Asus Google Nexus 7 (2013) review: The magnificent seven

09 August 2013
A year after the original took the tablet market by storm, the second generation ASUS Nexus 7 has arrived to take part in an altogether different ballgame. With the first generation of the compact... Update: we have added battery tests to the review.

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  • Anonymous
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  • 11 Aug 2013

Drooling..can't wait to get my hands on this beauty...

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    • Anonymous
    • 3WP
    • 10 Aug 2013

    AnonD-149137, 10 Aug 2013Bezel is too thick. :)Yeah. Since Asus-Google made the Nexus 7 2 taller than the original Nexus 7, it kinda looks like a tall and skinny 16:9 phablet.

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      • vivek rie bhopal
      • t}A
      • 10 Aug 2013

      a standard piece launch by google no difects nd is perfect for the student of the institution.

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        • AnonD-97765
        • uuV
        • 10 Aug 2013

        Mark, 10 Aug 2013I'd rather get Xperia Z Ultra.At more than double the price... ???? :-)

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          • boosook
          • 0Mh
          • 10 Aug 2013

          Anonymous, 10 Aug 2013This tablet has the same cpu, & gpu of nexus 4No, the gpu is more powerful. Yet, it is cheaper, and what else? Oh, yes… it has a 7" full hd screen…

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            • boosook
            • 0Mh
            • 10 Aug 2013

            Peter From Poland, 10 Aug 2013I'm a bit disappointed with video player part of this revie... moreOh, come on… have you ever used an android tablet? Just install a good video player, for example VLC (open source and free) and you'll be able to play anything you like!

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              • AnonD-149137
              • tA$
              • 10 Aug 2013

              Bezel is too thick. :)

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                • Blankman
                • an1
                • 10 Aug 2013

                A great little tablet, I can't wait to see the screen on this thing.
                I would go for the 32gb version for sure, 16gb just isn't enough these days, and you're likely only going to have a couple of HD movies on the Nexus 7 at any one time.
                A lot of people are waiting for the next iPad mini right now and hoping that it has a Retina screen (try using the original after using the iPhone 5) and if they don't deliver, it could be a bad year for them.

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                  • AnonD-174074
                  • y5C
                  • 10 Aug 2013

                  AnonD-174074, 10 Aug 2013Is there any reason you're not testing audio quality like y... moreThanks for putting the audio results in. Pity that results are about as bad as the original Nexus 7. Missed opportunity here for Asus/Google against the iPad mini although I suppose they consider the Nexus more a test device not a mass market product so they don't really care ...

                    danishdhanshe, 10 Aug 2013Mx player always existsI know it does LOL ! Yet It would be cool if they would just confirm that it plays FullHD movies without any problems.

                      Still posting S4 benchmarks? GSMArena should delete it because for all we know Samsung cheated on the S4's benchmark specs.

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                        • danishdhanshe
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                        • 10 Aug 2013

                        Peter From Poland, 10 Aug 2013I'm a bit disappointed with video player part of this revie... moreMx player always exists

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                          • AnonD-174074
                          • 7sa
                          • 10 Aug 2013

                          Is there any reason you're not testing audio quality like you do with most smartphones?

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                            • Anonymous
                            • v0X
                            • 10 Aug 2013

                            This tablet has the same cpu, & gpu of nexus 4

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                              • Mark
                              • HIA
                              • 10 Aug 2013

                              I'd rather get Xperia Z Ultra.

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                                • cixery
                                • t7Q
                                • 10 Aug 2013

                                Is it real????? wire less charging???

                                  I'm a bit disappointed with video player part of this review... You couldn't play movie, and you just dropped it like that ? Never tried to put something else or play a movie on a player from shop ? That is just weird :o It's like you just dropped this part of review. Ok there is also information about limited tests as it was made off line, yet there is also noting about those speakers. Louder or not compared to old nexus, is it really so weird place in your opinion ? Waiting for updated, full review. As for now it's quite okay :)

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • sqd
                                    • 09 Aug 2013

                                    Keep up the good work Google- Asus!