Thread: From CNET: Nexus 10 incoming!
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Old 11-02-2012, 02:25 PM   #162
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
CNET has a detailed review:
http://reviews.cnet.com/tablets/goog...5513295-2.html

There are... quirks...
The battery is superslow to charge and playing GPU intensive games while charging...doesn't. The battery still discharges despite being plugged-in.
Watching a 1080p movie while charging neither charges nor discharges.

Apparently the microUSB charger can't deliver enough current to match the tablet's energy appetite when it's working full-tilt. Charging looks to be an overnight endeavor.
That's a common issue. Tablets take a lot more juice than a phone, microUSB just isn't enough. And people hate proprietary chargers.

B&N uses a nice compromise for this on the Nook with their extra-long microUSB connector that supplies extra power, yet will still accept standard microUSB cables. A better solution, of course, would be a new standard.
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