Sunday
Jul222012
The Google Nexus 7 is a complete disaster
Sunday, July 22, 2012 at 4:49PM The Google Nexus 7 has failed to catch on with the masses and is selling dreadfully according to those who have seen the initial figures. There is still stock available despite the incredibly low price because consumers simply won't buy a device that looks as though it won't fill their needs.
Google mis-judged what consumers would buy and is now left with stocks on the shelves waiting for people to buy them. Such a shame.
Anyway, that's enough about the 8GB version. The 16GB is selling like hot cakes, is incredibly difficult to find and Google can't make them fast enough. It is receiving almost universal praise and has shown that there is life in the tablet market outside of the iPad. Well done Google.
Reader Comments (21)
Shaun what have you heard according to numbers?
Quite a lot-
8GB- Delivered in 3-5 business days. Applicable shipping and taxes calculated at checkout.
16GB- Sign up to be notified by email when Nexus 7 (16GB) becomes available.
Tons of in-depth research done just for you guys;)
Still reckon that once the 8gb is made available in stores the stock will sell. Clearly Google should only build 16gb now!
The more I use the updated ("butter") Jelly Bean Nexus the I agree with Gavin, why would you want an iPad (for video, reading, web browsing). I don't know about game playing as I don't play games.
Also note, I have not seen any Nexus 7s in any shops I have looked in.
I was dead against capacitive home button but now I've used the Nexus 7 I'm dead against the hard home button on my S3.
@Jah gaming on the Nexus is astonishing, such a good size and weight. Plus tegra 3 enabled games are consol quality.
why would you want an iPad
Apple integration, I'd have thought.
why would you want an iPad
Build quality, bigger screen, 100,000's of apps, still good value. The same reasons people have always wanted iPads. The Nexus 7 will prove its worth completely when a smaller iPad is released- if Apple gets close on price it will be a good old fashioned battle between the two- looking forward to that. It is 'far' too early to dismiss the iPad.
Why would you want a Nexus 7, and better Google cloud services, such Google integration and over 600,000 apps. And most apps are both compatible and look great.
Once Google have all the Play Store extras the USA have its game on.
I see good in both the iPad and Nexus 7- the iPad is still my go to device for movies, PIM, email and other stuff. The Nexus 7 is far from flawless- will get review up soon.
I have retired my ipad practically. Buying movies is the only drawback that my Nexus 7 can't do with ease vs the ipad.
For me a portable cheap but good quality tablet like the Nexus and an ultrabook meets my business and personal needs. I think the size of the iPad is problematic for me. A smaller iPad would be interesting. Having an iPad I would not use it for serious email and pim, prefer my ultrabook or S3 for simple and quick tasks.
I've done a lot of gaming on my Prime; in fact that's been my primary use for it.
I've never tried iPad gaming but from what I gather there are more good-looking titles on the iPad but the best-looking titles on Tegra 3 look better than the best-looking titles on the iPad.
The new iPad has arguably hindered how good-looking iPad games are; higher res doesn't compensate for reduced effects, especially when anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering make the lower res look a lot like the higher res.
Tegra 3 titles are thin-on-the-ground and for gaming I'd probably still recommend an iPad at the moment. I did consider buying one because the locked-down nature of iOS would probably annoy me less on a tablet as I'm not likely to want to do such power-user things on it. However I knew it would still annoy me to some extent so I stuck with Android and bought my Prime.
I'm keen to see what the S3 is capable of if developers start pushing it, and what Samsung's next premium tablet will be like..
Other than for gaming Android takes the prize in every area for me. Having said that when my gf's mother liked my Prime I recommended she get an iPad as she'd probably find it easier to use.
Amazed anything high-end comes with 8GB these days.
I was previously but now I see why new devices are heading towards less memory. The future is the cloud or the future is here really. I have 60gb of free cloud storage, and most with dropbox.
This solution so far works fine along with using itunes or Play Store to save multi media. Only keep on my device now the dead essentials. It does take some faith to go this route but so far it does seem to work.
I now wonder why I bought a 64gb ipad and not the 16?
Slashgear have helped me understand better why I like the Nexus 7. In three years, since the original iPad was released, we have more options. For me a tablet for content consumption has to be portable and the current iPad it not. Also ultrabooks are so slim now that I wouldn't carry an iPad plus keyboard. So I think the 10 inch tablet is really most suited for business applications where you need to read A4 documents.
portable and the current iPad it not.
I guess it's a personal preference thing. I'd consider my laptop "portable" and, thin though it is, it's a darn sight bigger than an iPad.
If I go out in shirt and jeans, I would not consider the Nexus portable, as it's just too big to be stuck in a front pocket, and, if in the back pocket, chances are it would get broken, I'd have thought — if I'm going to take a bag, there's no real difference between a 7" or a 10' tablet, is there?
Neil I was amazed at how easily the 7 popped into any pocket. Using for a long time is much easier due to the light weight.
The iPad came first and still is an amazing device. Probably the iPad mini will be lighter and better. Just hope they use a good screen.
Neil I was amazed at how easily the 7 popped into any pocket. Using for a long time is much easier due to the light weight.
I guess I'm just used to handling something that's 10" rather than just 7".
I think the 7 inch size is better for handbags. I now use a small man bag when I am out for the Nexus and my S3. The iPad, once in a case, is too big I feel. The Nexus at £159/199 is so cheap you could happily replace if lost/broken therefore I take to more places than I would take an Ipad. Lack of 3G has not been an issue either.
Interesting — I often have my iPad and my Air in a bag with me, and don't think twice about the size of that!
(I don't have a cellular iPad either, and don't miss it.)