Like many of you here I have a Nexus 7. I got it as a present cuz I didn't see why I'd need a tablet what with having a smartphone and nice laptop. I could never justify the price of an iPad cuz I'm not really that well off.

The Nexus 7 is a joy to use. It's light, the screen is great - it's quick (I got my daughter a Kindle Fire and sometimes you can see that device straining a bit: eg. load times on Despicable Me (I know! I know!) The Nexus 7 battery is great and I love getting the very latest Android s/w pushed to the device. It's a great device for consuming media: books, audio, video. Stock Android is a nice reference platform. Can't wait for Jelly Bean 4.3 real soon now. I would recommend a Nexus 7 to anyone considering a tablet on a budget. I just have to figure out how I can justify splashing out on the 2013 Nexus 7 :) I know I must sound like a total shill but I really was surprised at how far Android has come and how polished and optimized it is on the Nexus 7.

That is all :)

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).

So 4.3 fixes neither the ad-hoc WiFi issue #82 nor the audio latency issue #3434. I will continue to pass as those are the deal breakers for me.

It’s amazing – these two have been pending for more than 4 years. Google hasn’t cared to even comment on the former while thousands of users beg them to: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=82

2012/2013 Comparison Chart http://i.imgur.com/Q6XORYy.png

GPU review (Adreno 320, in the Snapdragon S4 Pro) http://www.anandtech.com/show/6112/qualcomms-quadcore-snapdr...

Less powerful than GPU in iPad 3 (or iPad 2 in some benchmarks); but of course, it's got a smaller display too.

My laptop from several years ago has a 1920x1200 screen. WTF can I get a 7" tablet with one, but not a laptop, in this day and age?!

Great specs. The bezel feels a bit big and clunky though. I suspect there's no easy way to hide the battery needed for the hi-res screen...

The biggest advantage of Nexus over iPad is the plastic back that the Nexus have. I hate, absolute hate, loate the meta back of iPad. It sends shivers down my body everytime I touch it.

The and the other mentions I've seen don't take about wireless capabilities so I assume it hasn't changed, butin case anyone here is better connected than I and knows different: have they updated the WiFi hardware to support 5GHz 802.11n as well as 2.4GHz?

I've loved using my Nexus 7 for the last year. Great device at a brilliant price point. Really looking forward to using 4.3 on this too.

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.

What does "Virtual 5.1 Surround Sound System" even mean in the context of a mini tablet ??

Well, that does it. I was waiting to see if BlackBerry would do something with their tablet line before the next Nexus 7 announcement and nada.

Looks like I'll have to pick one of these up.

(And, I know what the comments are going to be but the Playbook is an underrated device IMO. For the price, it has some decent specs (for it's age) and as a browser/ereader it's great, but the fact that they dropped OS10 after promising it has me peeved.)

If this had [micro]SD card support, I would be pre-ordering one right now.

I wonder which is a better deal for a new tablet owner. A 2012 N7 or a 2013 N7? Seems like a lot of people are satisfied with their N7 and it is getting the new software update. Should I go for the new or stick with last year's model?

Out of curiosity, how do those krait cores compare to the exynos a15 based cores that samsung is shipping in volume? I've been very impressed with their performance on chromeos as compared to older ip. With xen now building with a15 hvm support it would seem to make it easier to make use of that 2g of ram. It's hard to believe that android is really going to do much with that aside from the browser.

I wonder, can we expect another line-up shuffle towards the end of the year? I'm not itching to upgrade my N7 16GB, but I have someone in mind to pass it down to.

I'm on an unlimited plan with Verizon, if I could run multiple devices on the same plan without a premium I'd be highly inclined toward the LTE model.

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

I wonder how soon will Freedreno + Wayland + Plasma Active mix be ready on this device.

My only wish is for a more sturdy display. My Nexus cracked by tapping the screen on the edge of my counter when putting it down and was completely unusable. That being said, it was amazing while I had it.

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So they're going to keep the number at 7 to continue the Blade Runner reference? So it's really the 2013 Nexus 7.

Same price I assume?

great read.

I wonder if they ever resolved the storage deterioration problem.

"One year later, the Nexus 7 has gone from the best to worst tablet I’ve ever owned"

http://androidandme.com/2013/06/opinions/one-year-later-the-...

Thank you. I'll keep using my Nokia n900

'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.

Pretty boring spec increase. If they were an OEM they'd have to try to distinguish themselves, but it isn't life or death for them, so I suppose a boring entry is par for the course.

They aren't even keeping pace with Samsung's IR camera gesture support or HTC's all metal body and TV remote capability we're seeing on phones.

Might as well say "NSA Unveils new Nexus 7 Tablet". Yes, sorry, I am bitter, I know, but I don't want people to forget Google's role in the recent surveillance story.