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NBC News | San Francisco | 9:30 AM 27 June 2012
Google Nexus 7 tablet is a 7-inch quad-core HD movie, book and game machine
Just as Google's developer conference was getting started, details of the company's rumored Nexus 7 tablet emerged.
As previously reported, it is a 7-inch tablet powered by a Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor that will run Android 4.1
Jelly Bean, and come in 8GB ($199) and 16GB versions ($249).
The display is true high-def — 1280x800, so a bit better than 720p — and there's a front-facing 1.2-megapixel camera
and microphone for video chatting, though there's no rear-facing camera. (That's okay -- do you really take pictures with
tablets?) It also has a micro USB port, GPS, near-field communication and both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. There's no mention
of an SD card slot for expanding the memory, however.
Not surprisingly, it was built by (and even branded) Asus, the manufacturer that had already made the most headway with
quad-core gamer-friendly Android tablets. (See our video on the Transformer Prime below.)
Clearly, at a starting price of $199, the Nexus 7 is positioned to compete with the similarly 7-inch Kindle Fire, rather
than taking on the 9.7-inch iPad (and the 10.6-inch Surface tablet from Microsoft). And because, with all of those tablets,
content seems to be the biggest incentive, Google is playing up the Play store, even granting early buyers $25 in Google Play
credit and "some great free content" including "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." Even if you don't think any of the
"Transformers" films is truly "great," it is nice to see Google aggressively pushing content, even adding TV shows and
magazines to their lineup. Tablet buyers need a reason to buy a tablet.
NBC News | San Francisco | 9:30 AM 27 June 2012
Google Nexus 7 tablet is a 7-inch quad-core HD movie, book and game machine
Just as Google's developer conference was getting started, details of the company's rumored Nexus 7 tablet emerged.
As previously reported, it is a 7-inch tablet powered by a Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor that will run Android 4.1
Jelly Bean, and come in 8GB ($199) and 16GB versions ($249).
The display is true high-def — 1280x800, so a bit better than 720p — and there's a front-facing 1.2-megapixel camera
and microphone for video chatting, though there's no rear-facing camera. (That's okay -- do you really take pictures with
tablets?) It also has a micro USB port, GPS, near-field communication and both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. There's no mention
of an SD card slot for expanding the memory, however.
Not surprisingly, it was built by (and even branded) Asus, the manufacturer that had already made the most headway with
quad-core gamer-friendly Android tablets. (See our video on the Transformer Prime below.)
Clearly, at a starting price of $199, the Nexus 7 is positioned to compete with the similarly 7-inch Kindle Fire, rather
than taking on the 9.7-inch iPad (and the 10.6-inch Surface tablet from Microsoft). And because, with all of those tablets,
content seems to be the biggest incentive, Google is playing up the Play store, even granting early buyers $25 in Google Play
credit and "some great free content" including "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." Even if you don't think any of the
"Transformers" films is truly "great," it is nice to see Google aggressively pushing content, even adding TV shows and
magazines to their lineup. Tablet buyers need a reason to buy a tablet.
