Question Posted Thursday February 27 2014, 6:29 pm
My husband and I (mostly me) want to get our first tablet and we had decided on the Nexus 7 but then a friend told us we should get the SG7 tablet instead. It took us a long time to decide, and now it is all up in the air again! Is it that much better? Should we wait and get it, or...? Do you have an general tablet buying advice you could share with us?
The Galaxy Tab has 8, 16, or 32GB options, while the Nexus has 16 or 32. If you want the cheapest option, the Galaxy Tab 8GB might be the way to go.
The Nexus has a faster processor, and runs native Android, so it will be faster than the Galaxy Tab overall.
<b>Update:</b> Samsung has its own branded interface (TouchWiz) that replaces some of the original features of Android and comes with a set of proprietary apps. It'll look different from the original Android interface and have some additional features, but will require more processing power. In contrast, the Nexus doesn't have that (hence running "native" Android). You may or may not find the additional features useful.
Whether one is better than the other is fairly subjective. I find that it's mostly a matter of getting used to one or the other.
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The Galaxy Tab takes MicroSD cards up to 32 GB memory, which would make a big difference if you plan to keep lots of files on it. (This is especially important if you plan to download videos at home and take them out with you.)
aburch101 answered Sunday March 2 2014, 1:22 am: I have a galaxy tab 3 7.0 from Samsung and i really love it. It is a lot better than the nexus seven plus they make an Otterbox case for the galaxy tab whereas they do not for the nexus. It also has a better camera and processer. [ aburch101's advice column | Ask aburch101 A Question ]
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