Hugo Barra, Vice President for Android Product Management at Google officially unveiled the new Nexus 7 at its Android press event. New Nexus 7 comes with 7 inch 1080p screen with Android 4.3 JellyBean operating system under the hood. It comes in three variants 16gb WiFi version for $229, 32 GB WiFi version for $269 and 32 gb WiFi +4G LTE version for $349. 4G LTE variant will be available through T- Mobile USA, AT&T and Verizon. It will go on sale starting next Tuesday ( July 30) on Google Play Store and other retailers . It’s already available for pre-order at BestBuy.
Here is the full spec sheet of New Nexus 7
7 inch 1920 * 1080 display resolution with 323 ppi compared to 1280×800 resolution with 216 ppi display on original Nexus 7
1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro processor
(1.8 X more powerful CPU, 4 X more powerful GPU compared to original Nexus 7)
2 GB RAM, 16/32 GB Internal Storage
5 MP Rear camera
1.2 MP Front camera
4G LTE ( Single US Model)
HDMI Output
stereo speakers
Dual Band WiFi (802.11 a/b/g/n) , Bluetooth 4.0
NFC
Wireless Charging
9 hours if HD video playback
10 hours of web browsing
Android 4.3 JellyBean has many optimizations done and also includes some new features listed below.
Multi user with Restricted Profiles
Bluetooth Smart
OpenGL 3.0
1080p Streaming support through apps like Netflix
New Nexus 7 seems to be a solid 7 inch tablet and significant update over the original Nexus 7 and I am in for one of these awesome tablets.