[Nexus 7 (2013) General] NsZebra:
As we now, we are the second device in the list of devices which will get android Kitkat. the exact date confirmed for kitkat release is in about 1 or 2 weeks.

Google bought Flexycore for 23 Million, and they worked hard in kitkat android to optimize all at max.

What is flexycore?

it's a company which focus in soft optimization in android. they (with google) optimized all in kitkat for a great perfomance, graphics & battery use.

so, normally when we get through android versions (ej: From GB to ICS) we get a little bit less perfomance and smoothness, but, not now, if you thought of buying an ipad mini 2 because you are stupid then retreat from that, because a quad-core optimized to run at max will get you into a new level. trust me.

Kitkat does run AMAZING in devices with just 512 MB ram and a 1GHZ processor, imagine kitkat in a new nexus 7, will be as fast as light.

as of ROMS,Developement,Rooting,Apps, i don't know anything about that, i just know that this update is going to be a big hit.

here are some sites i read about it..

http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/10/22/google-aims-improve-android-4-4-kitkat-flexycore/

http://androidandme.com/2013/10/news/google-buys-flexycore-creator-of-droidbooster-optimization-app/

i also made this thread to tell the users who want to buy the new ipad mini 2, that, basing in TRUE information, nexus 7 owns it. see:

Screen : 323/324 PPI N7 FHD vs 326 PPI Ipad Mini Retina (not noticeable. so it's not a plus for ipad mini 2)

point for both

Processor : Quad-core 1.5GHZ Qualcomm Snapdragon "S4 PRO" modified to be similar to next gen snapdragon. the Ipad mini has a 64 bit processor so it's supposed to be better, but with less cores.

point for ipad mini 2

Design : Shut up *****, Nexus 7 design it's not bad, it's awesome for me. if you personally like ipad mini 2 design most we don't care.

point for both

Apps & Games: thinking of future, android since this year become the best mobile gaming platform. think of it, all games which were not on android and where HITS on IOS appeared all of them this year at android. also some games which are free in android are paid in IOS.

also, google has much more of apps than apple, as google has GMAPS, GMAIL, Chrome, all Gapps (you know), apple just itunes, safari and another ****ty thing no one likes. but, as that was a personal like/dislike i just count the gaming part.

point for nexus 7 fhd

GPS : oh yeah the ipad mini doesn't have one.

point for nexus 7 fhd

Price : well, $600+ Ipad mini 2 vs $300+ Nexus 7 LTE 32 GB.

point for nexus 7 fhd

Weight compared to size: nexus 7, the ipadmini 2 became heavier from 1 gen to 2 gen.

point for nexus 7 fhd

Portability:

point for nexus 7 fhd

RAM and Multitasking: Nexus 7 has 2 GB of ram, ipad just 512... also you can download a task killer or set minfree values in android.

point for nexus 7 fhd

and well. lots more of things, you may notice that.

and it's not that IPAD MINI 2 is better, it's not, it's worth double. if the nexus 7 would cost $600 it would have maybe an armv8 processor or a much better screen. it's obvious. the price matter. nexus 7 wins.

if you want to get then a fast phone / tablet get japanese ones, they have the best processor technology / screen technology, but no services like google has.

please sorry me for the bad english.. :)