Apple has recently released the iPhone 5, a new 7-inch iPad called “iPad mini” and iPad 4 and now Google is ready to compete with Apple with a new Nexus smartphone made by LG called the Nexus 4, an iPad-sized tablet called the Nexus 10 made by Samsung and 32GB Nexus 7 with 3G option. The search engine giant rolled out these three new devices last week with the latest version of Android operating system, Jelly Bean 4.2. The company unveiled them in an official blog post as the special event was canceled as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Let’s see if these devices are really worth adding to your holiday shopping list or not.
Google Nexus 4
The Google Nexus 4 made by LG is here to
replace the aging Samsung Galaxy Nexus so let’s see if the latest Nexus
smartphone is offering a massive upgrade or not.
Now it’s time to see what these devices
are offering under the hood. The Nexus 4 offers a major hardware upgrade
with an outstanding 1.5GHz Qualcomm quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor,
Adreno 320 GPU and 2GB RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is still capable of
handling the apps released nowadays but Nexus 4’s hardware is one of
the best by today’s standards. I am not comparing the LG Nexus 4 with
the iPhone 5 as the old Nexus phone is still good enough to compete with
the latest iPhone.
Both the Nexus devices offer a pure
Android experience. However, the LG Nexus 4 will be the first smartphone
to offer Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with new and upgraded features. Other
notable features are: 8MB rear-camera, 1.3MP front camera,
SlimPort-HDMI, Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi and a 2100mAh to power up the
device. Where the latest smartphone really shines is its affordable
price tag. The Google Nexus 4 will be available in the Australia, Canada, Germany, Spain, UK and US on November 13 for $299 (8GB) and $349(16GB) unlocked version.
The Nexus 10
After the huge success of Nexus 7,
Google is ready to enter in the 10-inch tablet market with the Nexus 10.
Apple is also ready with the new iPad 4 so let’s see if the Nexus 10 is
ready to compete with the pricey iPad 4.
The Nexus 10 is Google’s first 10-inch
tablet and is the second tablet in the line of Nexus tablets. As Samsung
is the manufacturer behind the Nexus 10, this tablet features a
different design to the previous Nexus 7 made by Asus. The iPad 4 and
Nexus 10 are not available in the market yet so I am just going to
compare the specs of both devices here. The Nexus 10 comes with a
complete 10-inch WQXGA screen with 2560×1600 resolution and 300ppi while
the iPad 4 features a 9.7-inch IPS LED screen with 2048×1536 resolution
and only 264ppi. Both iPad 4 and Nexus 10 have good processor but the
Nexus 10 comes with 1.7GHz processor while the processor used in the
iPad is only 1.4GHz. Moreover, the Nexus 10 features 2GB RAM instead of
1GB RAM, two NFC chips, a front facing sensor with more MP and still
weightsless than the iPad 4.
If you are not worried about your budget, the iPad 4 is available with
three different storage options,16GB, 32GB and 64GB with optional 3G. On
the other side, Google is only offering Wi-Fi versions at the moment
with 16GB and 32GB storage options. The Nexus 10 is available for
$399(16GB) and $499(32GB) and the iPad 4 prices start at $499 so the
Nexus 10 is clearly the winner here.
3G Nexus 7
After lot of rumors and speculation, the
Nexus 7 3G is finally here with bigger storage. And that’s not all; the
16GB ‘Wi-Fi only’ version is now available for only $199 and the 3G
32GB Nexus 7 will be available for $299. People who are not interested
to buy the 3G version can look for the Nexus 7 32GB Wi-Fi only version
in a range of retailers.
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