Google released three products on October 31, including the most popular Nexus 4 Mobile phones, as well as the 32G version of the Nexus 7, and of course the largest Nexus 10 tablet. This is a top tablet manufactured by Samsung for Google. It uses the next-generation Cortex-A15 core, surpasses the full HD 2560 * 1600 ultra-high resolution screen, and even has the strongest overall configuration than Apple iPad 4 。 What surprises will the new processor and screen of the Nexus 10 bring us?

Introduction to Nexus 10: 10.1 inch 2560 * 1600 "super retina" PLS screen, 1.7G dual core processor, Mali-T604 graphics processor, 2G Ram, built-in 16G/32G, 5 million pixels (front 1.3 million), supporting NFC, OTG and other expansion technologies.

First, look at the outer package. It feels a little like the Nexus 7. The style is simple.

Open the box to see the truth of Nexus 10.

The accessories are simple, relevant instructions, charger and data cable.

The back is ugly, isn't it? In fact, the film has not been torn (laugh).

The texture on the back is a bit like skin, very delicate, and the big Nexus logo is also very stylish. Compared with the Apple logo on the street, it has more personality.

There are microUSB and 3.5mm sockets on the left side of the body.

At the top are switches and volume keys.

At the bottom is the expansion interface. Is Nexus 10 also going to become a "Transformer"?

On the right is the microHDMI interface. At the beginning, the author thought it was USB, but I found something wrong when I couldn't plug it in

The left and right speakers also give the Nexus 10 a good stereo effect.

The coquettish Led signal lamp, which is the design that the author appreciates very much, is both practical and cool, but it is a little too small and not obvious.

5 megapixel camera, led light and microphone.

Tear the film for a moment! I was so excited that my hands shook

Let's take a look at some information about the system, Android version is 4.2.1 The GPU is Mali-T604, the screen resolution is 1600 * 2560, and the PPI is 298.

Some close-up pictures of the screen are colorful and not as exaggerated as Super Amoled.

The visual angle is very good.

Although the visual performance of the screen is perfect, it still has defects, and the corners leak light seriously.

Compared with the iPad 4, the Nexus 10 has a higher resolution, so it has a wider view of the web.

The difference between the text macro details is relatively small. The Nexus 10 is relatively fine, which is also the benefit of ultra-high ppi.

The screenshot of the system interface is very similar to the Nexus series models due to the use of the native initiator.

Program menu.

System information.

System OTA.

The lock screen interface, especially the left side can be switched to shortcut programs by sliding.

The software compatibility is general. Even software with "HD" will have various problems, It seems that high resolution is not entirely beneficial.

support OTG , what is shown here is inserting the mouse (much more generous than that guy called Nexus 4).

performance testing

For such a powerful performance monster, of course, we should take a good look at its capabilities. Next, we will start the performance test of the Nexus 10.

Running points, here we use the latest version of Anthare 3.0.1. Many friends must be disappointed to see this score, because most of the current four cores are above 15000, some even 20000, and the most powerful processors are only 13000? In fact, as long as we observe carefully, we can see why the Nexus 10 is low, Because its resolution reaches 1600 * 2560 (2464 is shown here because of the virtual key), the load on the graphics card will be much larger than that on other tablets Therefore, even with the help of beasts like Mali-T604, you can only get a less ideal score. The actual performance of this GPU will be mentioned below.

Geekbench2.3.4， This is also the highest score I have ever seen.

GLBenchmark2.5.1， This software can objectively reflect the actual performance of the GPU. It can be seen that Mali-T604 has a very strong comprehensive strength, which is higher than the GPU of iPhone 5 and Nexus 4.

Nenamark2， For such a high resolution screen, it's good to stick to 55 frames

CPU general performance

For the next-generation SoC of Exynos 5250, the author will certainly squeeze the performance of its CPU side. The following is a general performance test.

Google V8 Benchmark， This is also the highest score I have ever seen.

Sunspider Javascript， This is also the highest score in Android tested by the author, which is higher than that of the iPad 4, but it is still a little lower than the Chromebook which also uses the Exynos 5250, Of course, this also involves the browser 。

Soft solution video

1080P ref=16 fps60 mp4, average frames: 33, good performance, but it seems that there is little improvement compared with Exynos 4412.

1440P ref=3 fps30 mp4, average frame number: 16, the video with this parameter already belongs to the level of the sky. For this screen, this video can really play the screen fineness. It seems that the hard solution of SoC needs to be strengthened, otherwise, this video can only be forced to soft solution and cannot be watched.

Demo video

summary

In my opinion, Nexus 10 is definitely a milestone for Android tablet Compared with the Galaxy Tab in the era of 2.3 and the Xoom in the era of 3.0, the Nexus 10 can more clearly define the development path of Android tablets. It is the first time to use WQXGA level resolution in the 10.1 inch tablet, which has played a good role in promoting other hardware manufacturers, and will also enable software manufacturers to follow up and update apps in a timely manner. The New iPad has always dominated the highest level ppi of the tablet in the past, but now the emergence of Nexus 10 has changed this situation, and also put forward new requirements for the screen development of the tablet in the future. In addition, the powerful performance of the A15 architecture of the Nexus 10 also impressed the author. Of course, many software has not yet been optimized for the processor of this core. When Android's high-resolution apps become popular in the future, the Nexus 10 will show its excellent performance.

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Nexus 10 operating index (for reference only):

Appearance: ★★★☆

Screen: ★★★☆

Photograph: ★★★

Compatible: ★★★

Game: ★★★★

General calculation: ★★★★★

Decoding performance: ★★★