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Why after a few years is noone able to build a 10 inch tablet? I honestly don't care how good an Android tablet is, I'm just so accustomed to the iPad form fac

Why after a few years is noone able to build a 10 inch tablet? I honestly don't care how good an Android tablet is, I'm just so accustomed to the iPad form factor that I won't give it up. To get me interested, an Android manufacturer needs to come up with a bezel-less 9" or 10" tablet with more screen real estate than the iPad.

gringomorcego 14y ago
Never fight on the enemy's ground.
w1ntermute 14y ago
I've had a Transformer Prime for several months and have been enjoying the supposedly unobtainable Android tablet experience that everyone is waiting for. It runs stock ICS and has a 10.1" screen, and I actually wish it had a bit more of a bezel. I really don't understand why people are ignoring the Transformer Prime. And the Transformer Infinity is coming out tomorrow, with a 1920x1200 screen, fixes to the Transformer Prime's GPS/Wifi issues (which I have not personally seen), and a micro SD slot & HDMI out (two of the things missing from the Nexus 7). Ignoring good products seems to be a big issue with Android - with phones, people are complaining about skinning and lack of updates when the Galaxy Nexus is just sitting there waiting for buyers (I've already got Jelly Bean running on my GN).
- shinratdr 14y ago
  > Ignoring good products seems to be a big issue with Android - with phones, people are complaining about skinning and lack of updates when the Galaxy Nexus is just sitting there waiting for buyers (I've already got Jelly Bean running on my GN). One of the main selling points of the Android ecosystem is "Look at all the device choice you have". It's hardly surprising that if you sell people on that then turn around and say "Of course if you want an experience that doesn't suck, here is a list of about three devices that will provide that experience" they don't exactly heed that advice. Pinning the issue on consumers just doing what they're told both misses the point and passes the buck. The market shouldn't be flooded with shitty Android devices that are quickly abandoned by carriers and have no reason to exist. Having HTC or Motorola written on the back doesn't mean anything. Google should be holding their hardware partners to a certain standard and they aren't. That isn't the consumer's fault, that blame lies squarely on Google. They have the power to enforce this via their Google services contracts and they choose not to. It shouldn't be a choice between getting the device you want and getting one of the good ones.
- Peaker 14y ago
  I bought a Galaxy Nexus phone for my girlfriend so we wouldn't have to worry about updates anymore. It's still stuck on 4.0.1 with no update in sight...
  - heretohelp 14y ago
    Hi, running iOS 6 Beta 2 on my iPhone 4. We have it running on an iPhone 3GS too. I used to own a really nice Android HTC G2. 'Cept the updates didn't seem to be rolling in. Got tired of that quickly.
  - konstruktor 14y ago
    Jelly Bean is a development preview at the moment. I suppose that, like iOS 6, you have to enroll into the developer program to get it.
    - Peaker 14y ago
      4.0.1 is multiple versions behind even the 4.0 branch though. 4.0.4 is already available in the Galaxy Nexus models that run the Google-maintained version.
    - RobAtticus 14y ago
      No it isn't? OTAs for Jelly Bean have been going on for a few days now. http://thedroidguy.com/2012/07/google-releases-jelly-bean-ota-to-hspa-galaxy-nexus-other-devices-to-come/ http://thedroidguy.com/2012/07/google-releases-jelly-bean-ot...
      - nuclear_eclipse 14y ago
        That OTA is for the GSM model of the Galaxy Nexus, which is for T-Mobile, AT&T, (and most of the non-US countries) and gets its updates directly from Google. The post above is talking about the Verizon model, which does not get updates directly from Google (because you didn't buy it directly from Google), and is instead forced to wait for updates from Verizon. The only other option is to unlock the bootloader and install a community ROM.
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- StavrosK 14y ago
  I will second this, I had an iPad, sold it, hot a transformer prime and it's pretty much the perfect device. I've never had a problem with it, it's powerful, Android is just great, I'm generally very very happy with it.
r00fus 14y ago
Hell, there's an Android 13" tablet out there (toshiba?) - more sizes by far than Apple's offerings... that's never been a gripe, IMHO.
CamperBob2 14y ago
Probably because Apple has sewn up all of the suppliers of high-quality 10" LCDs.
- SquareWheel 14y ago
  I was under the impression these screens are made in giant sheets and cut to size.
  - 2muchcoffeeman 14y ago
    Yep. And all the vast majority of those sheets probably go to Apple...
jarek 14y ago
To put it bluntly, people so accustomed to the iPad form factor aren't a market it would make sense for Android manufacturers to chase.

gringomorcego 14y ago

Never fight on the enemy's ground.

w1ntermute 14y ago

I've had a Transformer Prime for several months and have been enjoying the supposedly unobtainable Android tablet experience that everyone is waiting for. It runs stock ICS and has a 10.1" screen, and I actually wish it had a bit more of a bezel. I really don't understand why people are ignoring the Transformer Prime. And the Transformer Infinity is coming out tomorrow, with a 1920x1200 screen, fixes to the Transformer Prime's GPS/Wifi issues (which I have not personally seen), and a micro SD slot & HDMI out (two of the things missing from the Nexus 7). Ignoring good products seems to be a big issue with Android - with phones, people are complaining about skinning and lack of updates when the Galaxy Nexus is just sitting there waiting for buyers (I've already got Jelly Bean running on my GN).

shinratdr 14y ago
> Ignoring good products seems to be a big issue with Android - with phones, people are complaining about skinning and lack of updates when the Galaxy Nexus is just sitting there waiting for buyers (I've already got Jelly Bean running on my GN). One of the main selling points of the Android ecosystem is "Look at all the device choice you have". It's hardly surprising that if you sell people on that then turn around and say "Of course if you want an experience that doesn't suck, here is a list of about three devices that will provide that experience" they don't exactly heed that advice. Pinning the issue on consumers just doing what they're told both misses the point and passes the buck. The market shouldn't be flooded with shitty Android devices that are quickly abandoned by carriers and have no reason to exist. Having HTC or Motorola written on the back doesn't mean anything. Google should be holding their hardware partners to a certain standard and they aren't. That isn't the consumer's fault, that blame lies squarely on Google. They have the power to enforce this via their Google services contracts and they choose not to. It shouldn't be a choice between getting the device you want and getting one of the good ones.
Peaker 14y ago
I bought a Galaxy Nexus phone for my girlfriend so we wouldn't have to worry about updates anymore. It's still stuck on 4.0.1 with no update in sight...
- heretohelp 14y ago
  Hi, running iOS 6 Beta 2 on my iPhone 4. We have it running on an iPhone 3GS too. I used to own a really nice Android HTC G2. 'Cept the updates didn't seem to be rolling in. Got tired of that quickly.
- konstruktor 14y ago
  Jelly Bean is a development preview at the moment. I suppose that, like iOS 6, you have to enroll into the developer program to get it.
  - Peaker 14y ago
    4.0.1 is multiple versions behind even the 4.0 branch though. 4.0.4 is already available in the Galaxy Nexus models that run the Google-maintained version.
  - RobAtticus 14y ago
    No it isn't? OTAs for Jelly Bean have been going on for a few days now. http://thedroidguy.com/2012/07/google-releases-jelly-bean-ota-to-hspa-galaxy-nexus-other-devices-to-come/ http://thedroidguy.com/2012/07/google-releases-jelly-bean-ot...
    - nuclear_eclipse 14y ago
      That OTA is for the GSM model of the Galaxy Nexus, which is for T-Mobile, AT&T, (and most of the non-US countries) and gets its updates directly from Google. The post above is talking about the Verizon model, which does not get updates directly from Google (because you didn't buy it directly from Google), and is instead forced to wait for updates from Verizon. The only other option is to unlock the bootloader and install a community ROM.
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StavrosK 14y ago
I will second this, I had an iPad, sold it, hot a transformer prime and it's pretty much the perfect device. I've never had a problem with it, it's powerful, Android is just great, I'm generally very very happy with it.

r00fus 14y ago

Hell, there's an Android 13" tablet out there (toshiba?) - more sizes by far than Apple's offerings... that's never been a gripe, IMHO.

CamperBob2 14y ago

Probably because Apple has sewn up all of the suppliers of high-quality 10" LCDs.

SquareWheel 14y ago
I was under the impression these screens are made in giant sheets and cut to size.
- 2muchcoffeeman 14y ago
  Yep. And all the vast majority of those sheets probably go to Apple...

jarek 14y ago

To put it bluntly, people so accustomed to the iPad form factor aren't a market it would make sense for Android manufacturers to chase.