Google Announces Brand New Nexus 7 Priced at $229

[JMcEntegart]

Google has finally let the cat out of the bag.

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[house70]

Wow.
I mean, we knew this was coming. But the actual conference just ended and we already have news posted here about it. Congrats, Tom's, this is how it's done.

Excellent tablet, too, BTW. I'll get me one.

 

[InvalidError]

The original entry-level Nexus 7 may have been only $200 but it also only had 8GB flash.

The original 16GB model launched at $250 so this makes the v2 model $20 cheaper than the original 16GB model's launch price. Quite nice considering the display, WiFi and RAM upgrades.

I'll have to go try it in-store to see if responsiveness and other details are enough of an improvement over my N7v1 to convince me to buy the v2.

 

[bustapr]

so, who was in charge of making this one? is it ASUS again?

 

[w8gaming]

I read from somewhere else and it is Asus who makes this device once more.

 

[darkchazz]

I'm glad they dropped the nvidia junk.
The S4 Pro is a great upgrade. The gpu can be overclocked to 450mhz to match the Snapdragon 600.

 

[theLiminator]

Woah, that's quite the upgrade. Makes me almost regret buying the original nexus 7.

 

[virtualban]

MicroSD card slot?

 

[InvalidError]

MicroSD card slot?

Google does not believe in SD slots. They say they make storage "too confusing" - Google says people can't figure out whether files land on internal or SD storage.

Personally, I find Google's media library "easy" solution far more confusing and frustrating than having to use a file system browser: when I dump files on my N7 from my PC, they are already neatly organized in folders so I can easily find them (at least using Antek or other file browser) but then Google's media library indexes them based on tags and ends up presenting them in way that makes no sense to me because I never tagged the files and whatever tags are on them were set by tons of different people with their own tagging habits.

With a file browser, there is no doubt where files landed unless you didn't pay any attention to where you dumped them. With Google though, files simply land "wherever" since Google's applications (at least those I use) have no option to have them asked where you want to save or change the name of whatever you are saving from "A9185157XBA.jpg" so something more meaningful... you need to use a file manager to find the file, rename it and move it where you would have wanted to save it in the first place. Very annoying IMO. That's my biggest pet peeve with Android in general - horribly dumbed down in many wrong places for "simplicity's sake."

 

[Lasselundberg]

it is not google who doesnt want microSD on their devices be it phones or tablets, it is manufacturor, and the companies selling them who doesnt want them !

tablets are being sold with little profit margin, theres only a few places where this margin can be increased, microsd is one of them

a 32 gb micro sd can be found for about 20 bucks right sometimes cheaper....by not having an external microsd slot, the makers can force you to pay 50$ more to go from 16-32gb, thats 50$ for 16 gb more memory...easy money, they also save a bit of money by not having to cut an extra hole, and mounting hardware for the microsd...maybe 1-2$ saved....they sell millions so its easy to see how why they do it

we got two of the old nexus 7...and i will be getting this one, passing my old one down to one of my kids, its great to see they finally added hdmi functionality, which is a big deal to me

 

[house70]

it is not google who doesnt want microSD on their devices be it phones or tablets, it is manufacturor, and the companies selling them who doesnt want them !

tablets are being sold with little profit margin, theres only a few places where this margin can be increased, microsd is one of them

a 32 gb micro sd can be found for about 20 bucks right sometimes cheaper....by not having an external microsd slot, the makers can force you to pay 50$ more to go from 16-32gb, thats 50$ for 16 gb more memory...easy money, they also save a bit of money by not having to cut an extra hole, and mounting hardware for the microsd...maybe 1-2$ saved....they sell millions so its easy to see how why they do it

we got two of the old nexus 7...and i will be getting this one, passing my old one down to one of my kids, its great to see they finally added hdmi functionality, which is a big deal to me

IDK about that, Samsung still includes microSD card expansion slots in their devices, and they sell quite a bit...

 

[InvalidError]

tablets are being sold with little profit margin, theres only a few places where this margin can be increased, microsd is one of them

Many cheaper tablets from lesser-known brands have similar or even better features including SD slot so it can certainly fit in such low budgets.

While absence of SD slot(s) can be used to force upselling at least to some extent, many people want an SD slot for the convenience of switching media libraries by switching cards or juggling cards between multiple devices. Ex.: take a bunch of photos on a camera or phone and move the SD card from camera/phone to tablet to review photos on a 2-6X larger screen. No amount of on-board storage can compensate for that. Popping an SD card in my PC/laptop to copy or manage files is also more convenient and faster than storage emulation through MDP.

At least Google knew better than to start with a 8GB model based on expectations of everyone putting all their stuff on Google's servers this time around... the 8GB N7 was surprisingly short-lived.

 

[johnlove]

Are there plans for a brand new Nexus 10?
The current models have low quality cameras.
I wish there are models that would allow us to directly attach dslr lenses from Canon or Nikon.

 

[johnlove]

It would be nice if the industry uses usb 3.0 instead of micro-usb, hdmi instead of micro-hdmi.
The mere thought of carrying those adapters is a big turn-off.