09:33 GMT, 20 July 2012
It has received rave reviews, and online preorders sold out. However, some early
buyers of Google's Nexus 7 tablet, which went on sale this week, have found problems
with the gadget's screen.
Online forums have been inundated with disgruntled owners complaining of problems
with their new £159 tablets.
The most common problems reported so far have been screens that are not glued on
properly, causing the entire screen to come away from the bezel.
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I Don't Know What To Say!
One user, called Sadoway, who has the 'lifting screen' problem tried to fix it himself
with disastrous results.
'When I pushed it down a second time, the screen stressed and cracked.
'Still waiting for them to replace it.'
He advised other users with the same problem to simply return the unit to Google.
'My advice is don't mess with the lifting, its a factory defect and needs to be
returned,' he wrote.
Another user, lazaro17, said: 'Had a dead pixel on mine that I picked up from
GameStop.
'Also it seems the screen is coming up on the left like if the adhesive is giving out
already.'
Google has a 15-day return policy for the Nexus 7 and a number of other retailers
have 30-day policies.
Other users are reporting concerns over the screen itself, with a number claiming
their screen has 'dead' pixels which create black dots on the screen.
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The Nexus packs a high-definition screen, the latest 'quad-core' processor, runs
the latest version of Android, and has a battery life which can handle nine hours of
continuous video playback.
The firm hopes the tablet will take on Apple’s iPad, along with Microsoft’s Surface
ablet which was revealed recently, and current Android tablets including Amazon’s Fire.
Speaking about the launch of the Nexus 7, Google’s Hugo Barra said: 'Its always been
a goal of the Nexus programme to provide the best experience. We wanted to design
a best of google experience.
'The Nexus 7 is made for Google Play, your content is front and centre.'
The new device has a 1280x800 HD display, a Tegra3 quad-core chip with a separate
12-core graphics processor.
It has received rave reviews, and online preorders sold out. However, some early
buyers of Google's Nexus 7 tablet, which went on sale this week, have found problems
with the gadget's screen.
Online forums have been inundated with disgruntled owners complaining of problems
with their new £159 tablets.
The most common problems reported so far have been screens that are not glued on
properly, causing the entire screen to come away from the bezel.
<a href="http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/?action=view&current=ee.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/ee.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
I Don't Know What To Say!
One user, called Sadoway, who has the 'lifting screen' problem tried to fix it himself
with disastrous results.
'When I pushed it down a second time, the screen stressed and cracked.
'Still waiting for them to replace it.'
He advised other users with the same problem to simply return the unit to Google.
'My advice is don't mess with the lifting, its a factory defect and needs to be
returned,' he wrote.
Another user, lazaro17, said: 'Had a dead pixel on mine that I picked up from
GameStop.
'Also it seems the screen is coming up on the left like if the adhesive is giving out
already.'
Google has a 15-day return policy for the Nexus 7 and a number of other retailers
have 30-day policies.
Other users are reporting concerns over the screen itself, with a number claiming
their screen has 'dead' pixels which create black dots on the screen.
<a href="http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/?action=view&current=we.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/we.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
The Nexus packs a high-definition screen, the latest 'quad-core' processor, runs
the latest version of Android, and has a battery life which can handle nine hours of
continuous video playback.
The firm hopes the tablet will take on Apple’s iPad, along with Microsoft’s Surface
ablet which was revealed recently, and current Android tablets including Amazon’s Fire.
Speaking about the launch of the Nexus 7, Google’s Hugo Barra said: 'Its always been
a goal of the Nexus programme to provide the best experience. We wanted to design
a best of google experience.
'The Nexus 7 is made for Google Play, your content is front and centre.'
The new device has a 1280x800 HD display, a Tegra3 quad-core chip with a separate
12-core graphics processor.
