Where can I find a replacement battery for my Nexus 7? I keep seeing replacements for the Gen 1, but I wasn't sure if the Gen 1 battery will work in a Gen 2. If it does not, is there a place I can pick up a replacement battery for the 2013 edition?
Thanks!!
McSmo said:
Where can I find a replacement battery for my Nexus 7? I keep seeing replacements for the Gen 1, but I wasn't sure if the Gen 1 battery will work in a Gen 2. If it does not, is there a place I can pick up a replacement battery for the 2013 edition?
Thanks!!
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For example from amazon put at search box " Battery nexus 7 2013 "
I just updated my Nexus 2013 and batteries are already better!
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My first gen Nexus 7 just died on me and its too expensive to fix. Is it worth getting a 2nd gen Nexus 7 or just get a used 1st gen?
My son uses it to watch movies (he's 14). I have a Note 2 and don't ever use the tablet.
What do you guys think?
CayenneGTS said:
My first gen Nexus 7 just died on me and its too expensive to fix. Is it worth getting a 2nd gen Nexus 7 or just get a used 1st gen?
My son uses it to watch movies (he's 14). I have a Note 2 and don't ever use the tablet.
What do you guys think?
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The 2nd gen N7 is a big upgrade over the first one, in my opinion, and we'll worth the money.
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I made that decision a week ago and I'm happy with the 2013. But my old one was doing everything I needed it to. But if its just for your kid to use I'd just get a used 2012 IF you can get a good deal.
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yes do it well worth it
CayenneGTS said:
My first gen Nexus 7 just died on me and its too expensive to fix. Is it worth getting a 2nd gen Nexus 7 or just get a used 1st gen?
My son uses it to watch movies (he's 14). I have a Note 2 and don't ever use the tablet.
What do you guys think?
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How did it die if you don't mind me asking ?
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CayenneGTS said:
My first gen Nexus 7 just died on me and its too expensive to fix. Is it worth getting a 2nd gen Nexus 7 or just get a used 1st gen?
My son uses it to watch movies (he's 14). I have a Note 2 and don't ever use the tablet.
What do you guys think?
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For movie watching, the 2013 gives a noticeably better visual and auditory experience, and it's noticeably lighter and more convenient to hold. A new 2013 vs a used 2012 will almost certainly have better battery life, giving him more movie watching time between charges. A used 2012 will certainly work fine, but he'll notice the difference and likely be excited about a new 2013.
The main reason I'd recommend the 2013, though, is that tablets and smartphones (especially those without removable batteries) are generally not made to last. A desktop computer will last LONG after it's technologically obsolete, a quality laptop should give you 5-8 years without crapping out on you, but the likelihood of a tablet or smartphone dying on you in a few years is much higher. It's subjected to rougher conditions and isn't designed for maintenance. Buying a device that may be nearly 1 1/2 years old isn't worth it unless you get a very good deal.
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How did it die if you don't mind me asking ?
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It just turned off one day while copying some files to it and wouldn't come back on. I took it to a repair shop after they "checked" it - I have no idea what they actually did as they kept it for over a week, they said its too expensive to fix. Too expensive as in more than $75.
Thanks for the feedback everyone else. I'll just hold off on getting a tablet for now. My son inherited an almost 2 year old Nexus phone from his older brother and he'll use that for now.
Have any of you considered any other tablet other than the Nexus 7? I can get a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8" tablet using my airmiles, but wonder how that compares to a Nexus 7 other than the obvious size difference.
The resolution and pixel density on the Samsung aren't as good as the Nexus 7. I wonder what the user experience is like though. Are those spec differences that much noticeable?
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It just turned off one day while copying some files to it and wouldn't come back on. I took it to a repair shop after they "checked" it - I have no idea what they actually did as they kept it for over a week, they said its too expensive to fix. Too expensive as in more than $75.
Thanks for the feedback everyone else. I'll just hold off on getting a tablet for now. My son inherited an almost 2 year old Nexus phone from his older brother and he'll use that for now.
Have any of you considered any other tablet other than the Nexus 7? I can get a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8" tablet using my airmiles, but wonder how that compares to a Nexus 7 other than the obvious size difference.
The resolution and pixel density on the Samsung aren't as good as the Nexus 7. I wonder what the user experience is like though. Are those spec differences that much noticeable?
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Did you pop the back cover off and make sure it's not the loose battery cable which is a known issue ?
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dottat said:
Did you pop the back cover off and make sure it's not the loose battery cable which is a known issue ?
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This is why I love this forum. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try this tonight when I get home. So the cover just pops off easily? And if the cable is is loose, its just a matter of pushing it back on to whatever its connecting to?
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This is why I love this forum. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try this tonight when I get home. So the cover just pops off easily? And if the cable is is loose, its just a matter of pushing it back on to whatever its connecting to?
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Yes. I've fixed a couple like this. Back cover pops loose with a guitar pick or a credit card. Battery connectors pop loose and the fix is adding a piece of tape. One of the ones I fixed the battery itself was loose and I had to add tape to stop it from flopping around and making itself loose.
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Yes. I've fixed a couple like this. Back cover pops loose with a guitar pick or a credit card. Battery connectors pop loose and the fix is adding a piece of tape. One of the ones I fixed the battery itself was loose and I had to add tape to stop it from flopping around and making itself loose.
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Thanks man! I'll try this tonight.
Watch this video so you know how to take it apart, I replaced the screen on my old n7, was really easy and I'm no expert!! .... but if all else fails the new one is way better and you wouldn't regret buying one
Link: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygut0Z4vxBE
Good luck
CayenneGTS said:
It just turned off one day while copying some files to it and wouldn't come back on. I took it to a repair shop after they "checked" it - I have no idea what they actually did as they kept it for over a week, they said its too expensive to fix. Too expensive as in more than $75.
Thanks for the feedback everyone else. I'll just hold off on getting a tablet for now. My son inherited an almost 2 year old Nexus phone from his older brother and he'll use that for now.
Have any of you considered any other tablet other than the Nexus 7? I can get a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8" tablet using my airmiles, but wonder how that compares to a Nexus 7 other than the obvious size difference.
The resolution and pixel density on the Samsung aren't as good as the Nexus 7. I wonder what the user experience is like though. Are those spec differences that much noticeable?
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I just looked at the the two samsung tablets, I forget their exact names. Note something and the TAB 3.
I liked the more colorful interface, and the wider aspect ratio. One of them has a nice thin bezel all the way around. I like the wider aspect ratio because it gives it a bit more screen height in landscape mode. Which I don't use very much except when something doesn't render very well.
What I didn't like was that they are on older versions of Android, and there is less development for them. And then there is the price difference.
The Note tablet has the S stylus and the cool things it can do, but I know from my Note 2 phone I don't use it.
For me I would have felt like I was paying more and getting less. But I realize that is based on my fairly specific criteria. If I didn't have the Google N7 one of those tablets would be what I would have.
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Hi, I recently dropped, cracked my screen and broke the digitizer on my year old 1st generation Nexus 7.
I have two options:
1) Buy a new 2013 nexus 7 for 288$AUS
2) Replace my screen myself for 60$AUS off eBay with the risk of breaking my screen or tablet. I could also get scammed with a faulty or broken replacement screen
Please Note:
-Replacing the old Nexus 7's glass requires replacing the whole screen which ends up getting expensive.
-Replacing the Screen officially costs about 170$
I would like people's opinions on the new nexus 7 and is it worth the upgrade?
nevinconstantin said:
Hi, I recently dropped, cracked my screen and broke the digitizer on my year old 1st generation Nexus 7.
I have two options:
1) Buy a new 2013 nexus 7 for 288$AUS
2) Replace my screen myself for 60$AUS off eBay with the risk of breaking my screen or tablet. I could also get scammed with a faulty or broken replacement screen
Please Note:
-Replacing the old Nexus 7's glass requires replacing the whole screen which ends up getting expensive.
-Replacing the Screen officially costs about 170$
I would like people's opinions on the new nexus 7 and is it worth the upgrade?
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If you can get the Google play edition of the lg g pad in Australia you should go for that instead. Lg is superior hardware wise. Better build quality. Read about the touch problems of the n7 -13.
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mertzi said:
If you can get the Google play edition of the lg g pad in Australia you should go for that instead. Lg is superior hardware wise. Better build quality. Read about the touch problems of the n7 -13.
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That device comes with its own set of issues just like every device. I have a new 13 n7 and it's perfect without issue!
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mj0528 said:
That device comes with its own set of issues just like every device. I have a new 13 n7 and it's perfect without issue!
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Of course it is! Problems never happen to loyalists.
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I own the Nexus 7 for 3 months now. I've never had any mentioned issues with the touchscreen or random reboots.
It's a wonderful piece of hardware especially the display. Just love it.
On the down side it looks kind of fragile. The plastic on the sides of the screen, top device has few bruises although I don't remember ever dropping or hitting it against something.
All in all its a great value for the money.
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Of course it is! Problems never happen to loyalists.
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And problems always happen to people who act like jerks.
I to have no problems and by far are no "loyalist" I initially did have some touchscreen issues, but have disappeared with the latest updates.
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Of course it is! Problems never happen to loyalists.
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Actually it's my first nexus ever!!!!
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I like my nexus 2013 but after owning it for a while now I would recommend buying the old one brand new again, the overall shape and build is better IMO and as long as u don't need the upgraded screen I would save your money.
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mertzi said:
If you can get the Google play edition of the lg g pad in Australia you should go for that instead. Lg is superior hardware wise. Better build quality. Read about the touch problems of the n7 -13.
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I didn't do much research, but it looks like the Google play edition is not available yet and the regular edition is 400$. My maximum budget is around 300$. The old N7 did have reports of bad build quality, bad touch screen and also random reboots but i was willing to take the risk and had no problems with it until it fell. I am willing to trust asus again and buy the new N7.
i own one and if i had to do it again i would stay away. Touchscreen issue plague my experience everyday..
Own a nexus 7 13, never had the problems. But, the gpad is a better choice.
Have owned both and the 2013 N7 is clearly much better than the 2012. Since the 4.4 release including 4.4.2 it's resolved all the touch issues including on ungrounded surface without touching with other hand. It's crazy to recommend the 2012 since it's inferior in a lot of ways such as display, DRAM, performance and it had touch issues too but don't know if it was ever resolved since I ended up selling mine.
nevinconstantin said:
Hi, I recently dropped, cracked my screen and broke the digitizer on my year old 1st generation Nexus 7.
I have two options:
1) Buy a new 2013 nexus 7 for 288$AUS
2) Replace my screen myself for 60$AUS off eBay with the risk of breaking my screen or tablet. I could also get scammed with a faulty or broken replacement screen
Please Note:
-Replacing the old Nexus 7's glass requires replacing the whole screen which ends up getting expensive.
-Replacing the Screen officially costs about 170$
I would like people's opinions on the new nexus 7 and is it worth the upgrade?
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Is it worth the upgrade? Maybe. Maybe not. Depends on which unit you get in your hands. I pre-ordered my first N7 (2013) and an hour after opening the box I had to take my silly ass down to Best Buy and exchange it. Vertical section in screen would not register a double tap and hold to move icons or folders. Major pain to return because it was rooted within minutes of opening the box! Oh well!
Second N7 (2013) has much better touch response but not as good I don't think as either one of my 2012 models. The 16GB 2012 N7 was pre-ordered also, then bought the 32GB version when they came out. The second N7 (2013) if you hold it in portrait and squeeze the left or right edges hard enough it will squeak but that might be what I get for falling asleep while reading and waking up on top of the damn thing.
I really do have mixed feelings about the 2013 model. The screen, performance and battery life is absolutely outstanding, much better than the original version in my opinion and the original was nice, but the build quality can be and should be better. I liked the way the original felt in the hand better but the newer version is lighter so there's that.
LG Gpad GPE looks to have a screen that doesn't come close to the brightness level of the new N7 and over $100 more. Otherwise...
All that said, I would recommend the new version with the stipulation that you make sure the touch response is right and the case doesn't squeak too much along the edges. Don't hesitate to return or exchange it. As long as all that is good go for it.
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Is it worth the upgrade? Maybe. Maybe not. Depends on which unit you get in your hands. I pre-ordered my first N7 (2013) and an hour after opening the box I had to take my silly ass down to Best Buy and exchange it. Vertical section in screen would not register a double tap and hold to move icons or folders. Major pain to return because it was rooted within minutes of opening the box! Oh well!
Second N7 (2013) has much better touch response but not as good I don't think as either one of my 2012 models. The 16GB 2012 N7 was pre-ordered also, then bought the 32GB version when they came out. The second N7 (2013) if you hold it in portrait and squeeze the left or right edges hard enough it will squeak but that might be what I get for falling asleep while reading and waking up on top of the damn thing.
I really do have mixed feelings about the 2013 model. The screen, performance and battery life is absolutely outstanding, much better than the original version in my opinion and the original was nice, but the build quality can be and should be better. I liked the way the original felt in the hand better but the newer version is lighter so there's that.
LG Gpad GPE looks to have a screen that doesn't come close to the brightness level of the new N7 and over $100 more. Otherwise...
All that said, I would recommend the new version with the stipulation that you make sure the touch response is right and the case doesn't squeak too much along the edges. Don't hesitate to return or exchange it. As long as all that is good go for it.
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Thanks for the great response, I have made my choice and i'm going to order the new N7 32GB.
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Thanks for the great response, I have made my choice and i'm going to order the new N7 32GB.
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If you haven't ordered yet staples is still selling them for $50 off, I saw the 32GB for $229 yesterday. If you have any problems it would also be easier to exchange vs ordering online.
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I think nowadays most stores will let you buy online and do an exchange or return in a physical store. I'm positive Best Buy does. Also, most everybody has free shipping and possibly no sales tax, Except of course for Google.
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...1.7049941.1996153261.85&promotionId=251034063
It is on discount. I'm looking for a cheap charger for Nexus 7 2013. Would you recommend this one?
I couldn't see Nexus 7 2013 name on explanation. Also do I need anything else to charge my Nexus, besides this mat?
Here is what seller says;
kelly lan: Yes,friend. It can use with Google Nexus 7.
You can buy now,you can enjoy the discount,be it only have a few time.
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Would you give him a credit?
The description says that it should work with all Qi enabled devices. Nexus 7 is Qi enabled so it "should" work. I bet it would work fine.
Hey guys, the title pretty much explains it. I recently ordered a new nexus 7 2013 from Amazon, that was supposedly supplied straight from Asus (upgrading from the 2012). When I received it, I was surprised to see that it had lollipop already installed and not android 4.3 (it was packaged as new, with no obvious indication it was a returned ). Before updating it to current, I believe it was 5.01 if my memory serves me correctly.
Honestly, I don't really have any complaints about the tablet so far, snappy, and surprisingly decent battery life 6:30-7he SOT. I can't say whether I'm impacted by the touch issue, as I only have to re-tap something every so often.
I was just curious if anyone has any idea if Asus started to ship the nexus 7 2013 with lollipop later on in production, as it's slightly concerning that I may have an item that was returned for one reason or another.
I ordered a new one through Amazon a couple weeks ago and it also came with 5.01. I'm pretty confident it was brand new.
Oh ok great, that makes me feel better. Thanks for following up. I actually ended up getting the 2013 only after trying the shield, zentab, venue 8, and tab s 8.4... You just can't beat the value for the price.
I remember buying mine at a local Walmart, it was sitting in there for so long it still had 4.1 from initial release of the tab. ? and I bought this about 5 months ago
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Seeing how Amazon will have the 2017 model for only $30 coming up soon - can anyone help me assess whether the new Amazon Fire 7 could outperform an aging Nexus 7 (2012 model)?
I don't use the Nexus much anymore - only really as a baby monitor. But it'd be nice to get hooked into the Amazon ecosystem since I'm already a Prime member. I'm also assuming I'll get a little better battery life since the other tablet is so old now.
Thanks!
Jay