The slogan of Nexus 7 "The playground is open" is, above all, a declaration of intent. Some details of its design that we are beginning to learn about indicate this. It is a device very focused on content consumption leisure activities: to reading, music, cinema and, very especially, to enjoy playing.
Google's new tablet doesn't just look like a new tablet, but a new type of tablet. It is not only because of its size, it is also because of the approach What lies behind some features of its software that Nexus 7 takes a turn from what we knew and took for granted on previous Android devices.
In something as simple as control bars location and status We can already appreciate subtle changes that make a difference: its position in both 'portrait' and 'landscape' mode is always the same, below we have control, above status; which ensures that only the basic operation buttons remain at thumb height and not a task bar like any desktop operating system. What's more, the dimensions in which users are managed when playing on Nexus 7 They are not very different from those of the control of any video game console.
It is a very smart solution that mixes features of the usual controls of mobiles and tablets, knowing how to squeeze the advantages that its own size gives the device. If tablets have, as we say, a complete but cumbersome task bar at the bottom and mobiles have two (up status and down controls) that change with rotation; Nexus hybrid both systems to provide their users with much more comfortable gaming experiences, without the inconvenience derived from the possibility of touching unwanted buttons in the heat of the game, or losing sight of the essential controls when it is necessary to use them, having them always at hand.