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Google Nexus 10 review

Our Rating :
Price when reviewed : £319
inc VAT

Fast approaching its fourth birthday, the Nexus 10 is still a brilliant tablet with a wonderful screen and an even more wonderful price

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As with all recent Adnroid tablets, the Nexus 10 also supports multiple user accounts – a first for tablet devices and something that’s unlikely to be available on iPad ever. If you live with friends or family, this means you can share the device, with each user having their own email, bookmarks, apps, home screens, settings and preferences.

It’s a brilliant implementation of a feature that’s been well overdue on tablets. Buy one, keep it on your coffee table, and let all the family use it, each member with their own preferences and apps. Adding a second user is easy, you just go to Settings/User and tap the Add User button. The new user then logs in with their Google account, or creates a new account. Once logged in, the tablet appears to be as new, with clear homepages, just the pre-installed apps. They can even adjust settings, such as screen brightness or timeout duration to their own desires.

The new user can install their own apps, though they will need to buy these for their account, so for example, they won’t be able to play games owned by the tablets original user. On the plus side, you will be able to have your own save games and preferences in apps.

Google Nexus 10

If there’s anywhere the Nexus 10 struggles, it’s with complex, picture-heavy web pages. This may sound strange, considering the tablet has enough grunt to play back movies and games with barely a dropped frame, but on the Flickr website and the BBC home page, for example, scrolling and panning lagged and stuttered. It’s not a horrendous problem, but it’s enough to be noticeable.

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Basic Specifications

Rating*****
ProcessorSamsung Exynos 5
Processor clock speed1.7 GHz
Memory2.00GB
Maximum memoryN/A
Size178x264x8.9mm
Weight603g
SoundN/A
Pointing devicetouchscreen

Display

Viewable size10 in
Native resolution2,560×1,600
Graphics ProcessorMali-T604
Graphics/video portsmicro HDMI
Graphics MemoryN/A

Storage

Total storage capacity16GB
Optical drive typeN/A

Ports and Expansion

USB ports1
Bluetoothyes
Wired network portsN/A
Wireless networking support802.11n
PC Card slotsN/A
Supported memory cardsnone
Other portsnone

Miscellaneous

Carrying caseNo
Operating systemAndroid 4.2
Operating system restore optionrestore partition
Software includednone
Optional extrasN/A

Buying Information

Warrantyone year RTB
Price£319
Detailsplay.google.com
Supplierhttp://play.google.com

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