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| Thread ID: 128007 | 2012-11-27 21:14:00 | Tablet PC's | QW. (15883) | PC World Chat |
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| 1315089 | 2012-11-29 03:06:00 | Interesting post Chill. Sounds like the Nexus has more features than what the Ipads have. One noticeable thing is the CPU in the Nexus is quad core while the Ipad is dual. | QW. (15883) | ||
| 1315090 | 2012-11-29 03:24:00 | strictly speaking an Ipad isnt a PC, at all. :) Actually PC stands for Personal Computer so the iPad is. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1315091 | 2012-11-29 03:31:00 | Interesting post Chill. Sounds like the Nexus has more features than what the Ipads have. One noticeable thing is the CPU in the Nexus is quad core while the Ipad is dual. Unfortunately, it's again stupid marketing by Apple. The Nexus 7 technically has a 5-core CPU, a quad-core with a 5th "companion core" that it uses in low-power, low intensity situations. This is vs the iPads Dual-core CPU. They also tout the new iPad 3rd and 4th Generation have a "4-core GPU" (Graphics). The Nexus 7 has a 12-core GPU, so again ... read into it what you will ;) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1315092 | 2012-11-29 06:08:00 | U They also tout the new iPad 3rd and 4th Generation have a "4-core GPU" (Graphics). The Nexus 7 has a 12-core GPU, so again ... read into it what you will ;) I guess the Nexus then wins in terms of specs. The Ipad mini has 512mb and the Nexus has 1gb. Went to JBHiFi today and was told that they don't know when they will get the Ipad Mini again. |
QW. (15883) | ||
| 1315093 | 2012-11-29 06:26:00 | Unfortunately, it's again stupid marketing by Apple. The Nexus 7 technically has a 5-core CPU, a quad-core with a 5th "companion core" that it uses in low-power, low intensity situations. This is vs the iPads Dual-core CPU. They also tout the new iPad 3rd and 4th Generation have a "4-core GPU" (Graphics). The Nexus 7 has a 12-core GPU, so again ... read into it what you will ;) How do you rate the Nextbook Chill? |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1315094 | 2012-11-29 06:46:00 | I guess the Nexus then wins in terms of specs. The Ipad mini has 512mb and the Nexus has 1gb. Went to JBHiFi today and was told that they don't know when they will get the Ipad Mini again. Yeah it's amazingly good value for money. I've also read online recently that Apples foray into the "Mini" tablet market (7") hasn't actually slowed the adoption rate of the Android tablets like they'd hoped, but simply cannibalized their 10" iPad sales. Basically, customers want better value-for-money and actually appreciate the smaller, more portable form-factor, from what I've seen. How do you rate the Nextbook Chill? Not too impressed personally, though it's one of the few tablets that I haven't actually played with hands-on. Premium7 has far less storage, only has a Gravity Sensor as opposed to an accelerometer and a Gyro sensor, and Gravity Sensors that I've used on other cheaper tablets are nowhere near as useful. The SD-Card support is kind of cool though. No Google Play. Slow CPU. Capacitive screen is nice though compared with their others, but the resolution is mediocre and it's running Ice Cream Sandwich, not Jellybean. Premium7SE "with Google Play" is a step in the right direction, but it has a Resistive screen, single-core CPU still.. If you can afford an additional USD$50, then it's a MASSIVE upgrade to the Nexus 7 for very little price. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1315095 | 2012-11-29 08:25:00 | My wife and I were going to get an iPad each. I got her the model of her choice and she asked me to set it up for her. As a result of that little exercise in obtuse brain gymnastics, I changed my mind and bought myself a Nexus 7, selling my Galaxy S2 and Sony reader as surplus to requirements. Every time my wife gets me to do something with her iPad I thank my lucky stars I changed my mind and got the Nexus. Something not mentioned above is that the Nexus makes a superb ereader, and is the ideal form factor IMHO. |
John H (8) | ||
| 1315096 | 2012-11-29 08:33:00 | Something not mentioned above is that the Nexus makes a superb ereader, and is the ideal form factor IMHO. I had been wondering how the Nexus would be as ereader. Would the text be easier to read than the Kindle? |
QW. (15883) | ||
| 1315097 | 2012-11-29 08:50:00 | Unfortunately, it's again stupid marketing by Apple. The Nexus 7 technically has a 5-core CPU, a quad-core with a 5th "companion core" that it uses in low-power, low intensity situations. This is vs the iPads Dual-core CPU. They also tout the new iPad 3rd and 4th Generation have a "4-core GPU" (Graphics). The Nexus 7 has a 12-core GPU, so again ... read into it what you will ;)what you can read into it by the benchmarks is it doesn't matter how many cores a device has, apple seems to come out on top with benchmarks. Nothing to do with marketing |
plod (107) | ||
| 1315098 | 2012-11-29 09:09:00 | And then you notice that they run totally different operating systems. iPad specs are generally irrelevant because it is the only device that runs that particular version of iOS. Therefore all apps are written for its specs. (Older hardware in previous versions of the ipad can be denied access to apps which the older hardware cannot run). With android tablets specs are going to be slightly more relevant as they are not all the same but as long as it does what you want a reasonable speed there isn't much of an issue as to whether you've got 2 cores or 80. A certain company has proven that more cores isn't always better... 4538 |
icow (15313) | ||
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