WOW: New Nexus 7 Tablet Better than Apple iPad 4 And Far Cheaper

This New Brand of Nexus 7 tablet also built by Asus for Google, its price starts at £199 (N52,000) for 16GB. In design and build, the new Nexus 7 looks very much like the old version but if you’re familiar with that model then within seconds of taking out of the box you can tell it's the next generation. It's slimmer and lighter than the original for starters, just 8.7 mm and 290 g.

It's marginally taller but far more important are the few millimetres which have been trimmed from the width. It doesn't sound like much but the device is significantly easier to hold. The taller proportion does make the Nexus 7 (2013) look a little like a large smartphone. If you've got a large 5in handset like the Samsung Galaxy S4 or Sony Xperia Z then the Nexus screen isn't that much bigger.


As for Hardware and performance, the highlight of the Nexus 7's hardware line-up is its amazing screen. The tablet still has a 7in IPS display but the resolution has been cranked from 1280 x 800 pixels to 1920 x 1200, giving it a mammoth pixel density of 323 ppi. The display is simply stunning and without a doubt the best of any 7in tablet around at the moment. Apple will want to get that Retina iPad mini 2 out as soon as possible.

The Nexus 7 (2013) is equipped with a 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core Krait processor and the memory has been doubled to 2 GB. This combined with the latest version of Android means the Nexus 7 (2013) felt super slick and responsive. It even booted up quicker than your average tablet.

There are no new gadgets like infrared but the Nexus 7 (2013) comes well equipped with dual-band 11n Wi-Fi (although not 11.ac), Bluetooth 4.0 LE (low energy) and NFC. A model with 3G/4G mobile data is said to be coming soon for £299.

When it comes to Cameras, the Nexus 7 (2013) is the best. It now has two cameras rather than just one. The front remains at an acceptable 1.2 Mp and the new rear camera is a 5 Mp snapper with auto-focus but no flash. Video can be shot at up to 1080p resolution and looks good if you hold the Nexus 7 nice and steady.

New Nexus 7 (2013) Software and Battery life will surprise you. Since this is a Nexus device from Google, by definition it has the latest edition of the Google Android operating system. Version 4.3 (Jelly Bean) is only a minor update to the OS with a few small tweaks. Android 5.0 (Key Lime Pie_ will likely bring bigger and more impressive features. The good news is that when new versions launch, the Nexus 7 (2013) will be prioritised for the update giving it an advantage over any other budget Android tablets.

There are a few small upgrades such as Bluetooth Low Energy, better text input and support for OpenGL ES 3.0, the latest standard for accelerated 3D graphics. However, the main addition is 'restricted profiles'.

Google already introduced the ability to have multiple user accounts on one device but now you can essentially manage the apps and content which is accessible on a certain user account. This is great if you want your children to use the Nexus 7 without accidentally spending your money or accessing unsuitable content.

The Nexus 7 lasted 8 hours, 47 minutes on a single charge while looping a locally stored, HD video. That's a good result which is better than the iPad mini.

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