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REVIEWS Google Nexus 10
Google nexus 10
Google set a new standard for budget tablets with the Nexus 7; now it’s
back with the larger Nexus 10. Is the new benchmark for 10in tablets?
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PROS
Incredible screen;
fast performance;
great build quality;
low price; Micro
USB charger; latest
Android software
COnS
No storage expansion
VERDICT
Easily the best 10in
Android tablet we’ve
seen. Those looking
for an alternative to
the iPad need look no
further
OVERALL SCORE
24 TABLETWORLD
Google's Nexus 10 was the first Android tablet to launch in 2012 that stands
a real chance of taking on the full-size iPad. Manufactured by Samsung, its
design isn’t too far removed from the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1.
Like most 10in Android tablets, the Nexus 10 is designed to be primarily
used in landscape mode. It has a Gorilla Glass 2 front and a plastic casing.
The build quality is excellent, and the tablet has a soft and grippy feel, but it
doesn't match the quality of the iPad.
The Nexus 10 is comfortable to hold in either landscape or portrait mode.
It's both thinner and lighter than the fourth-generation iPad at 9mm and 604g.
Physical power and volume buttons are located on the top of the tablet, while
ports are found on the sides. Refreshingly, the Nexus 10 charges via Micro USB.
A cover similar to Apple’s Smart Cover can be attached, but at the time of
writing this had yet to go onsale.
Hardware
This tablet is incredibly fast, with some impressive hardware specifications.
Samsung has equipped it with its own 1.7GHz Exynos 5250, a dual-core
processor based on the ARM Cortex-A15 architecture, plus 2GB of RAM.
In GeekBench the Nexus 10 crushed its rivals with a score of 2,505 points.
Its closest rival, the fourth-generation iPad, managed ‘just’ 1,769. The iPad fared
better in the SunSpider JavaScript test, though, with 854ms versus 1,329ms.