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3G Google Nexus 7 inbound

Production ramping

Asus is ramping up production of a 3G-enabled Google Nexus 7, it has been claimed.

Citing a "well placed insider", website Modaco says the cellular-connectable tablet will launch in roughly six weeks' time.

Google Nexus 7 Android tablet

Beyond the incorporation of an HSPA radio, the Nexus 7 3G will be essentially identical to the existing Wi-Fi only model.

iFixit's autopsy of the Nexus 7 shows plenty of room for the 3G radio and micro-Sim tray - even more so if the 3G version uses the new nano-Sim form-factor. ®

Anonymous Coward

WiFi Only

I initially thought that, but in reality I always have my phone with me and WiFi/Bluetooth tethering is so easy that it doesn't make sense to have two separate contracts/SIMs.

So in reality I would actually prefer to only have one data access device (the phone) with the other (the tablet) tethered to it.

Just my use-case obviously.

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Anonymous Coward

Oh great, just as the world (and me) has gone out and bought the wifi one, Google releases the one many of us would have gone for in the first place.

Anyone wanna buy a wifi-only Nexus 7?

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Ditch the 3G

and just put a microSD slot in the darn thing !

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Anonymous Coward

"Oh great, just as the world (and me) has gone out and bought the wifi one, Google releases the one many of us would have gone for in the first place."

Don't worry - Apple will slap an injunction on this when they reveal that they've patented the method of releasing a sequence of incrementatl products over a period of time to cause people to make multiple purchases!

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Anonymous Coward

Hold on.....

.....it's black, it has a screen, it even has bloody corners. Right, i'm telling Apple!!

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