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    Recommend me and Android tablet with matt screen and GPS

    Been toying with the idea of a 7 inch tablet for a while but keep getting put off by one thing or the other. Not wanting to spend much north of £200 on a device I know I won't use that much, but will be handy now and again.

    I really really hate shiny reflective screens or ones unusable in daylight. One of the reasons being is it needs to function as a GPS on my motorbike (i.e. exposed to sunlight). Also find reflective screens simply an annoying gimmick that makes them less than useful. Have seen bad reports on shinynes of the Nexus 7, and I've have had less than stellar results in the past with matt screen protectors. So any devices that have a matt finish, onboard GPS and ICS or JB? Preferably dual core but I don't play games so as long as not noticably sluggish should be OK. Oh, and needs proper Google Play store not some nasty thing.

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    Re: Recommend me and Android tablet with matt screen and GPS

    I think most mat screens are down to them being really cheap resistive touch models. I don't think I've seen any non-glossy capacitive touch screens... ever.

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    Re: Recommend me and Android tablet with matt screen and GPS

    Funkstar is right, capactive touch-screens and matt finish doesn't commonly mix. You're really limiting yourself to something like the cheaper Arnova tablets that aren't particularly special on any level...
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    Re: Recommend me and Android tablet with matt screen and GPS

    they are generally glossy because they are glass, dont think you would want matte glass on there!

    I havent had any issues WRG to reflections on my nexus, its gets pretty regular use in varied environments aswell. Once the brightness is cranked it works pretty well in the daytime.

    Saw a guy with a full on ipad attached to his scooter the other day... looked mental! Cant fathom why someone on a bike needs a satnav THAT big?!

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