<s>
The	O
second-generation	O
Nexus	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
also	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
7	I-Device
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
mini	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
co-developed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
Asus	O
that	O
runs	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
of	O
three	O
tablets	B-Device
in	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Nexus	B-Device
tablet	I-Device
series	O
(	O
Nexus	B-Device
7	I-Device
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
this	O
Nexus	B-Device
7	I-Device
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
9	I-Device
)	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
family	I-Device
including	O
both	O
phones	O
and	O
tablets	B-Device
running	O
essentially	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
which	O
were	O
originally	O
marketed	O
for	O
developer	O
testing	O
but	O
later	O
marketed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
consumers	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
built	O
by	O
various	O
original	O
equipment	O
manufacturer	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Nexus	I-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
this	O
second	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
four	O
days	O
earlier	O
than	O
the	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
date	O
due	O
to	O
early	O
releases	O
from	O
various	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
device	O
to	O
ship	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
code	O
named	O
"	O
Razor	O
"	O
,	O
has	O
various	O
upgrades	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
1.5GHz	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	O
S4	O
Pro	O
processor	O
,	O
2GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
pixel	O
display	O
(	O
323	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
per	I-Algorithm
inch	I-Algorithm
;	O
127px/cm	O
)	O
,	O
dual	O
cameras	O
(	O
1.2MP	O
front	O
,	O
5MP	O
rear	O
)	O
,	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
,	O
built-in	O
inductive	O
Qi	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
SlimPort	B-Protocol
(	O
via	O
micro	O
USB	O
connector	O
)	O
capable	O
of	O
full	O
high-definition	O
video	O
output	O
to	O
an	O
external	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nexus7	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
device	O
to	O
be	O
shipped	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.3	I-Application
"	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Nexus	B-Device
devices	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Nexus7	O
,	O
run	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
free	O
of	O
manufacturer	O
or	O
wireless	O
carrier	O
modifications	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
custom	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interfaces	I-Application
or	O
'	O
skins	O
 '	O
such	O
as	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
and	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
)	O
commonly	O
included	O
on	O
other	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nexus	B-Device
products	O
also	O
feature	O
an	O
unlockable	O
bootloader	B-Application
,	O
which	O
enabled	O
"	O
rooting	B-Application
"	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
thereby	O
enabling	O
user	O
access	O
to	O
privileged	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
environment	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
enables	O
further	O
development	O
or	O
modification	O
of	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
or	O
replacement	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
firmware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.4	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
another	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.2	I-Application
one	O
month	O
later	O
and	O
eventually	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.3	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2014	O
and	O
4.4.4	O
in	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wi-Fi	O
only	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
7	I-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
devices	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
L	I-Application
developer	O
preview	O
was	O
officially	O
available	O
for	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
being	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
"	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
for	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
only	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
5.1.1	I-Application
was	O
rolled	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
Nexus7	O
,	O
containing	O
a	O
fix	O
for	O
the	O
Stagefright	B-Application
bug	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
Nexus7	O
started	O
receiving	O
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
"	I-Application
update	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
which	O
Nexus7	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
devices	O
to	O
get	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
6.0.1	I-Application
Marshmallow	B-Application
update	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
7	I-Device
(	O
2013	O
)	O
will	O
not	O
receive	O
an	O
official	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
"	I-Application
update	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
Android	B-Application
6.0.1	I-Application
Marshmallow	B-Application
is	O
the	O
last	O
officially	O
supported	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
LineageOS	B-Application
announced	O
official	O
builds	O
of	O
LineageOS	B-Application
17.1	O
(	O
a	O
distribution	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
10	I-Application
"	I-Application
Q	I-Application
"	I-Application
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
require	O
repartitioning	O
the	O
internal	O
eMMC	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
outdated	O
and	O
small	O
partition	O
sizes	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
comes	O
with	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
increasing	O
sizes	O
of	O
modern	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
currently	O
the	O
only	O
major	O
supported	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
as	O
Android	B-Application
6.0.1	I-Application
(	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
that	O
Google	B-Application
supplied	O
the	O
system	O
with	O
)	O
has	O
not	O
received	O
security	O
patches	O
since	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
7	I-Device
(	O
ASUS-1A005A	O
)	O
is	O
both	O
thinner	O
and	O
lighter	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Asus	O
,	O
and	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
Qualcomm	O
Snapdragon	O
S4	O
Pro	O
APQ8064	O
–	O
1AA	O
SoC	B-Architecture
,	O
(	O
1.5GHz	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
Krait	B-Application
300	I-Application
and	O
an	O
Adreno	B-General_Concept
320	I-General_Concept
GPU	O
,	O
clocked	O
at	O
400MHz	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
new	I-Device
Nexus	I-Device
7	I-Device
's	O
SoC	B-Architecture
is	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
Qualcomm	O
's	O
Snapdragon	O
600	O
processor	O
(	O
branded	O
as	O
"	O
S4	O
Pro	O
"	O
)	O
underclocked	O
to	O
1.5GHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
2GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
(	O
doubling	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
)	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
with	O
either	O
16GB	O
or	O
32GB	O
of	O
internal	O
flash	O
memory	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
other	O
current-generation	O
Google	B-Device
Nexus	I-Device
devices	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
option	O
for	O
additional	O
storage	O
via	O
micro	B-Device
SD	I-Device
expansion	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
7	I-Device
2013	I-Device
natively	O
supports	O
OTG	O
cable	O
micro	O
USB	O
to	O
USB	O
flash	O
drives	O
,	O
and	O
USB	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
readers	O
via	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
Media	O
Importer	O
for	O
read/write	O
(	O
including	O
NTFS	O
formats	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battery	O
's	O
capacity	O
has	O
been	O
lowered	O
from	O
4,325	O
mAh	O
in	O
the	O
2012	B-Device
Nexus	I-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
to	O
3,950	O
mAh	O
in	O
the	O
2013	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
7	I-Device
screen	O
has	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
,	O
an	O
increase	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
's	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
7	I-Device
was	O
initially	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
black	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
a	O
white	O
option	O
was	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Nexus	B-Device
7	I-Device
have	O
been	O
highly	O
favorable	O
with	O
many	O
reviewers	O
claiming	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
7-inch	O
tablet	B-Device
in	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
device	O
for	O
its	O
size	O
,	O
design	O
,	O
display	O
,	O
price	O
,	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
,	O
contemporary	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
the	O
growing	O
number	O
of	O
tablet-optimized	O
Android	B-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
competes	O
with	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
,	O
Kindle	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
HDX	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	B-Device
Galaxy	I-Device
Tab	I-Device
3	I-Device
7.0	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
the	O
fourth	O
most	O
popular	O
tablet	B-Device
in	O
use	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
