Nexus 7 (2013) - Mini Review
by Brian Klug on July 27, 2013 12:54 AM EST- Posted in
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- Snapdragon
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- Android
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- APQ8064
- Nexus 7
- Android 4.3
I hesitate to do quick turnaround reviews of products, that’s why this is a short review and Anand is hopefully going to take a longer look at the Nexus 7 (2013). From the time that I’ve spent with the new Nexus 7 however, I think it’s safe at this point to deem it more than a worthy successor to the tablet that not only dominated its form factor for its entire run, but proved that 7-inches was probably the right size for Android tablets. The display is excellent, and at present the best in its 7–8 inch class, beating even the iPad mini in terms of GMB Delta-E 2000 and resolution. Performance is great, build quality is great, and the whole affair runs stock, unadulterated Android 4.3.
The new Nexus 7 is everything a generational refresh should be – performance goes up dramatically, issues were fixed (storage), features were added (5 GHz WiFi, rear facing camera, Qi charging, high DPI display), and it’s all in a thinner and lighter form factor. Everything about the OG Nexus 7 is better in the 2013 model, all while keeping basically the same price point, and we haven’t even looked at the 4G LTE enabled version yet which adds the right kind of operator-agnostic LTE bands for two regions that I’ve been begging for. It’s undeniable that Google is doing something right with the Nexus program, and along with it, hardware partner ASUS.
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darkich - Sunday, July 28, 2013 - link
*notebookcheckHere:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Notebook-Laptop-Revie...
RyuDeshi - Sunday, July 28, 2013 - link
Oh man, the Verge's review was a mess, and the video review was even worse.ScruffyNerfherder - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - link
Heh, yeah, TheVerge is less of a tech site than it is a hipster site that covers tech and gadgets because it is now in vogue. But I don't think most of its readers and readers if other tech-porn sites know any better and mass confusion and lack of tech understanding ensues. I appreciate Anandtech's thoroughness even if it means I have to wait a few days longer to read about it.darwinosx - Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - link
Verge reviews are of pretty uneven quality and the Nexus 7 reviews was just odd.speculatrix - Thursday, August 8, 2013 - link
Indeed. I trust anandtech.com to give accurate information, honest and fair opinions.Also, I trust anandtech to correct errors and respond to comments.
I wouldn't buy a gadget without checking if anandtech had a review or were likely to do one.
fteoath64 - Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - link
The SoC is mis-labelled apparently to not offend handset customers (possibly for the lower prices that Google negotiated). These are Krait 300 cores clocked at 1.5Ghz while the S600 is exactly the SAME cores running at 1.7Ghz. I would say minor speed dip but gpu is quad Adreno 320 which are pretty fast units with OpenGL ES 3.0 support. Great deal on the whole package plus a superb screen!. Shame the bezel on top and bottom are so thick.relativityboy - Saturday, July 27, 2013 - link
Google will be 'doing right' when they stop creating devices with a super-limited lifespan.No removable memory? Going to be out of space in just a couple years.
No replaceable battery? 300 or so recharges - call it 2 years until your device lasts for about 1hour not tethered to a usb plug.
Google is making stuff that even in the short term, harms the environment far more than better competitors.
Until batteries and memory are user-replaceable, google products are loosers right out the gate.
aNYthing24 - Saturday, July 27, 2013 - link
This is ridiculous. How many tablets do know that have replaceable memory and replaceable batteries?fokka - Saturday, July 27, 2013 - link
it's not about how many tablets you know that do these things. sure, making the battery replacable on a tablet may not be the most important thing and an engineering challange, but not putting a simple thing like an microsd-reader in it is just a no go in my opinion.Impulses - Sunday, July 28, 2013 - link
On a phone it's debatable IMO, on a tablet it's nowhere near as egregious an omission IMO... USB OTG works well enough and it's more flexible than a microSD slot in some cases anyway.