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Reply to: by JRX16
For tablets I would say iPad Mini for sure….
I was in the same boat as you, and decided to buy both, LOL. I just had both for a few days and decided on the Mini. The resolution is not as good, but the larger screen is very welcomed, there are just so many wonderful apps designed for the tablet (freaken Twitter is still a phone app on tablet Android), and the build is just so much nicer on the Mini. Also the camera does come in handy if you have a toddler doing fun things around you while you’re on your tablet, lol. Vimeo plays in Safari no problem in webpages, while it won’t on Chrome or Dolphin, not sure if this was updated in 4.2, I just sold the Nexus 7.
One more thing…. the rubber back of the Nexus 7 is actually, unbelievably, more slippery than the smooth aluminum of the Mini. I know you can’t believe me, but I test this myself. I put each on my open hand (palm up), and slowly lowered my hands keeping them at the same angle (I was kneeling over carpet, no catastrophes) and each time the Nexus started slipping first (I stopped the test once there was slippage so as not to let either fall). I did switch hands to make sure it wasn’t a difference in one hand, and the same result. The rubber is too smooth and it doesn’t grip as well as the aluminum which tends to grab your skin better somehow. I was surprised. That plus the lighter weight of the Mini and the fact iOS is able to ignore edge touches on the screen (this is a big deal actually, you cannot touch the edge of the Nexus screen), made the Mini much easier to hold. So if you are tied to the Android ecosystem and just love Android, get the Nexus for sure. But if you are open to a better Tablet experience, I’d get the Mini. That’s my review after having both for 3 days.
Reply to: by JRX16
For tablets I would say iPad Mini for sure….
I was in the same boat as you, and decided to buy both, LOL. I just had both for a few days and decided on the Mini. The resolution is not as good, but the larger screen is very welcomed, there are just so many wonderful apps designed for the tablet (freaken Twitter is still a phone app on tablet Android), and the build is just so much nicer on the Mini. Also the camera does come in handy if you have a toddler doing fun things around you while you’re on your tablet, lol. Vimeo plays in Safari no problem in webpages, while it won’t on Chrome or Dolphin, not sure if this was updated in 4.2, I just sold the Nexus 7.
One more thing…. the rubber back of the Nexus 7 is actually, unbelievably, more slippery than the smooth aluminum of the Mini. I know you can’t believe me, but I test this myself. I put each on my open hand (palm up), and slowly lowered my hands keeping them at the same angle (I was kneeling over carpet, no catastrophes) and each time the Nexus started slipping first (I stopped the test once there was slippage so as not to let either fall). I did switch hands to make sure it wasn’t a difference in one hand, and the same result. The rubber is too smooth and it doesn’t grip as well as the aluminum which tends to grab your skin better somehow. I was surprised. That plus the lighter weight of the Mini and the fact iOS is able to ignore edge touches on the screen (this is a big deal actually, you cannot touch the edge of the Nexus screen), made the Mini much easier to hold. So if you are tied to the Android ecosystem and just love Android, get the Nexus for sure. But if you are open to a better Tablet experience, I’d get the Mini. That’s my review after having both for 3 days.