Developer | Google, Asus |
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Manufacturer | Asus |
Product family | Google Nexus |
Type | Tablet computer |
Release date | July 26, 2013 (United States) August 13, 2013 (Canada) August 28, 2013 (United Kingdom) November 20, 2013 (India) |
Introductory price |
16 GB: US$229 32 GB: US$269 32 GB (LTE model): US$349 |
Discontinued | April 25, 2015 |
Operating system | Android 4.3/"Jelly Bean" (upgradable to Android 6.0/"Marshmallow" ) |
System-on-chip used | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064–1AA |
CPU | 1.51 GHz quad-core Krait 300 |
Memory | 2 GB DDR3L RAM |
Storage | 16 or 32 GB |
Display | 7.02 in (178 mm) 16:10 aspect ratio, 323 ppi (127 ppcm) pixel density 1920×1200 178° view angle backlit IPS LCD, scratch resistant Corning Fit glass 10 point capacitive touchscreen |
Graphics | 400 MHz quad-core Adreno 320 |
Sound | stereo speakers, 5.1 surround sound by Fraunhofer, MP3, WAV, eAAC+, WMA, |
Input | GPS/GLONASS, dual microphone, gyroscope, accelerometer, light sensor, magnetometer, Hall effect sensor, proximity sensor (with cellular model) |
Camera | 1.2-MP front-facing 720p video recording, 5.0-MP rear-facing f2.4 AF, 1080p video recording |
Connectivity | 3.5 mm headphone jack, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi dual-band (802.11 a/b/g/n @ 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz), Miracast, NFC, micro USB 2.0, Slimport, 4G LTE (with cellular model) |
Power | Internal rechargeable non-removable lithium-ion polymer 3,950 mAh 16 Wh battery, Qi Wireless Charging |
Online services | Google Play |
Dimensions | 200 mm × 114 mm × 8.65 mm (7.87 in × 4.49 in × 0.34 in) |
Weight |
Wi-Fi only: 290 g (10 oz) Cellular model: 299 g (10.5 oz) |
Predecessor | Nexus 7 (2012) |
Successor | Nexus 9 |
Website | Nexus 7 2013 |
The second generation Nexus 7 is a mini tablet computer co-developed by Google and Asus that runs the Android operating system. It is the third tablet in the Google Nexus series, a family of Android consumer devices marketed by Google and built by an original equipment manufacturer partner. Following the success of the original Nexus 7, a second generation of the device was released on July 26, 2013, four days earlier than the originally scheduled date due to early releases from various retailers. The tablet was the first device to ship with version 4.3 of Android.
The second iteration of the 7 in (180 mm) tablet, code named "Razor", has various upgrades from the previous generation, including a 1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, 2 GB of memory, a 1920×1200 pixel display (323 pixels per inch; 127 ppcm), dual cameras (1.2 MP front, 5 MP rear), stereo speakers, built-in inductive Qi wireless charging, and a SlimPort (via micro USB connector) capable of full high-definition video output to an external display.
Nexus 7 was the first device to have been shipped with Android version 4.3 ("Jelly Bean"). All Nexus devices, including the Nexus 7, run a version of Android free of manufacturer or wireless carrier modifications (e.g., custom graphical user interfaces or 'skins' such as TouchWiz and HTC Sense) commonly included on other Android devices. Nexus products also feature an unlockable bootloader, which enables replacement of the device's firmware—which in turn enables "rooting" the device, thereby enabling user access to privileged control over the Android environment and further development or modification of the operating system. An update to Android 4.4 was released in November 2013, followed by another update to Android 4.4.2 one month later and eventually an update to Android 4.4.3 in June 2014 and 4.4.4 in July. The Wi-Fi only variant of the Nexus 7 was one of the two devices of which the Android L developer preview was officially available for, with the other being the Nexus 5.Android 5.0 "Lollipop" was released in November 2014 for The Wi-Fi only version. In July 2015, Android 5.1.1 was rolled out to the Nexus 7, containing a fix for the Stagefright bug.