Google is reportedly working with Taiwan-based Quanta Computer to create a $99 Nexus tablet, with a launch due by the end of the year.
According to DigiTimes' sources, the device will feature a single-core processor, but won't have input from Asus, who collaborated with Google for its Nexus 7 tablet.
Google's Nexus 7 is currently one of the cheapest tablets available on the competitive market. An 8GB model retails for $199, with a 16GB option boasting a price tag of $249.
Those models will also be joined by the all but confirmed 32GB edition. Following a consumer mistakenly receiving a 32GB version, and Carphone Warehouse confirming its existence, UK retailer Argos showcased the new variant in its Christmas Gift Guide, with a price tag of $323 (£199).
A 32GB Nexus 7 also appeared on Staples Advantage, a retail site for business users, which showcased a price tag of $248.37.
Google considerably improving its Nexus line shouldn't come as too much of a surprise due to the fact that Apple is holding an iPad Mini media event on Tuesday, with the soon-to-be-announced tablet reportedly set to retail between $250 and $300.
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cumi2k4 ainol already have good dual-core 7" tablet around $160 today... if this launch by the end of year, hopefully it will utilize quad-core processor (and microsd slot)Reply -
amdwilliam1985 "According to DigiTimes' sources, the device will feature a single-core processor, but won't have input from Asus, who collaborated with Google for its Nexus 7 tablet."Reply
Single core? Since Asus won't be part of the new $99 N7, how is the build quality? What about the screen?
I hope google doesn't try to ruin the good name of N7.
But on the other hand, if it runs decently at $99. I will definitely get it as Christmas gift for my parents and other close relatives. -
gsacks I know a lot of people will down rank this comment, but I am really looking forward to the iPad mini. I am going to get one for each of my kids for gifts this year.Reply -
ddpruitt Apple made a tablet and made a pile of money.Reply
Google made a tablet and changed an industry.
That's innovation, not endless lawsuits. -
Kami3k gsacksI know a lot of people will down rank this comment, but I am really looking forward to the iPad mini. I am going to get one for each of my kids for gifts this year.Reply
I downvoted you for being a obvious troll. -
The Tablet Wars of 2012 -- Another Company, Ainol Electronics -- also just launched some new tablets, including the Novo 7 Flame - priced at $189 at a U.S. site called TabletSprint - a 7" 16GB tablet with more quality features than Nexus 7 including a 1280x800 high resolution screen, Micro-SD, HDMI, 2 quality cameras and more... Next month they launch the "World's 1st" $99 Dual Core "Performance" tablet -- If you're not familar with Ainol Electronics - they won runner-up in CES / CNET's 2012 "Best Tablet of the Year" Award -- And will also have two new Hi-Res 10 Inch tablets coming out soon, one is a Dual Core for $209 and a Quad Core with a 1920x1200 Liquid Crystal display (like Apple's Retina screen) for around $275 --WOW- the only site that seems to offer them right now in the US is TabletSprint --Reply
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killerclick I guess the idea is for everybody on the planet to have a tablet. That can't be bad.Reply -
killerclick ddpruittApple made a tablet and made a pile of money.Google made a tablet and changed an industry.That's innovation, not endless lawsuits.Reply
Ok, but why didn't they do that in 2009 or at least sometime before April 2010? Hmmmm? -
@killerclickReply
Actually Microsoft had a tablet way back in 2001, it just didn't catch on. Apple didn't invent it lol!