At least not obviously so. For a detailed look at the updated OS' features, check out our Android 4. User profiles were introduced with Android 4. The restricted profile will only have access to apps deemed acceptable and will have no access to the Play store.
It's an ideal solution for families wanting to share a single tablet; however, Google leaves the decision of implementing it up to the developer. OpenGL ES 3. With Bluetooth Smart, the Nexus 7 can connect to a newer generation of Bluetooth devices as well as transmit metadata like song titles. The other 4. It's certainly not as satisfying a leap as 4.
Hardware features The 7-inch Nexus 7 houses a 1. Additionally, a gyroscope, accelerometer, and a digital compass are included as well. NFC support returns, and we also get wireless charging, which according to Google will allow any Qi-compatible charger to fill the Nexus 7's battery. And that does indeed appear to be the case, as the Nokia Lumia DT wireless charger worked without issue; however, the actual charging speed was painfully slow compared to a wired charge.
Performance First things first, the Nexus 7's screen is incredibly sharp and text is particularly fine and easy to read. You may not fully appreciate its high pixel density immediately, but when looking at it next to almost any other tablet screen, the Nexus 7 clearly comes out on top. It's also one of the brightest tablet displays I've ever seen. Colors are more accurate and fuller compared with the Nexus 7 and the contrast ratio is noticeably higher.
Viewing angles are wide and images appear to have a fuller, more corporeal integrity. However, despite its color improvements, the Nexus 7's screen doesn't represent color as accurately or vibrantly as the 8-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 3's, though the Tab 3's screen isn't as sharp.
The Nexus 7's screen looks comparatively greenish when looking at pictures or movies of faces and sometimes pushes purple when lots of bright colors are in the mix. Most won't notice, but it definitely stands out with the two tablets side by side. The screen responds immediately to touches and apps whiz by as fast as you can swipe them. Nexus 7 tablet at ours.
So, is smart money on the Nexus 7 tablet or were there too many corners cut to make the price? Is the Kindle Fire shaking in its boots? The specs look promising despite a few stinging omissions, but it's now for our tests to answer those questions. The trials start on the next page. After using this device less than a year with all taking care of it no scratch, no hardware defect, sending positive reviews here in GSMarena, sending positive updates on its firmware.
While accessing apps like Facebook, Twitter I noticed that the screen looks slightly washed out on colour and contrast reproduction. This could be something related to poor colour calibration. You would need to tweak the brightness settings for Nexus 7 as I noticed that screen display scores the highest as a battery hogger. No hassles experienced while reading e-books, minor lag noticed while rendering PDF pages with image content. Display glass is made up of Corning scratch resistant material.
However it catches smudges very easily so a screen guard is a must. It takes around 30 seconds to boot, multi-tasking between apps works efficiently, screen transitions are extremely swift; I did notice that it took few milliseconds to normalise text display while zooming in and out of web content in Dolphin browser.
Nexus 7 surpasses my expectations in handling graphic heavy games when compared to my Galaxy Note. I noticed less time lag duration in game loading process for titles like Real Football and Asphalt 7, however the visual quality does not differ in such games even with all the extra juice Nexus 7 possess on GPU front.
I f you compare this device's performance to iPad on the gaming front, it would fall a notch behind when it would come to rendering textures, anti-aliasing feature that helps in reducing jagged edges, however Tegra 3 optimised games give you additional eye candy effects within the game environment, like a water splash on screen, improved gun flare and bullet path effects in some FPS games.
With a 4,mAh battery, Nexus 7 lasted between 6 to 7 hours on a test I ran with Wi-Fi on throughout, 30 per cent gaming, 50 per cent web browsing inclusive of uploading and downloading content , 20 per cent watching HD videos on tablet and YouTube.
I tried doing a standby test with 30 per cent battery left once which lasted 1 day 12 hours and still with 7 per cent battery left. Time taken to complete full charge is around 3 hours. Nexus 7 tends to get a little warm on the lower left side of the screen during extended usage. Speaker performance is not so good. Stereo effect is hardly audible with the external speakers, while listening to videos and music with a headset quality is slightly better. T his tablet has standard Bluetooth and Nexus 7 would probably be my first NFC device, yet to use it for any practical purpose.
This technology is still at a nascent stage and catching up with mobile and gadget users globally, Samsung and Nokia also have already launched some NFC enabled mobiles in India. There are two microphones provided for noise cancelling action on the tablet, which works well for voice based Google Now search service. You can modify settings on this app with English India as language and it works! It has trouble understanding few difficult Indian names and words so you would have to fiddle around with your dialect a little.
Google has recently introduced turn-by-turn navigation for Google Maps in India. You can take advantage of the live traffic updates allowing you to take a look at estimated travel time from home-work-home, as it covers major cities in India.
Also check out display cards of places nearby, which makes it worth putting it on the car dashboard for using navigation features on this tablet. A bsence of 3G connectivity is going to hurt Asus in the long run as they are planning to bring this tablet to India this year around Diwali.
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Pros Good screen Speedy performance Handy form Textured rear avoids plasticky feel.
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