Asus and Google have unveiled the new Nexus 7, a 7-inch Android hand-held with built-in wireless charging.
Built to deliver Google applications, the new Nexus 7 boost the relationship between Asus and Google that began in 2012 with the Nexus 7 tablet.
“After the success of the first Nexus 7, we are very excited to continue our partnership with Google with this new model,” Asus Chairman, Mr. Jonney Shih, said.
“The new Nexus 7 puts the very latest mobile technology in users’ hands and sets a new benchmark for tablets,” he added.
“Together with Asus, we took what you loved about the original Nexus 7 and made it even better,” Senior Vice President of Android, Chrome and Apps at Google, Sundar Pichai, said, adding, “It is now thinner, lighter and faster, with the world’s highest resolution screen in a 7-inch tablet. Whether you are sitting at home, in a coffee shop or at the airport, the new Nexus 7 is powerful, portable and made for what matters to you.”
The new Nexus 7 brings apps, games, books and movies to vivid life with the Asus TruVivid technology improves colour clarity and brightness, while IPS display technology gives ultra-wide 178-degree viewing angles, the firm said.