Display discussion
I just wanted to throw my opinion in on the display front.
I wholeheartedly agree that Google (and by extension, Samsung) just don't get what makes the iPad sell like hotcakes. You can get in to a pissing contest over specs all you want, but the fact of the matter is that the iPad display excels at less quantative specs such as color gamut, contrast, viewing angles, etc.
While I haven't played with a Nexus 10, I did own a Nexus 7 for some time, and have recently swapped it out for the iPad Mini. Now if you look solely at the resolution and PPI, the Nexus 7 display smokes the iPad Minis. However, I am often not the only one using my tablet. I like to play a lot of board game style games, such as Monopoly, with friends. With the Nexus 7, this is almost impossible without actually handing them the device, because more than one person can not properly view that screen before the limited viewing angles and contrast ruin the experience. And you can forget about watching movies while it's on a stand, unless you can perfectly calibrate it to your viewing angle and don't move once.
I'll take a lower resolution and PPI in exchange for increased color gamut, brightness, contrast, and viewing angles EVERY time. The funny part is that, up until recently, the iPad consistently beat all the competitors in the resolution/PPI department also. Until Google/Samsung/ASUS can actually match the QUALITY of Apple displays, and not just the resolution/PPI, they are still going to be inferior displays IMO.
Edit: Off topic, but as far as 7" tablets go, I think Apple has totally nailed it with the Mini. Going back to the Monopoly example, I was constantly pressing the wrong buttons on the Nexus 7 because of the screen size (and also likely because Monopoly for Android is an upscaled phone app, not tablet optimized), whereas with the iPad Mini, everything is the exact right size it should be to keep a 7" tablet usable. I think the difference between a native app and an upscaled phone app is really going to show a lot more on the 7"ers than on the 10s.
I just wanted to throw my opinion in on the display front.
I wholeheartedly agree that Google (and by extension, Samsung) just don't get what makes the iPad sell like hotcakes. You can get in to a pissing contest over specs all you want, but the fact of the matter is that the iPad display excels at less quantative specs such as color gamut, contrast, viewing angles, etc.
While I haven't played with a Nexus 10, I did own a Nexus 7 for some time, and have recently swapped it out for the iPad Mini. Now if you look solely at the resolution and PPI, the Nexus 7 display smokes the iPad Minis. However, I am often not the only one using my tablet. I like to play a lot of board game style games, such as Monopoly, with friends. With the Nexus 7, this is almost impossible without actually handing them the device, because more than one person can not properly view that screen before the limited viewing angles and contrast ruin the experience. And you can forget about watching movies while it's on a stand, unless you can perfectly calibrate it to your viewing angle and don't move once.
I'll take a lower resolution and PPI in exchange for increased color gamut, brightness, contrast, and viewing angles EVERY time. The funny part is that, up until recently, the iPad consistently beat all the competitors in the resolution/PPI department also. Until Google/Samsung/ASUS can actually match the QUALITY of Apple displays, and not just the resolution/PPI, they are still going to be inferior displays IMO.
Edit: Off topic, but as far as 7" tablets go, I think Apple has totally nailed it with the Mini. Going back to the Monopoly example, I was constantly pressing the wrong buttons on the Nexus 7 because of the screen size (and also likely because Monopoly for Android is an upscaled phone app, not tablet optimized), whereas with the iPad Mini, everything is the exact right size it should be to keep a 7" tablet usable. I think the difference between a native app and an upscaled phone app is really going to show a lot more on the 7"ers than on the 10s.
Last edited: