{"id":518,"date":"2012-07-29T11:36:29","date_gmt":"2012-07-29T15:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/djcp\/?p=518"},"modified":"2012-07-29T11:36:29","modified_gmt":"2012-07-29T15:36:29","slug":"google-nexus-7-16gb-mini-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/djcp\/2012\/07\/google-nexus-7-16gb-mini-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Nexus 7 16gb mini-review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My thoughts on the 16gb Google nexus 7 tablet after a few days using it &#8211; the short version: I love it. Buy one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fast.<\/li>\n<li>3d performance is amazingly good.<\/li>\n<li>High build quality and it feels great in your hands.<\/li>\n<li>Great battery life.<\/li>\n<li>Gorgeous screen.<\/li>\n<li>Jellybean is a pleasure and evolutionary in all the right places. \u00a0I&#8217;ve not used ICS on a device I own so I admit some ignorance on when these improvements came to be.\n<ul>\n<li>The email client is VASTLY improved.<\/li>\n<li>The calendar is SO much better than it was in gingerbread.<\/li>\n<li>Mobile chrome kicks ass.<\/li>\n<li>App switching, notifications, home screen shortcut features, the list goes on for improvements since gingerbread.<\/li>\n<li>Jellybean netflix client (and many other apps) have pretty great feature improvements compared to their gingerbread counterparts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It is trivial to open the device and do basic consumer-level repairs. You can replace the battery! I would imagine we&#8217;ll see aftermarket extended batteries soon.<\/li>\n<li>Comfortable form factor.<\/li>\n<li>Price &#8211; $250 with a $25 google play credit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No sdcard slot.<\/li>\n<li>No flash support. I know, flash sucks, but some sites that render perfectly in mobile chrome lack features (games, video) because there&#8217;s no flash.<\/li>\n<li>The built-in video player loses time sync sometimes, so it &#8220;forgets&#8221; where it is in a video it&#8217;s playing. I&#8217;m sure this&#8217;ll get resolved in a forthcoming update.<\/li>\n<li>Lack of rear facing camera makes it slightly less &#8220;social.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Not unlocked by default (but trivial to unlock manually).<\/li>\n<li>I don&#8217;t like that the power button and volume rockers are on the same side, it&#8217;s easy to mistake them and turn off the device accidentally. This will go away as the device controls work their way into muscle memory.<\/li>\n<li>No video out.<\/li>\n<li>It takes a long time to charge, but it does have a pretty large battery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>RANDOM:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The GPS is very accurate and quick, but it&#8217;s not incredibly useful given the device is wifi-only. I&#8217;ve been wifi tethering it to my phone (thanks <a href=\"http:\/\/cyanogenmod.com\">cyanogenmod<\/a>!) and it makes a lot more sense to have an always-on connection.<\/li>\n<li>This could be because I&#8217;m used to having screen protectors on my devices, but the touchscreen seems to be more sensitive and to have better &#8220;swipe-feel&#8221; after putting a skinomi screen protector on it.<\/li>\n<li>The device is a portal to google&#8217;s services and would be far less useful without a google account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CONCLUSION:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Honestly, I love it. 95 out of 100 &#8211; the cons are far outweighed by the pros especially in light of the price. I think this device will have a long, happy life in my tech arsenal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My thoughts on the 16gb Google nexus 7 tablet after a few days using it &#8211; the short version: I love it. Buy one. PROS: Fast. 3d performance is amazingly good. 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