Finally Google to launch Nexus branded Tablet

Although it is not yet official, but Google is expected to unveil its own Android tablet very shortly, I say on June 27^th at its I/O conference. The device is expected to be called Google Nexus 7 tablet which will sport a smaller 7 inch screen but is expected to cost significantly less. Only time will tell if Nexus tablet will eat the market share of Apple, the dominant tablet player.

As was reported a day after our post, Google has in fact released a Nexus 7 in Tablet, made by Asus.   

The I/O developer’s conference is targeted at web, mobile, and enterprise developers who are building applications on Google platforms. Over 5,500 people are expected to attend the San Francisco event.

Rumors about the Google Nexus 7 have been there for several months. Some people with insider information believe that the tablet will be manufactured by ASUS and it could be the first device to run on the Google Android OS, 4.1 Jelly Bean. Since the Jelly Bean platform is predicted to be a minor upgrade to ICS, it could very well be a tablet optimized version of 4.0 also.

The Google Nexus 7 tablet is expected to have a 1.3Ghz quad-core Tegra 3 processor and will come with a GeForce 12-core GPU for gaming and other graphic intensive applications. The Tablet will have 1GB of RAM and two option of 8GB or 16GB of internal memory. The option for removable storage is not yet known, since the Google-branded but Samsung-built Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus smartphones lacked removable storage.

The Google Nexus 7 inch screen will be an IPS display of 1280×800 resolution. The device is expected to have a pixel density of 213 pixels per inch (ppi), a bit less than the Apple iPad (264ppi) but more than other models currently available. High ppi typically results in crisper and sharper text and much higher levels of detail.

Some of the other reported features of the Google Nexus 7 device include a 1.2-MP front-facing camera for video applications, a nine hour battery and built-in Near Field Communication (NFC) connectivity. According to some leaked picture, there is no rear facing camera, which can be a used to keep the manufacturing costs low. One drawback with the device is that, the device is expected to be a Wi-Fi only device and may not have 3G connectivity. The rumored tablet is expected to come at price points of $199 for 8GB and $249 for 16GB.