The Nexus 10 tablet running Android 4.2

Google has officially launched the new Nexus 10 tablet running Android 4.2. Built by Samsung but clearly designed by Google, the tablet features a very impressive 10-inch screen at 2560 x 1600 resolution, clocking in at 300ppi. Google calls it "True RGB Real Stripe PLS," and in our short time with the tablet we found it to be on par with the iPad's Retina display, with sharp text, excellent color fidelity, and great viewing angles. The Nexus 4 has a 4.7-inch 1280x768 display and uses a quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor with 1.5GHz Krait CPUs, 2GB of RAM, NFC chip, and has options for either 8GB or 16GB of internal storage. An 8-megapixel camera is embedded on the back and a 1.3-megapixel camera on the front. The Nexus 4's body measures 9.1 millimeters thick, 1.5 millimeters thicker than the iPhone 5. Inside is a 2,100mAh battery that will provide a prodigious 15.3 hours of talk time, according to Google. The phone will not be able to access 4G LTE networks, and does not have an expandable storage slot. Google has stated the phone will feature wireless charging, but has not specified whether the accessories that enable this feature will be included in the box. Overall, the Nexus 10 was easily the best-feeling and best-performing 10-inch Android tablet we've seen — but whether or not there's a real market for 10-inch Android tablets is another matter entirely. Google is selling the tablet for $399 for the 16GB version and $499 for the 32GB version, which makes it $100 less expensive than a comparable iPad with Retina display. That price differential may help juice sales, but buyers will still have to contend with the anemic options in the Android tablet app ecosystem. It will be available on November 13th in the Google Play Store in the US, UK, Australia, France, Germany, Spain and Canada.