Niksik
August 3, 2012, 11:09pm
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Re: REVIEW: Google Nexus 7 by Niksik
Can I add some cons? (when you read these cons, keep in mind that its still a $200 dollar tablet. But then again toadys consumer expect quality, even when they are spending less money).
Volume - Pretty bad - speaker and headset both. The decision of having a low quality speaker, that also towards the back of the tablet is pretty odd.On/Off - Volume Switch - its on the side and again that is an odd location, especially keeping in mind that when you are holding the tablet and some app is running, there is no direct way of knowing whether you are holding it upside down or not, as the front has no buttons or indicators. At that time if you want to increase the volume, or if you pick a turned off tablet and you need to turn it on, there is a50/50 chance that your fingers will go to the wrong side of the tablet for the desired operation.GUI too busy - There is too much stuff on the screen. There is no way (at least no intuitive way) of telling which mode is what. You can find the same app in application mode and then somehow they are on home screen also. That makes the tablet more cumbersome than Ipad which is very simple and very intuitive, Every icon is exactly where you expect it to be.
Over all, its a good tablet, but my thing is that all above cons have nothing to do with the price. Its just odd design/layout, so for those features, we cannot throw the argument that hey, its only a $200 tablet, dont expect features of a $500 tablet from it.
Oh jee, you’ll get used to it. The reason why the icons aren’t where u expect them to be is because you’re used to iPads. The on/off is on the right. That’s where my finger goes. Oh wait, that’s because I’m used to my S3 now. Also, you can create folders to clean the clutter. I’ll do that for you tonite
I watched a movie on the N7 on our flight. I had no issues with the sound. I used my headphones (the ones that come with the S3). Try mine.
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