Originally Posted by paulbrock:
“Compass apps, and augmented reality stuff (so it knows which way its facing)? Surprised why it might be a deal breaker for someone, but happy to be educated...”
Oh, just because these are things I wanted in a tablet. I've started taking my Nexus in my rucksack on mountain biking trips to record my route, and when I work out how to get the open MTB maps into a suitable app, I'll be making use of that too. It was the lack of GPS that was the real deal breaker, but you might as well have a compass too - it means maps will be correctly aligned when you aren't moving, and is also good for being able to hold the thing up to the night sky and get a star map in the right place (augmented reality, as you say). It's too useful not to have at such a modest price, in my opinion. Your mileage (and indeed your direction) may vary.
It occurs to me I might be muddling up accelerometer and gyroscope. Pretty sure the Nexus has both, but the kindle probably only has an accelerometer. I really should have checked the specs before posting!