NVIDIA Adds LTE to Tegra Note 7

by Anand Lal Shimpi on February 21, 2014 9:00 AM EST

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As Brian, Josh, Ian and myself prepare to head to Barcelona for this year's MWC, NVIDIA makes its first announcement before the show: the Tegra Note 7 will now be available in an LTE version.

The Tegra Note 7 LTE keeps the same 7-inch Tegra 4 based platform as the original Tegra Note 7 while adding NVIDIA's own i500 LTE modem. The addition of the i500 brings the Note 7's MSRP up by $100 to $299. The WiFi-only version will continue to be available at $199.

NVIDIA Tegra Note Family
	NVIDIA Tegra Note 7	NVIDIA Tegra Note 7 LTE
Dimensions	199 x 119 x 9.6 mm	199 x 119 x 9.6 mm
Chassis	Plastic + Rubber back	Plastic + Rubber back
Display	7-inch 1280x800 IPS	7-inch 1280x800 IPS
Weight	320 g	366 g
Processor	1.8 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 4 (4 x Cortex A15)	1.8 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 4 (4 x Cortex A15)
Memory	1 GB DDR3L - 1600 MHz	1 GB DDR3L - 1600 MHz
Storage	16 GB + microSD	16 GB + microSD
Battery	15.17 Whr	15.17 Whr
WiFi/Connectivity	802.11b/g/n, BT 4.0, GPS/GLONASS	LTE, 802.11b/g/n, BT 4.0, GPS/GLONASS
Camera	5 MP Rear Facing w/AF VGA Front Facing	5 MP Rear Facing w/AF VGA Front Facing
Pricing	$199	$299

NVIDIA expects the Note 7 LTE to be available through its usual partners worldwide (EVGA in the US) beginning in Q2 of this year.

A list of supported LTE and HSPA+ bands are in the table below. NVIDIA will also offer a 3G-only version for areas without LTE:

There are presently three Tegra Note 7 LTE SKUs listed in bold above (LTE-US, LTE-EU and 3G). The go to market SKU list hasn't been finalized yet so we could see more. Although NVIDIA only lists voice as a feature on the 3G SKU, there's nothing preventing the other two LTE SKUs from also supporting voice.

Gallery: NVIDIA Adds LTE to Tegra Note 7