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the new Nexus 7 is a vast improvement over its predecessor in nearly every way it's even lighter than the first generation iPad Mini and with a really narrow build is one of the easiest tablets to hold in one hand there's an easy to find power button and volume rocker on the side and the headphone jack on the top there's a 1.2 megapixel camera on the front and a five megapixel back camera they're not bad cameras but are pretty typically unimpressive even for tablet cameras the back texture isn't as inviting or comfortable as the originals but it's not unpleasant either there's a microUSB port on the bottom man with the purchase of a $30.00 slim court adapter will also double as an HDMI port it has speaker grilles on the top and bottom which allows for a pretty effective surround sound it ships with Android 4.3 which gives you three major new features restricted user profiles allows you to add a kid-friendly profile OpenGL ES 3.0 improves polygamy experiments and Bluetooth smart allows the Nexus 7 to connect to a newer generation of Bluetooth devices near-field communication support returns and we also get wireless charging which according to Google will allow any Qi compatible charger to bill the Nexus 7's battery however the actual charging speed was painfully slow compared to a wired charge the screen has a 1920 by 1200 resolution and responds quickly the touches and swipes switching between different apps as fast and scrolling through webpages is smooth and zippy Wi-Fi speeds were consistently high with no spotty connection issues when within a reasonable distance from a network in our official battery tests it lasted an impressive eleven point five hours while running a movie in airplane mode Real Racing 3 and Riptide gp2 both look really impressive with smooth frame rates and sharp graphics with minimal aliasing on the edges 2d games like Angry Birds also pack in the pixels and look impressively sharp while it doesn't completely blow away the competition starting at just $230 for 16 gigabytes of storage it Nexus 7 has enough improvements to easily earn the best small tablet crown at least for now I'm Eric Franklin and this has been a first look at the Google Nexus 7