The tablet will be called
the Nexus 7 and will be built by Asus. It will include a
1.3Ghz quad-core Tegra 3
processor,
a GeForce 12-core GPU and
1GB of RAM.
You will have two different
storage options with 8GB and 16 GB releases.
Nexus 7 will feature NFC and run Google Wallet (though probably
not in the US, because we’re way behind on mobile payment technology) and
Android Beam.
The screen is an IPS display with a 178-degree viewing angle and
will have a resolution of 1280 by 800. It will include a 1.2-megapixel
front-facing camera and a battery life of 9 hours of continuos usage.
The 8GB model will sell for $200 and the 16GB will cost $250.
It will be the first to run on Jelly Bean, the newest version of
Android. Google will also handle all updates for the device, but it is unclear
if that will apply to all Jelly Bean deices or just the Nexus 7. We will
probably find that out tomorrow at I/O.
