
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Guys what about this one?
http://www.amazon.com/PQI-6W21-0000...9862&sr=8-10&keywords=PQI+Air+Drive:confused:

Again not feasible as it would not have any power required.
Those cards are designed for the likes of cameras where you don't have to plug into your PC to transfer files off it. As there is no SD slot on the nexus 4. You would require another device with an SD slot to power it
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Alex240188 said:
Again not feasible as it would not have any power required.
Those cards are designed for the likes of cameras where you don't have to plug into your PC to transfer files off it. As there is no SD slot on the nexus 4. You would require another device with an SD slot to power it
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ok

I was wondering if there is any thing like this
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1389517282&pf_rd_i=507846
But much smaller? so I can take it handy in my pocket

Why nexus 4 when low storage?

Hello. Why people buy this phone? It very low storage (16gb). I buy note 2 16gb internal 32gb sd, why people get nexus 4?

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Price, cloud storage.
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Yep agree with above and below posts, silly me
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Why even bother

But why? Dont understand, 16gb is very old device? New device more space.

Mine show 13 gig, why it does not show 16 gig instead?

Sir_gpm said:
Mine show 13 gig, why it does not show 16 gig instead?
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OS takes 3 GB.
Because we don't want a massive 5.5 inch display, we want something more portable that we can use one handed. And 16GB is more then enough. Unless you have like 20 GB of music (I only keep 3 GB of music or so my my phone), you really don't need an SD card slot. And Nexus updates and AOSP really top it off for us on XDA, not to mention the price without a contract. You can't even put apps on the SD card anymore, so SD cards are pretty much useless now. On a tablet though, I understand the need for an SD card for movies and whatnot. 16GB also does not make a device outdated. People don't look at 16GB iPhone 5s and think its outdated (Well the hardware at least...).

svtln said:
But why? Dont understand, 16gb is very old device? New device more space.
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Because to some people space is not the first reason why they buy Nexus 4. They dont want to store entire music collection, or whole library of videos, or lifetime of pictures on their phone. If you lose it; good luck finding it with all your precious personal data.
Its common sense not sure why its a hard question for you.
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svtln said:
But why? Dont understand, 16gb is very old device? New device more space.
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Talk proper language troll,..and I'll kick a Samsung note 2 off a cliff
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Why? Why u put many many dirty files in ur note 2? Why u compare compare 2 phones with such different prices? I no understand.
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svtln said:
Hello. Why people buy this phone? It very low storage (16gb). I buy note 2 16gb internal 32gb sd, why people get nexus 4?
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U need huge storage to store your indian porn?

lopezk38 said:
You can't even put apps on the SD card anymore, so SD cards are pretty much useless now. On a tablet though, I understand the need for an SD card for movies and whatnot. 16GB also does not make a device outdated. People don't look at 16GB iPhone 5s and think its outdated (Well the hardware at least...).
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That is pretty much it. I realy don't feel like I'm lacking any space on my nexus 4 and I barely even use cloud services. The only cloud service I actually use is google drive but that's just to back up my pictures and documents in case I lose my phone.

I remember when I had my Nokia 8 with 16gb onboard storage and a 32gb SD card and I barely used half of the total storage space that was available. So 16gb on the Nexus 4 is more than enough.
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It's $250 off contract, nuff said
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I didn't even notice that having a more limited space (by that I mean cant-be-expanded space, not the 16gb, 16gb is well enough) would work that nice for my own organization.
I'm one that still have a 500gb desktop, a 320gb laptop and some SD cards for data transport. And not really because I can't afford more. It's just that, every time I almost fill up a drive/device and think on expanding it, I happen to see how much useless clutter I'm keeping in life. I'm happier since I took the detachment path.
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Why You need more than 13Gb of space?! Really... for what?!

I only have one response for threads like this...
*FACEPALM*
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beerope said:
U need huge storage to store your indian porn?
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By far the most awesomest reply EVER! :'D
He must be mesmerized because of that "big screen" on the note 2 for private purposes.
*Ifuknowwhatimean*

one of the more stupid threads I've read in a while.

Doesn't a note 2 have Google to find out why a nexus 4 is one off the top dogs ?
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Possible?

Would it be possible to port the nexus 5 image to the Lg g2? I know there similar. Wanted to know from awesome developers[emoji1]
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bacu12 said:
Would it be possible to port the nexus 5 image to the Lg g2? I know there similar. Wanted to know from awesome developers[emoji1]
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The image no, we could see Marshmallow working but it would be from aosp. Modified system images from the nexus 5 never got very far (someone tried this for the android L previews back in the day, they got it booting after a ton of issues but it was never actually released or really usable.)

Isn't the nexus 5 almost the exact same specs as lg g2? Besides barometer and partition layout?
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bacu12 said:
Isn't the nexus 5 almost the exact same specs as lg g2? Besides barometer and partition layout?
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Not at all.
SoC and ram may be the same but the similarities end about there.

Hmmmmm........thanks for the reply
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