• TV
  • MOVIES
  • MUSIC
  • SHOWBIZ
  • SOAPS
  • GAMING
  • TECH
  • FORUMS
  • Follow
    • Follow
    • facebook
    • twitter
    • google+
    • instagram
    • youtube
Hearst Corporation
  • TV
  • MOVIES
  • MUSIC
  • SHOWBIZ
  • SOAPS
  • GAMING
  • TECH
  • FORUMS
Forums
  • Register
  • Login
  • Forums
  • Gadgets
  • Tablets and e-Readers
Nexus or Mini
<<
<
6 of 6
>>
>
paulbrock
06-11-2012
Originally Posted by Vegeta:
“the mini does not have GPS”

I can almost see the logic in not including GPS on wifi-only devices; its only if you're between wifi points that its particularly useful. But then as soon as you throw in either mobile tethering, or city wide wifi (like the Cloud in the City of London) its pretty handy to have. Maps on 7" tablets are lovely to use.
Dan Sette
06-11-2012
Originally Posted by Zack06:
“Are you seriously going to do this? :sleep: Google Maps has far far far far superior map information. It knows where all the towns are in the UK for a start lmao. Then there's street view which Apple Maps doesn't have, arguably a killer feature, then there's the offline caching. With Google Maps you can choose which areas you want to save. With Apple Maps it only pre-caches a predetermined area. So useful.”

Which has been my argument against both for a while now.

Irrespective of the qualities of both applications - and Google maps also has a notorious reputation in this area for getting one way streets listed the wrong way round and sending vehicles down inaccessible narrow roads.

In a real world use you use a map app to either get you somewhere you don't know - in which case you can pre load.

However if you are somewhere you don't know, there isn't any 3G signal - or a road is closed and you have to find a diversion - common in country areas which is more than likely not to have 3G - both Google Maps and Apple Maps - pretty useless.

Hence on my mobile device I have TomTom. I certainly wouldn't use a tablet - too big to hold when walking or to fit onto a windscreen.

As for street view on a portable device - if I'm being diverted off a motorway because of an accident - knowing what the motorway I'm already on looks like is pretty pointless.

Hence in the years of owning a smart phone / device I have neither used Google - nor will I use the Apple variant.
Zack06
06-11-2012
Originally Posted by Roush:
“Have you heard of something called 'Hybrid View' in mapping? It allows mapping data to be overlaid onto an image such as a satellite photo or 3D model.”

This is completely irrelevant. I was talking about the 3D mode that Apple seem to be touting as a killer feature in their Apple Maps. Honestly, what use is this to anyone? I'd much rather have Street View.

It doesn't actually take that long to bring in a variant of an already established product. The fact that Steve Jobs was dead set against a 7" tablet (even declaring that they were all DOA), suggests that this was a rushed to market product. Also the fact that they directly compared the iPad Mini to the Nexus 7 in their keynote quite clearly indicates that releasing the iPad Mini was at the very least a reaction to the success of the Nexus 7 and Galaxy Tab 7 whether you care to admit this or not.
Roush
06-11-2012
Originally Posted by Zack06:
“This is completely irrelevant. I was talking about the 3D mode that Apple seem to be touting as a killer feature in their Apple Maps. Honestly, what use is this to anyone? I'd much rather have Street View.”

How is it irrelevant? I know exactly what you were talking about which is why it looked like you needed an explanation of what Hybrid View is. You can have the mapping data and the 3D models on the screen at the same time.

http://i49.tinypic.com/4ji2w.png


Originally Posted by Zack06:
“The fact that Steve Jobs was dead set against a 7" tablet (even declaring that they were all DOA), suggests that this was a rushed to market product.”

How does Jobs' previous dislike of a smaller form factor make the iPad mini a 'rushed' product?

It's known that he had been talked round to the idea by early 2011 as I said before, and Tim Cook was already effectively in charge at that point anyway.
flagpole
06-11-2012
Originally Posted by paulbrock:
“I can almost see the logic in not including GPS on wifi-only devices; its only if you're between wifi points that its particularly useful. But then as soon as you throw in either mobile tethering, or city wide wifi (like the Cloud in the City of London) its pretty handy to have. Maps on 7" tablets are lovely to use.”

There's also off line maps.

I don't know if that's something apple maps does but the android and windows have off line solutions.
MP3_4_Life
08-11-2012
So on one side we have the Nexus 7 32g with GPS, Quad Core Processor, NFC, High resolution Vs. Ipad mini 32g with Dual Core Processor, No GPS front and rear facing camera lower res then Nexus and has a shiny back and it connects to iTunes..... and a hell of alot more expensive. ill stick with my Nexus thx, nothing against Apple but they have missed the boat this time.
alan1302
08-11-2012
Originally Posted by MP3_4_Life:
“ll stick with my Nexus thx, nothing against Apple but they have missed the boat this time.”

It's a good boat to miss though as they have outsold the Nexus 7 already
MP3_4_Life
08-11-2012
Originally Posted by alan1302:
“It's a good boat to miss though as they have outsold the Nexus 7 already ”

They will purely because of the brand, there any many better MP3 Players out there but people will still go for an iPod, Marketing has always been Apple's Ace and good on them as I said i'm certainly not an apple hater, but I cannot see any innovation that made them what they have become.
sheppy124
08-11-2012
Originally Posted by MP3_4_Life:
“So on one side we have the Nexus 7 32g with GPS, Quad Core Processor, NFC, High resolution Vs. Ipad mini 32g with Dual Core Processor, No GPS front and rear facing camera lower res then Nexus and has a shiny back and it connects to iTunes..... and a hell of alot more expensive. ill stick with my Nexus thx, nothing against Apple but they have missed the boat this time.”

Nope they will just release one next year with the things they missed and class it the next best thing as they normally do.

I don't think the mini is a bad little device. Yep overpriced but that's apple that's how they make there money.
kidspud
08-11-2012
I had a play with an iPad mini and a nexus today. One observation I would make is that having used the min first, the size (and particularly the 16:9 format) of the nexus is very noticeable. It looked very thin in portrait mode.

As for screen resolution, it is very difficult to tell as both look very good.
paulbrock
08-11-2012
Originally Posted by alan1302:
“It's a good boat to miss though as they have outsold the Nexus 7 already ”

Not sure that they have. 3 million was ipad mini AND ipad 4. The ipad 3 shifted 3 million on its own launch weekend.
Stuart_h
09-11-2012
Originally Posted by alan1302:
“It's a good boat to miss though as they have outsold the Nexus 7 already ”

Of course they have missed the boat. If they had released the mini prior to the n7 and kindle fire they would have been seen as innovative and could have cleaned up the market. As it is they are being seen as playing catch-up which is reflected in their share price plummeting. Much less hype and queuing for the latest release ..... and its getting close to a 50/50 market share with android now.... down from almost 100% a year or two ago .....
<<
<
6 of 6
>>
>
VIEW DESKTOP SITE TOP

JOIN US HERE

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Hearst Corporation

Hearst Corporation

DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK

© 2015 Hearst Magazines UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 72 Broadwick Street, London, W1F 9EP. Registered in England 112955. All rights reserved.

  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Complaints
  • Site Map