Is there a better value Android tablet out there than the Nexus 9??

StevieP · 27 Nov 2015 at 18:04

dbmzk1 said:
Ok so S2 8.0 for £200 or K1 for £150? Hmm

Or a Nexus 9 for £190!!!!

Richy888 · 27 Nov 2015 at 19:00

StevieP said:
Reserved one of the 9.7" S2's at £299 but will still see if there are any better deals tomorrow!

The reviews on the S2 aren't that spectacular though - the Expert Reviews one compares it to the Air 2 and the Nexus 9 and in terms of benchmarks it doesn't fare overly well!?!?!

Seemed smooth as silk when I had a quick mess about with one in the shop the other day!

The reviews are a bit meh :confused:

I personally don't regret getting the 9.7" S2. Thin, light, bright and smooth with no lagging and responsive touch. Don't know how they made it so light really. Standby is good on mine dropping often only 1 or 2 percent overnight. Previous tablets have been an original Nexus 7 and a Hudl2 and the tab S2 blows them both out the water. Cost quite a bit more than both those so it should be better

StevieP · 27 Nov 2015 at 20:04

Yeah, I'm very tempted for the 9.7" S2 - felt amazingly light in the store!

As stated in my OP though, 70% of the use will be streaming media from my NAS and so I'm not entirely convinced with the 4:3 aspect ratio! (and on the other hand I don't think I want to go for the 8" version because it's not enough of an "upgrade" from my LG G-Pad 8.3" tab!)

Quite tempted though as £299 - especially with 10% Quidco cashback on offer too! (does anyone know if you have to purchase online to qualify for Quidco or can I still reserve online and collect in store and still get the cashback??)

Kenai · 27 Nov 2015 at 20:13

StevieP said:
Or a Nexus 9 for £190!!!!

They were £150 at argos a week ago though, so I'm sure they'll reduce again soon.

kitch9 · 28 Nov 2015 at 09:24

Unicorn said:
Nexus 9 or if you can get one cheap the old Samsung galaxy tab s, I use a galaxy tab pro so would recommend the samsung line to anyone

If you can handle having your eyeballs scraped everytime touchwiz pops up of course.

StevieP · 28 Nov 2015 at 13:51

kitch9 said:
If you can handle having your eyeballs scraped everytime touchwiz pops up of course.

It does tickle me when people moan about the stock launcher/skin for each manufacturer being "unbearable" in one way or another - for me, the best thing about Android is that you can literally change the look of the phone/tablet to what ever you want with the dozens of free launchers out there!

I rarely stick with the device's own launcher!

StevieP · 28 Nov 2015 at 15:55

Really leaning towards the 9.7" S2 tab - it looks the business in the shop!

Does anyone know how it outputs a video signal? (Assuming it does!)

gort · 28 Nov 2015 at 16:36

Am after Tab S 10.5 but it's still expensive. There have been a couple of price drops the last day or 2 but they sell out so damn quick! Been going for £249 so am reluctant to pay much more really. Not many places selling them now either.

Leeroy Jenkins · 28 Nov 2015 at 16:39

gort said:
Am after Tab S 10.5 but it's still expensive. There have been a couple of price drops the last day or 2 but they sell out so damn quick! Been going for £249 so am reluctant to pay much more really. Not many places selling them now either.

Tab S is actually better than the Tab S2 it's remarkable how Samsung messed that one up.

kona786 · 28 Nov 2015 at 17:54

StevieP said:
It does tickle me when people moan about the stock launcher/skin for each manufacturer being "unbearable" in one way or another - for me, the best thing about Android is that you can literally change the look of the phone/tablet to what ever you want with the dozens of free launchers out there!

I rarely stick with the device's own launcher!

Except the launcher doesn't change everything. SystemUI is still TW.

StevieP · 28 Nov 2015 at 21:51

Fair enough but other that slowing down the progression to the next OS, what major difference does the underlying UI make other than visuals? (Serious question - I can't think of much that bothers me, even if I hate the default skin!)

Ianb901 · 29 Nov 2015 at 12:21

Nexus 9 discounted on Google store at minute 16gb version £199 for those that are interested, my daughter has one and at that price it's a decent tablet and plenty powerful enough for most peoples needs. Personally I am not a massive fan of the aspect ratio as I like to watch media on mine and don't like the large black bars top and bottom, but for general usage it's a nice tablet.

kona786 · 30 Nov 2015 at 07:34

StevieP said:
Fair enough but other that slowing down the progression to the next OS, what major difference does the underlying UI make other than visuals? (Serious question - I can't think of much that bothers me, even if I hate the default skin!)

Bloated Samsung services running in the background.

TW doesn't bother me so much on a tablet but I would deffo don't want it on my phone.