I have also just bought a Nexus 7 (2013) to replace my previous WinCE device as that had very poor brightness. The Nexus 7 is a LOT better, but the bezel is quite big, and made bigger by the bars at the top and bottom for the notifications and navigation.
So I was about to add a suggestion that the next Android version uses the full screen mode that KitKat allows for, when I already saw it here.
So yes please to the full screen on the Android version
Many thanks