Especially in light of the version of this browser released for iOS today and its issues , it's clear that the Jelly Bean tablet instance of Chrome is as close as you can get to a desktop experience on a mobile product right now. And that experience is pretty fantastic. On the homescreen, Android is now more iOS-like due to the fact that icons will auto-rearrange when you move objects. The camera and gallery apps have gotten some tweaking as well — with a new, Windows Phone-style method of viewing your latest photos.
And of course, Google has updated and added to its content offerings in Jelly Bean, bringing TV purchases to its video store, and adding magazine issues and subscriptions in a new app. The latter works well better than the Fire or Nook in my opinion , though the content selection is rather thin right now.
As a consumption device, Google has gone a long way to filling some of the gaps in its ecosystem, even down to giving users new widgets that put their content front and center. But perhaps the biggest and most important change in Jelly Bean is the appearance of Google Now — a big evolution of natural search. Google Now functions much like Siri at a glance though you can type or speak your queries.
Google Now goes much deeper than just voice recognition and AI. It actually learns what you do through searching and starts to identify patterns. Additionally, it will give you information before you even ask for it. When I went out earlier today, it prompted me for directions back to my "house. Later, when I left the hotel for the airport, Google Now presented me with a map and an estimated travel time of 27 minutes without having been asked to do so.
It then repeated this magic when I landed. According to Duarte and others from Google, it will get smarter and gain functionality as time goes on — and I can see incredible uses for the service. Now feels like science fiction in many ways. Like a future technology that got here a little early. One final note on software.
Mainstream apps like Twitter have yet to be updated to an appropriate tablet-friendly design, while others, like Pocket, seem to be slightly optimized but not working percent correctly. The Android 4. Believe it or not, the last time I was surprised by a product with those same qualities, it was called the iPad.
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Pros Good screen Speedy performance Handy form Textured rear avoids plasticky feel. How we test tablets We test every tablet we review thoroughly. Used as our main tablet for the review period. Reviewed using respected industry benchmarks. Ongoing real world testing. Tested with various games, apps and services. Trusted Score. Score in detail Performance 9. By Andrew Williams. On the outside, the Nexus 7 has a durable, unassuming design; a bit dull if you want to be harsh about it.
Apple fans will likely miss the premium feel of brushed aluminium, but anyone who's winced at the sight of a horribly scuffed iPad will understand opting for a tougher plastic exterior. The Nexus 7's display is coated in standard issue Corning glass, and the rear is firm black plastic. The rubbery pockmarked backing of the original Nexus 7 has been ditched, and we're fine with that. It was a divisive design; some liked it, others didn't, and we found that the white version discolored over time.
The place where Google and Asus have really outdone Apple is in the resolution and pixel density of the screen. The Nexus 7 packs a 7-inch IPS display with a resolution of x display with ppi. Compare that to the ppi on a full size Retina iPad, and you can see the winner, at least on paper. In actual real life, using fallible human eyes, you'd be hard pressed to spot a pixel on either display. They're both extremely dense, high quality displays. Compare the Nexus 7 to an iPad mini though, and it's a different story.
That's by no means insulting, until you start comparing prices. The Nexus 7 has a aspect ratio, while the iPad mini is That gives Apple's tablet wider screen space, which is handy for the web, but films and some TV are produced in That extra space ends up filled with black bars, like letterboxing on an old television.
The one disadvantage of is that it gives the Nexus 7 a ton of bezel -- unused space between the screen and the actual edge of the tablet. Because of the aspect ratio, the Nexus would need to get wider before it could get taller.
That's not something we'd want, since we love how one-hand friendly this device is. It's a catch 22, and we think Google and Asus ultimately made the right call here. The new Nexus 7 also has a very bright display display, with auto-brightness doing a perfect job of adapting to your environment.
Like any tablet, it's at its best in moderate indoor light. It does washout in bright direct sunlight, but no more than the best displays out there. In reviewing the product for AppleInsider , Neil Hughes wrote "the Nexus 7 is a compelling piece of hardware," but added,"this device is no iPad, and it doesn't even feel like it was made to compete with Apple's market dominating tablet.
The narrow screen feels best suited for primarily reading books with the occasional Web browsing and app usage, which pits the Nexus 7 as more of a Kindle competitor than an iPad challenger. Despite its many awards and raving reviews, the Google Nexus 7 appears to have sold about 6.
Google hasn't released official sales figures, but Asus does state how many tablets in total it has sold, a number that includes the Nexus 7. Asus just recently warned investors that it expects shipments of both its Windows 8 and Android tablets to come in around 10 percent short of the previous quarter, with tablet shipments expected to reach just 2.
In November, Apple sold 3 million new iPad 4 and iPad mini units in its first weekend of sales. Apple sold another This fueled estimates stating Apple likely sold about By default, Apple preloads some of its native apps onto your iPhone and iPad, but you may find that you don't need every app included.
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