Nexus 7 sales close to 1 mn devices a month, says Asus

Google' Nexus 7 tablet has proved to be big hit and for Taiwanese firm Asustek, which co-manufactured the device, this has meant an increase in profits.

According to the Wall Street Journal Asustek executives said following the company's third-quarter earnings conference, that the Nexus 7 has been a roaring success.

Asustek Chief Financial Officer David Chang was quoted by WSJ as saying, "At the beginning, it was, for instance, 500K units a month, then maybe 600, 700K. This latest month, it was close to 1 million."

Even though Apple sold some 14 million iPad for this quarter, 3million devices for the quarter is a pretty big number for Google's tiny tablet. Asus also showed a 43 percent jump in net profits - $230 million compared to $160 million last year, says the report.

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[caption id="attachment_509721" align="alignleft" width="380"] Hugo Barra director of Product Management, Android with the Nexus 7 at the launch of the device. Reuters[/caption]

Late Monday, Google also released an upgraded version of the Nexus 7.

The $199 version now has 16GB space while there's another 32GB version with 3G for $299. Wi-Fi only 32GB Nexus 7 will cost $249.

The original 8GB Nexus 7 has been discontinued.

The Nexus 7 new version runs pure Google Android OS version 4.2 aka Jelly Bean.

Key technical specifications of the tablet include a 7-inch screen with IPS (in-plane switching) screen. It has a screen resolution of 1,280800 pixels.

The tablet is also the first 7-incher to house a 1.3GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core CPU, which includes a 12-core GPU. It also has a Micro-USB port, 1GB of RAM, a 1.2-megapixel front camera (no back camera included).

The device is likely to be launched in India in November end.