Google’s big Nexus event cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy

It seems that Google has cancelled it’s big event in New York for Monday where it was supposed to launch the Nexus 4 smartphone and a new Nexus 10-inch tablet due to concerns over Hurricane Sandy.According to CNet, Google e-mailed reporters today saying that it was canceling the event because of concerns surrounding Hurricane Sandy.


Microsoft is also due to launch Windows 8 mobile on Monday in San Fransisco and can now breathe a sigh of relief that Google’s event won’t upstage there. It’s not clear when the Google event will take place now.

The Nexus 4 smartphone which will be manufactured by LG was expected to be launched in the event. There have numerous leaks of this device and it is widely believed that LG Optimus G will be relaunched as the Nexus 4. The rumored specifications of the device include a 4.7-inch screen with 1280×768 resolution, true HD and IPS (In Panel Switching), a 13-megapixel autofocus camera and Qualcomm’s quad-core processor which clocked at 1.5Ghz along with a 2GB RAM. These specs are pretty much the same as the current the LG Optimums G smartphone.


The bigger question are about the Android build on the Nexus device as it has been reported that this could be the Android 4.2 named Key Lime Pie. However, some sources have also said it will be build 4.2 but with Jelly Bean branding.

The Nexus 10-inch tablet with Samsung is the other big device that Google were expected to launch. According
The Next Web, who quote a source,

the tablet goes under the name “ Code name Manta”, runs Google’s new Android 4.2 operating system (previously referred to as Key Lime Pie, but is set to retain the Jelly Bean branding), and will offer a 2560×1600 pixel (16:10) resolution, which we believe will offer around 300 pixels per inch (PPI) compared to the new iPad’s 264 PPI.

The iPad has a screen resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels with a screen size of 9.7 inch diagonally. In effect, the Nexus 10 by Google and Samsung is likely to have a bigger screen and a better screen resolution.

But for users there will always be the question of price as well. The 10-inch tablet won’t cost $199 and could be priced within the same range as the iPad.

The big suspense for India users will be surrounding the launch date for the country. The last Samsung-Google Nexus smartphone was never officially launched in India and even the Nexus 7 hasn’t been launched as yet. Hopefully, Google won’t abandon India this time.