{"id":660875,"date":"2013-05-29T14:56:25","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T18:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=650173"},"modified":"2013-05-29T14:56:25","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T18:56:25","slug":"bluetooth-sig-data-suggests-a-new-nexus-7-is-coming-soon-after-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/660875","title":{"rendered":"Bluetooth SIG data suggests a new Nexus 7 is coming soon after all"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although many were disappointed that no new hardware debuted at Google I\/O &#8212; unless you count the Samsung Galaxy S 4 &#8220;Google Edition&#8221; &#8212; there&#8217;s more evidence that a new Nexus 7 is on the way. <a href=\"http:\/\/liliputing.com\/2013\/05\/did-a-google-nexus-7-with-android-4-3-just-get-bluetooth-certification.html\">Liliputing<\/a> notes that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluetooth.org\/tpg\/QLI_viewQDL.cfm?qid=20905\">Bluetooth SIG certified a device on May 27 and the corresponding data indicates it is a refreshed Google tablet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom2.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/06\/nexus-7-unboxed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"nexus-7-unboxed\" src=\"http:\/\/gigaom2.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/06\/nexus-7-unboxed.jpg?w=180&#038;h=240\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-538317\" \/><\/a>There isn&#8217;t much to go on outside of the tested device, but it has a product design name of\u00a0ME370T &#8212; the same as the original Nexus 7 tablet built by Asus. Another key clue? The software build for the certification is\u00a0JWR11, which is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.droid-life.com\/2013\/05\/24\/android-4-3-possibly-spotted-running-on-nexus-4-build-number-jwr45b\/\">similar to the JWR42 build spotted last week on a Nexus 4 device running Android 4.3<\/a>. Based on that information, I wouldn&#8217;t expect a refresh to the Nexus 7 until Google officially introduces the next version of Android, <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/04\/03\/report-new-nexus-7-tablet-due-in-july-heres-what-to-expect\/\">rumored to be in June or July<\/a>. Prior to the back-to-school season sounds about right to me.<\/p>\n<p>The Bluetooth SIG data indicates that the certified tablet will still use Bluetooth 3.0, so it doesn&#8217;t appear that a new Nexus will gain Bluetooth 4.0 or be Bluetooth Smart Ready. So what might the new tablet gain? I&#8217;m still standing behind most of my thoughts from earlier this year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The same 7-inch screen size, but a higher-resolution panel of 1920 x 1080 for a pixel density of 315 pixels per inch (ppi). The current device uses a 1280 x 800 resolution display at 216 ppi.<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s possible that Google keeps an improved 1280 x 800 model at $199 and offers the higher-resolution panel as a more expensive option; say $249.<\/li>\n<li>Google opts for Qualcomm\u2019s new quad-core Snapdragon 600 chipset. The company often switches hardware components between manufacturing partners on Nexus devices, but if this happens, it\u2019s certainly not good for Nvidia and its Tegra 4 chip.<\/li>\n<li>With a Qualcomm chip inside, it\u2019s highly likely the Nexus 7 gets an LTE option due to the chipmaker\u2019s solid modem integration on its silicon.<\/li>\n<li>The new Nexus 7 will get a memory boost: 2 GB of RAM up from the current 1 GB.<\/li>\n<li>A rear camera is added, but it won\u2019t be a top-of-the-line sensor: Just good enough for Google+ photos and such.<\/li>\n<li>I expect the current metal pins to be in the same place on a new tablet model; this would keep the new device compatible with the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/03\/07\/google-launches-and-sells-out-of-a-30-nexus-7-dock\/\">Nexus 7 dock which only arrived on the market recently<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;d keep an eye on the retailers that sell Nexus 7 tablets: WalMart, RadioShack and the like. 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