Soldato
The engadget review said the 13megapix camera was really good, better then the s3/One X, and that it was just the software that sucked. Will be great to see what google offers, but whatever it is wont be worse then the GN.
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The engadget review said the 13megapix camera was really good, better then the s3/One X, and that it was just the software that sucked. Will be great to see what google offers, but whatever it is wont be worse then the GN.
GSMarena review of the LG optimus G is up and it looks very promising! 
http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_optimus_g-review-835.php
Although they say this about the audio:
However, you look at the figures etc. the one S has the better/cleaner audio than it
Although it is very close, so doesn't matter too much unless you're an audiophile
Camera seems good, but the S/X and GS 3 still seem to be better.
Screen sounds great as well.
Regarding performance:
Battery life according to their test is very good, however, once again don't pay much attention to it as the S has the best battery life apart from the MAXX, note II etc. however, their test shows that the one X has great and better battery life than it, but as we all know it is pretty poor
Will be interesting to see how the battery, camera, performance and audio performs with stock android.
Why couldn't the LG nexus look just like the optimus G!
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Got to say the LG software looks pretty good, although awful colour scheme
It actually looks very similar to touchwiz . Noticed a bit of lag in some places, suspect this will be gone with JB though........
Also, that lockscreen and screen turning off animation is awesome!
http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_optimus_g-review-835.php
Although they say this about the audio:
However, you look at the figures etc. the one S has the better/cleaner audio than it
Although it is very close, so doesn't matter too much unless you're an audiophile
Camera seems good, but the S/X and GS 3 still seem to be better.
Screen sounds great as well.
Regarding performance:
Battery life according to their test is very good, however, once again don't pay much attention to it as the S has the best battery life apart from the MAXX, note II etc. however, their test shows that the one X has great and better battery life than it, but as we all know it is pretty poor
Will be interesting to see how the battery, camera, performance and audio performs with stock android.
Why couldn't the LG nexus look just like the optimus G!
EDIT:
Got to say the LG software looks pretty good, although awful colour scheme
It actually looks very similar to touchwiz . Noticed a bit of lag in some places, suspect this will be gone with JB though........Also, that lockscreen and screen turning off animation is awesome!
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Why couldn't the LG nexus look just like the optimus G!
They both look like large ugly slabs of plastic to me, the £200 Exynos 5 Chromebook from Google is more exciting than this. They should drop Chrome OS and stick Android 5 on it
(...and why is the £500+ Note 2 is powered ye old Exynos 4 again?)
They both look like large ugly slabs of plastic to me, the £200 Exynos 5 Chromebook from Google is more exciting than this. They should drop Chrome OS and stick Android 5 on it
(...and why is the £500+ Note 2 is powered ye old Exynos 4 again?)
hehe, but one slab of plastic is better looking than the other slab of plastic!
Plus the back is glass
and that last part doesn't make much sense
After a quick google, supposedly yes.
Bet you're happy
On the topic of the Nexus 10:
Looks like this may be the first tablet we see with Samsung's A15 cores. Assuming it's Samsung that make it, they'll probably want to use one of their own processors, and I can imagine they definitely wouldn't want to stick a Tegra3 SoC in there. Now, if we assume the rumours about the 1600p resolution are true, then it can't be the Exynos 4412 as that can only support displays up to 800p, and it also can't be a Tegra3, as that maxes out somewhere around 1536p (so I guess it *could* be this, but would Samsung really want to manufacture a tablet using a competitor SoC?).
If it's not those, then could it be the first time we'll see the Exynos 5520 in a tablet? The SoC is definitely ready, as it's in the newly released chromebook.
Looks like this may be the first tablet we see with Samsung's A15 cores. Assuming it's Samsung that make it, they'll probably want to use one of their own processors, and I can imagine they definitely wouldn't want to stick a Tegra3 SoC in there. Now, if we assume the rumours about the 1600p resolution are true, then it can't be the Exynos 4412 as that can only support displays up to 800p, and it also can't be a Tegra3, as that maxes out somewhere around 1536p (so I guess it *could* be this, but would Samsung really want to manufacture a tablet using a competitor SoC?).
If it's not those, then could it be the first time we'll see the Exynos 5520 in a tablet? The SoC is definitely ready, as it's in the newly released chromebook.
Soldato
Quite simply put, anything less than an Exynos 5520 wouldn't run content smoothly at that resolution. The Tegra3 SoC in the TF201 struggles to run some games at 1280*800, to the point that a lot of Gameloft "optimisation for Tegra3" updates for their games are actually them disabling certain effects.
I like the sound of the Samesung tablet as the resolution/PPI on current Android tablets is a joke. Unfortunately I've been spoilt by Asus' build quality on the TF201 and the keyboard dock (although that's the only positives I can think about for the TF201), where as the latest Samsung devices feel very cheap in hand.
The Note 10.1 feels like it would feel more at home on the shelves of Toys 'R Us, it feels that plastic, thin and cheap.
I like the sound of the Samesung tablet as the resolution/PPI on current Android tablets is a joke. Unfortunately I've been spoilt by Asus' build quality on the TF201 and the keyboard dock (although that's the only positives I can think about for the TF201), where as the latest Samsung devices feel very cheap in hand.
The Note 10.1 feels like it would feel more at home on the shelves of Toys 'R Us, it feels that plastic, thin and cheap.
Man of Honour
I'm far more interested in the Nexus 10 and hope that it will be a good step forward from the current Galaxy Tabs.
S4Pro? It's already in the LG Nexus phone so Google might prefer to use the same SoC across the Nexus range.
Ah yes, had completely overlooked that one! I guess it depends what price point they want the Nexus 10 to come in at. If they go for a the cheaper end (to match the Nexus 7's competitive price point), then maybe outing Samsung's newest flagship SoC wouldn't be the most logical idea.
We'll see soon enough
Soldato
In light of the amazing 1024x768 16GB iPad Mini for $329, it would be epic if Google released their Nexus 10 tab at the same price point. Tough choice
I'd expect something like this. From the sounds of it it will be a very high end device, so there's no chance it will come out at bargain basement price, but if google really want to push this as the baseline for tablets (which is generally what the Nexus line serves to do) then it needs to be cheap enough to grab some extra attention.
(I can hope anyway!)
If they follow the trend of the N7 and the Kindle HD line and sell them at break even(ish) price, then they'll easily be able to undercut the iPad prices. My guess is that it'll be at, or just below the standard 10" tablet price point though.
Whilst Asus might be willing to do that, I don't think Samsung are. It would cut into their higher margin tablets.
Depends what agreements they have in place with Google. What did the Galaxy Nexus cost when it was first released? I can't remember precisely, but it was a bit less than the usual release price wasn't it?
Nope it was a £400 phone. I bought in on contract on release and remember looking around to see if simfree worked out cheaper.
I still would find it hard to believe that Samsung would put their flagship chip and screen into a low margin product.
iPad 3 16GB Wifi cost $316 to make and they sell it for $499. Add VAT (additional cost Apple have to pay) onto the $316 and it's far above £150.
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