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Google announces Android 4.2, Nexus 4, 7, 10 – available for order Google Play from November 13

Nexus 4,7,10

Well, there you have it! We were all under the assumption that because Google’s Android event was cancelled we wouldn’t be seeing any major announcements overnight. Well, we’ve already seen that Google Play Movise are now available for purchase and our full sum-up of the Nexus 10, which is priced from $469 to $569 for the 16GB and 32GB versions.

If you head over to the Google Play Store you’ll see the appearance of a brand new banner advertising the new variants of the Nexus series. That is, the Nexus 4, 7 and 10. While the Nexus 7 has always been available, it is now sporting a 32GB memory option – there’s no word on the 3G variant in Australia though. The 32GB version has taken the price-point of the 16GB version, coming in at just $299.

The Nexus 4 on the other hand is what we were all expecting to see. It’s definitely a top of the line device and is going for the incredibly cheap price of the $349 for the 8GB version and $399 for the 16GB version. Except, it’s missing just one major thing – there’s no LTE! While this is a bit of a shock, Google explains to The Verge that this was done due to avoiding carrier locks in the US. Anyway, you can head over to Google Play for more details as they come in, we’ll be getting some larger informative specific pieces on each device as the day goes on.

The Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 are also running Google’s brand-spanking new Android 4.2. Thanks to Android Police, we’ve been able to get a bit of a better idea about Android 4.2. It is featuring some other very nice features, like multi-user-profiles for tablets, a new photo-sphere, gesture typing, Miracast Wireless Display technology, notification power controls, lockscreen widgets and more! We’ll have full details as the day goes on, but we’d definitely suggest watching the video below.

The Verge have been able to get into Google’s Mountain View offices and talked to some pretty high-up people about the new devices. They go into the partners, the hardware, the software, Google Now and have some fun. It’s definitely worth a look to get a bit of a better idea about it:

Google obviously want to show off Google Now’s new features with this video:

Thanks: Tyler, Chris, Peter and everyone who sent this in!

Written by : Josh is the founder of Android Australia. He is an adamant vegan, tech enthusiast and psychology student. He is currently a Google Chromebook Product Specialist and a Student Ambassador. You should probably follow him at +Josh on Twitter or on his personal blog!
  • cameron charles

    what a morning to be an android fan, we all expected disappointment (and some sad for those in the hurricanes path) but no google delivers on basically everything that has been leaked recently which was some real exciting things so awesome to see it come to fruition and not be terrible :D

    the N10 is pure awesome and from all the inevitable comparisons it beats the ipad hands down (unless you want 3g and a walled garden) i only hope the sales back that up, also i predict a 3g version before the years out…based on nothing really

    the N4 is basically everything we thought it was including inductive charging, crazy, at a killer price point.

    and the refreshed N7 line up pretty much address all the wants people have had since its release, its not often that happens, please people reward google for this :P

    4.2 – some nice new features for an iterative update, built in swype is great the photo sphere looks awesome and a nightmare to have coded ha, no one is mentioning this but it should come with the updated gmail which is fantastic, it is a pity that patents ruin good things again with multiple user accounts being limited to tablets because nokia this time have it locked down on phones

  • http://www.androidaustralia.com.au/ Josh Berg

    HSPA+ comes in at 42 Mbps down apparently too, which gives us hope of the lack of 4G not mattering.

    • cameron charles

      just looked on wikipedia and hspa+ isnt far off the speeds offered by LTE, considering the small availability of LTE in aus and the congestion it gets sometimes id almost prefer the 3g+ version

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=609357198 Nathan Elcoate

    Good new, the price points are excellent, however I don’t like the look of the Nexus 10. Looks very bulky and dated.

    • http://www.androidaustralia.com.au/ Josh Berg

      Agreed. It’s meant to be quite thin but something about it just doesn’t sit well for me.

      • paul100

        I am more skeptical abt android tablets , like apple pointed out, we have to use scaled up phone apps (mostly) :(

  • TT

    Can’t watch the youtube.

    Also, I am wondering how is the LCD screen of Nexus 4? Is that better than the screen of Nexus 7? To be honest, I don’t like Nexus 7′s screen. Hope the LCD will similar to HTC One X’s screen.

    • cameron charles

      well its based of the LG Optimus G line which always gets top marks for display although engadget says it falls short of the OneX in regards to viewing angles but is otherwise right up there so that should give some hope, the n7 has a ppi of 300 i believe and the n4 clocks in at 324ppi so for in your face use id put money on it looking better then the n7

      • TT

        That’s awesome. No matter which screen it uses. I will go for 16GB for sure. The price is really good. You can buy two Nexus 4 using one iPhone5′s price.

  • Tyler Saddington

    I will be pre ordering on November 13th!

    • http://www.androidaustralia.com.au/ Josh Berg

      Same here!

      • TT

        Is that 0:00 Australia time on 13th Nov?

        Also, 13th is Pre-order or Order? It seems not pre-order as I checked on Google Play

        • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1339830992 Tyler Saddington

          Hmm, Have to wait and see ;) Either way I will be getting it! (I must!)

  • http://www.facebook.com/gerard21 Gerard Lynch

    More than the hardware and new devices I am most excited about 4.2. Now that they’ve fully implemented the quick settings for power control in the notification bar I have no reason to root my phone and run CM. The screen mirroring with HDTVs also sounds great. Just wondering what dongle I need to get for my TV. Are there existing dongles/TVs already on the market?

    • http://www.androidaustralia.com.au/ Josh Berg

      Hmm, I’m not sure actually – let me look into this for you.

  • deanomalino

    Sooooooo….when can the Galaxy Nexus expect the yakju 4.2 update? =D

    • paul100

      If you bought through a carrier, I am sorry to say, but have to wait a while.
      The carriers have to do so called ******Testing******, :D

      • deanomalino

        Nope! Unlocked the boot loader and flashed the yakju image on my voda Gnex and now get updates straight from Google. ^_^
        Got sick of the testing bs.

        • http://www.androidaustralia.com.au/ Josh Berg

          I’m guessing mid-late November.

  • paul100

    Will Nexus S get android 4.2 ??

    • http://www.androidaustralia.com.au/ Josh Berg

      Now we play the waiting game until we hear.