Google's Nexus 7 discovered to have Smart Cover-like magnetic sensor

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You won't find this on its official specs list, but [Google's Nexus 7][3] tablet apparently has a magnet-enabled sensor that'll automatically set the display to sleep -- it's hard not to think of the [iPad's Smart Cover][4]. YouTube user _wwscoggin_ was able to discover and pin-point the functionality near the bottom left of the device by gliding a magnet along its bezel. As Android Police notes, this appears to be the only Android tablet with such a feature, yet there's no word on whether ASUS' decidedly [Smart Case][5]-esque cases will make use of it. We've been able to replicate the action on our end, but don't take our word for it, catch the video after the break.

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