NVIDIA announced the Tegra Note back in September. The tablet is designed by NVIDIA and is manufactured by several partners in range of countries worldwide. NVIDIA has announced that the Tegra Note is available for pre-order in the U.S and U.K. It is manufactured by EVGA in the U.S. and ADVENT in the UK. NVIDIA has also partnered with PNY Technologies in North America, ADVENT, EVGA, Oysters and ZOTAC in Europe, Gigabyte, Shenzhen Homecare Technology and ZOTAC in Asia-Pacific and XOLO in India to sell the device.
The Tegra Note has a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display with support for NVIDIA DirectStylus technology that bring stylus support to low-cost tablets. It is powered by a 1.8GHz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 CPU and runs Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with OTA updates directly from NVIDIA. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has front-facing stereo speakers with a bass-reflex port.
NVIDIA Tegra Note specifications
- 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) multitouch IPS display
- 1.8 GHz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor
- Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
- 9.6 mm thick and weighs 320 grams
- 5MP auto focus rear camera
- 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
- 3.5mm audio jack, Front-facing stereo speakers
- WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, micro HDMI
- 1GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 32GB via micro SD
- 4100 mAh battery with up to 10 hours of HD video playback
EVGA also offers optional accessories such as slide cover with built-in magnets priced at $29.99 and DirectStylus Pro Pack with interchangeable tips priced at $19.99.
The NVIDIA Tegra Note is priced at US$ 199 and is available for pre-order from the NewEgg, which would go on sale next week. ADVENT started pre-orders for its Tegra Note 7 last week in the UK, and the device would hit the market in the country this week. Xolo launched the Xolo Play Tab 7.0 tablet with Tegra 3 processor last month. The Tegra 4-powered Xolo Tegra Note tablet was expected last month soon after the launch of the Xolo Play Tab 7.0 tablet. It is not clear when we can expect the Xolo Tegra Note in India.