The Google Nexus 7 Review
by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on July 26, 2012 11:35 AM ESTGPU Performance
Tegra 3's GPU is well matched to the Nexus 7's 1280 x 800 display. Performance in GLBenchmark is indiscernible from other T30 based tablets, and performance in games is equally good. I tried both Grand Theft Auto III and Dead Trigger on the Nexus 7 and both games were definitely playable - even at maximum quality settings. While faster SoCs will surely come in the future, at least for now, Tegra 3 doesn't seem underpowered for the N7's display.
Facebook
Twitter
RSS
118 Comments
View All Comments
taltamir - Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - link
Nobody, not a single reviewer, mentioned that you can't turn the N7 sideways and get a landscape view in the OS itself or the google play book reader and nook apps. Supposedly video works on landscape by default and apps CAN theoretically change the view but just don't.taltamir - Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - link
I have finally found how to enable rotation. Drag from the top downwards and there is a button there to unlock rotation.Rereading the threads (and since then some coverage), its only the home screen which has auto rotate disabled.
Anonymous1a - Thursday, August 2, 2012 - link
In the article, they say that Tegra 3 is, perhaps, the second best chip in the market. Which is the best, then?Also, how does the A5x compare with the Tegra 3?
shriganesh - Thursday, August 2, 2012 - link
Hey Anand! Great job for the video review! I often get bored while reading loong tech articles.... But ur video review was refreshingly nice! Keep up the great work by providing readers with many options!robertj298 - Thursday, August 16, 2012 - link
All the reviews look good but I've read a lot of reports of various quality control problems on a lot of the units Maybe you do get what you pay for.yeehi - Thursday, August 30, 2012 - link
You showed a nice image here:http://images.anandtech.com/doci/6073/2012-07-26%2...
yeehi - Thursday, August 30, 2012 - link
You had a good image here:http://images.anandtech.com/doci/6073/2012-07-26%2...
What software did you use to get the data?
mehrauli - Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - link
Rumers are 32G nexus7 model uses faster flash is it true? could you compare 16G with 32G Nusux 7 and let us know which one is faster?thanks