Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 Philippines (via SMART)
Update: Smart Nexus 7 Is Bundled With Pocket Wifi Plan
The Nexus devices is heading over the country soon! Smart Communications announces Saturday that they will be offering the latest Google devices – Nexus 4 and Nexus 7- in the Philippines. The announcement was made via Twitter.
SMART to Offer Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 in the Philippines
About Nexus 4 and Nexus 7
Nexus 4 is the latest Google Phone. Successor of Galaxy Nexus, it was designed by Google in partnership with LG Electronics. It sports a quad-core processor, a stunning 4.7 inches Corning Gorilla Glass display, and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) mobile OS.
Nexus 7 is the latest iteration of Google tablet. It sports a 7-inches display, a quad-core processor 1 GB RAM and is being offered an amazing price of as low as $199 USD (around 8400 Pesos) for the 16GB WiFi Model. It also runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS.
About SMART Communications
Smart Communications is the mobile arm of the telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT). It is the country’s largest mobile operator in terms of subscribers. They now offers a wide array of wireless technologies: GSM, 3G, and 4G (LTE, WiMAX and HSPA+).
Pricing and Availability
Smart has not yet disclosed the details about the price of these devices. It is likely though that Nexus 4 phone will come tied up with a plan and a 24-month contract. For Nexus 7, it is possible that SMART will only offer the 32 GB, WiFi + HSPA+ model and tie it to a their data plan.
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Categories: Mobile, Philippines, price, tablet Tags: 4G Wireless, Google, Jelly bean, LG Electronics, Mobile device, Mobile OS, Nexus, Nexus 7, Philippines, Smart, smartphone, Telcos
Google to Release a New Nexus Device on October 29?
Media groups received invites from Google Wednesday to an Android event to be held next on October 29. The invites clearly notes that it is an “Android” event but it is not clear whether they would be releasing a hardware product (i.e. Nexus device), a software product or both (Android OS).
Google sent invites on an Android event this coming October 29. Could there be a new Nexus device?
New Nexus Device: A Phone from LG?
The rumor about this event is that Google will be releasing the successor of Galaxy Nexus. The phone is also rumored to be made by LG, one of Google’s major partners in Android devices. Leaked photos reveals that it looks the same as LG Optimus G. Accordingly, it is expected to have a quad-core processor, 2GB RAM and 8MP camera. Latest reports also suggest that its name will be Nexus 4, which makes sense because it s the 4th Nexus Phone since Google began selling Nexus deviced in 2010.
Below is the photo of LG Optimus G.
The LG Optimus G – an Android phone from LG Electronics
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Categories: Mobile, Technology Tags: Android, Galaxy Nexus, Google, LG, LG Electronics, LG nexus 4, LG Optimus, LG Optimus G, LG phone, Mobile device, Mobile OS, Nexus 4, Nexus device, October 29
LG Announces Optimus Pad LTE
LG Electronics unveiled yesterday a new tablet named Optimus Pad LTE. It is an Android-powered tablet (version 3.0, Honeycomb) with a 8.9 True HD IPS display with a resolution of 1280X700-pixel. It has a 2MP front facing facing camera and an 8MP rear-facing camera. Inside the device beats a decent Qualcomm dual-core processor with a clock speed of 1.5 GHz.
LG Optimus Pad LTE
The device supports expanded memory of up to 32GB via SD card slot and an HDMI out. The battery is 6800mAh. And of course, as the name indicates, it supports Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless broadband technology.
Here’s the full specs:
Operating System: Android 3.2 Honeycomb
Memory: User 32GB (Micro SD up to 32GB)
Size: 245 x 151.4 x 9.34 mm
Weight: 497 g
Display: 8.9-inch IPS True HD Display
Resolution: 1280 x 768
Camera: 8MP (Rear) / 2MP (Front)
Processor: Qualcomm 1.5GHz Dual-Core / Dual Channel Processor
Battery: 6,800mAh
Others: HDMI, DLNA
Operating System: Android 3.2 Honeycomb
Memory: User 32GB (Micro SD up to 32GB)
Size: 245 x 151.4 x 9.34 mm
Weight: 497 g
Display: 8.9-inch IPS True HD Display
Resolution: 1280 x 768
Camera: 8MP (Rear) / 2MP (Front)
Processor: Qualcomm 1.5GHz Dual-Core / Dual Channel Processor
Battery: 6,800mAh
Others: HDMI, DLNA
Categories: Mobile, price, tablet, Technology Tags: 4G Wireless, Android, broadband, HDMI, LG Electronics, Mobile device, tablet
