Nexus 7 16GB Tablet from Google

Exceeded my expectations

I purchased this tablet with the intentions to watch movies during my commute to and from work, now I find myself gaming on the tablet more than anything else.

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I purchased this tablet with the intentions to watch movies during my commute to and from work, now I find myself gaming on the tablet more than anything else.

The 7" form factor, combined with the light weight of the tablet, makes it very comfortable to hold for long preiods of time.

Screen:
Video and pictures, look fantastic on the 1280x800 screen. Text is rendered very crisply, and is easy to read, w/o having to zoom in. Viewing angles are wide and splendid.

Performance:
The quad core(+1) cpu, 12 core gpu, combined with android 4.1(jelly bean), offer a truly pleasant user experience, rivaling even the transformer infinity. Flicking through home screens, and widgets is seemless. Apps open very briskly, and web pgs load in a snap, thanks in part to the default chrome browser. Gaming on this tablet, has been pure bliss for me, I play gta 3, modern cambat 3, shadowgun, dead trigger, and many more titles, with nary a hiccup. Although during extended gaming, The back gets a little warm, but not hot.

Battery:
After cycling the battery for the past wk, I get about 8&1/2 hrs of med to heavy use(gaming, web browsing, and video playback). Casual users will get closer to the advertised 10hrs. The tablet chargers from 3% to 100% in about 3hrs(very good).

Design/Build quality:
Attractive design, Light weight, and thanks to the rubberized texture on the back, this tablet is a pleasure to hold. The volume rocker, and power button, is easy to locate, and offer nice tactile feedback.

minor(Cons):
No sd card, although 16gbs is enough for me personally(most of my content is in the cloud), I think the omission is a little apple-esq on google's part. Some users report of build quality issues, including loose display panels, in fact my unit has a weak spot along the left side, but its not a deal breaker for me. The speaker on this tab is anemic, my cell phone has louder output, but with a good pair of headphones you're golden.

All in all I am very satisfied with my purchase. I plan to buy another one for my fiancee(she loves this thing), once google re-stocks the 16gb version. Props to google, for the $25 play store credit, and 4.1(jellybean). The gn7 will satisfy current android users, as well as people looking to get their feet wet, in mountain view's eco-system. Cheers.