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In the early morning of July 25, Google released the new Nexus 7 and Android 4.3, of which Android 4.3 is believed to have been tried by many Nexus 4 and I9505 users in the previous leaked version. And what about the new "pro son" Nexus 7?

From the perspective of modeling, the Nexus 7 is obviously different from the previous generation. First, the frame is narrower, which will make the grip feel better. Moreover, the thickness of the new Nexus 7 is only 8.65mm, and the weight is 299g, which is much lighter than the previous generation ▼

Although the same 7-inch screen is used, the new Nexus 7 uses a 1920 * 1200 full HD screen, which will greatly improve the display effect. The ppi also exceeds the "retina" standard and reaches 323 ▼

Of course, the full HD screen will bring a very serious problem, that is, the requirements for the GPU are too high, and the new Nexus 7 is only equipped with APQ8064, Adreno 320@400MHz GPU of is not good enough for 1080P games ▼

The following are some game performances of APQ8064+1080P (not the new Nexus 7, only for reference). The number of visible frames is not so good ▼

The more serious problem is Android tablet applications. We know that some Android applications have the "HD" suffix, and they have good support for Android tablets. However, the number of such applications is very small, and the update is very slow. Even the HD version of Sina Weibo is launched very slowly, and the support for high-resolution devices is also poor. For the new 1200P Nexus 7, this is also a problem that must be faced. Choosing an Android tablet, especially a high-resolution Android tablet, means suffering from a generally low application quality.

The following is the case of Weibo HD running at 2560 * 1600 resolution. The font is too small and the UI layout is chaotic (1600P is an extreme case, 1080P will be better) ▼

This press conference shows that Google attaches great importance to the content of games. The addition of OpenGL ES 3.0 will undoubtedly make future Android games even better. Moreover, Android 4.3 will introduce a new feature that is worth looking forward to, that is, the ETC2 texture format will be used in games after Android 4.3. Since the emergence of many large games on Android, the multi brand development of GPU has led to many different data packets in the same game, such as the common Adreno data packets, PowerVR data packets, Tegra data packets and Mali data packets, which has also led to user inconvenience and many compatibility problems. The performance of the same game under different GPUs is also different. This time, Android 4.3 introduced OpenGL ES 3.0 and ETC2, which not only raised the threshold of the device GPU, but also made the future game data packets tend to be unified, which will greatly promote the improvement of Android's game quality and the development of the overall game environment. Of course, this will also introduce many problems. For example, some older GPUs do not support the OpenGL ES 3.0 standard, which makes them irrelevant to new games supporting Android 4.3.

Game effect demonstration of Unity engine under Android 4.3 ▼

Demo ▼ of wild drag racing 8 supporting OpenGL ES 3.0

From the price point of view, the new Nexus 7 16G only costs $229.99, equivalent to 1411 yuan, and the 32G is $269.99, equivalent to 1656 yuan, which is extremely cost-effective. For less than 2000 yuan, you can buy APQ8064+1080P devices and enjoy the latest native Android system. The new Nexus 7 has a strong appeal for both ordinary consumers and enthusiasts. Although the original intention of the Nexus series is a hardware platform for development, the sales of the previous generation Nexus 7 are among the best in Android tablets, accounting for 10% of Android tablets. At the same time, the Nexus 7 is also the best selling tablet of ASUS. It is believed that the new Nexus 7 will achieve another success in sales. In the competition with the iPad mini, the new Nexus 7 undoubtedly leads in hardware configuration, but due to the quality gap in the entire application market, it cannot threaten the position of the iPad mini.

Some pictures are from the network.