Other tablets the big disappointment
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So I read Android is catching up with Apple but who can buy a cheap £100 tablet and be happy with it? I have tried them in he shops and the user experience is terrible. Might be selling well but I bet there's a lot of them sit unused.
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Not all Android tablets are £100 though. Why compare an iPad to a cheap tablet?
Some Android tablets are better than any iPad I've got, even the new Tesco Hudl is a stellar performer and can do things my iPad can't right out of the box.
The days of Apple machines being better than Android machines are long over.
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Android has more market share than Apple in the tablet market. I also think the Nexus 7 is an excellent device, the new iPad mini has only just caught up with it now.
wow. just wow. :eek:
I sense you have returned to your Apple ways now after posting thread after thread slating them - for about a week :rolleyes:
Hasn't it surpassed it now
They are pretty similar spec wise; Apple's has the different form factor, as it had previously ofc.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-iPad-mini-2-with-Retina-specs-comparison-vs-Nexus-7-vs-LG-G-Pad-8.3_id48566
I just don't see the appeal in other tablets. They lack all what's good about ipad.
What, a locked in system and a terrible user interface?
The iOS interface is just not good. Its overly simplified and designed for idiots. It has absolutely no flexibility or design flare.
I fail to see whats so much better in iOS over Android. I have the original Nexus 7 and an iPhone 4S, so have real world experience of both. There is absolutely no way that iOS is inherently better at anything than Android.
Apart from crashing. iOS 7 is absolutely brilliant at crashing and needing a reboot. I've not once had such an issue on the Nexus 7 ....
Depends what you are classing as surpassed ?
The new iPad mini (from what I have read)-
- has caught up with the latest Android screens (surpassed the N7 perhaps by 3 pixels per inch if you are into that degree of willy-waving )
- is still heavier than the N7 (in fact its heavier than the previous mini isnt it ?)
- performance - i guess we will wait and see
- raw functionality - iOS is still behind Android in features but thats the os rather than the tablet
which parts do you think have surpassed ? (genuine question )
All this for a unit that is hugely more expensive ?
I did notice they have kept the fingerprint thingy as next years upgrade Apple do like to keep their tablets one step behind their phones. saves innovating i guess
For tablets I prefer the simplicity of iOS. As a shared device the customisation that you can have with Android is of no benefit. Basically with a tablet you just need a simple touch friendly app launcher. It's all about the apps really which is where iOS has the advantage in the tablet world still.
I've had plenty of random re-boots on both the Nexus 4 and 7, both excellent bits of kit but they have the capability to crash, especially if you run a lot of different software.
Yeah, come one, give some examples. Every half decent android tablet (Nexus 7 and Hudl) I have used I find out performs every iPad I have tried.
Until then I will stick with my ASUS Transformer Prime.
- When the price is comparable to that of the Hudl.
SD/Micro SD is fading format even some phone are going or internal memory and sim cards like Micro sims like Iphone. Plus some Android phones don't have removable batteries now.
I know some people want a keyboard I had one for muy Ipad but generally it's a pointless idea as a tablet is not a PC.
I don't think you can generalise like that, you may well be happy simple app launcher like ios, but others may prefer the "user experience" of having an os than can do more.