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The Nexus 7 is the first Android-based product I've owned, and surprisingly, I think it's an amazing product. That's hard for me to say because I'm an Apple fan at heart. I'll share my thoughts on the Nexus and do a short comparison between it and the new iPad.

Jelly Bean OS and Google Play

Having never owned an Android device before, I didn't really know what to expect. The device was very easy to set up out of the box, the Nexus immediately detected my wireless network and connected to it within seconds.

I then had to register the device using my Gmail address. If you don't have one, you can create one on the same screen. Finally I was greeted with a tutorial screen explaining that I had £15 credit to spend on apps, movies or books and within minutes I was downloading apps from Google Play. The included £15 credit was a bonus!

There are three categories to choose from in the Google Play Store; Apps, books and movies – with magazines and buy google places reviewsmusic to follow in the future. I was surprised by how much content was available for purchase in the store,

although it has fewer apps than Apple's App Store, it still gives you a wide selection and most of the apps available in the App Store are available in the Google Play Store. The only app missing from the Google Play Store was Tweetbot. This is a slight disappointment as it is an excellent piece of software.