Game of Tablets: Nexus 7, Surface and iPad

2. bobfreking55 posted on 02 Jul 2012, 07:37 8 1

gadget, machine, toy**

48. bayusuputra posted on 03 Jul 2012, 02:24 3 1

I love gadgets and machines! and I already forgot about my toys since I turned 16..

6. tahnik posted on 02 Jul 2012, 07:58 6 3

You are so jealous...Apple have over 2,5000 apps just for tablet....and they are toy right?
All three of them have there advantages....All of them are primes...

18. tuneslover posted on 02 Jul 2012, 08:47 6 3

But how many of them serve business people, designers, engineers, programmers, animator, artists, doctors? You know....you still need a MacBook to develop software for an iPad but Windows itself is the world's most powerful platform.

So iOS is really a tiny little girl's toy to Windows.

21. PhoneArenaUser posted on 02 Jul 2012, 08:55 2 3

"...you still need a MacBook to develop software for an iPad..."

No, you don't. :)

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31. tegradragon posted on 02 Jul 2012, 10:24 3 4

Yes, you do.

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32. PhoneArenaUser posted on 02 Jul 2012, 10:49 3 2

Can you prove your statement?
Because I can prove my statement! :)

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51. tegradragon posted on 03 Jul 2012, 04:37 2 1

I guess you can DEVELOP apps on other operating systems but there's no way you can publish it on the App Store. You need OSX for that.
Unless you hack something.

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52. PhoneArenaUser posted on 03 Jul 2012, 05:49 0 0

But we were talking about development and it is POSSIBLE!

"...but there's no way you can publish it on the App Store."

I don't know about that much, but I think it is possible to.

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53. tegradragon posted on 03 Jul 2012, 07:27 0 0

No there's no legal way of publishing apps on the AppStore. Positive about that.

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35. haseebzahid posted on 02 Jul 2012, 10:54 0 1

my Office coleage has a good comment on Ipads as a only thing called "chick magnet" you may have got the whole point

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33. haseebzahid posted on 02 Jul 2012, 10:50 0 1

yes they are toy unless u can tell us all one real world software u can run on it that u run on MacOS or linux or windows if u dont have answer its a TOY like Nexus 7

34. haseebzahid posted on 02 Jul 2012, 10:53 0 1

u know its just a initial hype for end user when he sees a new product he gets intersted no matter if he/she needs it or not after a while u get bored of gadget and toys and u simply have to thow them in corner and at this point another ipad is out making u look more stupid to think ow the new one is out . on other hand Surface gives u ever lasting features i bet thoese who get the pro edition can eaisily live with it for years

49. bayusuputra posted on 03 Jul 2012, 02:25 0 1

yes, right, 24990 games and 10 biz/productivity apps..
so yeah..

43. jimjam posted on 02 Jul 2012, 22:27 0 0

Nothing wrong with toys! Especially when you don't want to do work on it.

4. Ray.S posted on 02 Jul 2012, 07:50 8 0

Same here!

7. PhoneArenaUser posted on 02 Jul 2012, 07:58 3 5

Since you are iPhone fan, take iPad other leave for us! :D

12. Ray.S posted on 02 Jul 2012, 08:16 8 0

Never! I'm taking them all for myself.

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13. dickwyn posted on 02 Jul 2012, 08:19 2 1

Surface Pro for me with a core i7

50. bayusuputra posted on 03 Jul 2012, 02:27 0 0

same! i'll take all three, sell the iPad for high price and get myself an SGS3.. and i will have the best combo of smartphone, tablet and computer..

9. frydaexiii posted on 02 Jul 2012, 08:07 11 0

What's the point of an SD card slot when you can't have file access to it?

36. haseebzahid posted on 02 Jul 2012, 10:56 0 2

ow so u mean whts the point of IOS oww thats harsh people here are fregile u know like iphones

38. HTCFreak posted on 02 Jul 2012, 11:20 2 1

Lol, you are just a hater.
Drop an iPhone: shattered
Drop a SGS3: shattered
almost every phone is fragile, so that's why cases exsist --'

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42. pyradark posted on 02 Jul 2012, 19:51 0 0

i drop an xperia active, and it didnt break...lol
hahaha

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44. pellegrini posted on 03 Jul 2012, 01:57 3 0

Drop a Nokia 3310 : floor shattered

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11. PhoneArenaUser posted on 02 Jul 2012, 08:13 1 1

Well said. :)

14. Ray.S posted on 02 Jul 2012, 08:22 0 1

I think that "most advanced" is a very flexible term when it comes to a mobile OS.

25. sorcio46 posted on 02 Jul 2012, 09:19 4 1

Just bend it to the pure number of features, you will see that Android is at the top, thanks to the ultimate personalization level.

17. Darkerm posted on 02 Jul 2012, 08:42 1 2

Thumbs up for a great comment dude ;)
Yeah, Android is the most Advance Mobile OS and Nexus 7 has 4.1. most of all its cheap but heavy with Features.
I am an Android user (Xperia Neo 4.0.4) and I love everything about Android. So, Nexus 7 is the one I need.
BTW, I have PC for window so no need for a Windows Tab and I don't like Apple at all.

37. haseebzahid posted on 02 Jul 2012, 10:59 1 1

well gaming is still better for surface imagine running call of duty black ops2, crysis3, any other PC comes to mind wht else is better .........hmm what angry birds yes limited but still fun.yet cannot match the full HD game of PC

45. bayusuputra posted on 03 Jul 2012, 02:09 0 0

I would do basic gaming with the Nexus 7 and heavy gaming with the Surface Pro.. I want both of them!

that leaves the iPad nowhere in my "wants" list..

I always get bored with iPad.. don't know why..

24. Nocturne posted on 02 Jul 2012, 09:17 2 2

Seems like you're a bit misinformed, will try shed some light.

In regards to Android the vast majority of apps work on both tablets and phones since ICS unified the two.

Therefore any issues with app the amount of apps available to Android tablets is just plain wrong, virtually anything all apps are available to both.

This also means that there are more apps available for Android tablets running ICS than their are for any iPad.

I have a laptop with windows 8 for Windows experience, an SGS with ICS for Android experience and an Ipod touch with 5.0 for iOS experience.

Yet if I had to get a tablet it would be a choice between the Surface and the Nexus ( or ideally the Note 10.1).

Why?
iOS is too limited and restrictive, it doesn't have a file manager, very limited blue tooth capabilities, virtually no customization, all this makes the current iPad just an overall mediocre piece of tech, apart from its screen.

This is also just an opinion and some will agree, while others wont, and that is perfectly fine:)

26. Gemmol posted on 02 Jul 2012, 09:41 1 3

Not every phone have ICS and not my Galaxy Note, well not yet, but I understand what your saying, and my Galaxy Note do not have problem with the apps in the App store, where I was getting at is that theres not much Tablet Specific apps, just recently google plus did a update which bring tablet specific stuff and guess what instead of my galaxy note using the regular google plus it change to the tablet version.....all i am saying there is not much tablet specific apps....every other app work on my phone without ICS.....this what makes Galaxy Note best Tablet/Phone....so I didnt really need ICS for the unified experience......but all I am saying theres not much tablet specific app and with ICS all the apps will do is make regular app work on a tablet without any tablet specific features, which make tablets for android look weak again.....I like looking at my Galaxy Note and seeing tablet specific apps, it look nice on my phone, if they can bring more tablet specific apps then android will be worth a purchase but for right now....no android table is worth it

19. tuneslover posted on 02 Jul 2012, 08:50 1 2

You wouldn't if you ever used iOS phone (iPhone) or Windows Phone.

46. bayusuputra posted on 03 Jul 2012, 02:14 1 0

I have a lot of iOS experience, and i will still choose the Nexus 7 and the Surface (Pro).. I will never buy an iPad..

39. remixfa posted on 02 Jul 2012, 12:03 1 1

in what way does a nexus 7 seem like a kindle fire other than the same 7 inch screen size?

the nexus7 is a middle/high end quad core tablet with Android 4.1 and updates straight from google the moment they are available. Unlike the kindle, it is not modded (though it is easily modded, lol), uses official google software suites, has a much nicer and higher res screen and is more bang for the buck than pretty much every other tablet on the market.

In order to make it perfect though, it needs to have a version in the 9/10 inch range, with HDMI out and an SD card slot.. and like $300 bux :) That would be great. Think of the pressure that would put on the industry to reduce pricing if/when it became a hot seller.

the majority of people that use an ipad use it to read the news/media, and play games. its the most sold because it normally is built well, its simple, and it has a hell of a marketing team behind it.

47. bayusuputra posted on 03 Jul 2012, 02:16 0 1

what? kindle? more like a mini version of transformer prime, dude.. but most people using iPad for angry birds and cut the rope..