class=”c3″> is now available in Spain the new tablet Google Nexus 7 that with a price of 229 euros for the model Wi-Fi 16 GB , and a highly upgraded hardware ranks as one of the most attractive options for those seeking a 7-inch tablet with good economic performance. In TICbeat We could spend an afternoon testing the tablet to check that the new Nexus 7 improves in all respects to its predecessor and meets some of its shortcomings to offer excellent value for money, though not without the occasional “compromise.”
Outside, simple
class=”c4″> Externally, the tablet has dimensions quite contained, is 20 cm high by 11.4 wide and is held very well with one hand as it is very light (290 grams) panoramic, and also with 8.6 mm thick, is now significantly thinner than last year’s edition. The finish is very simple, in plastic, but it is nice to the touch and looks more or less suffered. Since then, the luxurious looks away an iPad mini aluminum, its “direct competitor” but its price is 100 euros higher equivalent configurations. In our view, the Nexus 7 is “too black”, with its large black frame and smooth rear plastic rubber effect finish (hopefully not a thin film as it has happened with some gadgets with this finish the few months reveal smooth plastic bottom). In the previous model, the rear had a texture that was something else of interest to the case, but in the 2013 ed ition is a matte finish with just the logo of Nexus and Asus, maker of the tablet hardware.
As for buttons and connections, has three buttons on the right side (volume and power), a headset socket on the top left and a micro USB connector at the bottom. This connector is for connecting data to charge the tablet (although it can charge wirelessly by induction without special jackets), and as SlimPort video output HDMI .
High resolution screen
screen class=”c4″> The Nexus 7 is one of its key players. It is an IPS panel (the same technology used by the iPad) and Google has increased the resolution of their 7.02 “inches up to 1,920 x 1,200, slightly higher than a Full HD (1,920 x 1,080), and a pixel density of 323 ppi (same as an iPhone 5 with Retina display). The screen is also covered by a manufacturer’s crystal scratch resistant Corning. At first contact with the tablet, image quality is very good tablet with good brightness and contrast, and high pixel density give excellent definition to images and texts. However, and this is one of the “buts” most important of Nexus 7 from our point of view is rather small, especially for their wide frames and their as scenic character, which is ideal for watching mov ies, but not so much to read on screen or to browse Web pages . To this is added the Android interface itself with the home button, back and multitasking on screen take away a small band, which is not present in tablets with physical buttons on the front. Thus, as was the case with the 2012 model, when comparing to an iPad mini, it seems that the latter is “more screen space”, although its resolution is actually lower.
Cameras and sound
One of the drawbacks of the Nexus 7 last year was the lack of rear camera and had only one front for video calls or similar. But the truth is that the tablets are the most popular device for taking pictures or video, many saw a defect in this gap. So how much the new model with a 5MP rear camera with auto focus. In our first contact we have seen that photo quality is not very high (in the absence of more extensive testing we have found lower than that of an iPhone 4S or an iPad mini), but video recording is pretty good HD resolution, with good brightness without too much noise.
As for the sound, the Nexus 7 is equipped with stereo speakers and “Fraunhofer virtual surround sound.” In our preliminary tests we have found that the sound is also good, better than an iPad, but does not fail to be a tablet, so that the volume and bass response is very limited.
Connections
As we mentioned, the Nexus 7 has a micro USB connection that doubles as a video output and wireless field, for now, only available with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 dual band. It is expected that in the future can also purchase a model with 4G data connection. In addition, the tablet allows the use of standard NFC proximity to connect devices to transfer images or movies.
On the other hand, the tablet features conventional sensors such as ambient light sensor, GPS, gyroscope, accelerometer and digital compass, needed especially for applications that use the location, such as maps and navigation, or games that use the accelerometer as control systems.
Performance and autonomy
2013 Nexus 7 has a quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.5 GHz with Adreno 320 graphics processor and 2 GB of RAM. With this hardware and the optimization of the system Google has made in the new version Android 4.3, the operation of the tablet is very fluid , even with multiple applications open, using high graphic load games or playing HD movies. As for autonomy, 3,950 mAh battery, a capacity slightly lower than last year’s model, but Google says that allows up to nine hours of video playback in HD and ten hours of reading or browsing the internet. In the absence of a more leisurely the device, you can only say that they are within the average figures (the iPad mini, for example, has more than 10 hours of battery life).
System and software
The Nexus 7 is the first tablet that runs on Android 4.3. Among the novelties of this version is the ability to create user profiles to share the tablet or to limit access to content and applications, for example, children. In addition, the tablet includes the new store Play Google games, and Google applications for music or those known for maps, Google Earth, the search engine Google predictive Now, etc..
Conclusion
After spending a few hours with the new Nexus 7, first impressions are certainly good. Google has a very complete, very good performance and a competitive price. The only fault we could put (with reservations by the fact that very little evidence exhaustive) are the camera, which we felt regular quality photos, and that the screen is a bit small despite its excellent resolution and sharpness. However, if you keep in mind that we are talking about a tablet just over 200 euros, we are sure to be one of the best sellers this fall.
Nexus July 2013: Key features
| 7.02 HD display “1920 x 1200 (323 ppi), technology IPS.Cristal of scratch-resistant Corning ® | Dimensions | 114 x 200 x 8.65 mm | Weight | 0.64 lb (290 g) with Wi-Fi, 0.66 lb (299 g) with LTE | Cameras | fixed focus 1.2 MP front. Autofocus 5 MP rear | Audio | stereo speakers. Surround sound technology Fraunhofer | Memory | 16 GB or 32 GB | CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 rowspan=”2″ Pro, 1.5 GHz | Adreno 320, 400 MHz | Wi-Fi dual-band (2.4 G / 5 G) 802.11 a / b / g / n NFC (Android Beam). Bluetooth 4.0 | Battery | 3950 mAh. Up to 9 hours of active use. | width=”0″Integrated Wireless Charging (compatible with Qi) | Sensors | Gyroscope Accelerometer Compass GPS | Ambient light | microUSB. SlimPortTM 3.5mm Audio enabled. Microphone Power buttons and volume | OS | rowspan=”2″ Android Jelly Bean, 4.3 |
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