At the tail end of last week Google finally started shipping orders of their new and impressive Nexus 7 tablet to those who ordered from the Play Store. Along with several retailers like Gamestop, Staples, and Sam’s Club. Today however Google’s own Play Store has now changed their shipping status for the 16GB version from 1 week, to 3-4 weeks.
Does this mean you can’t get one? Not at all. It means that they are selling like hot cakes, just like we reported, and they are having to expand their estimated shipping times to balance out the flow of orders. Users that ordered recently should all be receiving their tablets soon, and hopefully if you order today it’ll still ship before 3-4 weeks go by.
I know many of my Android friends and family have all purchased the tablet, but is the Nexus 7 really selling in huge numbers, or is the supply just not very large? We all know the ASUS Transformer Prime was hard to find for weeks and weeks, hopefully the same doesn’t hold true for the Nexus 7. ASUS hasn’t been the best with supply and demand in the past, but hopefully Google had them prepare for the onslaught of orders this awesome budget tablet was sure to receive.
If you’ve still not ordered one, the cheaper 8GB model is still stating 1-2 weeks for shipping as it probably isn’t selling as fast due to the low storage amount. Most orders appear to be arriving today or already did yesterday, so let us know if you enjoy the tablet.
Story Timeline Google Nexus 7 and Jelly Bean initial review Nexus 7 updated to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean Nexus 7 shipping now - pickup available from Gamestop Google Play Store now shipping Nexus 7, all should ship within 3 days Nexus 7 sells out nationwide at most retailers Nexus 7 receiving a small software update - adds Google Wallet Nexus 7 Play Store orders now shipping in the UK too OnLive promises support for Universal Controller on Nexus 7 Nexus 7 officially "in stock" on the Play Store - shipping now Nexus 7 suffering from screen defects and separation // startHeight ? startHeight : newHeight; box.animate({height:newHeight,duration:500, easing:'bounceEaseOut'},function(){ if(boxH > startHeight){ jQuery('#toggle_device a').text('See More'); jQuery('.ac_device_spec a').css('background','url(http://cdn.androidcommunity.com/wp-content/themes/ewdisonv2/images/acw_device_down.gif) no-repeat'); } else {jQuery('#toggle_device a').text('See Less'); jQuery('.ac_device_spec a').css('background','url(http://cdn.androidcommunity.com/wp-content/themes/ewdisonv2/images/acw_device_up.gif) no-repeat'); } } ); }); }); // ]]> Device Specifications and Information Device Info Device Name : Nexus 7 Manufactuer : Asus Carrier : NAAnnounced Date : June 27, 2012Release Date : TBAAlso Known As : Google Nexus 7, MeMo 370T Display Screen Size : 7 Inch Resolution : 1280x800Screen Type : IPS LCD Dimension & Weight Height : 7.81 Inch Width : 4.72 Inch Depth : 0.41 Inch Weight : 340 Grams Battery & Power Battery Type: Lithium Ion Battery Capacity : 4325 mAhTalk Time : NAStand By Time : NA SoftwareAndroid OS: 4.1.xAudio Playback: AACAAC+AMRMIDMP3WAVWMAVideo Playback: h.263h.264 / AVC3GPMPEG-4 (MP4)WMVMessaging: IM Hardware CPU : Tegra 3 CPU Clock Speed : 1300 Mhz Core : 4 Ram : 1000 MB Internal Storage : 8 GBFront Facing Camera :
Camera Resolution : NASensors: AccelerometerAmbient lightProximityQWERTY :
Cellular Network
Device Connectivity Wi-Fi: 802.11b802.11g802.11nBluetooth: Bluetooth 3.0A2DPLocation Features: CompassGPSFM Radio :NFC :
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