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Nexus 10 - Ultra-High Resolution (Part 1)

5/21/2013 9:53:32 AM

When Google unveiled the Nexus 7, we were completely unexpected. A $200 tablet was reasonably good in all aspects? It hasn’t been heard yet at that time, and even 5 months later it is still a really good tablet. Now it has a big brother, the Nexus 10, this was born by Samsung. For $399, it appears less pompous and a higher price, but also comes with a special hit: ultra-high resolution.

The 10.1- inch screen has an impressive 2,560x1,600 resolution – it is similar to the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, but in a much smaller package. The second reference tablet of Google is a sort of advanced Android 10-inch tablet at a bargain price, and is it only another big tablet with a great deal of pixels? The answer is waiting until you read on.

The Nexus 10, this was born by Samsung. For $399, it appears less pompous and a higher price, but also comes with a special hit: ultra-high resolution.

The Nexus 10, this was born by Samsung. For $399, it appears less pompous and a higher price, but also comes with a special hit: ultra-high resolution.

Hardware

The Nexus 7, with its rubber back side and stubby appearance, always felt good for a cheap tablet - but mainly it just felt very good. The Nexus 10 feels like a completely different monster, which is not worth being astonished because it comes from a different manufacturer. Asus was pleased with the first reference tablet from Google; a development process requires a very tight collaboration with the manufacturers. Now it is Samsung’s turn that continues the tradition of the Google Nexus to spread love over the Nexus.

It is an equal partnership, because Samsung has long been the biggest supporter of Android on the field of tablet, and of course, because Google has long been fond of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 – by giving away 5,000 machines at the Google I/O a few years ago. We have been wondering when Samsung would launch a 10-inch computer without a new stylus, it is due to the fact that the company has mostly stayed quiet since the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 was not impressed. We are pleased to say that this model is better. Mostly better.

This is primarily a rectangular glass plate with a large number of transistors stuffed in behind it, but the corners have non-light, large circular shapes.

This is primarily a rectangular glass plate with a large number of transistors stuffed in behind it, but the corners have non-light, large circular shapes.

It starts with a design that obviously looks like a development of Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, itself very similar to the Galaxy Tab 10.1N, in which the most notable feature is the two front-facing speakers. That design language keeps staying here, the grids embedded into the left and right bezels and extended farther down than they used to, running through almost the entire vertical area of the tablet.

However, it is difficult to distinguish these speakers in a sea of ​​very dark materials mixed into an interesting circular shape. Yes, this is primarily a rectangular glass plate with a large number of transistors stuffed in behind it, but the corners have non-light, large circular shapes. Even the sides are slightly curved, bending out to eliminate any straight lines. This creates a tablet that is incredibly comfortable to hold in any angles or directions, but it also makes the tablet that looks bigger than it is in reality.

It is slightly larger than the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 with the size of 10.39x6.99 inches (263.9x177.6 mm) compared to that tablet's 10.11 x 6.9. But it is much thinner, just 0.35 inch (8.9mm) vs. 0.38 inch (9.7mm) of its predecessor. That makes it thicker than the Asus Transformer Pad TF700 Infinity (0.33 inch thick). Meanwhile, for those who prefer the actual data, it creates one tablet that is slightly higher (0.8 inch), narrower (0.4 inches) and thinner (0.6 mm) compared to the latest generation iPad. It is also lighter, with only 1.33 pounds (603g) compared to 1.44 (632g).

That relatively lightness may be due to the difference in materials, a plastic back dominates the opposite side of this device. It is covered with a soft coating that feels slightly strange, almost to the point of being sticky. It does not feel as good as the aluminum layer on the TF700 and is a definite change from the rippled cover on the back of the Nexus 7 that both looks nice and feels good. We would like to remind you, a little trace of this lineage remains here, a rubber strip around the top of the back that has the style of leather pattern - only with a slightly tighter dispersion.

That strip is emphasized by the 5MP camera (capable of 1080p recording), which is mounted next to the LED flash. If you want to take a look at more of these two things, you can actually completely remove that plastic strip, which also reveals the name FCC of the tablet and all kinds of other internationally entrusted logos are neatly tucked away, which makes the back almost flawless. We wish Google would start using such shells to hide the network flashy branding on the Android phones.

At the top edge of the tablet, you will only find two physical controls, a volume rocker and a power/lock button. Around the corner to the left, you will find a micro-USB port and a 3.5mm headphone jack. On the bottom there is a six-pot pin connector and on the right, a very welcomed micro-HDMI port to transfer all your legal video content to a larger screen. Contrary to our expectations, there is no way to transmit wireless video from this tablet, but we'll talk more about that later in the review.

On the bottom there is a six-pot pin connector and on the right, a very welcomed micro-HDMI port to transfer all your legal video content to a larger screen.

On the bottom there is a six-pot pin connector and on the right, a very welcomed micro-HDMI port to transfer all your legal video content to a larger screen.

At the front of the device is a suite of nice large stereo speakers. In the top of the screen bezel is 1.9MP camera (capable of 720p video recording), and the bezel below is the RGB notification LED light.

And of course, there are interesting things inside. Power supply for this tablet is a 1.7GHz chip of the A15Eagle version. That processor architecture can achieve quad core capacity, but this especial processor sits in a dual-core configuration. Sitting next to it is a Mali T604 GPU and 2GB of RAM along with 16GB or 32GB of storage, depending on whether you paid $399 or $499. None of them can expand.

There are no mobile models, so Wi-Fi will be your only connection to the world. Thus, this tablet is reasonably equipped with dual-band and MIMO and HT40 support over b/g/n. (Sorry, 802.11a is excluded). You also have GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, and NFC on the front and the rear.

 

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