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New Tablet Help
TheVoid
20-01-2016
I have a Nexus 7 2013 version at the moment, but looking for something a bit bigger at 8" and with less frame.

Any ideas? My budget is around £100 and I want something just as good spec. wise.

I would need Android too.

Thanks
Stig
20-01-2016
Originally Posted by TheVoid:
“I have a Nexus 7 2013 version at the moment, but looking for something a bit bigger at 8" and with less frame.

Any ideas? My budget is around £100 and I want something just as good spec. wise.

I would need Android too.

Thanks”

You would be replacing a very nice 2013 tablet with a very cheap 2016 one. Ignoring the no-name Chinese trash, the Kindle Fire HD 8 is £130, and that still has a thick frame.
TheVoid
20-01-2016
Originally Posted by Stig:
“You would be replacing a very nice 2013 tablet with a very cheap 2016 one. Ignoring the no-name Chinese trash, the Kindle Fire HD 8 is £130, and that still has a thick frame.”

I know but I wanted something a little bigger than 7"
Eadfrith
20-01-2016
Nvidia Shield 8" tablet?
Stig
20-01-2016
Originally Posted by Eadfrith:
“Nvidia Shield 8" tablet?”

Very nice, but £150. If we are going over budget I'd say the iPad mini 2 at £190.
TheVoid
20-01-2016
Originally Posted by Stig:
“Very nice, but £150. If we are going over budget I'd say the iPad mini 2 at £190.”

Needs to be Android
alan1302
20-01-2016
Originally Posted by TheVoid:
“I know but I wanted something a little bigger than 7"”

The Kindle HD 8 is bigger than 7"
TheVoid
20-01-2016
Originally Posted by alan1302:
“The Kindle HD 8 is bigger than 7"”

It's Amazon though, not Android.
gds1972
20-01-2016
I would suggest looking at Asus and Lenovo as they make some pretty decent tablets for the money.
stewiegriffin
20-01-2016
that extra 1" isnt going to make much difference, (despite what the ladies tell you), and for £100 as been mentioned you would be probably getting something worse than you currently have.
ney
20-01-2016
Originally Posted by Stig:
“Very nice, but £150. If we are going over budget I'd say the iPad mini 2 at £190.”

I would second that. My sister has the IPad mini 2 and she loves it. She got it the year it came out. I gave here the money for it as a Christmas gift and she put the rest towards it to get the 3G version.
I have had the IPad Mini 4 just over 3 weeks now and now love it.
A bit out of the OP price range but I'm glad I payed the extra and got t to replace my Nexus 7 2012 modal.
I did like the Nexus 7 when I first got it but I started having minor problems with it last year to the point that some days I would not even use my Nexus 7.
Air it got to be Android then Asua made some OK tablets for under £200.
A good Android tablet will cost £100 and over.
Also if buying an Android tablet make sure it comes with at lest the OS 5.0 Lollypop.

Darren
TheVoid
20-01-2016
Originally Posted by ney:
“I would second that. My sister has the IPad mini 2 and she loves it. She got it the year it came out. I gave here the money for it as a Christmas gift and she put the rest towards it to get the 3G version.
I have had the IPad Mini 4 just over 3 weeks now and now love it.
A bit out of the OP price range but I'm glad I payed the extra and got t to replace my Nexus 7 2012 modal.
I did like the Nexus 7 when I first got it but I started having minor problems with it last year to the point that some days I would not even use my Nexus 7.
Air it got to be Android then Asua made some OK tablets for under £200.
A good Android tablet will cost £100 and over.
Also if buying an Android tablet make sure it comes with at lest the OS 5.0 Lollypop.

Darren”

Thanks. The issue I have is that I have over £100's worth of Android apps.

I saw the Mini 2 in Sainsburys and loved the shape which was 8" and looked like a 4:3 tablet.
oilman
21-01-2016
Originally Posted by TheVoid:
“Thanks. The issue I have is that I have over £100's worth of Android apps.

I saw the Mini 2 in Sainsburys and loved the shape which was 8" and looked like a 4:3 tablet.”

I have an Amazon fire 7 @ £35 and added google playstore and can run virtually all android apps. Same can be done with other versions as well.

http://www.andromods.com/apps-mod/ki...e-no-root.html
Stig
21-01-2016
Originally Posted by TheVoid:
“Thanks. The issue I have is that I have over £100's worth of Android apps.

I saw the Mini 2 in Sainsburys and loved the shape which was 8" and looked like a 4:3 tablet.”

What have you bought? Many apps that were paid have gone 'freemium' in recent years.

I have hardly paid for any apps on my iPad.
SkipTracer
21-01-2016
Not looked into it myself but DS news posted this this morning.

http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/table...rful-4g-slate/

A little bit over your budget but does have 4G for good measure.
TheVoid
21-01-2016
Is the Zenpad 10 any good?
stewiegriffin
22-01-2016
Originally Posted by TheVoid:
“Is the Zenpad 10 any good?”

looking at the specs id say its no better than what you have and probably a slight step down.
Holmesc1
27-01-2016
im after a tablet but unsure which one to get. like the thread author it has to be android. I have a sony xperia z2 phone which runs apps fine with great picture quality but reading newspapers/magazines and watching tv on such a small screen is becoming difficult. just want a bigger screen. is the Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70 any good? argos say its android 5.0 but other retailers says the same model runs kit kat 4.4
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