Which Tablet? Nexus 7 or Sony Tablet S?

HooCanTellMee

JJ Egan,
I agree, newer model is better, but a bit above what I budgeted and still not really happy no SD slot.

almillar,
How did you know about my eyesight?
Seriously, you do have a good point, the Tablet S would probably be too big to pop in my bag. I have a Kindle and have no problems with the normal font on that.

Cisco001,
Have almost ruled out the Nexus 7 if it had an expansion port would have been my first choice. The Tablet S looked like a bargain, but as almillar pointed out it isn't as portable, so would probably be left at home with the PC!
I am just going to have to do a little more homework and then pop into a couple of stores and see what the models look and feel like.
Thanks to all of you, will come back when I have made a choice, or if I need some more advice!

JJ_Egan

HooCanTellMee wrote: »

JJ Egan,
I agree, newer model is better, but a bit above what I budgeted and still not really happy no SD slot.


No SD slot was the killer for me also .

galaxy note 10.1 with fonts set to large was the buy in the end but last years discount and cashback from Samsung was what swung it .

jje

clangnuts

Up until today I would have said the Nexus 7, as I've had mine for over a year and been delighted with it, BUT! Today, the screen on the replacement Nexus 7 (the original device suffered an issue with the battery, but was replaced under warranty) spontaneously cracked, and Google refuse to do anything about it!

This device is less than 3 months old. I'll be staying clear of any Google devices from now on.

UnderPressure

clangnuts wrote: »

Up until today I would have said the Nexus 7, as I've had mine for over a year and been delighted with it, BUT! Today, the screen on the replacement Nexus 7 (the original device suffered an issue with the battery, but was replaced under warranty) spontaneously cracked, and Google refuse to do anything about it!

This device is less than 3 months old. I'll be staying clear of any Google devices from now on.

My first one did this, picked it up one morning crrrrack right across the screen, Ebuyer, Asus and Google all refused to listen!

I stupidly then bought another one when the 32gb version came out, this one has been exchanged by Argos twice now for various reasons, I also bought 2 for my 2 older children and both theirs has been replaces as well, I think it is fair to say that the 1 generation models DID 100% have build quality issues!

UnderPressure

I have recently gone from a 7 inch tablet to a 10 inch and have to say was really pleased with the bigger screen straight away, from the moment I turned it on it just felt so much more natural to use, everything was just the right size and easier to navigate.

I went for this one Voyager 2 from Sumvision, never heard of them before but their other products had some great reviews, I was really impressed with the spec of it so decided to give it a go and it is fabulous, really fast and high powered and lovely to use, I am so far really pleased with it.

JJ_Egan

clangnuts wrote: »

Up until today I would have said the Nexus 7, as I've had mine for over a year and been delighted with it, BUT! Today, the screen on the replacement Nexus 7 (the original device suffered an issue with the battery, but was replaced under warranty) spontaneously cracked, and Google refuse to do anything about it!

This device is less than 3 months old. I'll be staying clear of any Google devices from now on. [/QUOTE


Better keep clear of all ASUS products as well as they made it .

almillar

I've got no idea about your eyesight!
Anyway, looks like it's a 7" you want. I don't think £150 is great for the old Nexus 7 TBH. I'd rather spend the extra to get the newer one, even the 16GB. You gain a rear camera, faster processor and better screen.

northernsaver

I got a nexus 7 and I absolutely love it. It's quick, battery life is good and easy to use. I'm techie, but my mum isn't and she loves hers as I bought her one for her birthday.

I got a refurb'd one from ebay, Tesco outlet, for about £115. 1 year warranty :-)

Never used the Sony so can't compare sorry.