Nexus 7 Tablet

[ylexot]

This May Be Google

According to an allegedly leaked training document, this is Google's new tablet, a 7-inch Tegra 3 device running Android Jelly Bean. The document says that Nexus 7—as it is named—would hit the streets in July for $200.

As rumoured, Google is allegedly going to announce a 7-inch, Nexus-branded tablet called the Nexus 7. According to this supposed leak, it's built by Asus, with a 1.3Ghz quad-core Tegra 3 processor, GeForce 12-core GPU and 1GB of RAM with two different storage variants: 8GB and 16GB.

The Nexus tablet will also feature NFC and run Google Wallet (probably only in the US) and Android Beam.

The screen is an IPS display with a 178-degree viewing angle, running a resolution of 1280 by 800. The device will also sport a 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera. The battery will also give you 9 hours worth of operation.

The 8GB model will set you back $199 USD and the 16GB will cost $249 USD.

We'll see how well it does against the Kindle Fire, but spec-wise, the Nexus 7 will decimate it.

 

[HiTechRedneck82]

The specs do greatly overpower the Kindle Fire. But in my experiences not that many people like the 7" class of tablets. I know I don't, anything I am wanting to do on a larger screen than my phone a 7" screen just doesn't cut it for me.

 

[ylexot]

Kindle Fire 2 may hit as soon as July | E-book readers - CNET Reviews

What's next for Kindle hardware?

Well, a credible source has told CNET that Amazon will unveil a second-generation Kindle Fire this summer and that it's targeting July 31 for a launch event.

While we can't confirm the date, there's been plenty of chatter about new Kindles coming soon. Most recently, DigiTimes, which has been pretty spotty on the rumor front, reported that Amazon was "considering launching" a new $199 7-inch tablet with a higher resolution 1,280 by 800-pixel display "at the beginning of the third quarter."

Ready.......FIGHT!

 

[DipStick]

The specs do greatly overpower the Kindle Fire. But in my experiences not that many people like the 7" class of tablets. I know I don't, anything I am wanting to do on a larger screen than my phone a 7" screen just doesn't cut it for me.

The Kindle Fire specs do suck, but it's a well capable tablet device.

If I buy another tablet though, it'll be larger than 7".

 

[ylexot]

Google Nexus 7 Tablet Review: The New Best Way to Spend 200 Bucks

Should I Buy It?

Totally. At $200 there is pretty much no reason to buy a Kindle Fire at all. If you love reading Kindle Books and listening to Amazon MP3, you just install those apps and you're good to go. It also gives the iPad a good run for its money. You can argue that the iPad is a better tablet, but is it really $300 better? As useful as tablets are, they're still kind of luxury items. $200 for a full-fledged, seriously-spec'd, fully-capable tablet is an absolute steal. Get it. Seriously.

 

[garyt27]

I really enjoy my Dell Streak 7 with Honeycomb. Perfect size for portability.