Google has just announced the Nexus 9. The Google Nexus 9 will go on sale on 3 November, and will be available to pre-order from 17 October (Friday). It will be available in 29 countries over the coming weeks.
The Google Nexus 9 will be one of the first devices to run Android Lollipop, with Google's new operating system rolling out to other recently released Android devices over the coming weeks.
At a Glance:
- A sweet new take on Android - Android 5.0 Lollipop
- 8.9” IPS LCD display with 4:3 aspect ratio constructed from Gorilla Glass 3
- Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound
- 8MP rear camera – 1.6MP front camera
- 64-bit NVIDIA Tegra K1 Dual Denver @ 2.3GHz CPU
- Quad-band GSM, CDMA, Penta-band HSPA, LTE
- Micro-USB 2.0
- 3.5mm audio
The Google Nexus 9 is up for pre-order and the 16GB model will cost $399.99. Meanwhile the 32GB capacity costs $479.99.These prices are from Amazon.
The Nexus 9, built by HTC and running the latest Android Lollipop, has an 8.9in (2048x1536) IPS LCD screen with a 4:3 rather than 16:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by a 2.3GHz nVidia Tegra K1 64-bit quad-core chip, 2GB of RAM, Kepler DX1 GPU and either 16GB or 32GB of storage.
On the back there's an 8MP (f/2.4) camera with auto-focus and LED flash while on the front there's a 1.6MP (f/2.4) camera.
The 8.9in screen has a 4:3 aspect ratio and a resolution of 2,048x1536. It is made of Gorilla Glass 3 and comes with 'double tap to wake' to turn the tablet on. It also has NFC and Bluetooth 4.1. The Nexus 9 weighs in at 425g and measures 153.68mm by 228.25mm by 7.95mm.
The 6,700 mAh battery has a claimed battery life of around nine hours while browsing the web over Wi-Fi. This drops to 8.5 hours for LTE browsing. Video playback battery life is given as 9.5 hours. On the outside there's a micro-USB port, 3.5mm audio, and dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound. The Nexus 9 also has dual microphones.
Source: expertreviews
