This review is from: Google Nexus 7 Tablet PC (Android 4.1 Jellybean) – 32 GB (Electronics)
The Google Nexus 7 now comes in three versions, from other suppliers. 16 gb from £158 32 gb from £195 32 gb plus 3g for £239
My Original Review from August 2012
This Tablet is great!! I’ve only had it a couple of days, and I cannot recommend it enough. Firstly, I’m a silver surfer, so not young. I already have an Android HTC Desire S phone, which makes the set-up familiar.
I bought the larger 16GB version, as there is no expansion SD card slot, for £199.99 from, sounds like, what you eat after the pub on a Friday night. Come on Amazon, I know it competes with the Kindle, but let the punters choose, instead of having this overpriced offering.
I’ve been waiting for a few months for this Asus Google Nexus 7 tablet to come out, after reading lots of industry reviews and hoping the hype was true, and it is.
As someone else said, it’s easier to set up if you already have a Google account. It imported all my contacts, emails, Chrome bookmarks and some of the Apps I had on the phone, Astro file manager and SkyEye, for you astronomers, Google Maps, Google Earth.
To look at the internet or movies or pictures in landscape mode: Pull down the menu from the top with your finger and touch the circling arrows around a rectangle symbol.
Yes you can watch BBC iPlayer, using the Nexus 7
1. Using the Nexus 7 download the Firefox Beta Browser from Google Play.
2. From inside Firefox Beta using your Nexus 7 find, download and install both these files.
Adobe Flash Player 11.1_11.1.115.11.apk
BBC iPlayer_1.3.apk
The BBC are working on a less techie fix, but this works for now.
With the Nexus 7 you can surf the web, watch iPlayer even without Wi-Fi if you have a 3G Android phone.
On your Android phone Go To: All Apps select Wi-Fi Hot Spot and follow the instructions, password etc.
When it is set up, using your Nexus 7 tablet Go To: Settings, then Wi-Fi.
If you are using an HTC phone, look for HTC Portable Hotspot, it will say something similar if you have another make of phone. Now you can have the internet on your Nexus 7 anywhere you have a phone signal. Brilliant.
I know I could look at the internet on the phone, but it makes the experience more comfortable.
If you have BBC iPlayer in your Chrome Bookmarks Bar on your computer, it will automatically sync into your Nexus 7 Bookmarks.
The screen rendering is so fast. I’ve transferred some of my movies and TV shows, that I had converted, from my phone and they work very well. My Bluetooth headphones registered immediately, no faffing like in Windows. Being able to speak questions into it and getting 90% correct answers. The Google translate app is fantastic. Say any phrase in English, then have it say it in the language of your choice, just like the Star Trek Universal Translator.
Battery life seems good, although I haven’t had time to really push it yet. I’ve just received a Black Carbon Fibre Print PropUp Stand Case Cover & G-HUB ProPen Stylus from Amazon, which turns the the Tablet Off and On when you open the cover. Just waiting for the screen protectors I ordered to arrive, because of my greasy fingers. Built in mono speaker, but stereo head phone jack or Bluetooth. On first use, the music player is better than my phone, five slide graphic equalizer, bass boost & 3D effect. With the MySMS app you can text from it as well as email.
I can see this becoming the new Filofax for the 20 tens.
Update 3 months on. Still think the Nexus 7 is great. There was an Android Update this week and now the Home Screen spins as well, when you change from Portrait to Landscape mode, which it was criticised for not doing so before.
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This review is from: Google Nexus 7 Tablet PC (Android 4.1 Jellybean) – 32 GB (Electronics)
I bought an Arnova 9 tablet which was ok but it packed up after a month or so, changed to the Nexus 7 (32gb) and what a revelation it was! its faster, better graphics and sound along with a simplicity of use that is very similar to my Samsung Galaxy S2. It does almost everything from using it as a Sat-Nav (Navigon free download) to a media player, it has a battery life of about 7-9hrs, starts up and shuts down quickly, charges in about 1-2hrs from flat. accessories are very cheap(cases etc) on Amazon. using it as an E-Reader (Kindle books and others) is superb with very clear text and adjustable screen brightness that will satisfy everyone. I would without any hesitation reccomend the Nexus 7 to anyone who wants a fast practical multi-purpose tablet that ‘does what it says on the box’.
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This review is from: Google Nexus 7 Tablet PC (Android 4.1 Jellybean) – 32 GB (Electronics)
Did not buy this from Amazon, but from a local store after I read about the unreliability issues with the screen! I got it home and fell in love with it, nice interface, very fast and smooth, just what I had hoped for. I charged it up, which took about 4 hours and then when I switched it on I was prompted to do a system update….five minutes later the update was complete and I was back at the home screen. But, the screen was completely dead – no response whatsoever. I followed instructions on-line and did a full factory reset but this made no difference…less that 8 hours after buying unit it was broken and I didn’t even get a chance to really play with it!
I returned it to the store and when the customer services asked me if I wanted a refund or replacement I said refund – I am not going to risk another unit as I have no confidence in it – just google Nexus 7 and screen problems and you will see why.
I am left felling so dissapponted as I was really looking forward to owning a Nexus 7…but Asus in my experience have always been a manufacturer of cheap rubbish and it seems that this device is no exception! I know that lots of people are very happy with their Nexus, but I can only write about my experience and this is just my opinion, based upon my experience – try one at your own risk, you may be lucky!!
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The Best 7″ Tablet on the Market, BUT not at this Price,
The Google Nexus 7 now comes in three versions, from other suppliers.
16 gb from £158
32 gb from £195
32 gb plus 3g for £239
My Original Review from August 2012
This Tablet is great!! I’ve only had it a couple of days, and I cannot recommend it enough.
Firstly, I’m a silver surfer, so not young. I already have an Android HTC Desire S phone, which makes the set-up familiar.
I bought the larger 16GB version, as there is no expansion SD card slot, for £199.99 from, sounds like, what you eat after the pub on a Friday night.
Come on Amazon, I know it competes with the Kindle, but let the punters choose, instead of having this overpriced offering.
I’ve been waiting for a few months for this Asus Google Nexus 7 tablet to come out, after reading lots of industry reviews and hoping the hype was true, and it is.
As someone else said, it’s easier to set up if you already have a Google account. It imported all my contacts, emails, Chrome bookmarks and some of the Apps I had on the phone, Astro file manager and SkyEye, for you astronomers, Google Maps, Google Earth.
To look at the internet or movies or pictures in landscape mode:
Pull down the menu from the top with your finger and touch the circling arrows around a rectangle symbol.
Yes you can watch BBC iPlayer, using the Nexus 7
1. Using the Nexus 7 download the Firefox Beta Browser from Google Play.
2. From inside Firefox Beta using your Nexus 7 find, download and install both these files.
Adobe Flash Player 11.1_11.1.115.11.apk
BBC iPlayer_1.3.apk
The BBC are working on a less techie fix, but this works for now.
With the Nexus 7 you can surf the web, watch iPlayer even without Wi-Fi if you have a 3G Android phone.
On your Android phone Go To: All Apps select Wi-Fi Hot Spot and follow the instructions, password etc.
When it is set up, using your Nexus 7 tablet Go To: Settings, then Wi-Fi.
If you are using an HTC phone, look for HTC Portable Hotspot, it will say something similar if you have another make of phone.
Now you can have the internet on your Nexus 7 anywhere you have a phone signal. Brilliant.
I know I could look at the internet on the phone, but it makes the experience more comfortable.
If you have BBC iPlayer in your Chrome Bookmarks Bar on your computer, it will automatically sync into your Nexus 7 Bookmarks.
The screen rendering is so fast. I’ve transferred some of my movies and TV shows, that I had converted, from my phone and they work very well. My Bluetooth headphones registered immediately, no faffing like in Windows.
Being able to speak questions into it and getting 90% correct answers.
The Google translate app is fantastic. Say any phrase in English, then have it say it in the language of your choice, just like the Star Trek Universal Translator.
Battery life seems good, although I haven’t had time to really push it yet.
I’ve just received a Black Carbon Fibre Print PropUp Stand Case Cover & G-HUB ProPen Stylus from Amazon, which turns the the Tablet Off and On when you open the cover. Just waiting for the screen protectors I ordered to arrive, because of my greasy fingers.
Built in mono speaker, but stereo head phone jack or Bluetooth. On first use, the music player is better than my phone, five slide graphic equalizer, bass boost & 3D effect.
With the MySMS app you can text from it as well as email.
I can see this becoming the new Filofax for the 20 tens.
Update 3 months on. Still think the Nexus 7 is great.
There was an Android Update this week and now the Home Screen spins as well, when you change from Portrait to Landscape mode, which it was criticised for not doing so before.
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|Replacement for an ARNOVA 9,
I bought an Arnova 9 tablet which was ok but it packed up after a month or so, changed to the Nexus 7 (32gb) and what a revelation it was! its faster, better graphics and sound along with a simplicity of use that is very similar to my Samsung Galaxy S2. It does almost everything from using it as a Sat-Nav (Navigon free download) to a media player, it has a battery life of about 7-9hrs, starts up and shuts down quickly, charges in about 1-2hrs from flat. accessories are very cheap(cases etc) on Amazon. using it as an E-Reader (Kindle books and others) is superb with very clear text and adjustable screen brightness that will satisfy everyone. I would without any hesitation reccomend the Nexus 7 to anyone who wants a fast practical multi-purpose tablet that ‘does what it says on the box’.
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|Brilliant device, but rubbish!,
Did not buy this from Amazon, but from a local store after I read about the unreliability issues with the screen! I got it home and fell in love with it, nice interface, very fast and smooth, just what I had hoped for. I charged it up, which took about 4 hours and then when I switched it on I was prompted to do a system update….five minutes later the update was complete and I was back at the home screen. But, the screen was completely dead – no response whatsoever. I followed instructions on-line and did a full factory reset but this made no difference…less that 8 hours after buying unit it was broken and I didn’t even get a chance to really play with it!
I returned it to the store and when the customer services asked me if I wanted a refund or replacement I said refund – I am not going to risk another unit as I have no confidence in it – just google Nexus 7 and screen problems and you will see why.
I am left felling so dissapponted as I was really looking forward to owning a Nexus 7…but Asus in my experience have always been a manufacturer of cheap rubbish and it seems that this device is no exception! I know that lots of people are very happy with their Nexus, but I can only write about my experience and this is just my opinion, based upon my experience – try one at your own risk, you may be lucky!!
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