Nexus 7 owners can say goodbye with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean OS but they are also saying bye-bye with better video playback once the tablet is updated to Android 4.4 KitKat OS according to a new report.

Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Beats Android 4.4 KitKat on Video Playback

It seems like Android 4.3 Jelly Bean can play videos better than Android 4.4 KitKat which contradicts Google's aim of improved system on the latest Android version. OptoFidelity compared both operating system running on the Nexus 7 2012 and 2013 tablets and proved that Android 4.3 is better to play videos and movie clips.

Nexus 7 2012 features 800 x 1280 basic HD resolution while Nexus 7 2013 boasts 1200 x 1920 full HD display that make icons, images and videos crispier and clearer. But video playbacks on tablets should have a speed of 60 frames per second as basic prerequisite to run video clips with 1080p video resolution.

OptoFidelity Test Results

Both Nexus 7 first and second generation running two different Android OS version have been tested to which scores better on playing videos with different frame rates. Test revealed that Android 4.3 on Nexus 7 1 and 2 playing videos with 24/30 fps is better compared to Android 4.4 OS with the same frame rate.

Nexus 7 2012 with 4.3 scored 20 points followed by Nexus 2013 with 4.3 scoring almost 40 points while Nexus 7 2012 with 4.4 and Nexus 7 2013 with 4.4 got behind scoring 80 points. OptoFidelity determines that the lower the score points, the better video playback it is.

Additionally, test results performed with 60 frames per second rate proved that Android 4.3 Jelly Bean on Nexus 7 plays better than Android 4.4 KitKat. Frame rates of videos are essential factors and growing more common among tablets which enables them to play high-definition clips such as from movies or streaming like YouTube.

OptoFidelity only determines the fight against poor manual testing by revealing their test results but may be resolved by updating Nexus 7 2012 and 2013 with a new software version of Android KitKat such as 4.4.1 that may happen by 2014.