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Tunga posted:With Miracast and Chromecast and Android TV I'd say we're not going to see that on Nexus devices again.
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If anyone wants to beat the rush amazon seems to have opened up preorders early.
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With miracast coming to Roku that may take care of it anyway. My main issue is getting things from apps that are only on Android from my tablet to my dumb TV, which has a Roku and a PS3 connected. For now I've just been connecting a Transformer Prime to the TV using a micro to HDMI cable. Decidedly last gen 
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Oct 17, 2014 00:22
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Horn posted:If anyone wants to beat the rush amazon seems to have opened up preorders early. Do you have a link? Can't see the Nexus 9 when I search for it. edit: Oh duh, it's a special link in the search results. Link is here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M6UC5B4
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Oct 17, 2014 00:56
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mod sassinator posted:Do you have a link? Can't see the Nexus 9 when I search for it. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M6UC5B4 A few other countries are here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/10/16/nexus-9-in-black-and-white-16-and-32gb-up-for-pre-order-on-amazon-us-only/
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Oct 17, 2014 00:58
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Thanks everyone. I had totally decided to skip the 9 and just pick up a 7 from last year. But I'm vulnerable here at a bar while my wife talks to coworkers and now I accidentally ordered a 9 from amazon. It's all your fault, goons!
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Oct 17, 2014 02:01
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Tunga posted:Amazon US: Argh, I have 10% off from Best Buy and then a $5 gift card, and 4% cashback from Best Buy with my Chase Card... Must wait but do want. This but with the N9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffbVw1BrUDk
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Oct 17, 2014 02:27
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SIR FAT JONY IVES posted:Argh, I have 10% off from Best Buy and then a $5 gift card, and 4% cashback from Best Buy with my Chase Card... You'll probably get it a day sooner from Best Buy. Even with 1 day shipping Amazon estimates it will be delivered Nov. 4th for me.
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Oct 17, 2014 03:16
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mod sassinator posted:You'll probably get it a day sooner from Best Buy. Even with 1 day shipping Amazon estimates it will be delivered Nov. 4th for me. Yeah, but when does the Best Buy page go up? I'm F5ing starting now.
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(Crosspost from Phone Thread) http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...er-in-november/ Nexus 7 (2012, WiFi), Nexus 7 (2013, WiFi), Nexus 10 will receive the OTA for Android 5.0 starting November 3, 2014 while the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, and Nexus 7 (2013, LTE) (and presumably Nexus 7 (2012, HSPA) will get it "later that month" according to AP.
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Oct 17, 2014 04:50
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Yes! Thanks goons. Ordered on amazon!
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Oct 17, 2014 05:12
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Is the Lenovo IdeaTab S8 (1080p, Atom Z3745) just a thing that won't exist in the US? A friend of mine asked to get it for him here but there's no signs of it anywhere at all.
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Oct 17, 2014 06:00
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Thermopyle posted:It says right on the N9 page that it's extra. Shame that might have swung me. Maybe there's hope for a bundle then.
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I had a Nexus 2013 16GB wifi model, was nice for about 9 months until I dropped it and broke the screen, it is currently in repair at a local store. However the display could be better and its a little slow, for instance trying to use Google sheets is pretty terrible. To be honest while still a potential device there's more on offer this year, if you can pay more. So I bought a Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet 32GB wifi and that is a really nice device. It is very light, very slim, waterproof and a pleasure really to use. The Sony spin of android is actually very good especially compared to touchwiz. I bought the magnetic dock charger which works quite nicely. The downside I hadn't even really bothered to pay attention to is of course the large bezel the device has  . The only reason I no longer have the Z2 Tablet is because my device had a faulty display panel which developed yellow discolouration around the edges after less than 2 months (I saw only one such user experience the same on xda). My device also experienced the creak posted about on the xda forum. They didn't have another to replace it.I replaced it with a Samsung Tab S 8.4 32GB. I found the device fairly nice, especially of course the high resolution display. Unfortunately Touchwiz isn't any less garish than last I used it and containing an Exynos processor you don't have much in the way of ROM support. This ended up being the deal breaker on this one. The converse of the Z2 tablet is the issue here, without a bezel and being a phablet designed for portrait view I found I inadvertently touch the display fairly often. I ended up taking it back and they gave me credit. Z2 was my favourite of these by far although it is/was expensive I still felt like it was money well spent after using it. So now I have a Nexus 9 32GB on preorder and I think I'll finally be happy.
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ThermoPhysical posted:(Crosspost from Phone Thread) Whatever, just post the factory images already Google. Don't need no steenkin' OTA.
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Athenry posted:Whatever, just post the factory images already Google. Don't need no steenkin' OTA. 
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SIR FAT JONY IVES posted:This but with the N9 Plus, I'd like there to be lots of options for cases, screen protection, etc, than there are right now.
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Magog posted:Z2 was my favourite of these by far although it is/was expensive I still felt like it was money well spent after using it.
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http://www.bestbuy.com/site/promo/google-nexus-tablet-129002 Nexus 9 up on Best Buy First one to Paypal me $10 (ericcorp AT gmail DOT com me gets a 10% coupon that works on it!) I'm 100% serious. I have two 10% coupons. I used one for me, the other is for you!
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Interesting that neither Amazon nor Best Buy have the sand color devices. Maybe those come later?
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mod sassinator posted:Interesting that neither Amazon nor Best Buy have the sand color devices. Maybe those come later?
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Is this the 1970s of tablets where we get ugly colors? Who wants a beige tablet or phone? What happened to blue or green?
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Cojawfee posted:Is this the 1970s of tablets where we get ugly colors? Who wants a beige tablet or phone? What happened to blue or green?
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Cojawfee posted:Is this the 1970s of tablets where we get ugly colors? Who wants a beige tablet or phone? What happened to blue or green? If they put out an avocado green model like a 60's kitchen appliance, I would buy that poo poo in a heartbeat.
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Argyle posted:If they put out an avocado green model like a 60's kitchen appliance, I would buy that poo poo in a heartbeat. I would buy one to match my oven. It's what every kitchen needs!
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Tunga posted:Amazon US: SIR FAT JONY IVES posted:http://www.bestbuy.com/site/promo/google-nexus-tablet-129002 Also Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_9_black_16gb_wifi
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I'm ready to purchase an N9, but the keyboard case is not available under accessories..
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https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Nexus_9_Cover_Black?id=nexus_9_cover_black This cover is interesting. No hinge, it just magnetically attaches to the front and back.
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SIR FAT JONY IVES posted:https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Nexus_9_Cover_Black?id=nexus_9_cover_black Huh, that is weird. I wonder if it'll be annoying in practice.
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ja_raul posted:I'm ready to purchase an N9, but the keyboard case is not available under accessories.. https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Nexus_9_Keyboard_Folio?id=nexus_9_keyboard_folio_black 129 loving €
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Sereri posted:https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Nexus_9_Keyboard_Folio?id=nexus_9_keyboard_folio_black
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Sereri posted:https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Nexus_9_Keyboard_Folio?id=nexus_9_keyboard_folio_black Not available in my country.. (Canada). Wow that is pricey for a keyboard!
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Is there any essential difference in the hardware, other than screen size, between the Nexus 9 versus the Nvidia Shield? It almost seems like you are losing some functionality by getting the Nexus 9 versus the Shield, and paying more for the opportunity.
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Optimus Subprime posted:Is there any essential difference in the hardware, other than screen size, between the Nexus 9 versus the Nvidia Shield? It almost seems like you are losing some functionality by getting the Nexus 9 versus the Shield, and paying more for the opportunity. The nexus 9 has the 64bit version of K1 CPU which is supposedly 50% faster in comparison to the 32bit K1. The only benchmarks so far are those released by NVIDIA, so take that with a grain of salt. It does have the same kepler GPU between the two which means games should perform about the same.
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Not to underestimate having a Nexus device with Lollipop and a 64 bit chip and perhaps wanting to justify what I already own a bit, anyone a little surprised at the specs compared to the competition, i.e. The 8.4 Tab S? Less ram, lower resolution screen, no AMOLED, lower spec front facing camera, less battery life, no SD, higher price. Besides development and better games it seems like the Tab S is a better buy for most users even though it is what, 4 months old at this point? Three Olives fucked around with this message at 20:24 on Oct 17, 2014 |
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lostleaf posted:The only benchmarks so far are those released by NVIDIA, so take that with a grain of salt. http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/1014854 http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/1026591
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Yeah, the pricing in comparison to the specs of the Nexus 9 seem somewhat off. I suppose that they are targeting the price point of iPads, but competition within the Android market itself seems to be pretty stiff. The lack of 3 gigs of memory is not very good, and then not having the expandable micro sd slot hurts it pretty hard in my eyes. I would really like to replace my 2012 Nexus 7 for something that I could do more productivity based work on, but I am going to take a wait and see approach. Maybe Nvidia will refresh the shield tablet with a 64 bit processor.
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ChiTownEddie posted:Huh, that is weird. I wonder if it'll be annoying in practice. Well it means the device has a way for magnets to attach so maybe someone can make a cover that attaches to front and back like the keyboard but with out the keys. That'd be cool.
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Three Olives posted:Not to underestimate having a Nexus device with Lollipop and a 64 bit chip and perhaps wanting to justify what I already own a bit, anyone a little surprised at the specs compared to the competition, i.e. The 8.4 Tab S? I would seriously pay up to a $100 premium to get a vanilla Android device over a Samsung 'enhanced' version that makes the experience worse. Also good to know you'll have great upgrade support to later Android versions over the years, especially given the history of Nexus devices.
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Optimus Subprime posted:Yeah, the pricing in comparison to the specs of the Nexus 9 seem somewhat off. I suppose that they are targeting the price point of iPads, but competition within the Android market itself seems to be pretty stiff. The lack of 3 gigs of memory is not very good, and then not having the expandable micro sd slot hurts it pretty hard in my eyes. I would really like to replace my 2012 Nexus 7 for something that I could do more productivity based work on, but I am going to take a wait and see approach. Maybe Nvidia will refresh the shield tablet with a 64 bit processor. This is also the exact situation I'm waiting on too. Was about to spend 500 on the 32gb but decided that waiting for the shield tablet 2 with the 64bit K1 would be the better choice. butt dickus posted:There's these, but none of them are graphical benchmarks. Easier way to visualize the CPU comparison between shield tablet, nexus 9 and iphone 6. http://www.gsmarena.com/tegra_k1_denver_and_nexus_9_benchmarked-news-9953.php Single core performance is double but because the K1 32bit has 4 cores, the multicore performance for 64bit is slower than the 32bit.  This could have been acceptable because single core performance is usually more important for most everyday tasks and how smooth the interface performs. But what's especially infuriating is that google could have easily specified directstylus support but they didn't. The drat chipset already comes with support for it.
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