Google Unveils The New Nexus 7 Android Tablet

Not so psyched to see that it's still got a 16:10 screen. One of the things I love about my iPad mini is that it's actually usable in portrait mode for reading PDFs and Word documents on the go. That said, I'm hoping the increased screen resolution will make it practical to just zoom out a bit more and just hold the device closer to my face...

Also really happy to see the LTE. I think having LTE on the go is crucial, and a 7-8" tablet is the right place to put it. Much of the time I use my iPad as an LTE hotspot (it get way better battery life in that use-case than any stand-alone LTE hotspot or tethered phone).

Re: Google Unveils The New Nexus 7 Android Tablet

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Post by ixnu » Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 4:59 PM UTC

The biggest upgrade for me is "[that] battery life offers 9 hours of HD playbook and 10 hours of web browsing." I can only manage about 4 hours for my 2012 N7 and it's my biggest complaint for an otherwise perfect tablet.

Re: Google Unveils The New Nexus 7 Android Tablet

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Post by thret » Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 4:59 PM UTC

'Wi-Fi models available in the U.S. July 30, LTE edition and global models “in the coming weeks”'

Wi-Fi should be included with every model IMHO.

Re: Google Unveils The New Nexus 7 Android Tablet

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Post by dmm » Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 5:01 PM UTC

pstuart wrote: post #2

No micro sd card support? They don't have to try and emulate Apple on everything...

They don't want to deal with FAT.