The Nexus 7 is a portable tablet designed by Google and manufactured by Asus which runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The device features a 7 inch touch display, up to 16GB of internal storage, a front facing camera for video calls and is powered by a quad-core processor with 1GB of RAM.
Google also released cellular version of the Nexus 7 in November 2012, which can be used on AT&T or T-Mobile in the U.S. or other GSM carriers around the world.
The full Google Nexus 7 specifications follow:
| Announced | June 2012 | ||
| Released | July 2012 | ||
A.K.A. | Asus Nexus Tablet, Google Nexus Tablet | ||
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OS | Android 4.1 Jelly Bean | ||
Size | Dimensions | 198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm (7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in) | |
Weight | 340 g (11.99 oz) | ||
Display | Type | LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen | |
Size | 7.0 inches | ||
Resolution | 800 x 1280 pixels | ||
Features | Corning Gorilla Glass; multi-touch input; 216 ppi pixel density 178-degree viewing angle | ||
Connectivity | Data | No | |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n | ||
Bluetooth | Yes | ||
USB | 2.0 microUSB | ||
Camera | Rear | No | |
Front | 1.2 MP | ||
Features | video calls | ||
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Memory | Internal | 8GB | 16GB | |
External | No | ||
RAM | 1 GB | ||
Hardware | CPU | 1.3GHz quad-core | |
GPU | ULP Ge Force (12 core) | ||
Chipset | Tegra 3 | ||
Audio | 3.5mm connector | ||
Radio | No | ||
Video | - | ||
Navigation | GPS | ||
Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | ||
Others | NFC | ||
Design | portrait slate form factor | ||
Colors | Black | ||
Software | Manufacturer | Google apps Google Wallet | |
Others | Android Market apps | ||
Battery | Li-Ion 4325 mAh | ||
Stand-by | - | ||
Usage | 10 h | ||
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| Announced | October 2012 | ||
| Released | November 2012 | ||
| Buy | Google Play | AT&T | T-Mobile | |
| OS | Android 4.1 Jelly Bean | ||
| Size | Weight | 347 g (12.24 oz) | |
| Connectivity | 2G | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz | |
| speed | GPRS, EDGE | ||
| 3G | UMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 MHz | ||
| speed | HSDPA, HSUPA | ||
| Memory | Internal | 32 GB | |
| Battery | Standby | 300 h (12 days) | |
| Usage | 9 h | ||
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The Google Nexus 7 is the first tablet in the Nexus Series of devices and the first tablet officially designed by Google, despite the Motorola Xoom also being a Pure Google experience device.
Check out the video demo of the Google Nexus 7 tablet