Odd, I thought the Nexus 10 was rather smooth and fluid, the problem I had was that there were almost no apps that took advantage of the Hi DPI screen. It became a tease at that point.
The same reason why I didn't get it all along. They said with the Nexus 10 all smooth and fluid issues were taken care of. Not one bit amused. here. Some apps are opening in slow motion (transitions type effects). Horrible lag. Its like installing IOS 6 on the Ipad 1. Never had that problem on the Ipad.
I'm new to the android system and will have to read up on the rooting part. Will do it before the end of the week though. What's the best guide out there?
I thought Nexus 10 comes with 4.2?
OP: If it irritates that much, then look for a way to get rid of it. No reason to be miserable over a tablet.
But if you are serious about improving the UI smoothness, here is what I did on my Nexus 7. (not 10, so take it with a grain of salt)
1. Get root privilege ("rooting") and download an app that exposes CPU governor.
2. Check the CPU profile. It's kind of like SpeedStep/Cool'nQuiet of Android. I believe the default profile of my Nexus 7 (Android 4.2) is "On Demand". Change it to "Interactive". -> This step doesn't involve custom roms or overclocking.
3. Go to Developer options under settings and tick "Force GPU rendering".
The step #2 may decrease the battery life by ~5% (guesstimate). I didn't measure the exact impact in a scientific manner (don't have time for such tests that will take hours) but it feels that way. In any case my Nexus 7 is much more smooth and fast. There are still some rough edges - I've found Android's hiccups are related mostly to live contents (e.g. live wallpapers, live widgets, etc.) and those may be hard to overcome. But removing them should help. Frankly I am OK with occasional stutters caused by live updates.
There must be an issue with you N10, They are pretty smooth devices, it's not 100% smooth like an iPad 2/3, but the difference shouldn't be that large.
Curious, why did you switch from the iPad?
I've been using computers for the last 22 years and have been a sucker for speed, fluidity, responsive and lag free computing. The iPad has all that. Opening up big webpages makes Chrome stutter. Opening up some 1080p or higher videos also makes it framy. Jeez, scrolling picasa pics and youtube videos was at times like a slideshow! Opening the settings screen also showed some lag.
My dad just got a Note II today and its nowhere as bad as the Nexus 10 when it comes to lag and speed. I would say infact its very close the the fluidness and responsiveness of the Ipad.
Why I got it? Just for a change. All my previous purchases have been IOS devices.
I've been using computers for the last 22 years and have been a sucker for speed, fluidity, responsive and lag free computing. The iPad has all that. Opening up big webpages makes Chrome stutter. Opening up some 1080p or higher videos also makes it framy. Jeez, scrolling picasa pics and youtube videos was at times like a slideshow! Opening the settings screen also showed some lag.
My dad just got a Note II today and its nowhere as bad as the Nexus 10 when it comes to lag and speed. I would say infact its very close the the fluidness and responsiveness of the Ipad.
Why I got it? Just for a change. All my previous purchases have been IOS devices.
My only gripe with current Android Jelly bean is the lack of Flash support. ESPN still uses flash along with other sites.
Here's a video on browser performance on the nexus 10. It illustrates the problems withe chrome, and shows how much better the alternatives work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKuYoyo-pH8
You don't have to do anything. It will auto-update to 4.2.Maybe you're ok with the whole rooting, flashing whatever thing. But before all that, is it running 4.2 and if not, can you update it to 4.2 without going through a song and dance?
You don't have to do anything. It will auto-update to 4.2.