Nexus 10 Is Official, Priced At $400 With A Stunning 2560x1600 Display
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Unlike the dumb OS'es, Android is as close to a full fledged OS as it gets on a Mobile platform and since it supports running multiple processes it can make use of any amount of RAM unlike some companies who just put more RAM either just to appease their clueless customers just like the Graphics cards manufacturers or because their OS is so poor that it requires that much ram even though it does not run more than one app at a time (suspend and resume does not count as running multiple apps)..
If PS3 can make do with 256 MB RAM, can you tell me why exactly does iOS require more than 256 MB RAM when most of the time its not running more than one app at a time (apart from certain OS level background services)
As for Games, I don't buy it at all. I have iPad 2 and TF300 at home and I find more free games on Android market than on App store. If you are willing to pay then I guess you will end up with the same amount of games (most of which are the exact same games).
ROFL @ iOS quality. There isn't much in there in terms of an OS functionality to even talk about quality. That's like saying Nokia 3310 has a quality OS. Yeah, it does not have any excuse for going wrong considering what little it has to do.
Pat
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Well, people can continue being ignorant, but I guess it's a widely accepted fact that iPad has more tablet-optimized apps and better gaming experience than on Android. I had a Galaxy Tab (original) and Asus Transformer, sold both of them and have vouched to never ever buy a Android tablet again (at least until there are a sizeable amount of tablet-optimized apps).
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True !! @Lord Nemesis ROFL @iOS quality !! srsly ?? Try running a temple run on a samsung galaxy ace and same on the 4th gen ipod touch (which is inferior in terms of specs). U will see a grt difference in both. It not only about the hardware but wt matters more is the integration btwn the os and the hardware.
And just scaling the apps doesnt mean tht they will look grt on a tab. So there is definitely a need of tab based apps in android.
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Well, yes. I accept the fact, Android can't run games smoothly. But if you really want a device with extensible OS, go with Android. Android is almost a fully fledged OS for Smartphones and tablets to be honest, they are improving it and I am sure after couple of version updates, they will make this environment more Gaming and Graphics friendly. I am an Android user since Froyo and I can say, the improvements Google has done with Android over past two years, they are worth a shot.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but It is not just the hardware specifications or the number of apps nor the integration between OS and hardware, but also how that hardware is put to use, its flexibility and the how the apps complement that that play in role in determining the usability of a tablet.
I have always maintained that existing tablets don't come anywhere close to being a decent tablet and Android is no exception, but iPad on the other hand seriously isn't anywhere in the competition at least for me. The only reason I got an iPad imported is merely because it a cheap tablet for my Mom to use for her absolutely minimal requirements. The iPad does not even come anywhere close to the capabilities of even a low end Android tablet in terms of usefulness. No matter what extra paid apps it has, the core capabilities are themselves lacking in the hardware and the OS making it less than useful. Maybe people with minimal requirements like my mom can make do with an iPad (any tablet will suit her), that's all.
And yeah, there is nothing that great in restricting the OS to bare minimum then bragging about extra performance in the app. It is obviously expected and Apple be damned if they cannot even manage to do that. Let them make the tablet perform well without ripping out every usability from the OS and I am sold. In any case, Apple may even start making useful tablets for a change now that Jobs is dead and out of the picture, but that is something we have to watch and see in the future.
sudhanshu123
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win 8 pro(and even rt,to some extent) will change this notion for good and forever.Long live M$.according to me,ios and android have just been elapsing the time until something robust came out of microsoft's stables because we all crave the functionality of windows,the OS we all predominantly use(and abuse,oh my love affairs with the beloved BSOD's).Win 8 accomplished that on tablets,and makes them functionally viable.you could say android has come pretty far,but it would have to go much farther to destroy win 8.
ipad 4 < aakash tablet
LET THE NERD RAGE BEGIN :bigok:
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