Google Inc on Wednesday showcased a new-generation, slimmer Nexus 7 tablet that the Internet search company hopes will expand its presence in consumer hardware, and ensure that its online services remain front-and-center on mobile devices.
The company announced a new version of its popular Nexus 7 tablet during a press event Wednesday in San Francisco. Sundar Pichai, Google's senior vice president of Android and Chrome, unveiled a slimmed-down, speedier version of the tablet, which will start at $229 when it goes on sale next week.
Google's new Nexus 7 tablet, which runs on the newest version of Android, sells at $229 for a 16-gigabit model that works with Wi-Fi, and $329 for a 32-gigabyte version that works with all three wireless carriers: Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. That's significantly less than Apple's 8-inch iPad mini, which start at $329 for a 16-gigabyte model without a wireless plan, but more than the cost of Amazon's Kindle Fire, which starts at $159.
Netflix will be one of the first apps to take advantage of the new video-friendly specs. The streaming-video company's new Android app will stream movies at 1080p on the Nexus 7.
The device will run Android Jelly Bean 4.3, a new version of Google's Android operating system.
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