(CNN) -- While Apple is busy pushing a smaller tablet to take on Google and Amazon's 7-inch offerings, Google is thinking big. The company has teamed up with Samsung for the new Nexus 10 tablet, a direct competitor to the full-size iPad. The Nexus 10 is a solid entry into the category, with excellent hardware and a stunning screen. It comes in two models and prices: the 16GB version is $399, and the 32GB tablet costs $499. CNNMoney: Google unveils new Nexus tablets and phone The tablet doesn't go on sale til November 13, but we got our hands on one early. Here are our impressions:
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Google's new 10-inch tablet is a direct competitor to Apple's full-size iPad
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The 16GB version will cost $399 and the 32GB version $499
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It will be running a new version of Android's Jelly Bean operating system
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The tablet goes on sale November 13
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If @placeholder is a strict parent who claims to know what's best for you, Google is the cool uncle who lets you eat ice cream and finger paint on the new sofa.
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The physical designs of tablets have been somewhat unified since Apple's @placeholder set the standard in 2010.
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Google and @placeholder have tried to give the form their own spin.
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Nexus 10
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Turn on the @placeholder and its bright, vivid HD screen blocks out the rest of the design.
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Apple
In the battle of specs, Google just inched in above @placeholder in the screen resolution department.