The Google Nexus 10 feels quite weighty, particularly if your last tablet experience was the Google Nexus 7, but at 603g it’s still pretty average for a tablet of this size, although the iPad Air easily trumps it at 469g.
With dimensions of 203.9 x 177.6 x 8.9mm it’s wider longer and thicker than the latest iPad, giving it more of a wide screen experience for watching movies.
The slightly curved edges make it comfortable to hold in two hands for long periods ( one handed holding is pretty much a non-starter) , though if you’re planning to watch movies on it you might find that your hands start to ache before the credits roll, so it would be worth getting a stand of some kind for it or just finding something to rest it on.
Google Nexus 10 review
Google Nexus 10 review
It’s also not quite as comfortable to hold as the Nexus 7, not just because of their relative weights, but also because the back of the Nexus 7 is slightly soft and warm, while the Nexus 10 is cold, hard plastic through and through. Though on the plus side it’s rubbery, which provides grip.
The Google Nexus 10’s 2GB of RAM is double that of the iPad Air and Nexus 7.
It is only a dual core tablet though, with each core is clocked at 1.7GHz. The Sony Xperia Tablet Z has 2GB of RAM and a quad-core processor, while the newer Z2 Tablet has a beefy 3GB of RAM alongside an impressive 2.3GHz Snapdragon 801 chip.
Google Nexus 10 review
Google Nexus 10 review
In the power department then the Nexus 10 is really showing it’s age, but the vanilla version of Android KitKat means there’s no overly complex UI to render, keeping things smooth.
The Google Nexus 10 also comes with Bluetooth 3.0 and NFC support, although the former spec isn’t the low-power sensor technology we expect to come on most devices these days.
It comes with an enormous 9, 000mAh Lithium polymer battery, promising 9 hours of video, 7 hours of web browsing or 90 hours of music. In theory that gives it slightly more juice than a Nexus 7 and the iPad Air.
Google Nexus 10 review