Google, ASUS Nexus 7 2 in Stores on July 30 and Signals Official Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Update Push to Nexus Devices
Google and ASUS team up with next-generation Nexus 7 may be revealed on July 30, 2013 which will feature Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, high-resolution display and improved camera system. An online vendor seems to be preparing to go on sale as well on July 30th with Nexus 7 2.
Best Buy Ready to Sell Nexus 7 2
According to 9to5Google's leaked photo of Best Buy's internal inventory system, the upcoming Nexus 7 2 from Google and ASUS will go on sale in July 30, 2013. This next-generation Nexus 7 is running Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and could also be the formal launching date of the latest Android version before Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie on October 2013.
Best Buy flyer advertisement of the product leaked earlier this week and it suggests that July 30th would be the in-stores release date. Rumours also base their projection of Nexus 7 2 public release on late July 2013.
Technical Specifications Rumoured
Aside from Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, Google Nexus 7 2 is rumoured to have the following technical specifications leaked by an ASUS support agent from their Live Chat system:
- Android 4.3 Jelly Bean pure Vanilla Experience and UI
- Bluetooth Low/Light Energy, Bluetooth 4.0
- 7-inches of LED screen display
- 1980 x 1200 display resolution
- Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor
- 2GB of RAM
- 32GB internal storage
- 5-Megapixel primary camera
- 1.2-Megapixel rear camera
- 4000 mAh battery
- LTE and GSM support
- NFC
Nexus 7 2 will have a steeper price tag of $230 for the 16GB variant and $280 for the 32GB version.
Android 4.3 Official Launch
Nexus 7 2 could be Google's go signal for Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and the company may start pushing updates for other Nexus devices eligible for the newest firmware. Other manufacturers such as HTC, Samsung and Sony may also push updates for their respective handsets.