New Nexus 7 vs original Nexus 7 | Pocketnow

Last week, Google announced the latest addition to the Nexus family, the successor to last year's wildly popular Android tablet, the Nexus 7. But is the new Nexus 7 a worthy addition to the family, a worth upgrade to the original?

We've had the 2013 Nexus 7 in our labs for several days now, and figured it would be appropriate to compare it with last year's model. We know it's updated and offers newer specifications, but is it worth the upgrade? Watch the video to find out!

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[MrJim]

Nexus 7 (2013) on sale at Best Buy for $194.99. Free shipping.

[vincentjean]

thank u thank u for this review, this was much needed. iam still getting the nexus 7 old but will upgrade later in the year. THANKs again

[bjalilian]

I wonder why some push thumbs down for videos like this? He was really good and i found the video helpful....

[robynreeeee]

Also, the charging port on my nexus has broken completely. I've gone through about 4 chargers in the last 5 months and this whole time I've thought it was a problem with the chargers I was buying but lo and behold, the port itself has completely blown out! I've decided not to get it fixed and instead I bought the official nexus charging dock on Amazon this morning. Hopefully it'll charge just as fast.

[DontUSASme]

Haha I could tell. Great video, Taylor. You have done excellent work since being at PocketNow.

[TimsModelTrains]

were did you get those little android guys they look funny as hell idk why

[Pocketnow]

The extra RAM alone is worth a $30 upgrade, not to mention the display, Snapdragon over Tegra 3, form factor, and, eventually, LTE. It's an impressive improvement, especially when you consider it's only $30 more. ^TM

[jennafelton]

Thanks Kristy, that website did great comparing tablets, thanks much!

[microrganismo.]

Dude, your Nexus 7 2012 is way more slower than mine! Yes, the 2013 model is a better product, but Nexus 7 2012 is still a very good one!

Next time, try to be more fair about the older products! ;)

[blackjoker]

pretty strange your old nexus stutters so hard, mine is still running as smooth like the day i bought it .

[toly]

Love your reviews, keep up the good work Taylor Martin.

[TechyLord]

performance issues on the old nexus 7?!

[Multicrafter]

This was my 2nd question after comparison with mini Ipad. Thank you for a complete & thoughtful review.

[sakthip]

Taylor seems to have lost weight!! looking great bro, and as always great video!

[sssteve]

Had my Nexus 7 since just before Christmas.  It's just awesome...

[FernandoDorr]

I Love your reviews Taylor, keep on going!

[Suthrnfried]

Never had any issues with my orig N7 what so ever. It was made even better after 4.3 update. Got the new N7 only for true HD video. Both are amazing. No idea why so many reviews I watch always say the orig was "plagued" with performance issues...

[Pocketnow]

Because I didn't wait for 1080p before pushing live. Give it a few minutes. ^TM

[TheTechniat]

Great video as usual, Taylor. Quality.

[Pocketnow]

That's a fair argument. But if the original Nexus was worth $200, this one is definitely a steal at $230. ^TM