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Nexus 7

Part of the Wireless and mobile glossary:

The Nexus 7 is a tablet PC developed jointly by Google and Asus. Two versions were released in July 2012: One with 8 GB (gigabytes) of storage that sells for $199 retail, and one with 16 GB of storage that sells for $249 retail.

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Both versions offer a 7-inch-diagonal touch screen and use the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean mobile OS (operating system). The Nexus 7 uses the Chrome browser. The device is especially designed for content available through Web services such as e-books, music, television programs, and videos.

Nexus 7 features include:

Screen resolution of 1280 by 800 pixels.
Quad-core processor at 1.2 GHz (gigahertz).
Wi-Fi with Bluetooth 4.0.
Digital camera rated at 1.2 megapixels.
Gyroscope and accelerometer.
Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery rated at 16 Wh (watt-hours).
Pogo pin interface for future accessories.

This was last updated in August 2012

Contributor(s): Stan Gibilisco

Posted by: Margaret Rouse

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- Nexus is a series of smartphones and tablets manufactured by Google and its hardware partners. Nexus devices run the native Android operating system. (SearchConsumerization.com)

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Google Nexus 7 still on back order

Many people who preordered Google's Nexus 7 tablet still haven't gotten it, and some may have to wait up to five weeks. (SearchConsumerization.com)
Nexus 7 tablet to run Android 4.1

Google’s new Nexus tablet is available now for preorder and comes loaded with a book, a movie and magazines, plus Google Chrome as its browser and the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS. (SearchConsumerization.com)
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