By: iPadfanzz staff
Google has expanded its flagship Nexus line, with a new a 10-inch Nexus tablet and the new Nexus 4 smartphone at an event in San Francisco. The latest move by Google is seen latest attempt by the search engine giant to push deeper into the hardware business at a time when users are opting for mobile devices to access the web. And It seems like Google’s Nexus 10 offer stiff competition to the iPad on key hardware metrics including size, weight, and display, as well as price.
The Nexus 10 runs a pure version of Google’s Android operating system — the new Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The OS is designed to give users best Android experience out there (devoid of any UI tweaks, skins or overlays). It also includes 2GB of RAM and Samsung’s 1.7GHz Exynos 5 dual-core CPU, which means the tablet in terms of performance is quick and fluid.
The star attraction of the table is its display: more than 4 million pixels, 300 per inch, spread across a 10.055-inch display. It offers 2560 x 1600 resolution which is the highest on any tablet ever to hit the consumer market. Thus, whatever you read, Books, magazines, movies, apps, photos, everything will look good. In comparison, the fourth-generation iPad, has a lower 2,048x1,536-pixel-resolution, 264ppi screen. But when you put both the tablets side by side, it is hard to spot the difference between the pixels with the naked eye. They’re both gorgeous, both nearly as good as the printed page.
The tablet’s screen is sharp and definitely impressive. All fonts look sharp and you simply can’t resist the temptation of using them.
The tablet is encased in unibody plastic chassis, which makes it thin, light and affordable. The tablet weighs in at just 603 grams, with a thickness of just 8.9 millimetres.
The device also sports Bluetooth 4.0, NFC (near-field communication), Micro-USB, Micro-HDMI, a 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera, and a 5-megapixel back camera with LED flash. The Nexus 10 will not include a microSD slot.
The tablet misses out on 3G or 4G LTE connectivity, thus you’ll have to tether the tablet to a mobile hotspot or internet connected smartphone whenever there is no Wi-Fi connection. Google is likely to add 3G/4G models at some point in the future.
Another interesting feature of Nexus 10 is that is supports MIMO WiFi, a new technology that can theoretically speed up web browsing up to four times faster than traditional WiFi speeds can deliver.
The latest version of Android (4.2) also brings with it the ability to swiftly switch between user accounts, thus allowing several users to share the same tablet with completely separate logins, all running side-by-side.
With the new Nexus lineup, the search engine giant will try to push their Play store content heavily. This will ensure that users consume paid digital content on the device, such as apps, movies, TV shows, books, magazines and music.
The devices will go on sale on 13 November (India is not yet on the list). The 16GB version starts at $400 while 32GB is at $500.
Google has expanded its flagship Nexus line, with a new a 10-inch Nexus tablet and the new Nexus 4 smartphone at an event in San Francisco. The latest move by Google is seen latest attempt by the search engine giant to push deeper into the hardware business at a time when users are opting for mobile devices to access the web. And It seems like Google’s Nexus 10 offer stiff competition to the iPad on key hardware metrics including size, weight, and display, as well as price.
The Nexus 10 runs a pure version of Google’s Android operating system — the new Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The OS is designed to give users best Android experience out there (devoid of any UI tweaks, skins or overlays). It also includes 2GB of RAM and Samsung’s 1.7GHz Exynos 5 dual-core CPU, which means the tablet in terms of performance is quick and fluid.
The star attraction of the table is its display: more than 4 million pixels, 300 per inch, spread across a 10.055-inch display. It offers 2560 x 1600 resolution which is the highest on any tablet ever to hit the consumer market. Thus, whatever you read, Books, magazines, movies, apps, photos, everything will look good. In comparison, the fourth-generation iPad, has a lower 2,048x1,536-pixel-resolution, 264ppi screen. But when you put both the tablets side by side, it is hard to spot the difference between the pixels with the naked eye. They’re both gorgeous, both nearly as good as the printed page.
The tablet’s screen is sharp and definitely impressive. All fonts look sharp and you simply can’t resist the temptation of using them.
The tablet is encased in unibody plastic chassis, which makes it thin, light and affordable. The tablet weighs in at just 603 grams, with a thickness of just 8.9 millimetres.
The device also sports Bluetooth 4.0, NFC (near-field communication), Micro-USB, Micro-HDMI, a 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera, and a 5-megapixel back camera with LED flash. The Nexus 10 will not include a microSD slot.
The tablet misses out on 3G or 4G LTE connectivity, thus you’ll have to tether the tablet to a mobile hotspot or internet connected smartphone whenever there is no Wi-Fi connection. Google is likely to add 3G/4G models at some point in the future.
Another interesting feature of Nexus 10 is that is supports MIMO WiFi, a new technology that can theoretically speed up web browsing up to four times faster than traditional WiFi speeds can deliver.
The latest version of Android (4.2) also brings with it the ability to swiftly switch between user accounts, thus allowing several users to share the same tablet with completely separate logins, all running side-by-side.
With the new Nexus lineup, the search engine giant will try to push their Play store content heavily. This will ensure that users consume paid digital content on the device, such as apps, movies, TV shows, books, magazines and music.
The devices will go on sale on 13 November (India is not yet on the list). The 16GB version starts at $400 while 32GB is at $500.
