Google Nexus 10 launches as 'highest resolution tablet on the market'

By Joe Cox
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The Nexus 10 is a 10in tablet that has been built by Samsung and Google and has a 2560 x 1600 screen resolution that boasts over 4 million pixels

Nexus 10

Google and Samsung have confirmed the launch of the Nexus 10, the biggest tablet in the Google Nexus family.

The new Nexus 10 is a 10in tablet unsurprisingly, and joins the 7in Nexus 7 tablet and sits above the newly-launched Nexus 4, which has a 4.7in screen.

Billed as a "premium entertainment device", the Nexus 10 is "the highest resolution tablet on the planet", thanks to a 2560 x 1600 resolution, which boasts over 4 million pixels and 300 pixels per inch (PPI).

Battery life is claimed to deliver nine hours of video playback and more than 500 hours of standby time.

The Nexus has the latest Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS, also present on the Nexus 4, with new and updated Google apps includig Google Now and Google Maps.

The Nexus 10 release date is November 13th, when it will go on sale via the Google Play Store in the UK. Prices are £319 for the 16GB wi-fi model, £389 for the 32GB wi-fi one.

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Joe Cox
Joe Cox
Content Director

Joe is Content Director for T3 and What Hi-Fi?, having previously been the Global Editor-in-Chief of What Hi-Fi?. He has worked on What Hi-Fi? across the print magazine and website for more than 15 years, writing news, reviews and features on everything from turntables to TVs, headphones to hi-fi separates. He has covered product launch events across the world, from Apple to Technics, Sony and Samsung; reported from CES, the Bristol Show, and Munich High End for many years; and written for sites such as the BBC, Stuff, and the Guardian. In his spare time, he enjoys expanding his vinyl collection and cycling (not at the same time).