Huawei may be in running for next Nexus 7 tablet

It has been a while now since Google released a small tablet device, the last of which was the 2013 Nexus 7. Both the first generation and second generation Nexus 7 were produced by Asus for Google. Riding on the recent release of the Nexus 6P, the latest rumors hint at Huawei being a strong contender to produce a new Nexus 7 tablet for 2016.

According to a post on Weibo, the Nexus 7 (2016) project is already underway with a projected release date for later in 2016, likely October. No manufacturer has been officially named yet. If true though, Huawei would join companies like Asus, Samsung and HTC that have produced tablet devices for Google. Except for the Nexus 9 produced by HTC, Google’s tablet devices tend to be seen as more budget-oriented in terms of pricing, so it will be interesting to see what Huawei could squeeze into a device with a relatively low price point if the trend continues.

Although the tablet market seems to be cooling down, Google did announce back in December that they were bringing the Pixel C to market. The Pixel C is a high-end device that appears to be a competitor for the Microsoft Surface or Apple iPad Pro by blurring the lines between a laptop and a tablet device.

source: PhoneRadar
via: VR Zone

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