Pros
Excellent hardware design
Quad-core processor
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
Affordable price
Cons
No storage expansion
No mobile broadband
Front-facing camera only
No HDMI
No DLNA
Google makes the Android operating system, and it sells Android hardware. So why wouldn’t Google attempt to produce the best hardware possible, with the most up-to-date features, and then sell it at a price that does both Google and Android a favour?
We can’t think of a reason why not. Partnering with Asus in the production of the Nexus 7, Google has given every budget Android tablet maker a jolt — and perhaps also upset Amazon’s Kindle Fire ambitions too. Even so, despite the Nexus 7′s manifold plus points, Google hasn’t got everything right.
Design
The Nexus 7 is a 7-inch tablet, and as such is something of a rarity. Tablets outside the budget sector have standardised on 10.1in. screens (Apple’s iPad has a slightly smaller 9.7in. display, but still counts as a larger-format device).