This is Google’s Nexus 10 by Samsung With Android 4.2
Filed under News by Kenneth Pennington on October 26, 2012 at 12:52 PM
Google Nexus 10 by Samsung
Update: Google has officially announced the Nexus 10.
Check out the Google Nexus 10 video and benchmarks.
BriefMobile is proud to release the first pictures of Google’s Nexus 10 tablet by Samsung. The device, manufactured by the popular Korean OEM, features the latest version of Google’s Android operating system— Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. Yes, it’s still called “Jelly Bean.” There’s no “Key Lime Pie” yet.
We expect Google to announce this tablet on Monday, October 29th, in New York City. At that time, the Android tablet market will have a new virtual king of the hill. With an ultra high resolution screen, screaming fast processor, and the latest Google operating system, I’m comfortable calling the Nexus 10 the best-specced Android tablet in the world. We’ll dive in to the hardware and software of this fantastic new device below.
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- Samsung Exynos 5250
- Clocked at 1.7 GHz
- Dual-core Cortex-A15
- Mali-T604 GPU
- 2GB RAM
- 16GB internal storage (other options possible)
- 10.1-inch
Super AMOLEDdisplay- 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution
- 298.9 pixels-per-inch
- 5-megapixel rear-facing camera
- LED flash
- Front-facing camera
- NFC
- WiFi
- Bluetooth 4.0
- Dual speakers located on front of device
Inside, the Nexus 10 features a Samsung-built Exynos 5250 processor with a Cortex-A15 architecture and Mali-T604 GPU. That’s the same processor used in Google’s latest Chromebook. It’s a 1.7 GHz clocked dual-core powerhouse that benchmarks better than the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro and Apple A6 SoCs. Like the new Android elite, the Nexus 10 houses a full 2GB of RAM, which gives it that speedy edge in multi-tasking.
We’re not sure if there will be multiple storage sizes/options available at launch. The unit used by our trusted source had 16GB of internal memory. There is no microSD card slot. Google is relying heavily on their new Drive and Play Store infrastructures for cloud storage, whether Android fans like it or not. We were thinking Drive might come pre-installed on this device, but that’s not the case (at the moment).
The display is an incredible feat for Samsung. At 2560 x 1600 pixels, it far surpasses the Apple iPad’s “Retina Display” in resolution. We’re told the display measures 10.1-inches. That means we’re looking at approximately 298.9 pixels-per-inch, dwarfing Apple’s 263.92 on the third-generation iPad.
Google’s Nexus 10 will launch with a 5-megapixel rear camera, NFC connectivity, WiFi, and Bluetooth 4.0.
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Update: The device’s back feels like brushed aluminum, says our source. There are rubber coated edges, and it’s extremely light and thin.
Update #2: The back is made from a polycarbonate substance, but it’s been brushed to look semi-metallic.
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- Android 4.2 – Quick Settings
We all know the Nexus 10 will be running an unadulterated version of the Android operating system. We can now confidently say that it’ll launch with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. An upgrade from Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean was pushed to test devices on October 24th. For those of you who care, we’re looking at Android API Level 17. The build the Nexus 10 runs as of this moment is titled “JVP15I.” The device’s fingerprint: “google/mantaray/manta:4.2/JVP15I/508255:user/release-keys.” We can definitely confirm the Manta codename is still in the device’s system info. Android 4.2 Jelly Bean is a minor update to the existing Jelly Bean we know and love. We can’t tell you all of the new features, but we can confirm a few.
Like AndroidPolice leaked this past week, there is a brand new Gallery application. As of now, the Gallery icon remains unchanged from Android 4.1.
Android 4.2 – Gallery
The camera application has been significantly improved. A new slide-to-activate menu can be triggered by a button in the upper right corner. The menu, seen below, appears.
In addition, the camera and clock application icons have been remodeled slightly by the designers at Google.
Android 4.2 – Applications
Multiple user accounts appear to be enabled on this build of Android 4.2. The earlier referenced set of leaks indicated that this feature may finally surface in 4.2, and it seems like the screenshot below makes it official.
Also, we can see the new quick-settings bar below, which was originally pointed out by AndroidPolice in the system dump leak. Users will have access to quick toggles for user accounts, brightness levels, WiFi, auto rotation, airplane mode, Bluetooth, and battery status. We can speculate about whether or not these toggles can be added to or subtracted from. It does appear that user accounts will be allowed to have their own profile pictures.
Android 4.2 – Quick Settings
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The back looks like metal…could it be?! It would explain the big cut out on the back where the camera is at.
I would guess it’s plastic, since it’s made by Samsung. It would be awesome if it were metal though!
Judging from the Note 10.1 design. I think it may actually be metal this time. http://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-10.1-Redesign-Rear.jpg
“It felt like brushed aluminium, the edges are rubber coated”
“it felt very light, was thin and comfortable to hold”
Why can’t I find that quote in the article? I must be losing my mind..
I was quoting my source ;)
Ah HA!
Bad news, it is plastic :(
Why is this bad if it feels very light, feels like brushed aluminium and is comfortable to hold?
do a quick hands on video please
well,they did do a REALLY QUICK hands on …check out this 0:05 minutes video (and yes its 5 sec)
It looks well designed too; it will easily avoid being banned due to patent trolling.
Well done Ken! seems like you know all the right people haha
You can thank our awesome source and BriefMobile’s Managing Editor @Korey_Nicholson:disqus for that. :)
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front speakers are awesome, loved them in the playbook. way to go!
Front speakers have been a feature of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 for a while now.
From the looks of things, the Nexus 10 is based on the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 with modifications.
I’ll pass, since I’ve had nothing but problems with Samsung products.
i don’t blame you. my samsung phone just failed within less than a year. i RMA’ed it, samsung never fixed it. 2nd RMA and i’m done with samsung phones. may as well get a no-name chinapad it’ll be just as good for a fraction of samsung cost.
I had two Google I|O Tab 10.1 and they both BRICKED for no apparent reason. Sent the first one back within 3 months and Samsung says nothing was wrong, just needed to “cycle the power” and reboot.
Last week, the second one bricked the same way.
Overall, I think Samsung stuff is way overrated. It’s cheap plasticky stuff that they charge a whole boatload of money for.
The one “bright” spot is my Galaxy Nexus, which is doing fine, but I baby that thing like it was worth a million dollars! :)
Maybe this Nexus 10 will be different with Google spec’ing the materials and built quality, but if it’s a generic Samsung, I’m staying away from it!
Both of my iPhones failed in the first year and then again 2 months out of warranty. That’s why I now have a Samsung.
All the company have faulty devices. You’ve just been unlucky. Hope is always there my friend!
Thanks for the words of encouragement. Actually, Samsung is the only manufacturer that I have had electronic products fail.
Besides the Google I|O 10.1s, I also had several Galaxy S2 fail as well. Have never had any other manufacturers, ranging from Nokia, HTC, Apple, LG, etc. product fail on me yet.
Overall, I like Android, but not Samsung. I don’t mind the Nexus 7, or the upcoming Nexus 4. I also actually like the Galaxy Nexus (the only Samsung product that hasn’t failed yet).
So you have had success with Samsung? Hmm…
I’d say a few tens or hundreds of millions have had success actually.
Video review!!
Haha, maybe!
I can’t really understand this obsession with aluminum…
Durable. Light. Fingerprint resistant (relative to glossy plastic). Shiny. =]
I came here from the link you put on Engadget. Nice info! Thanks! Tablet looks awesome sauce! I like the multiple user accounts! Hide secret porn stash from gf! I like exclamation marks! And short sentences! Gotta sell ipad 3!
lol
That Bezel.. Oh no…. :(
On a tablet I can understand a larger bezel. small bezels are fine on phones, but on tablets they make it easier to hold in various ways without affecting the screen actions.
Yup, But I do not think that big bezel.. It should have been little trimmed.. I’ve been waiting to replace my 7.7, let’s see how it looks when we hold… Can’t wait….
Yeah….ugh.
benchmarks asap
I feel disappointment with this tablet. Yes, the specs are great but the OS looks a little out of place to me. Anyone else feel it just a bit?
Totally. The phone UI doesn’t belong on a tablet.
consistency
You wouldn’t drive a McLaren with the same gas you’d usually put in a Corolla, so why give a phone UI to a tablet? The current tablet UI works as-is. It’s clearly designed for 2 hands, and it should stay that way. This might be an issue for some, but I don’t think I have much to worry about personally – I’ll just customize my device to work the way I want it. Paranoid Android should spike in popularity come 4.2
i agree, ill miss the old honeycomb/ICS setup with time and notifications in the bottom right. sigh
seriously. on a larger tablet, you want the controls closest to where you hold it – near your thumbs. not in the middle of the screen where your hand has to travel all the way there for very often-performed common functions.
There’a a ROM for that.
Looks like a potential dock with a keyboard could be compatible.
I hope it’s readable outside, it looks a little too thick and in turn heavy. What happened to the thin and light tablets of the iPad 2 generation/Galaxy Tab 10.1 era?
ipad 2 is light? are you serious?
Did you even read the article?
“The device’s back feels like brushed aluminum, says our source.
There are rubber coated edges, and it’s extremely light and thin.”
Keywords light and thin.
wallpaper? thanks also for infos!
wallpaper? thx
What about support for Miracast? This would make it “perfect”…
it looks very retro. Kinda like the Jetsons! SGS3 design grew on me. I think this one will too. Way to go, Samsung! :)
Judging from those images I’d say that’s not an AMOLED display. It’s probably one of Samsungs PLS displays, which are generally slightly better than their IPS equivalent.
True. I don’t think they will use SAMOLED in a 10-inch tablet. Too expensive. Remember Tab 7.7? Very high price just because of that screen.
Need GLbenchmark and browsermark run on that device quickly!! Thanks..
Give. Me. My MicroSD. Why don’t you want my money, Google??!!?
Or, upload all the contents of your SD Card to Google Drive, problem solved.
That’s clearly a partial solution at best.
Because MicroSD cards are bad for both developers and users: http://www.androidcentral.com/why-nexus-devices-have-no-sd-card
Thank you for this pics! But ugly tablet :D
Sexy
If it has 64mb option and is around $400; I may risk buying the Nexus 10 instead of the iPad4! But I have to see it in person to see the fit and build of it! If Google tries to price it like close to the iPad4; I will definitely go with the iPad4; since I have other Apple stuff and itunes and it an iPad(has top built even without Steve Jobs – since he traded his subordinates well on this). Part of the cost would be the conversion time and learning curve. I love to see it in “white”!
64mb loooooooooooooooooool you know nothing about tech
meh
Sweet mama, look at that display. Now if only I could get a monitor with that resolution, anywhere from 20″ to 30″…
This >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> iPad 3. OOooh, I mean iPad 4. Correct me if I’m wrong, maybe they already released the iPad 5?
So, people on the Internet are now making fun of Apple because they have a “too fast” release cycle? Oh boy… *facepalm*
Or perhaps the fact that they can’t count. They’ve just released their 6th iPhone, the iPhone 5.
Google – give me a keyboard dock and you can have my money… up to $399 for a 16gb model.
MONDAY CAN NOT COME FAST ENOUGH! I want one NOW!!
Congratulations on the scoop! Good article with lots of juicy tidbits.
Thank YOU for being a loyal reader! ;)
User accounts finally. May stop some from moving over to Windows 8 tablets???
What’s going to stop people from moving over to Windows 8 tablets, is ARM A15′s Hardware Virtualization Features in Exynos. Using Xvisor, you can boot customized versions of Windows 8 (x86 or ARM) simultaneously as Guest OS, while running Android as Host OS! ……they also be capable of booting Windows or Linux Touchscreen enabled Programs and Application VM’s w/ full GPU support via Para Virtualization. Because even Apple’s Retina iPad has few games or applications that support the full resolution of these new displays!!!
Even though Super Fanatical iFants will cry about that and claim how marvelous low resolution web graphics look. This is no different than when people were first buying 1080p HDTV with ugly 480p content looking like dogmeat. It’s improved with vectoring and built in scaler engines, but line doublers can only do so much with info that isn’t there in the first place. Latest Algorithms can help, but in reality only developers moving to load higher res assets/content or using Procedural Texturing will work on these Ultra HD screens! …..and that’s why Windows on x86 Intel or AMD will retain and gain on both Apple and Android devices. Because they already have developers utilizing greater res Application content and Assets!
Soooo…. Hardware Para-Virtualization is Android’s best chance against Windows 8 Devices and Apple doesn’t stand a chance against either one. That is if…. they can overcome the Blind Religious Fervor, Lies and FUD Marketing Apple uses in keeping their Brain Dead iZombies on a short leash!!! ;-P
Why no benchmarks yet? Please don’t bother about quadrant or Antutu etc., Please share detailed GLbenchmark, browsermark, V8, Peacemaker, google octane, SunSpider results.
I know I am being pushy. I can’t hide my excitement :)
Anyone want to guess the price?
$399
I expect that the 32GB version will launch at $499. This will put Google into competition with Microsoft’s Surface and Apple’s iPad, both of which lose out to the Nexus 10 in every measurable way.
price is key. nexus 7 sells well because it has a nice cpu, all the basic features we need, and mostly – low cost. a lot of people can spend $200 on a tablet and not think too much about it. If the nexus 10 comes in over $400, it will bomb. At $350, it might have a chance. There are so many tablets this size out there with similar specs. And iPad has much more apps and nicer tablet (versions of) apps
Also, why is the status bar on top? isn’t full tablet UI with one combined status/button bar on bottom?
You are aware that Amazon sells their $299 Kindle HD 8.9″ below cost, and uses a cheaper screen, slower processor and half the RAM? $350 for this device is very unlikely.
I think it will do well even if prices start at $450, simply because there is no competition for the 2560×1600 screen.
Give it 32gb or a MicroSD slot and you’ve made a sale.
Agreed, but it is very possible there is a 16, 32, and 64GB version.
Korey, since no sd, could a usb converter & (low profile) usb flash be used ? saw others post that it may be blocked (as in the Nexus 7 ?)
it is probably blocked
If you look at the App drawer at full size you can see some of the Icons are blurry
I don’t see blurry icons
Open the image in a new tab. Have it be the native 2560×1600 resolution and look at the chrome, Google+, and Google Maps Icons
The icons might not be updated yet
No GPS eh? :(
These are not complete specs. GPS is most likely there.
I am checking now to find out if it has GPS. Remember, this is Samsung, not ASUS
I saw your reply to another person that it does come with a gps, excellent. Thanks for checking
Didn’t I tell my reader before that I can and will provide? Not only that, but this is 100% authentic, as are all of my leaks!
couldsomeone predict a possible price?
Phone UI on a tablet? Are people at Google on drugs?
The notification area in the bottom bar was awesome, but splitting the bar.. I can’t believe this!
Yes, the phone UI makes no sense, it was bad enough when they did it with the 7.
That port, mmm it reminds of something I’ve seen very recently … oh no, please no more legal issues!!!!
This looks really promising and I am really looking forward to the Nexus 10′s official presentation on monday. I doubt that the panel is Super AMOLED though.
IPS display is possible.
its PLS Display. Samsung dont manufacture IPS Display
Basically PLS and IPS are the same. It’s Samsung’s improved version of IPS. IPS is well over a decade old and it’s always had extremely slow response time, low contrast issues and required greater powered back lighting. True Gamers have always hated them. They are known to Ghost and cause excessive battery drain in higher resolutions. New Apple Retina is still IPS. That’s the main reason Apple has brought out latest iPad 4. To replace the iPad 3′s problematic screen. But Apple religious loyalist won’t tell you they saw the problem till it’s fixed!
Samsung’s PLS retains the best IPS design traits with better contrast ratios, no ghosting because unlike the response time (which notice that’s been the one missing spec you never hear from Apple) of iPad 3, Samsung’s screens are brighter, faster and better contrast, etc. Apple had to do something and most likely this is LG’s copy of Samsung’s screen technology in iPad 4! ……since Sharp is still having manufacturing problems with their latest large HD screen tech!
OMG… external SD is not there…;(
Nexus will never have SD Card
no GPS??? :((((((((
Well I have been trained by Asus and the TP to live with out GPS on my tablet. Wont be missed on my part…
Korey replied elsewhere that it does come with one
It’s been a while ever since my last visit here, dating back to the motorola atrix and the alien rom. I won’t be making the same mistake again and will be checking the site daily now! thank you for the info provided awesome job!
Excellent to hear!
please release a system dump so we can start working :D
I doesn’t want to connect to adb :(
I really wish this had a the Exynos 5450 Quad core. Has there been any comparisons of the Dual core 5250 and the S4 Pro?
not yet, not that we have seen.
The Exynos 5250 in the new Chromebook handily beats everything else.
http://www.androidauthority.com/exynos-5-dual-benchmarks-125134/
Most people dont understand the difference between quad and dual core
processors, honestly, quad core is something that will never really
benefit you in terms of what you notice, but you can brag about it all
you want, but a dual core based on a faster ARM 15 architecture can be
signiifcantly notisable because of the higher clock rate, I can tell you
this, the Exynos 5 in this is way better than the Tegra 3, because of
the higher clock rate and ARM 15 architecture, good difference between
dual and quad core to find specific details on their differences, cus im
not fully explaining it, but today in the mobile market “quad-core” is
mostly a thing manufacturers are using to make their phones seem way
better or up-to-par, even though day to day you wouldnt notice, say, the
difference between a Exynos 4 and a Snapdragon S4
It’s not about bragging, it’s about fluidity of the OS. A quad-core will help with smoothness of how the operating system works, especially with the resolution this tablet has. I agree with you to a point, especially when it has to do with phones, but when it comes to tablets I differ.
at this point in the market it is redundant though, especially with jelly bean, so yeah, thats what it comes too, a marketing scam in a way
The retina display iPad is 2048 X 1536 with 264 dpi and state of the art sharpness and color resolution. This has 2560 X 1600 with 298 ppi. Those res and dpi are indistinguishable and are typical of Samsung’s silly one upmanship by a few points.
That obviously isn’t ‘far surpasses’ the iPad 3 in resolution or dpi.
dpi and ppi are two different things. This tablet has a 320 dots-per-inch and is 298 pixels-per-inch
actually it is noticeable for certain things, but day-to-day it is not, but having bragging rights of everything ebtter speced than the ipad 3/4 is nice
I would be surprised if those are indeed the real specs for Nexus 10, because those are cutting-edge, flagship specs for Samsung, and it would be strange for them to build a Nexus tablet with better specs than their own Galaxy line of tablets, which probably will be offered at cutthroat prices. Or maybe Samsung has something even better planned for themselves.
These are the real specs. This is really the Nexus 10
I dont like the fact that they’re using the hybrid UI for the 10″ tablet. I know how many users are going to root just to enable that, thankfully it’s a NExus product.
Well I’m totally excited! It will look great next to my Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7. Finally I have a nexus for every occasion lol Nexus devices offer the best user experience. Long live untainted Android OS.
I’d just like to point out that this is the first build where Chrome is actually the default browser. Jelly bean 4.1 was suppose to have it as default but there is still a separate browser in every build I’ve had. I love chrome lol
That’s true!
Are you as excited about it as I am? LOL :P
I actually am. I love Chrome too!
+1 for tab syncing!
Chrome was native for the N7 wasn’t it? I only played with it once for a brief moment and couldn’t find the android browser.
Unfortunately I’m not sure as I don’t own a N7 myself.
However every build of JB I’ve tested on my phone seems to include a stock browser over Chrome telling me its laying it the roots of the system files somewhere anyways.
Actually I just finished looking at it again. Chrome no android browser.
Just came across your site. Awesome work Ken. You now have a new loyal reader. Any word on GPS and 3g though?
There is GPS, no 3G.
Yeah that’s kinda a bummer. But thanks for ur great work
Could you tell me about the size of the battery sir?
We aren’t sure
Will it have gps? Unlike the IPad wi fi models. I want to use it for Navigation without incurring roaming charges.
Yes, it has GPS
Good pictures… O.o.
Why 1.7 ghz dual core when the Nexus 7 has a quad 1.3
Most people dont understand the difference between quad and dual core processors, honestly, quad core is something that will never really benefit you in terms of what you notice, but you can brag about it all you want, but a dual core based on a faster ARM 15 architecture can be signiifcantly notisable because of the higher clock rate, I can tell you this, the Exynos 5 in this is way better than the Tegra 3, because of the higher clock rate and ARM 15 architecture, good difference between dual and quad core to find specific details on their differences, cus im not fully explaining it, but today in the mobile market “quad-core” is mostly a thing manufacturers are using to make their phones seem way better or up-to-par, even though day to day you wouldnt notice, say, the difference between a Exynos 4 and a Snapdragon S4
Great pictures. Any idea on the weight? If it’s noticeably (at least 15%) lighter than an ipad 3/4th gen, I’d say it’s gonna be a big sucess
GPS and I’m there cos I get lost a lot.
This will definitely be a must buy for me.
As much as I want one, I HATE Samsung products. All of them. No sale.
Couldn’t be a better bunch than you ALL here to ask & PLEASE don’t be too Critical (of me), but your Opinions would be extremely helpful…..was considering getting the Toshiba Excite “Before” my husband told me about a new Tablet on the horizon. I was Big on the NVIDIA Tegra 3 Quad-core (for the Excite), but now find out I’m comparing it to a Dual-Core & NO Sdcard slot. Would you say the Nexus 10 would still be the better buy ? We’ll be needing 2 tablets…..Thanks in advance (:
Also a big contributor is the $ factor. It’s been a long time since I compared processors & specs, etc. and that was in desktop pc’s – so you’ll understand why I’m inquiring and need the input from those of you “in the know”, ty
do you just want wifi only or do you want to go with a certain carrier?
Hi korey, Wifi only
Nexus 10 or iPad 4, I wouldn’t go with literally anything else.
Sorry if you get a repeat here, don’t see my last msg., Thanks much Korey… if I can get my hands on two of them, the Nexus is probably the choice. I also just saw Matthew’s post about the Duo vs. Quad cores. That’s what was waivering my decision, but we’ll all wait & see.
Was anxious for Monday, but maybe someone here will advise on the new date when it’s known !?!
Dual-core is better for speed, quad-core is better for multi-tasking. The Exynos 5250 processor for the Nexus 10 is a good thing, not a bad.
Ух ты, метр в комплекте – это зачет )
Any idea on the size of the battery? That’s one massive screen! Impressed by the specs.
i guess its fake…it is a comp copy of 10.1….hope my assumption is true….o god
Do we still not know what type of display it is exactly? The “super amoled” has a strike through the text.
I like everything about it but I wish the bezel was bigger. (/s)
64gb version or SD card expansion and I would buy it. Otherwise I’ll wait for the next version of Note 10.1 whatever they call it, I assume Samsungs next tablet will use 2560 x 1600 as well. I am just not keen on relying on cloud storage, I want complete control of my devices.