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World’s first 7″ quad-core tablet hits OZ this month.
Nexus 7 the first ever Google tablet (made by Asus) running Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) has a 1280 x 800 HD display, a front-facing 1.2MP camera, WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), Near Field Communications (NFC) and in-built GPS that works with Google Maps.
Nexus 7 comes with a NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor under the bonnet, meaning everything is faster – pages load quickly, and can run multiple apps at once.
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It also comes with the usual slew of Google apps pre-installed including Gmail, Chrome, Google+ and YouTube and has a cool 9.5 hour battery life.
And Google are also throwing in $25 worth of credit for its ‘Play’ store, to purchase content like movies, games, apps.
Launched at Google I/O conference last week, the 7″ tablet is the first in Google’s Nexus line of devices and the lead device for Android 4.1, Google said today.
Read more about Nexus here.
The 16GB Google Nexus 7 will be available from all mass retailers including Harvey Norman, JB Hi Fi, Dick Smith, Bing Lee, The Good Guys, Retravision, Radio Rentals, Officeworks, and ASUS resellers late July and will cost AU$319.
This is $20 more than it costs to order Nexus 7 online.
Google are also selling a 8GB Nexus 7 version for $249 and taking pre-orders online.
“We are very excited about this partnership and the synergy that it brings into the hands of consumers,” said ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih.
“We wanted to build a tablet that was light and portable enough for you to take your favourite entertainment wherever you go, but still didn’t compromise at all on power and performance,” said Andy Rubin, SVP of Mobile, Google.
“We were able to accomplish that in Nexus 7.”
