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I honestly didn't think I'd have any use for a 7" after picking up a 10" Toshiba Thrive. I used that Thrive everyday until I picked up a Kindle Fire three months ago for $50 after some gift certificates. I love them both the same, and its easier to take a 7" inside a folio into the bathroom or whatever. I've even tucked it in my cargo pants pocket when its not in a case.

I'm going to get this tablet day one, the 8gb for sure. I haven't even come close to using up the internal memory on the Fire, and once you get over the fact that not EVERY app has to be installed on the device at once, open space seems fine. I don't even bother putting movies, music or pics on these things b/c I stream everything from everywhere..

Originally Posted by Clak Actually I believe Sprint already had the Nexus S 4G at the time.

The Nexus 4G had numerous issues out of the gate with dropped call issues and very slow data connectivity, so people were avoiding it like the plague until they posted fixes for it, multiple months after the Photon came out.

Haven't felt the need to buy a tablet...but this intrigues me....

Originally Posted by shrike4242 The Nexus 4G had numerous issues out of the gate with dropped call issues and very slow data connectivity, so people were avoiding it like the plague until they posted fixes for it, multiple months after the Photon came out.

Eh, every phone has issues, even the Galaxy Nexus. The development time for these things doesn't leave enough time for them to test them as well as they probably should I think.

It looks pretty impressive but I think I will keep using my ASUS Transformer Prime tablet

I just read on Engadget that Gamestop is going to be selling this in store but are only going to sell the 16 GB at 250 (so no price increase which is nice). So that might be a viable option since I'm pretty sure we all have some GameStop credit.

This would be the only tablet I would consider buying that does not have a MicroSD slot. I would only use it for a few apps and reading books and comics. I wonder if they will continue to update the Android OS on it .

Originally Posted by sendme This would be the only tablet I would consider buying that does not have a MicroSD slot. I would only use it for a few apps and reading books and comics. I wonder if they will continue to update the Android OS on it .

Since it's a Nexus-line device, it will and it'll be straight from google. No more need to wait for manufacturers to put out their own flavor of Android.

Originally Posted by sendme This would be the only tablet I would consider buying that does not have a MicroSD slot. I would only use it for a few apps and reading books and comics. I wonder if they will continue to update the Android OS on it .

Yeah, it will be updated for a good while. Any Nexus device will b until it reaches the point that the hardware is too outdated to run the software well.

Seems like the Android OS is being updated as much as Apple changes the iPhone. Now my only thing I'm wondering is when it will no longer be updated. Still tempted to order. It all depends on when I can get a Galaxy S III. If that screen is good enough for me then I wont bother if I do want the larger screen for comics and books then this will be ordered. How are comics on 7 inch tabs? Can you read the page with out zooming in on it?

Originally Posted by sendme Seems like the Android OS is being updated as much as Apple changes the iPhone. Now my only thing I'm wondering is when it will no longer be updated. Still tempted to order. It all depends on when I can get a Galaxy S III. If that screen is good enough for me then I wont bother if I do want the larger screen for comics and books then this will be ordered. How are comics on 7 inch tabs? Can you read the page with out zooming in on it?

Android is a little quicker than iOS considering how long they've been on the market, but they're close enough. I'd give the tablet at least 2 years of official updates from release with a solid dev support from cyanogen for as long as they can hack updates onto it. If Flash is important to you, you might want to think about another tablet and upgrading to 4.1 because they just announced that there will be no flash support for 4.1 and beyond.

As for comics on a 7 incher, you could read them in portrait mode, but landscape will be much easier. Books obviously won't be a problem, but a 10 inch is far better for comics.

Thanks. I guess I will keep looking for a 10 inch.

Originally Posted by dohdough Android is a little quicker than iOS considering how long they've been on the market, but they're close enough. I'd give the tablet at least 2 years of official updates from release with a solid dev support from cyanogen for as long as they can hack updates onto it. If Flash is important to you, you might want to think about another tablet and upgrading to 4.1 because they just announced that there will be no flash support for 4.1 and beyond. As for comics on a 7 incher, you could read them in portrait mode, but landscape will be much easier. Books obviously won't be a problem, but a 10 inch is far better for comics.

Really? No Flash support from 4.1 and beyond? Interesting. Guess Adobe's starting to learn that Flash on mobile devices isn't worth dealing with any longer.

Originally Posted by sendme Thanks. I guess I will keep looking for a 10 inch.

That's what she said.

Originally Posted by shrike4242 Really? No Flash support from 4.1 and beyond? Interesting. Guess Adobe's starting to learn that Flash on mobile devices isn't worth dealing with any longer.

Yup. I don't go to a lot of Flash sites on my phone, but I like knowing it's there if I ever want it. Looks like I'm not updating to 4.1 when it comes out.

http://www.gsmarena.com/flash_player...-news-4459.php

That's what she said.

HAHAHA...nice.

Originally Posted by dohdough Yup. I don't go to a lot of Flash sites on my phone, but I like knowing it's there if I ever want it. Looks like I'm not updating to 4.1 when it comes out. http://www.gsmarena.com/flash_player...-news-4459.php

Very very interesting. Didn't realize that Flash on Android was going the way of the do-do. One nice thing with an Android phone was the ability to use Flash, though most of the time, it's not a huge issue for me.

I'm curious to see how it pans out with phones that go to 4.1 and no one realizes Flash doesn't work.

HAHAHA...nice.

And people say size doesn't matter.....

I realize everyone is getting hard over HTML5, but Adobe and Google must understand that there is still a demand for Flash capabilities. The ultimate irony is that youtube uses Flash.

Originally Posted by Clak I realize everyone is getting hard over HTML5, but Adobe and Google must understand that there is still a demand for Flash capabilities. The ultimate irony is that youtube uses Flash.

Yeah...I'm guessing that Google isn't pressuring Adobe because Google wants more Chrome users. Maybe they'll go the Opera Mini route and do proxy servers. I'm talking out of my ass on this one because I don't know squat about Chrome and obviously don't use it.

Chrome on the pc uses it's own version of flash player built right into the plugins. You do not have to download it from adobe in order to view flash content. Perhaps when Android 4.1 releases the Chrome for android beta will end and it will have flash built into it as well. That will force everyone to use the Chrome browser over Dolphin and other programs.

here's the link to the pre-order page at GameStop if anyone is interested.

http://www.gamestop.com/android/tabl...er-only/102893

How about they make a poverty level version for those of us who can't afford $200, and leave out the camera, GPS, accelerometer, microphone, bluetooth, bloatware, movie, and whatever other doodads are unnecessary?

I've wanted a pad for so long now, but would never actually use any of the things I listed above.

I'd basically use it for video, internet at home, and ebooks. Probably wouldn't actually ever take it outside the house.