Reddit reviews Google Nexus 7 2013 Case - Poetic Google Nexus 7 2013 Case [Slimline Series] - [Lightweight] [Ultra-slim] PU Leather Slim-Fit Trifold Cover Stand Folio Case for Google Nexus 7 2nd Gen 2013 Black (3 Year Manufacturer Warranty From Poetic)

Buy it online? The link you sent was the same price.

If you want a flip cover, get a Poetic Smart Cover. Comes in tons of colors and has magnets to make the device sleep when you close it. I don't think the linked case does this.

I got my Poetic case on Amazon for $13. It had some cracks in it and I opened a warranty claim with them. Had a new case delivered 3 days later and got to keep the old one.

Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00E5NOXM4?pc_redir=1405569311&robot_redir=1

This is one of the authorized resellers of Poetic cases. If you make a warranty claim you need to have proof it came from either Poetic or an authorized dealer (there are two on Amazon and one on eBay I think. They're listed on the Poetic warranty page).

Hello,

I just received the Poetic SlimLine Case for my Nexus 7 FHD (2013) and so far I am very happy with it. The case is an exact fit for my Nexus 7 and has openings for all the ports, including the rear camera. The fit of the cover against the case is excllent as well, with no flexing of the cover or problems at the "hinge" area.

I also ordered some matte screen protectors¹ from a brand I hadn't heard of before (Crazy On Digital) but were (1) inexpensive; and (2) had good reviews; and those seem to be working fine so far as well.

• Poetic SlimLine Case on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E5NOXM4/

• COD Screen Protector: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E41SL0C/

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky



¹I prefer a matte screen, like a ThinkPad has.

Don't know anything about cases other than the Poetic Slimline (which I use): http://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Slimline-Function-Manufacturer-Warranty/dp/B00E5NOXM4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406713353&sr=8-1&keywords=Poetic+Slimline

Having used the rubber one from ASUS, can't even compare with the Poetic, the step in quality and protection is MASSIVE.

Been really happy with this for the past year: http://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Slimline-Function-Manufacturer-Warranty/dp/B00E5NOXM4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405715639&sr=8-1&keywords=Nexus+7+2013+poetic+slimline

The Poetic Slimline case

http://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Slimline-Function-Manufacturer-Warranty/dp/B00E5NOXM4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1405694347&sr=1-1&keywords=poetic+slimline+nexus+7+2013

This case is rather minimalistic and has a nice leather feel to it. Granted its only 12-15$ wherever you look its just going to be faux leather but feels genuine. It has some form of bumper protection but since it's a thin case it's not as protective as the larger cases. It does however cover all four edges and the fold over also has an auto-sleep every time you close it and wakes when you open the screen because of a small magnet. The magnet does not interfere with screen sleep issues (as far as I'm concerned, never happened to me). The case is entirely lightweight and also has microfiber on the inside of the closing flap so it doesn't scratch your screen when closed.

I've had this case since January and its still working the same as it did when it came in brand new. Definitely a case you want to look into if you want something nice, lightweight, and still has a form of protection even if it doesn't leave the house

I have the Poetic Slimline case.

It's held up well so far, and works with my Qi charger. (LG WCP-300).

I got this Poetic one. I love the smart cover rip off. Slim, sleek and great looking.

http://amzn.com/B00E5NOXM4

I purchased www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E5NOXM4/


I'm quite happy with it for just $13.

Poetic case. It's nice-- I like having the hall magnet in the case. It fits perfectly in the front pocket of my bag. I've carried it around for eight months or so and it looks new.

This exact same thing happened to me ~2 weeks ago. I heard OfficeMax had them on sale, so I gave my local branch a call. The manager at OfficeMax said they were no longer getting shipments of the N7, but that I could buy their display model for $130. When I got there the tablet was powered off and wouldn't turn on. I had him charge the device and returned after work to check it out.

The device powered up and was still running Android 4.4.1 so it clearly hadn't been used in a while. I used a lens wipe to clean the screen and was happy to see it was completely scratch free. The manager told me they rarely sold tablets at their store, and that he hadn't seen the N7 used in ~6 months. I was able to haggle him down to $100, and bought a 2-year unlimited warranty for an extra $15.

When i got the device home I factory reset it and it has been running flawlessly. I also purchased [This case] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E5NOXM4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) because I heard the spontaneous screen cracking could be due to the chassis of the device flexing. With the case and the $15 2-year warranty I feel very secure about owning this device, despite it being a display model.

TL;DR: Call your local OfficeMax, they may have a display model they will sell you on the cheap. Also ask about warranty opportunities!

These Poetic Slimline cases are really nice. I got one of them when they were like $5. Really high quality feel to them.

I used a Poetic Slimline. Not perfect, but it worked well enough for me.

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00E5NOXM4

Yes, I do recommend it. It fits great on the new nexus 7 and it have a very good grippy surface.

N7 2013: I agree with you, but it's pretty easy to get past after a bit of use. I have a little case on mine, this one, (they actually sent me 2 for some reason), but anyways, it helps to prevent the speakers from being against whatever surface you set the tab down on.

Also, if you hold it landscape and don't cover the speakers then they sound pretty good.

This is the one I bought, the Poetic case: http://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Slimline-Function-Manufacturer-Warranty/dp/B00E5NOXM4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1376929161&sr=1-1&keywords=poetic+nexus+7

Smart cover, same type of three-fold-triangle-stand thing as the smart cover, some back protection, cheap price, and adds minimal bulk. It's the least-bulky case for the Nexus I could find.

It's not the prettiest case, but it's been great so far. A couple of the reviews talked about how the magnets may fall out, but Poetic seems to replace the case immediately after you contact them. And my friends who recommended buying a Poetic case after I had issues with the Asus and Google cases have had no problems with their cases. Both of them have been using them for over two years by this point.

So here's what I can help with:

> 1.) I’ll need to buy a 128GB SD card for the phone. From a real OEM, for reliability sake. And keep copies of all the media for the SD card elsewhere (cloud, harddrive)

Google Play Music (with or without All Access) has you covered for that music management. You can just download your library to the SD card with ease from within the app, and let it sit and download over Wi-Fi/LTE (whoo, unlimited data!) for a while. Dropbox or Google Drive have you covered for just about everything else.

> 2.) I’ll need to purchase a wireless charging compatible back for the phone. This is a bit of an issue for me, are there official options for this yet?

From a few minutes of Googling, it looks like LG has their quick circle case, but you can probably find an alternative on Amazon or eBay.

> 3.) QI chargers, seems like any cheap well-reviewed one will do

Bingo. It's a standard, like USB. Since I have a Nexus 5 and 7, I love the official Nexus wireless charger (magnets are strong enough to hold up the N5 if the charger is mounted on the side of a computer, wall, wherever). I've also got the Nokia DT-900 and DT-910 as my bedside chargers (900 for the N5, 910 for the N7 which practically makes it into a mini TV or an excellent night clock). AirDock has me covered in the car with the Nexus 5 (again, magnets ftw!)

> 4.) Planning on a DBrand Black Titanium Skin for the phone. I am not sure this will work with the wireless charging back

Shouldn't. You can put on a hard case or the like. Qi will typically go through up to about 1/4 to 1/2 an inch of case depending on your charger. I've got a case on my Nexus 7 and it charges through it just fine.

> 5.) Extra batteries from ZeroLemon/Anker if they release, OEM if not.

> How do I charge these batteries out of the phone? Or is it easier to get an external battery for emergencies.

Personally, I prefer the external battery pack method. No device lock-in (I really regret all the accessories I bought for my Galaxy Nexus and SGS4... Never doing that again) and you don't have to deal with as much shady-ness. Amazon and eBay are flooded with knock-off chargers and batteries that can ruin your day. ZeroLemon's good, but they tend to require a trade-off (no NFC, or turning your phone into a brick/tank).

> 1.) Disable iMessage on my current iPhone and probably call Apple to yell at them that my new phone isn’t working.

Test the crap out of this ASAP after switching so you don't regret it later.

> 2.) Transfer Contacts by syncing with a google account

Don't forget G+ integration. If you update your contact data on Google+, anyone who has you circled (and is in a circle you've allowed to see that info) will automatically have your contact info updated on their Android devices and via google.com/contacts or Gmail.

> 3.) Root using Purp13’s method as found from the LG G3 sidebar. TMo’s bootloader is unlocked

Before doing that, give yourself a few days to get to know the phone. Get used to Android, get your mail and contacts and whatnot all loaded, and learn the quirks of the OS. Until you really use it hands-on for a few days, no amount of preparation is going to completely have you covered, coming from iOS.

> 5.) Titanium Backup and Greenify sound like the most important Root-Apps

I'm not personally a fan of Greenify. Disabling apps you don't want, and configuring those you do properly should be enough. Especially if you've got wireless charging going; you won't need to worry about your battery much, because any time you're not walking around or using your phone, it'll probably be on that charger getting topped off without you having to think or worry about it. I noticed this change in my usage behavior after I started using Qi.

> Titanium Backup should be able to disable all carrier/oem bloatware

T-Mobile's pretty good about bloatware, and most things you can disable without even needing root.

> 6.) ES File Explorer to manage the SD card/Files

I'd also recommend trying out Solid Explorer. It's pretty straightforward and I've gotten to really like it's cloud/network drive compatibility. Makes it a cinch to copy freshly downloaded movies from my router (poor man's NAS and download manager) to my phone/tablet before running out the door to work.

> 7.) Nova Launcher sounds like the most all-encompassing launcher

Give that Google Experience Launcher a try for a few days. Or at the very least, Google Now. It seems kinda pointless at first, but if you use Gmail and let it get to know you for a few days, it gets really nifty with its recommendations and reminders.

> 8.) Google Hangouts is the only app that handles SMS/MMS and Hangouts messages

> The Hangouts messages are an easy iMessage alternative for all my friends/family still in the iOS ecosystem

People are always amazed when I show them the ease of Hangouts on their iPhones. "It's like iMessage, but everywhere!" Chat with them from my tablet, phone, computer, their computer, their iPad, and their iPhone all at once, then call them from their iPad over their cell number to really blow them away.

> 9.) Llama sounds like a Tasker alternative that is a bit more user friendly. I don’t foresee myself needing all the functionality of Tasker so I’ll take the ease of Llama

Trigger (formerly NFC Action Launcher) is also good, depending on what you're looking to do. For example, I have it setup so that when it detects that my Nexus 5 is wirelessly charging and connected to my car's Bluetooth receiver, it starts dock mode, launches Waze, turns off Wi-Fi (so it won't try to cling to my Wi-Fi as I drive away from home and inevitably cause music buffering), turns on auto-brightness, and then undoes all of that when I get to my apartment's geo-fence.

> Twitter – Carbon/Fenix

I know it gets a lot of hate, but I like the official Twitter client (prepares to be stoned). I manage three different accounts, and unlike Plume it doesn't mix them up or lie about which account I'm replying from. Also, the real push notifications (not always-on-streaming-timeline like Plume) are kinda hard to beat.

> Facebook – Official App + Messenger

Make sure to use something like AppOpsXposed to disable their permissions if you're going to do this. Facebook and Messenger are notorious for killing battery life by hammering your GPS randomly all day. The other permissions are fairly excessive, too. If you don't want to limit their permissions, try Tinfoil instead, which is basically the Facebook mobile site in a dedicated browser so Facebook can't associate you browsing around in Chrome on a page with a Like button as you and your account.

> Browser – Chrome

Check out Link Bubble. Useful for opening links from social media sites and the like.

> Google – Maps/Drive/Docs/Sheets/Slides/Gmail/Calendar/Keep (I’m invested in google, can you tell?)

Check out Waze for navigation, too. Google Maps gets a lot of its accident and traffic reporting data from Waze since Google bought them, but it has some other useful features like letting you report (and get alerted to) cars on the side of the road, hidden police, red light/speed cameras and other annoyances. Typically I'll use Google Maps if I'm navigating somewhere for the first time (gotta love lane guidance) but if I'm taking a regular route I'll have Waze up and running. The GPS-based speedometer (why doesn't every navigation app have this?!) is nifty, too.

> Reddit – Reddit News/Sync

Lovin' that Reddit Sync dev version. Been using it for months.

> Weather – AtmosHere/Weather Underground

There's a lot of competition here. I also like 1Weather and Eye In Sky.

> Zooper for Widgets

DashClock. DashClock, DashClock, DashClock. Especially on your lockscreen. Stupid how useful it is.

> 11.) I’m still looking for an app to handle all my sports notifications, from scores to news for MLB/NFL/NHL/NBA/EPL/NCAA (hockey, football, basketball)

Google Now's got you covered pretty well if you tell it what teams you like, depending on how much of a fanatic you are.

> 13.) Google Play all-access seems like a great subscription for music. I may stick with Rhapsody because that’s what I’m on now

Don't forget that if you have the new(er) T-Mobile unlimited data plan ($30 unlimited with 5 GB of tethering), you get Rhapsody UnRadio for free. Google Play Music All Access is also a no-brainer and probably going to get the Music Freedom treatment soon.