Asus Rep May Have Spilled Next-Gen Nexus 7 Specs
This may be fake, or a legit spillage straight from Asus.
An Asus representative has supposedly spilled the beans on the next-generation Nexus 7 tablet, AKA the Asus K009. This latter name is an actual product that showed up on both the Bluetooth SIG and the FCC with Android 4.3 "Jelly Bean" (JWR11) installed. Information provided by the rep isn't anything new, but does verify the specs that appeared on the FCC's component list.
According to the rep, the new Nexus tablet will have a 7 inch LED-lit screen with a 1980 x 1200 resolution, powered by Qualcomm's quad-core Snapdragon 600 SoC (APQ8064) and 2 GB of RAM. It will also sport 32 GB of internal storage, a 5MP camera on the back, and a 1.2MP camera on the front. So far there's still no sign of a microSD card port.
As for other specs, the new tablet will have Wireless N connectivity, Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC enabled. There will also be versions supporting LTE, WCDMA and GSM wireless connectivity which good news for consumers on the go who grow weary of turning their smartphone into a hotspot. A 4000 mAh battery possibly supports Qi wireless charging.
The component list yanked from the FCC reveals that Liteon is providing the cameras and Hynix is providing the eMMC flash storage. Japan Display Inc. is supplying the LCD display and Asus is using its own ME571KL motherboard and Li-ion battery. Naturally Qualcomm is handling the SoC and WWAN/WLAN components.
The new Nexus 7 is slated to launch in July alongside Android 4.3 "Jelly Bean". The new build was recently spotted on the Samsung GT-i9505G, AKA the pure-bred Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition smartphone which Google recently started selling for $649 USD unlocked. A source inside Samsung said the new Jelly bean will appear by the end of the month.
The Asus rep responsible for Monday's spec list leak quickly concluded that the information stems from internal documents not yet released to the public. This leak could be pure garbage for all we know (as it arrives in the form of dialog in screenshots), but the list of hardware matches what has been reported in prior weeks. We'll find out what's real or not sometime this month if rumors of a July reveal are true.
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vmem Reply11075741 said:If Apple has this marginal increase in specs you'd be slamming it left and right..lol
donno about others, but I don't have a 7" tablet right now and am looking for one. if Google keeps the $199 pricing, yes, this is looking good. if not I will slam it left and right :P
as for apple, I like their products, my beef with them is pricing (MBA aside). like the ipad mini, if ipad mini 2 had this marginal increase for a $300+ price tag, wouldn't you slam it too? -
Mike Friesen Hmm.. I lack the knowledge of editing my post. Regardless,Reply
"If Apple has this marginal increase in specs you'd be slamming it left and right..lol"
You call this marginal? The ppi goes from to 215 to 320+, a huge increase, and it gets double the ram, and a much faster cpu. In one year.
That's a lot more than a 'marginal increase in specs'. -
sixdegree In other news: my bathtub leaks badly. Seriously, these days no one accidentally leaks anything. This is probably some sort of viral/bacterial marketing ploy by Asus/Google.Reply -
Someone Somewhere ReplyNaturally Qualcomm is handling the SoC and WWAN/WLAN components.
It's likely, but there's no reason it couldn't 'Naturally' might be a bit too strong.
You can edit your post by going to the forums view - click the speech bubble button next to where it says "There are x Comments.". -
majudhu If it goes for <$300. It would be the best 7 inch, and at that ppi the best ereader at the price point. Would make a great companion with my nexus 4Reply -
majudhu If it goes for <$300. It would be the best 7 inch, and at that ppi the best ereader at the price point. Would make a great companion with my nexus 4Reply