Nexus 7 tasted the sweetness of success, Google will expand its Tablet PC Series Nexus 10. This 10-inch tablet PC with a high-resolution display, thin body, and has powerful features. And Nexus 10′s starting price is $ 399, it has a positive contest began with Apple iPad 4 and 8.9 inches Amazon Kindle Fire HD. Therefore, Nexus 10 can be compared with other Android tablet it? Can compete with the Apple iPad? To find out, we spent five days Comparative Study of the tablet.
Design quality
Samsung designed the Nexus 10, but it’s the look and feel of a pure Google-style. This device is extremely thin and light, but with some Android tablet (such as the Galaxy Note 10.1), it does not give people the feeling of shoddy.
This device has a graceful arc, somewhat similar to the oval. It has built-in two stereo speakers, back coated with a layer of rubber to hold in your hands feel good. I never worry about the Tablet computer broke his fall to the ground, adding to a strong sense of its attractive texture, although it looks very thin. If prolonged use, the back of this equipment will become hot, but will not feel hot.
This equipment than the third-largest iPad lighter, almost as thin (from a technical level, it is thinner, but their difference of less than half a millimeter, is impossible to detect with the naked eye or hand out).
This device is the only strange thing is that Nexus 10 Book Cover of the connection. This device behind a plastic board, removable down. From this place, you will be able to Cover in place. Book Cover somewhat similar the Smart Cover induction lock screen, you will move upwards, Tablet PC opens. This Cover is very suitable for the tablet, but did not increase the block header. However, I do not like it switch equipment.
This device has a micro-USB cable can be used for charging. In addition, it also has a micro HDMI interface and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Obviously, it also has a dock connector for fast charging, but we have yet to see the accessories that support it.
Display
Like most tablet PCs, Nexus 10 behind the story on screen. Nexus 10 is equipped with ultra-high resolution 2560×1600 display. In order to let you have a correct understanding of, may wish to make a comparison, only 2560×1440 resolution of my 27-inch iMac computer.
This makes Nexus 10 has even higher resolution than the iPad. In actual use, I can not see the difference between these two display clarity. I tried the text, as well as the same 1920×1080 video file, the results look very good.
The Nexus 10 black looks black, but also has a variety of colors. I use this equipment in a variety of lighting conditions, only to see the screen, only in the case of direct sunlight. All in all, it is great.
Of course, to have such a high-resolution display a bad place, it is like iPad Retina Display of any imperfect place will become very obvious. For example, Google has upgraded all application icons, these icons HD display looks great; However, most other application developers did not do so.
Android user interface design reasons, most of the applications in the high-definition display looks very good, but those using bitmap format user interface elements / button or core graphics components, without the application of high-resolution components looks more vague.
The network is the real culprit, because most sites can not upgrade to support retina display. With more and more high-resolution display to enter the market, it is gradually improving. However, with such a high-definition display means certain websites and pictures display is not ideal. I think this is a worthwhile trade, because you can enjoy the many other benefits of a high-definition display.
Nexus aspect ratio of 16:10. This makes it display ideal for playing video and play some games, however, might not be suitable for reading books or magazines. Conclusion: The display is great.
Operating system
By Android 4.2, Google has optimized its existing Andr oid experience. Android 4.2 is still named “jelly beans” with Android 4.1. Unfortunately, I was unable to test some of the latest features of Android 4.2 on Nexus 10, because they are not yet ready to put in place. Consumer-oriented sales in the tablet, Google said the upgrade program will soon be in place.
I Android 4.1/4.2 fans, especially fans Both Tablet PC operating system. Because this is a Nexus tablet PCs, it does not like TouchWiz or Sense skin. This is a good thing, because I found a pure Google experience is getting better and better.
In our assessment of other large-screen Android Tablet PC, I often encounter the problem of forced shutdown and memory management. However, the situation does not exist on the Nexus 10. I did not found any errors forced to close it, the countless applications running on the operating system nor the fault.
But I did find that the experience of the tablet Nexus 7 smoothly. Scroll through web pages or third-party applications in particular. Can not say that the reaction is very slow, but it does have the feeling of lag, which is not on Nexus 7 or iPad.
If you’re new to Android, Nexus 10 is a good choice, because the jelly beans Android 4.2 not only innovative, but also many personalization options.
Battery life and performance
Nexus 10 has a huge 9000 mAh battery. I can not separate battery test, but after I connected to the battery from Wednesday, has been in continuous use.
The dual-core A15 processor is very fast, high-resolution graphics or game without any lag sense. Play the game “Grand Theft Auto” (Grand Theft Auto III) did not lag sense.
Google cited WiFi capabilities on the device better than the competition. However, in my tests, I do not see the advantage or disadvantage relative to other products. The tablet also incorporates NFC (Near Field Communication) and Bluetooth capabilities, and both performed well.
Nexus 10 has two cameras, rear camera 5 million pixels front camera of 1.9 million pixels. Both of which are very general. Front camera with Skype or Google+ hangouts with good. Rear camera, though not outstanding, but also be able to accept.
The Nexus 10 has a stable performance, comparable with the iPad and other large-screen tablet computer.
Application
Nexus 10 biggest problem is not the hardware, but the application. Or, more bluntly, little application for its display.
Apple always proudly claim to have 275,000 specifically for the iPad application, Google for its number of specialized applications for Android tablet has been tight-lipped. To make matters worse, the search procedures for large-screen Android tablet applications is almost non-existent.
For small tablet PCs, for example, the Kindle Fire HD and Nexus 7, which is not a problem. After all, the application on the phone five inches increased proportionally to fit the 7-inch display is not difficult. However, if they are transferred to a 10-inch device, they can not guarantee the quality of the user experience.
Even more frustrating is extremely specific to the big number of applications of the Android tablet odd little. The Twitter Android Tablet PC application, Rdio, Spotify, The Weather Channel, “New York Times, eBay, LinkedIn, Skype and Dropbox, etc., are not. For the most part, the Touch Screen Tablet PC version of the application running on the Nexus 10 good, but the overall experience is still regrettable.
Flipboard Android phone and a small tablet computer, but I can not even be downloaded from the Google Play App Store and install. I was able to install this application via the Amazon Appstore App Store, but warned that this application is not yet optimized for such a large display. Therefore, I end up seeing is an upgraded version of a mobile phone interface, and not specifically for the Tablet PC Flipboard.
Google recently begun to take a more positive approach, it is recommended that developers understand the Tablet PC Application Development Guide, and collect applications for Tablet PC. However, this does not change the fact that difficult to find suitable Nexus 10 display application.
The reason I have taken the trouble to say the application environment, not only because this is the Nexus 10, but the biggest problem faced by all large-screen Android tablet. Unless the application environment can be effectively improved, otherwise difficult first priority to consumers Nexus 10, instead of the iPad.
Equipment use
In addition to the application, I found that he liked the Nexus 10, especially while browsing the web and watch videos.
The tablet is very thin. I continuous trial Nexus 10 a few days after, again using my third generation iPad, this feeling is particularly strong. Relatively cumbersome, iPad, And I miss some of the features of the Android, for example, from any screen to easily switch to set the environment.
It is worth pointing out that, I like to use the tablet to the Internet, but I do not like to use it to read books and magazines. Its screen is too high too narrow. I often read on the iPad, reading magazines, especially the kind of reading experience close to perfect. We will be devoted in the future to read magazine Nexus 10 (Android tablet), but here, on the word, reading is not a good enjoy on the aspect ratio of 16:10 of equipment.
Reading books in general as well. Nexus 7 e-reader is a reasonable size, but the size of the Nexus 10 is not suitable for reading. Like Kindle and Google Books application, the book is best taken around two-page spread reading. However, in reading, the tablet’s display is too narrow.
Final conclusions
Nexus 10 has a lot of great places, such as the display and design quality, battery life and performance, not to mention the Android 4.2 user interface upgrade. This is a stable performance of the equipment, only a inadequacies: applications.
Google has done a lot in terms of application development respectable admirable work. For people who has never been away from the Google ecosystem, the tablet up and people feel very comfortable. For those who have never used Android phone application use a modified version of the Nexus 10 is the disappointing thing.
For the average user, I can hardly be recommended Nexus 10, rather than the iPad 4, iPad higher price of $ 100 is worthy of its Tablet PC ecosystem. However, Nexus 10 is the best I’ve used the large screen Android tablet hardware. It Android has the potential to play to the limit, is exemplary. And a bit of good luck, it might motivate the Android developers start developing applications for the Tablet PC.
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