[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":621},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fpourquoi-offert-une-nexus-noel":3,"blog-\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fpourquoi-offert-une-nexus-noel-surround":568,"blog-\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fpourquoi-offert-une-nexus-noel-certifications":620},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"categories":554,"cover":556,"cover_contain":557,"credly_badge_id":558,"date":559,"description":560,"extension":561,"meta":562,"navigation":557,"path":563,"related_certifications":558,"seo":564,"slug":565,"stem":566,"__hash__":567},"blog\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fpourquoi-offert-une-nexus-noel.md","Why I Gave a Nexus 7 as a Christmas Gift",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":543},"minimark",[9,14,18,22,120,124,184,189,211,215,241,270,274,277,373,384,390,402,447,482,489,532],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"real-world-use-case","Real-world use case",[15,16,17],"p",{},"You're looking for an affordable tablet to give as a gift: here's why I chose the Google Nexus 7 (2013) for Christmas.",[10,19,21],{"id":20},"the-google-nexus-7","The Google Nexus 7:",[15,23,24,25,29,30,33,34,37,38,41,42,45,46,49,50,53,54,57,58,61,62,65,66,69,70,73,74,77,78,81,82,69,85,88,89,92,93,96,97,99,100,103,104,113,114,119],{},"The ",[26,27,28],"strong",{},"Google Nexus 7"," is a ",[26,31,32],{},"tablet"," released in July 2013, developed by ",[26,35,36],{},"Google"," and ",[26,39,40],{},"Asus",".\nIts ",[26,43,44],{},"resolution"," is above ",[26,47,48],{},"Full HD",", it uses a quad-core ",[26,51,52],{},"Snapdragon S4 Pro"," ",[26,55,56],{},"processor",", and runs with 2GB of ",[26,59,60],{},"RAM",". 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