Google's Nexus family line Heartly Welcomed its first tablet, the Nexus 7. With promising solid specs, affordable low price, the ASUS-made tablet is to storm Android tablet market and will surely steal a chunk of Apple iPad's market share.
The Nexus 7 is powered by one of the two chipsets at the heart of current flagship phones and tablets - NVIDIA's Tegra 3. A Super Fast Quad-Core CPU and beautiful and clear graphics at a time when the only quad-core tablets around are pricy 10" models.
The 7" screen might be a compromise to some, but other power packed features will compensate the advantage in the excellent portability. 7" tablets fit in a coat pocket or purse. Plus, WXGA resolution and 216ppi pixel density sound more than reasonable. Some corners had to be cut to get a quality product at Google's intended price point. Here's the summary of what ASUS and Google offer for $200/$250.
Key features:· 7" 16M-color IPS TFT capacitive touchscreen of WXGA resolution (1280 x 800 pixels), scratch-resistant Corning glass· NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset: quad-core 1.3GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor; 1GB of RAM; ULP GeForce GPU· Android 4.1 Jelly Bean· 8/16 GB of built-in memory· 1.2 MP front-facing camera· Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot· Bluetooth; Android Beam· Standard 3.5 mm audio jack· GPS with A-GPS support; digital compass· Accelerometer and proximity sensor, gyroscope sensor· 4325 mAh Li-Po battery· Incredibly attractive pricing
Heart Breaking Disadvantages of this Handset:· The screen is a bit washed out and has poor sunlight legibility· Non-expandable memory· No USB mass storage or TV-out· No mobile data-enabled version· Front-facing camera only· Disappointing audio output
Despite Nexus 7 disadvantages, Google delivered a killer tablet for web browsing, email or gaming.
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