Google has just announced its HTC-built Nexus 9. Here we provide full details on the release date, price and specs. Also see: and best Android tablets 2014.
Also confirmed: Nexus Player and .
Nexus 9 release date
The Nexus 9 will go on sale on 3 November, and will be available to pre-order from 17 October (Friday). It will be available in 29 countries over the coming weeks.
Read: Nexus 7 vs Nexus 9 comparison.
Nexus 9 price
The Nexus 9 is up for pre-order and the 16GB model will cost £319, matching the . Meanwhile the 32GB capacity costs £399.These prices are from as we're still waiting for the Nexus 9 to appear on the Google Play store.
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Nexus 9 specs
The Nexus 9, built by HTC and running the latest Android Lollipop, has an 8.9in (2048x1536) IPS LCD screen with a 4:3 rather than 16:9 aspect ratio. Inside is a 2.3GHz nVidia Tegra K1 64-bit quad-core chip, 2GB of RAM, Kepler DX1 GPU and either 16- or 32GB of storage.
HTC BoomSound speakers - as seen in the - offer immersive, distortion-free sound.
The Nexus 9 has a 6700mAh battery, which should be good for around nine hours.
Nexus 9 design
According to Google the Nexus 9 has a soft-grip back and subtle curves, and strikes a balance between easily fitting in your hand, being light and comfortable to use, and big enough for work or play.
Available in black, white and sand (although sand, along with a 4G LTE model, won't be available until later this year), the Nexus 9 has a thin bezel and brushed-metal sides.
A keyboard is sold separately, which snaps to the Nexus 9 via magnets and allows you to alter the typing position. With this keyboard the Nexus 9 is able to compete with both the and the (although a new iPad Air is set to launch tomorrow - see ).
"Since more and more people want to have the same simple experience they have on their tablets when they have to do real work, we designed a keyboard folio that magnetically attaches to the Nexus 9, folds into two different angles and rests securely on your lap like a laptop," said Google in an official blog post.
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