![]() This thing is out for the blood of all other bargain tablets by offering premium top-shelf components. For the next year, most tablets are going to be compared to the latest Nexus device in order to gauge their performance, and it's for good reason-this thing is absolutely loaded with great specs for now, and it even out-muscles the Nexus 10 in many ways. However, because this is among the first releases in the 2013 cycle that reflect the newest generation of tablets, it's important to get a really good picture of what this thing is capable of. Hardware I'm half-convinced the case is actually a TARDISĪt the end of the year, this may not be the best tablet on the market, and it may not even be good compared to what will be available. Like the old version of the slate, NFC, bluetooth, and GPS are included to allow power users and novices alike to experiment with their tablets. Instead, you just plop it on the charging pad and forget about it. Sure, this is kinda gimmicky, but look at the upside: No more fumbling around in the dark to find the bloody microUSB cable to charge your tablet when you're ready to sleep. While it's not included in the packaging, the new tablet can be charged wirelessly with an inductive Qi charging pad. My suggestion to get around this is a pair of low-impedance headphones-they're going to sound better for the most part anyway. A cramped wrist or a muffled speaker is a real rock-and-a-hard-place choice. While it does lend itself well to faux-amplification via a cupped hand, it’s an enormous pain in the rear. If I had to pick a major gripe with the radical re-design, it'd be the speaker. ![]() I would recommend a case to protect the screen, however. You wont have any fatigue or storage problems with this one. If the shape of the new tablet is good, the extremely low weight and thin profile are just gravy. To be honest, I'm okay with that-thin bezels are fairly stupid when you think about it, as accidental touches on the screen are going to make using a tablet with little space to hold it super-annoying. Ensconced in a case of material very similar to that wrapping the Nexus 10, the new Nexus 7 has a bafflingly large bezel. ![]()
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