Google Nexus 7 Tablet: Jelly Bean And Much More

Name: Google Nexus 7 Review
Brand: Google

by Jennifer Johnson — Monday, July 30, 2012, 01:00 PM EDT

Google says you should get up to 9 hours of HD video playback, 10 hours of web browsing or e-reading, and up to 300 hours of standby time from the Nexus 7's battery.

HotHardware Battery Life Test

How Long Does It Last?

In an attempt to quantitatively measure the Nexus 7's battery life in a controlled benchmark environment, we ran a test in which we set up a webpage with a mix of graphics, Flash media and text. The page automatically refreshes every three minutes, we loop the page and also setup a screen lock utility that keeps the display from sleeping during the test. Battery life is measured down to the minute the tablet finally shuts down. The Wi-Fi radio is enabled in this test to simulate battery life in real-world web browsing over a wireless connection.

For this test, we set the Nexus 7's display to 50% brightness, which is still plenty bright and easy on the eyes. The Nexus 7 lasted 7 hours untethered before it powered down.

Tags: Android, Google, tablet, Nexus, Jelly Bean, Nexus 7

Jennifer Johnson

Jennifer grew up around technology. From an early age, she was curious about all things related to computers. As a child, Jennifer remembers spending nights with her dad programming in BASIC and taking apart hard drives to see what was inside. In high school, she wrote her senior term paper on her experiences with building custom computers.

Jennifer graduated from the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. After college, she began writing full-time for various PC and technology magazines. Later, she transitioned to the Web. In these roles, Jennifer has covered a variety of topics including laptops, desktops, smartphones, cameras, tablets, and various consumer electronics devices. When she's not playing with or writing about the latest gadget, Jennifer loves to spend time with her family, capture memories with her camera, and scrapbook.

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