Google Nexus 7 tablet preview

Google Nexus 7 tablet preview. The Nexus 7 tablet is built by Asus as a showcase product for Jelly Bean.

It has a 1280 x 800 display with a Tegra 3 chipset, quad-core CPU, 12-core GPU, Front-facing camera, wi-fi, Bluetooth, GPS, gyroscope and accelerometer.

It's light at 340 grams, and apparently can handle 9 hours of video playback.

Described as 'ideal for reading books', it seems more pitched against Kindle than the iPad.

There was a very impressive demo of a couple of games called Horn and Dead Trigger, and Google boasts you have to go to a dedicated games console to get a better level of graphics.

Perhaps the most surprising thing is the relatively low price. The 8GB version is £159, while the 16GB is £199.

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[mnfdsng]

i bought the tablet and i can say, it is very smooth. this was a preview build still. the final, more polished build that im using is very smooth. plus if you install aokp, you will never ever stutter again

[Hayden Rickit]

it looks a little laggy, I wouldnt mind looking at a google tablet when the interface becomes a little smoother..

[Ivan Bradley]

did you get it yet?

[John Pulford]

That is the exact same tough decision I am making XD

[abdul-wahab hawsawi]

ipad3 4 ever

[SkillipEvolver]

Looks great for the money. A little stutter on the web-browsing is acceptable. Jerky video though is a bit harder to put up with imo.

[Jack McCarron]

Pre ordered mine:D so excited.

[UnifiedGlory]

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