Google's rumoured Nexus 10 2, or Nexus 10 2013, appears to have recieved the same accidental official leak via Google Play that its phone counterpart, the Nexus 5, enjoyed earlier in the month. A picture and spec sheet allegedly appeared momentarily on Google's web store before being removed again.
Some anonymous tipsters claim to have caught some screens of the leak and sent them in to PhoneArena and it would seem the Nexus 5 also re-appeared alongside the Nexus 10 2 during the hiccup.
The included spec sheet reveals the same 10.1-inch display at 300 pixels-per-inch with a 2560x1600 pixel resolution as the earlier Nexus 10. The rest of the hardware has been boosted though as we now have an 8-megapixel primary camera and a 2.1-megapixel secondary, a 9,500mAh battery (an increase of 500mAh) and, somewhat surprisingly, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core chip.
We say surprisingly because the Nexus 7 2 only got bumped up from an Nvidia Tegra 3 to a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro, so for Google to go right to the top-end processor isn't quite what we expected. If we're honest, this does make us a little suspicious.
The leaked image looks more believable than the last one, which was clearly faked. This could conceivably also be a fake, but it is a bit more convincing on the face of things. That wallpaper though. Hideous.
The proportions of the device appear to have been refined with a narrower bezel all round. The specs say it is now 258.9mm wide by 172.6mm tall, it's also lighter and thinner at 584g and 7.9mm respectively.
If the Nexus 10 2 does launch shortly then it will probably be alongside the Nexus 5, which is now tipped for November 1, but could show up any point between now and then according to various rumours. Naturally both devices will debut Android 4.4 KitKat.
But again, this could simply be an elaborate hoax, so do take it all with more than your healthy daily intake of salt.
by pbriden via Featured Articles
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