The Tegra NOTE 7 is getting a new family member, with the addition of the i500 LTE modem and its 4G LTE cellular connection. The move is expected to make the gadget as the world’s fastest 7-inch Android tablet.
Tegra NOTE 7’s availability will also be expanded.
The Tegra NOTE 7 serves up a bundle of cutting-edge mobile technologies, including one of the world’s fastest processors, Tegra 4; a superb stylus; exceptional audio; Android 4.4.2 (KitKat); and NVIDIA gaming. It sells for a starting price of just $199.
Now that Tegra NOTE 7 is available with LTE and HSPA+ mobile connectivity, it can operate on popular carriers across the world. With cellular connectivity, consumers can now get access to the web, check out maps and play videos anywhere they go by purchasing a minimum data plan from many carriers.
The Tegra NOTE 7 LTE’s worldwide connectivity is provided by the cellular LTE modem chipset, the fifth-gen NVIDIA i500 processor. i500 leverages a unique software-defined radio technology, meaning it can deliver new capabilities via software without requiring an entirely new chipset. Another big plus is higher efficiency as it’s only 40 percent the size of conventional modems but has 4x the processing capability of its predecessor.
The entire Tegra NOTE 7 family also received an over-the-air update that upgraded the operating system to Android 4.4.2 (Kit Kat), which includes support for Gamepad Mapper. Introduced first for our SHIELD portable gaming and entertainment device, Gamepad Mapper turns touch-based Android games into ones that can be enjoyed with the physical controls of a Bluetooth controller.
