Google launches Nexus 4, Jelly Bean 4.2 and the Nexus 10
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 5:00PM Google has officially launched updates and new products that had been heavily rumoured beforehand. Looking good though.
Nexus 4 with Google Now and Photo Sphere
Nexus 4 is our latest smartphone, developed together with LG. It has a quad-core processor which means it's super fast, a crisp 4.7" (320 ppi) display that's perfect for looking at photos and watching YouTube, and with wireless charging you just set the phone down on a charging surface to power it up, no wires needed. While Nexus 4 is incredibly powerful under the hood, it also features the latest version of Jelly Bean, Android 4.2—the simplest and smartest version of Android yet. Starting with the camera, we've reinvented the photo experience with Photo Sphere, which lets you capture images that are literally larger than life. Snap shots up, down and in every direction to create stunning 360-degree immersive experiences that you can share on Google+ with friends and family—or you can add your Photo Sphere to Google Maps for the world to see. £279 without contract.
Android 4.2 brings other great goodies like Gesture Typing, which lets you glide your finger over the letters you want to type on the keyboard—it makes typing fast, fun and a whole lot simpler. Android 4.2 also adds support for wireless display so you can wirelessly watch movies, YouTube videos and play games right on your Miracast-compatible HDTV.
Nexus 7: Thin, light and now even more portable
Nexus 7 brings you the best of Google–YouTube, Chrome, Gmail, Maps–and all the great content from Google Play in a slim, portable package that fits perfectly in your hand. To give you more room for all that great content you can now get Nexus 7 with 16GB ($199) or 32GB ($249) of storage. But we also wanted to make this highly portable tablet even more mobile. So we added HSPA+ mobile data. Nexus 7 is now also available with 32GB and HSPA+ mobile ($299), which can operate on more than 200 GSM providers worldwide, including AT&T in the US.
Nexus 10: Powerful and shareable
Nexus 10 is the ultimate tablet for watching movies or reading magazines. We wanted to build a premium entertainment device, so we partnered with Samsung to do just that. Nexus 10 is the highest resolution tablet on the planet at 2560-by-1600 (300ppi), that's over 4 million pixels right in your hands. It comes with a powerful battery that will get you up to nine hours of video playback and more than 500 hours of standby time. With a set of front-facing stereo speakers, you can watch movies right from your Nexus 10 and they simply sound awesome. But what makes Nexus 10 unique is that it's the first truly shareable tablet. With Android 4.2, you can add multiple users and switch between them instantly right from the lockscreen. We believe that everyone should have quick and easy access to their own stuff -- email, apps, bookmarks, and more. That way, everyone can have their own home screens, their own music, and even their own high scores.
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Reader Comments (3)
It's £239 for the 8GB version of the Nexus 4, without contract (£279 for 16GB). That's a cracking price.
I agree what a price for a full spec phone.
But more importantly is Google's expansion of its services. Google music is coming to the UK along with buying films as well as renting. This makes the eco system far more attractive.
My only worry is how Google will use all your data and sell it.
Even so the phone is such a great price. Very tempting.
However, the place where Google is weak is tablet apps. Once this is cracked, and their Google Play offering , Music etc becomes as good as Apple's, its game on. I reckon the final gap will be bridge in 12 months approx.
The 32GB Nexus 7 is in the UK Play store and the 8GB has been retired.
The 32GB Nexus 7 with 3G is £239. The equivalent miniPad is £449, although I think it support LTE. Still, that's an extra £210.
I'm quite tempted by the normal 32GB Nexus 7 but I really can't think of a use for it since I already have a Transformer Prime.
Apparently in the UK we can now buy movies, effective today, but I can't see the option in the app yet.
The Nexus 10 has the same processor as the new Chromebook; it should be pretty fast although I haven't seen any reports on it yet. Might be tempting, although it'd be hard to give up a proper keyboard (for me premium tablets need to be hybrids now), and it really would benefit from an S-Pen equivalent.
Apparently the Nexus 10 will be priced at $399 for the 16GB model and $499 for the 32GB model. That's far too big a bump for an extra 16GB, and apparently there's no expandable storage. Temptation gone.
But the biggest thing for me personally is the miracast news. People on XDA Devs have been trying to get that working with the S3 but without success.