Google Unveils New Nexus Smartphone and Tablets

Google-NexusGoogle yesterday announced its new line of Nexus Smartphone and Tablets, all powered by New Android 4.2, a new flavor of Jelly Bean operating system that was planned for launch yesterday in an event which got cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy.

Nexus 4

Nexus 4 is next in line Google smartphone, manufactured in by LG, that comes with a quad-core processor, a 4.7″ (320 ppi) display and wireless charging – a technology that is getting momentum these days.

While Nexus 4 is seemingly powerful enough under the hood, it also features the latest version of Jelly Bean, Android 4.2— claimed to be the simplest and smartest version of Android yet.

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Here are other specs of Nexus 4:

  • CPU: Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
  • Chipset: Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon
  • GPU: Adreno 320
  • OS: Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Design:
    • Dimensions: 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
    • Weight: 139 g (4.90 oz)
  • Display:
    • Type: Gloria Glass protected true HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
    • Size: 768 x 1280 pixels, 4.7 inches (~318 ppi pixel density)
  • Memory:
    • 8 or 16 GB storage
    • 2 GB RAM
    • No card support
  • Connectivity:
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, NFC, USB v2.0 (MicroUSB)
  • Camera:
    • Primary: 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
    • A front facing camera too
  • Battery:
    • Standard battery, Li-Po 2100mAh
    • Stand-by: Up to 390 h (3G)
    • Talk time: Up to 15 h (3G)
  • Price:
    • 8GB for $299;
    • 16GB for $349;
    • Available unlocked

nexus7-1Nexus 7:

Nexus 7 comes with 800 x 1280 pixels, 7.0 inches display with corning glass protection.

Nexus 7 is built by ASUS and comes with a NVIDIA® Tegra® 3 quad core processor. Patented 4-PLUS-1™ design gives you processing power when you need it while it will save battery when power isn’t required by the device or apps.

Nexus 7 comes with over 9 hours of HD video playback, 10 hours of web browsing or e-reading, and up to 300 hours of standby time. Nexus 7 can be charged wirelessly too.

Here are other specs for Nexus 7:

  • CPU: Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9
  • Chipset: Nvidia Tegra 3
  • GPU: ULP GeForce
  • OS: Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.1.2
  • Design
    • Dimensions: 198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm (7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
    • Weight: 340 g
  • DISPLAY: LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
  • Size: 800 x 1280 pixels, 7.0 inches (~216 ppi pixel density)
  • Memory:
    • Internal: 16 or 32 GB storage
    • 1GB RAM
    • No cardslot
  • Connectivity:
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, NFC, USB,
    • Cellular support: No
  • Camera: 1.2 MP rear camera
  • Battery:
    • Standard battery, Li-Ion 4325 mAh
    • Usage:  Up to 10 h
  • Price:
    • 16GB for $199
    • 32GB for $249

Nexus 10

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Google trusted Samsung for building its power tabled. Nexus 10 is the highest resolution tablet on the planet with a 10.055″ display at 2560-by-1600 (300ppi), that’s over 4 million pixels right in your hands.

It comes with a powerful battery that will get you up to nine hours of video playback and more than 500 hours of standby time.

With a set of front-facing stereo speakers, you can watch movies right from your Nexus 10 and they simply sound awesome.

With Android 4.2, you can add multiple users and switch between them instantly right from the lockscreen.

Here are other specs of Nexus 10

  • CPU: Dual-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15
  • Chipset: Exynos 5250
  • GPU: Mali-T604
  • OS: Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Display:
    • LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
    • Size: 2560 x 1600 pixels, 10.1 inches (~299 ppi pixel density)
  • Memory:
    • Internal: 16/32 GB storage,
    • 2 GB RAM
    • No cardslot
  • Connectivity:
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth NFC, USB
    • Cellular support: No
  • Camera:
    • Primary: 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
    • Secondary: 2 MP
  • Price:
    • 16GB for $399
    • 32GB for $499

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  • Wow….. Nexus line…. one word “Awesomeness” 2012 is life changing technology year i must say..

  • Nexus 10..is OMG Times Good :p
    a 9 Hrs Video Playback With 1.7 High End Quad Core is Really Amazing …..
    And Feature i Amazed the Most is Multi User Operable…..

  • Nexus 4 with Android 4.2 is absolute love , The Camera functions are outclass , just saw the demo in a video …

  • Prices of other smartphones are comparable to their international prices but not this one. Why is this particular smartphone so expensive in Pakistan?


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