Specs & Review: Google NEXUS 7 tablet by ASUS

GOOGLE has introduced a new tablet NEXUS 7  it is thin, slim and easy to port. It is a smart move by Google to partner with one of the best android based tablet Manufacturer ASUS. Google NEXUS 7  was released on July 19′ 2012. The U.K. prize of NEXUS 7 will be $199 for 8 GB and for 16 GB it will cost $ 249. It is powered by Android 4.1, Jelly Bean, the latest version of world’s most popular mobile platform. Inside Google NEXUS 7 is a quad- core Tegra 3 processor packed with 12 quad-cores GPU and 1GB, which was built by ASUS.

The Google NEXUS 7  is one of the great launches of this year. Beating its counterparts, in thickness, upgraded OS, higher processing capability and marvelously well screen resolution(Refer image for more stats). Its lighter than i-pad and even lighter than that of kindle fire at just 340 g. Its display is 7 inch, 1280*800*IPS with 8 GB till 16 GB. It includes microphones, Bluetooth, NFC for Android Beam,  Accelerometer, magnetometer, GPS and gyroscope built with Wi-Fi which supports 802.11 b, g and n.  Front facing camera with 1.2 MP with a strong 4,325 mAh battery for which Google says can work for almost 8 hours. The available color for this tablet is “black”.

 

 

 

It is designed with special attention to reducing cost. Even now it has Google, predictive keyboard and Google Voice Assistant. It works with 9 hours movie, 10 hours of web browsing and 300 hours of stand by mode. It has only a draw back that the battery needs to charge for 3 hours and 50 minutes.

 

 

 

It is designed while keeping games in mind. You just have to touch and tap the leaders board and you can explore over 600,000 apps and games on Google play. The world’s largest collection of e- books, millions of songs and thousands of HD movies and TV shows with selection of many magazines are also available. Moreover, it has $25 voucher for Google Play store.

 With over 4 millions books at Google Play, NEXUS 7 gives you the chance to read the largest collection of e-books. Now enjoy your reading by adjusting your fonts and switching modes from day to-night. Many Movies and TV shows are also available on NEXUS 7 in full HD. As NEXUS 7 has a high-resolution of 16:9 screens, you can watch your favorite contents anytime and anywhere.

With hundred of popular titles to choose , buy single copies of new issues or just subscribe to your favorite on Google Play. With lots of music, you can upload your existing music library with up to 20,000 songs free.NEXUS 7 comes with all Google Apps like g-mail, chrome, Google+ and you tube. It brings you the daily information like weather, the traffic before starting your day.

 

Image courtesy: PC World.com

Disha Sharma