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Nexus 9 vs Nvidia SHIELD Tablet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTuY2nYj5Gs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTuY2nYj5Gs
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Google Nexus 9 |OT| Looks like an iPad, must be an iPad!
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CyberpunkGod
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I'm still undecided between this and the Xperia Z3 Tablet. Kind of concerns me with some of the build quality issues that have been talked about, but the extra screen real estate, aspect ratio, and performance might outweigh those.
I think it's hit or miss. My first one had bad gyros and the loose back. My replacement, on the other hand, is rock solid.
So loose back is indeed a production screw up? I assumed it was just a bad design
I would say yes by my experience. The amount of give on the back of mine is hardly perceptible. The first one I had almost seems like there was a very small pocket of air on the backside.
I really wanted to get one until I heard about the light bleed and loose back. If they fix that stuff then I'm back on board I think.
neogaffer1
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I have light bleed but its really only annoying when looking at the screen at an extreme angle; I don't have a loose back.
Edit: But I do have a lack of storage, if you're unsure if 16 gigs is enough GET 32 GIGS. I have a 32 gig phone because the last phone I had was 32 gigs and I was still running out of space now and then--for my Nexus 9 I thought I might be able to pull off 16 gigs, nope. You get 11 gigs to start with and just with apps I use/might use and no filler apps, and a few gigs of comics (2-2.5ish) I only have 4 gigs free. Ugh.
Edit: But I do have a lack of storage, if you're unsure if 16 gigs is enough GET 32 GIGS. I have a 32 gig phone because the last phone I had was 32 gigs and I was still running out of space now and then--for my Nexus 9 I thought I might be able to pull off 16 gigs, nope. You get 11 gigs to start with and just with apps I use/might use and no filler apps, and a few gigs of comics (2-2.5ish) I only have 4 gigs free. Ugh.
neogaffer1
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Dat battery life though.
I was mostly reading comics. When you don't push the SoC it really does overperform battery wise.
I was mostly reading comics. When you don't push the SoC it really does overperform battery wise.
I haven't had a problem with performance. No stuttering or lockups on my end.
So no standout flaws then.
Looks like Google were onto a winner with this one but early Lollipop release bugs and a dodgy first production run have ruined perception of it.
SolidSnakeUS
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They should of waited to fix these problems then release the tablet. Instead of screwing over early adopters.
Go on then. Give us an opinion anyway.
Well it's been about half an hour since I flashed, and so far the tablet doesn't seem any more or less likely to catch fire.
Hopefully the update fixes a lot of the crappy memory management issues but it's probably too soon to tell...
Bomber Bob
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that's why you never buy a piece of hardware day 1
5.0.1 doesn't seem to be a big deal, just minor bug fixes surrounding the initial setup... At least from what I've heard anyway.
Lollipop's memory management is pretty terrible though. Yesterday I had a gig of RAM free and it just kept forcing the launcher out of RAM. It's maddening.
Lollipop's memory management is pretty terrible though. Yesterday I had a gig of RAM free and it just kept forcing the launcher out of RAM. It's maddening.
SolidSnakeUS
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I wonder this as well.
fluffydelusions
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I'm also very tempted at that price but reading through the thread over at XDA about the new revisions it doesn't seem like it's fixed sadly. People getting units yesterday still report light bleeding and such.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-9/general/nexus-9-revision-t2961927/page6
Spiritreaver
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A shame. I'm in the market for an Android tablet and was looking at getting this one so I can have access to Lollipop.
I still might order one from Amazon anyway and if I'm not satisfied, just return it. I really am tired of my iPad 3 and iOS.
CyberpunkGod
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Ordered one for Christmas, hope it doesn't have any drastic issues.
CyberpunkGod
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Same with my 32GB white one. The light bleed is hardly noticeable and the back is fine. I'm really happy thus far.
davidnic
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Same issue with mine for white 32GB, but I notice it once on the lock screen.
One feature I like, is double tap to wake I use this all the time.
Though the thread doesn't seem active much I didn't notice any news about the Sand colored N9 since it seems that Google are offering it on their Play Store.
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Nexus_9_32GB_Wi_Fi_Sand?id=nexus_9_sand_32gb_wifi
Unfortunately, there is no 16 gb available at the moment, and not sure if its worth the price.
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Nexus_9_32GB_Wi_Fi_Sand?id=nexus_9_sand_32gb_wifi
Unfortunately, there is no 16 gb available at the moment, and not sure if its worth the price.
So I recently bought a used 16 GB Nexus 9 for about $150 and it arrived today. It seems like a great device but the auto-rotation seems buggy. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I did a sensor check to see if this was an hardware issue but the sensors are detected correctly and seem to be working fine. So I figure it's a software bug with Lollipop, but my Nexus 5 doesn't have any issues.
Did anyone else notice this?
I guess I'll play around with it some more and flash a custom ROM or something, see if that does anything.
Did anyone else notice this?
I guess I'll play around with it some more and flash a custom ROM or something, see if that does anything.
Spiritreaver
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Man this thing. It has so many weird quirks. Like only certain AC adapters/USB cables allow it to charge quickly. I pretty much had to dig up an old LG charger (one without a USB socket) so I could charge it quickly. Nothing else I owned worked. What?
I was getting 12 hour + charge times lol. Now it's only a few hours.
I was getting 12 hour + charge times lol. Now it's only a few hours.
So after finding out mine had the buttons issue I went out and swapped it. Got one with even worse button issue. Swapped again, this time perfect buttons but massive lightbleed and the unit crashes every time it updates to 5.0.1 and it doesn't recognize any login attempts
Think I'm through with this lottery.
Think I'm through with this lottery.
While the Nexus 9 Tablet may have a very high resolution screen, it has much lower Pixel Density than the 2nd generation/Nexus 7 2013 Tablet that I have (which is 287 PPI; The 2nd generation/2013 version of the Nexus 7 Tablet has 323 PPI).
Furthermore, they both use the same LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Google_Nexus_tablets
Furthermore, they both use the same LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Google_Nexus_tablets
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