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Google's Second Generation Nexus 7 Benchmarks

Posted by samzenpus on from the even-better dept.

MojoKid writes "Google's second gen Nexus 7 tablet is a worthy successor to the original, boasting an improved design both internally and externally. It's thinner and lighter, has a faster Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro SoC, 2GB of RAM, a higher resolution 1920X1200 display and it's running the latest Android 4.3 Jelly Bean release. The display alone was a nice upgrade in a 7-inch slate that retails for well under $300. However, it turns out the new Nexus 7 is also one of the fastest tablets out there right now, with benchmark numbers that best some of the top tablets on the market, especially in graphics and gaming. From a price/performance standpoint, Google's second generation Nexus 7 seems to be the tablet to beat right now."

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  1. Here's your chance to put up or shut up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If you give a rat's ass about open software, you'd pass up this device which was the cause for the lead of AOSP to quit in disgust, and sign up for the Edge on Indiegogo which promises to be completely unlocked.

  2. Not Buying it by hackus · · Score: 4, Insightful

    No Replaceable Battery
    No ROM possible.

    Just plain NO.

    -Hack

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  3. Yawn ... by Taco+Cowboy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    No matter how thin it is, no matter how fast it is, no matter how well the display can be, it is still a tablet

    Perhaps some might be oooh and aaah over yet-another-tablet, not me

    What I am looking for - especially from tech firms such as Google - is something totally new, something that is revolutionary, not evolutionary

    Nowadays all the new smartphone and tablet offerings sound much like new cars - ooooh, model 2014 Buick is so much better than the ones in 2013, with shiny wheels, with more comfy seats, more safety features, it gonna be great, really ?

    A 2014 Buick (or Chrysler or Toyota) is a car, just like a 2013 Buick (or Chrysler or Toyota). There's nothing revolutionary anymore in cars, and unfortunately, nor for the smartphones / tablets

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    1. Re:Yawn ... by gstoddart · · Score: 5, Insightful

      No matter how thin it is, no matter how fast it is, no matter how well the display can be, it is still a tablet

      Well, then don't buy one, and don't bother to let us all know how underwhelmed you are -- we're underwhelmed that you're underwhelmed.

      What I am looking for - especially from tech firms such as Google - is something totally new, something that is revolutionary, not evolutionary

      But you have NO idea of what that would be, and you're going to sulk until such time as they do? Right.

      There's nothing revolutionary anymore in cars, and unfortunately, nor for the smartphones / tablets

      And for the most part, this has been true in the industry for a very long time now. The machine on my desktop now is an exceedingly boring direct descendant of the one that sat on my desk 25 years ago -- a screen, keys, and a box full of stuff to make it go.

      With a 4 digit ID, you should bloody well know that. Name 5 truly revolutionary pieces of technology in the last 25 years in the realm of computers ... anything which came from existing technology in any way doesn't count. Because, after all, that's just evolutionary which seems to make you sad.

      Tell you what, you go build something freakin' awesome, and when you get back, we'll all piss and moan about how it's not nearly cool enough.

      Your existential malaise is something best savored by yourself.

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    2. Re:Yawn ... by EEPROMS · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Shame it has a Qualcom chipset because now for me as a hardware hacker it is off my list of toys to buy. The only thing of interest for me lately the the Ubuntu edge mobile, hopefully they avoid the qualcom mess.

  4. No micro SD slot? by hack++slash · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Not interested.

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  5. Re:Not a worthy successor by N1AK · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Until Google realizes that storage expansion is a MANDATORY feature of media consumption devices (Used on planes, road trips, and many other places where Internet access is unavailable), no Nexus device is a creditable replacement for anything.

    How the fuck does this get +5 insightful. iPad = No expansion, iPad mini = No expansion, Nexus 7 = No expansion yet they are all selling very well thank you and I bet sales of portable DVD players are looking pretty pathetic by comparison. They clearly are credible replacements, even if they don't fit some peoples use cases. How full of yourself do you have to be to believe that something not suiting you means it's not going to sell, especially when faced with a shit load of evidence that it already is.