The Google Nexus 10 tablet is out and competing head to head with the iPad. For those who always thought that Apple was the only one capable of churning out good hardware, Google has proven otherwise and come out of its closet space into a wider technological playfield. Microsoft has also come out with its Surface tablet and the global market can see tablets going through an evolutionary phase. But the fact remains that iPad is the benchmark and in order for Google to really take the cake, they need to outdo the iPad.
The release of the 7 inch Google Nexus really stirred the game up a bit and Android OS tablet had everyone excited. You should deck it up with android%20apps">android%20apps" target="_blank">fun for the ultimate experience. The new version, with a larger screen, at 10 inches, packs a powerful punch with very high resolution and high quality, well just about everything. Let’s take a look at what it has to offer.
Design. By now we are pretty used to Samsung continuing the same designs one after the other and the Nexus 10 doesn’t really differ much from the Nexus 7 in terms of look and feel either. The device has subtle round corners, has a back which is dominated by ‘Nexus’ and ‘Samsung’ tags and weighs about 1.33 pounds. The face is plain and it comes with speakers on the sides; overall a sleek, feel good design.
Display. One of the things that the Nexus gets to boast of is that currently of all the tablets hitting the market, it offers the highest resolution at 2560x1600pixels,you also get razor sharp viewing pleasure with its 300dpi. So while Apple’s retina screen can make words underneath tiles pop out, so can the Nexus 10. If anything is disappointing it would be the lack of color saturation that the device makes obvious.
Interface. The software running the Nexus is the Android OS 4.2 Jelly Bean and is still undoubtedly a very fast processor that you can’t complain about. The integration with all your information is more powerful than ever but is severely internet run and hence will require constant Wi-Fi. To make things a little easier perhaps a new swipe based keyboard has been introduced but again isn’t anything to really go on and on about.
Camera. This tablet has a 5MP camera and an LED flash located at its rear. In the front we have a 1.9 MP front camera for video calling which is better than iPad’s 1.2 MP front-camera. If we compare the camera’s resolution to that offered but the iPad 4, it seems almost similar. If you are a camera fan then this would please you but be warned, image quality on tablets are not necessarily what one would expect after intense smartphone usage.
Overall. If we look at the tablet holistically then it is definitely a good built device with smooth software, a decent price and top end specs. However, it could still use some work when it comes to apps and it would be great if it could manage 3G or 4G support. It may not displace the Asus Transformer Infinity but it gives iPad a run for its money surely.
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