07-20-2012, 11:23 AM | #46 | |
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Another thing that bugs me about the 7 inch tablets, and many other sized tablets too, is that they tend to use an awkward widescreen in 16 x 9 or 16 x 10 configuration. I like widescreens on large computer monitors, but on a small device it is awkward, especially for reading books and web browsing. Reading in portrait in widescreen looks like a really narrow page. Reading in landscape in widescreen looks like a really short page. I really think the 4 x 3 screen configuration is more natural for reading books and web browsing. The only reason to have 16 x 9 is for videos, but why make all others apps suffer because of that? |
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07-20-2012, 11:25 AM | #47 | |
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I'm no FanBoy, I have Android, IOS and Symbian phones, but I'll admit that iPhones have a much longer shelf life than their competitors. |
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07-20-2012, 11:39 AM | #48 | |
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As for web browsing doing it on a 10" tablet is more comfortable, but it's not that bad on a 7" screen at least for me (browsers set to desktop). Of course I only browse for brief periods on a tablet, might feel different if I was browsing for hours and hours at a time. |
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07-20-2012, 11:46 AM | #49 |
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I find browsing on a 7" tablet very easy. Most websites are set up for mobile browsing, they take out all the ads and extra crap they show on the desktop version, and just show me what I want to see.
I use the Dolphin browser, I find it does a very good job of making the mobile pages readable. |
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The tablet size that's best for you will depend on how you use it most often.
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07-20-2012, 02:59 PM | #51 |
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There must be more people who prefer 3 x 4 or 4 x 3 for reading. After all, almost all of the eInk devices from the major players use a 600 x 800 screen (which is 3 x 4). The only player to use a longer screen recently was Sony in their PRS-900 and PRS-950, both of which are discontinued. Thus only 600 x 800 screens are currently being used for 6 inch screens. I think the probably soon to be extinct Kindle DX is also 3 x 4 ratio though a larger screen overall.
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Personally I've tried both and I guess it doesn't make much difference to me. |
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How's Siri working on the iPhone 4, by the way? Last edited by afv011; 07-20-2012 at 04:12 PM. |
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Not only did Google make asus remove the sd card slot, but they also removed USB drive support from the USB OTG interface (requiring rooting to add it back).
With a full battery charge, I tried hooking a little webcam (500mA rating) to my USB OTG and the N7 locked up with a black screen. Only a half-minute power-hold (reset) would get it back. Rumors are that Google removed SD card support so they could sell the 8GB to 16GB upgrade for $50USD when it costs them $7.50USD. But even the free space on 16GB is barely enough to hold one or two HD movies. Last edited by geekmaster; 07-20-2012 at 06:38 PM. |
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My 3GS is running IOS 5 quite happily. As to Siri, I suspect it runs as well as "Google Now" runs on ICS, which would be not at all, at least not in any supported way.
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Could not agree more
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