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Google Nexus tablet image, specs leak ahead of Wednesday announcement
Jun 25th, 2012
Renders and a variety of details surrounding the upcoming Google Nexus tablet have seemingly leaked just days ahead of the slate's unveiling, which reports suggest will be occur on Wednesday at the Google I/O conference. Gizmodo Australia reports that the 'Nexus 7' tablet will feature a 1.3Ghz quad-core Tegra 3 processor, a GeForce 12-core GPU, a 7-inch display, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and 1GB of RAM. The ASUS-built device will apparently be available in two different models that vary by storage capacity - an 8GB version will launch for $199 and a 16GB model will cost $249. The rumored pricing aligns with numerous earlier reports and significantly undercuts Apple's iPad tablets, though Apple is said to be prepping an 'iPad mini' (Source: BGR News) -
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