A DigiTimes report states that Google will partner with HTC on a Nexus tablet with 8” display.
Should the rumor pan out to be the real deal, HTC will
replace Asus as the manufacturer of the next Pure Android slate. Purportedly,
Google tried to team up with the Taiwanese manufacturer on the first generation
Nexus 7. HTC however, declined as it aggressively pushed forward its smartphones
at that time.
Now, Asus is focused on developing its own smartphones and
tablets. Allegedly, the company toned down its initiative on developing a third
Nexus tablet.
The yet to be announced tablet will reportedly break cover
at some point in Q3 this year. This rules out Google I/O, as the conference is
scheduled to take place in June which falls into Q2.
DigiTimes goes further to point that Google will not be
overly aggressive in pushing its third-generation compact slate. The previous
models were apparently sufficient to boost Android’s tablet market share.
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