There has been a lot of talk going around about devices which are coming our way, the Nexus 8 and Nexus 6. If what we hear turns out to be the real deal then we could see HTC behind the Google Nexus 8. Over on Chromium Code Review eagle eyed developers over in Germany spotted the name Nexus 8, which does seem to confirm the Nexus device. So what might we expect from the Nexus 8 and Nexus 7 when they arrive?
The Nexus 8 is said to have a display of 8.9 inches which offers 2048 x 1440 resolution, while the Nexus 7 should arrive with a 7 inch IPS LCD display offering around 1200 x 1920 resolution. The Nexus should offer 241ppi and the Nexus 7 323ppi.
There is impressive resolution along with pixel strength and they should not offer images and video that is vivid and impressive. The Nexus 8 will have a design that is aluminium zero gap, while the panel of the Nexus 7 has a strip of glass in black which covers the screen and which blends into the rubberized plastic of the rear panel.
It is said that the Nexus 8 has the codename of the Volantis/Flounder and weighs 418g and has a thickness of 0.31 inches. The Nexus 7 should come in at around 290 g and be 0.34 inches in thickness.
The Nexus 8 is said to possess the NVIDIA Logan 64 bit processor, which is the Tegra K1, along with 2GB of RAM. While the Nexus 7 could have the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro, which is quad core and clocked in at 1.5GHz, with 2GB of RAM. The Nexus 8 should have Android 5 when it arrives and it is thought that the Nexus 7 will have Jelly Bean 4.3, which can be upgraded to KitKat 4.4.3.
Both of these Nexus tablets will be offered with 16GB or 32GB of internal storage. The Nexus 7 will not support SD card but it is thought that the Nexus 8 will.
The 2013 Nexus 7 has the 3950 battery that is not removable, at the moment we don’t know what battery to expect with the Nexus 8. The Nexus 7 should offer around 9 hours of viewing video and photos.
There is a 5MP camera on the back of the Nexus 7 along with one of 1.2MP on the front. The Nexus 8 will have an 8MP and 3MP on the front.
The tablets will be offered in LTE or Wi-Fi only and they should have support for NFC.
The Nexus 7 32GB LTE will have a price tag of AU$398 while the Nexus 8 Wi-Fi 16GB comes in at around $US399. The LTE variation is thought to cost upwards of US$600. The Nexus 8 release date is said to be summer of this year.
