The Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 2013 edition SlimPort Display Port HDMI Adapter is a small adapter to plug your device into an HDTV. The HDMI adapter was created and released by Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. with model number SP1003 It quite simply allows you to plug your phone into an HDTV and display your Nexus 4 or Nexus 7 on the TV screen. Keep in mind that the adapter will only work on the two devices mentioned and will not work with the older model of the Google Nexus 7 (we tried of course and nothing happens).
SlimPort HDMI Adapter Design
The SlimPort HDMI Adapter is one of the smallest we have seen as well as light weight. The adapter can easily fit in your pocket, purse or any other small area. The small HDMI adapter plugs into the Nexus device via its microUSB port and into the TV with a normal HDMI cable that plugs into the other end of the adapter. There is also a microUSB port on the adapter along side the short cable that plugs into the phone or tablet to charge the device while its plugged into the TV. On a side note the shiny black and orange design is not too bad to look at either.
Using the SlimPort HDMI Adapter
The picture quality of the SlimPort HDMI adapter of course has a little to do with your TV’s quality. This being said there is no loss in quality between your phone and TV from our tests. When you connect your device to the adapter and adapter to the HDTV it is almost an instant copy of your screen on the TV screen. When you are using your device in portrait the display will be portrait and in landscape the screen will take up the entire TV’s screen.
We gave the adapter a try with our old Nexus 7 first with no success so stated earlier it will not work with the old version but only the new 2013 edition. We have attempted many other devices as well with nothing working but the Nexus 4 and Nexus 7. Of course this is all it claims to work with so not a negative by any means. When connecting either device to the HDMI adapter you will notice that occasionally nothing will happen on some TV’s, in this case we realized that plugging a charger into the adapter will fix it. This is most likely your TV of HDMI cables fault as all of the newer TV’s we tried it on worked flawlessly.
If you do decide to grab one of these HDMI adapters and happen to try it on a device other than the Nexus 7 (2013) or Nexus 4 please let us know. You can find this and other Nexus Accessories at Mobile Fun. Please see a breakdown of this review and comment below.