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Nexus 7 (2013, Asus) review: 2013 7" tablet $229 standard.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2013·$229
Overall
82/100
Class rank
#1 of 9
Tier
Tablet
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Nexus 7 (2013, Asus).

Google's 2013 Nexus 7 with Asus brought 7" 1200 x 1920 + Qi wireless at $229 — iPad mini rival.

01Display

86/100

At 86/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among tablet phones of 2013 — 9 points above the cohort average.

TypeIPS
Size7.02"
Resolution1200 x 1920
PPI323

02Performance

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among tablet phones of 2013 — 16 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064
CPU1.5 GHz quad Krait
RAM2 GB

03Camera

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 61-point average for tablet phones of 2013.

Main5.0 MP
Front1.2 MP

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for tablet phones of 2013.

Capacity3,950 mAh

05Software

90/100

At 90/100 this is one of the strongest software showings among tablet phones of 2013 — 16 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • 7" 323 PPI sharper than iPad mini.
  • Qi wireless charging.
  • $229 affordable.
  • Sold direct on Google Play.
What doesn't
  • Quad-core S4 Pro aging fast.
  • Glass digitizer issues.
  • Final Marshmallow.
  • 290 g.
Cross-shop it against
Apple iPad Air
$499 · score 75/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 9-phone cohort of tablet devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .