Tablet Nexus 7

Nexus 7 review: the Nexus 7 was the best tablet you could buy in 2014, and if you can find it may still be the best value tablet of 2015

Google's second-generation Nexus 7 remains the best 7-inch tablet you can buy in the UK in 2014, even without a 2014 update. Read 2014 Nexus 7 review to find out why. UPDATED: 22 July 2014

tablet ups the ante on screen resolution in a big way with a 1920×1200 display, giving it 323 PPI pixel density, much greater than that of the more expensive iPad mini.

Here’s a quick breakdown of the Nexus 7’s other salient specs:

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.5GHz Processor
• 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB or 32GB onboard storage
• 5.0MP rear, 1.2MP front camera
• Bluetooth 4.0
• 0.3-inches thin, 7.9″ x 4.5″
• 16GB Wi-Fi ($229), 32GB Wi-Fi ($269), 64GB LTE ($349)
• Wi-Fi models available in the U.S. July 30, LTE edition and global models “in the coming weeks”

It’s lighter, thinner and has a much smaller bezel than the original Nexus 7, and is designed all around for portability. The idea was to create something focused entirely on design, according to Google’s Hugo Barra. It’s the highest pixel density on a tablet display available on the market, and the color gamut offers 30 percent wider range of colors, too. Now there’s also a virtual 5.1 sound system in the device provided by Fraunhofer. Virtual surround is always more disappointing than it sounds, but better than mono audio.

The processor offers 1.8 times the processing power, and 4 times the GPU performance. There’s LTE built-in, which is an unlocked option that’s available only in the US. Batter life offers 9 hours of HD playbook and 10 hours of web browsing