For those of us with the Nexus 9,
several problem plague the product: key travel, backlight bleed, and a
rather squishy backside. My own unit has the total trio, and the power
and volume buttons are so bad that I personally felt the need to vent about it on Google Plus.
When first using the tablet, the offending pieces are
extremely rigid and difficult to use, and even after several weeks they
only softened up to the point of being slightly bad. As for the large
amount of backlight bleeding (my unit has four different areas around
the display perimeter) and somewhat concave back side? Those permanent
problems will persist.
It seems someone in places that matter have taken notice.
Reddit user Sebianoti reports that he received a device from Taiwan
manufactured last week, and it has different buttons. Judging by the
picture they appear to be either thicker or set further out from the
chassis. Submitted for your approval:
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| Top: Older Nexus 9, Bottom: Newer Nexus 9 |
Sebianoti also mentions that the new device has noticeably
less light bleeding and, in his own words, “no flexing whatsoever” with
the back cover. Unfortunately these two points cannot be confirmed as
actual changes given that there have been varying reports of the degree
/severity of bleed and trampolining from users, thus it’s possible s/he
simply received one with less trouble. It is also important to note that
Sebianoti has the white color variant.
Seeing as how the Nexus 9 is virtually a brand new product,
it is debatable as to how quickly a manufacturing change could be
implemented. Still, if things are truly changed, this wouldn’t be the
first time a Nexus product has been modified after release: the Nexus 4
saw the addition of little nubs
to the back side to prevent sliding on smooth surfaces. With the 9
in particular, however, it’s downright infuriating the original form was
ever allowed to enter production, and even more frustrating because
early adopters are just flat out of luck.
It’s possible that angry customers plead with the powers
that be, a newer Nexus would be provided, but it’s also possible they
will be met with a template response indicating that “we constantly aim
to improve out products…”. Alas as my Nexus 9 was procured in the USA
(and I live in Japan), chances of anything getting resolved is extremely
unlikely. If anyone here has one and wants to try, please feel free to
post the results below.
Source: androidauthority.com
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