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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. Re:well gosh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yeah ... unless you're planning on modding it with AOSP

  2. Android 4.3 breaks many Bluetooth keyboards by tepples · · Score: 5, Informative

    My benchmark: WPM cut in half. Reason: I had to switch back to the on-screen keyboard because just as changes to Bluetooth in Android 4.2 broke support for the Wii Remote, changes to Bluetooth in Android 4.3 broke several popular Bluetooth keyboards, including the ZAGGkeys Flex that I happen to own (source).

  3. In related news by e065c8515d206cb0e190 · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/08/07/1930208/aosp-maintainer-quits

    I was going to buy it... now I won't

  4. Re:well gosh by Tough+Love · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I was planning to pick one up until I read this.

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  5. 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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