Random thoughts on life
I’ll admit, I’ve been a bit of Samsung fan. My TV, my wife’s and daughter’s laptops and my phone are all made by this electronics giant.
However, when a few months ago I declared to friends that my next phone wouldn’t be a Samsung they were surprised. Samsung Android phones are generally seen as the “cutting edge”, the kind of thing I go for. Why the change of heart?
I’ve recently purchased a Google Nexus 7 tablet. After putting in my Google credentials I played around the new features. One of these, and rather good it is too, is Google Now.
After signing up with BT I was sent £50 worth of Sainsbury’s vouchers. We rarely shop at them and to be honest I wanted to use them as a treat for myself, rather than simply buying toilet rolls and Fruit and Fibre.
Looking on their website, they sell Google Nexus 7 tablets – something I’ve had my eye on for a while. With £50 off it’s an even better bargain than it was already. Sadly, and like many other “bricks and mortar” retailers, you can’t use their gift cards online. But, they do have a “click and collect” service. Brilliant – I can order it online, have it sent to a shop and part buy it with my cards. Erm, no. They expect you to pay on the site.
The Nexus 4 smartphone, released only last month, is a triumph for Google. The fourth Google smartphone to use the Nexus 4 this one is made by LG.
Sporting the latest version of Android, an excellent screen and camera, they’ve done what they did with the Nexus 7 tablet – bought it in at an excellent price. The 8GB Nexus 4 is just £239 contract-free. The 16GB version is just £40 more. A 16GB iPhone 5, in comparison, would cost around £575.
So, it’s onto a winner. Except, it’s been bungled.
I own neither and own both Apple and Android products, so I think it’s time for a side-by-side factual comparison of these recently launched tablets…
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