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Nexus 7 review roundup: Android’s answer to awesome
It’s a US$200, 7-inch-Android 4.1 tablet with a dimpled back and lo, it is called the Nexus 7. Bask in its wonders.
We’ve yet to get our Nexus 7, but we’ll provide you with the next best thing: namely us picking apart reviews from across the web. Buckle up.
Usually, Mashable’s style of reviewing grates us. It simply never digs deep enough into the core of the gizmo. For the Nexus 7 though, Mashable comes up with some true nuggets of gadget gold. The user experience is “like butter” according to Mashable. With Android 4.1, or Jelly Bean, Google’s gone and given us gratifying UI gold. Apparently if the Nexus 7 and a Ice Cream Sandwich are laid side-by-side, “you’ll see the difference” in speed. The experience just works, and the Tegra 3 CPU is the linchpin that keeps it together.
“It’s a game-changer” says PCmag. The tablet is comfortable to use (thanks, stippled black rubber panel). At 340 grams, the Nexus 7 is one of the lightest tablets on the market. Google’s Nexus 7 is blessed with a 1280 x 800, 216 PPI screen which is specced higher than the Kindle Fire, another smashing 7-inch tablet. It’s even bright enough for outdoor use.
Praise can’t come higher than “The best US$199 tablet you can buy.” It’s not as good as the iPad, says Forbes, but it is a premier US$200 tablet. Money is possibly the greatest factor when it comes to an Android tablet. Sure, people will sell their first-born child for a new iPhone, but Android rarely has the type of heroin-like pull that Apple magically delivers. To be honest, US$200 isn’t a fortune the Nexus 7 delivers a classy experience for the price of a hundred Big Mac meals.
Leave it up to The Verge to crap out one of the deepest Nexus 7 reviews online. Verge’s reporters were “surprised” by the quality of the tablet. To be honest, it’s hard not to be blown away by a device with specs like these. A four-core 1.15Ghz CPU, NFC, Bluetooth 4.01, 1GB RAM and 8/16GB of internal memory is a knockout hardware combo. And hell, it’s got a solid 6-hour battery life.
Overall, the Nexus 7 is a massively impressive tablet with plenty to offer. When it launches in August, it’ll have its knee aimed straight at the 7-inch markets crotch.
