to one of its other hardware partners for a new model?
Smartphone maker HTC has been tipped to
partner with Google on a new Nexus tablet,
possibly the Nexus 10 2.
2013 brought an update only to the Nexus 7 tablet,
not the Nexus 10, but this year could be a di erent
story. It has been rumoured that Samsung or Asus
would make the second version of the Android tablet,
but now there’s a third horse in the race: HTC.
That’s according to Focus Taiwan, which says HTC
has won orders for a “high-end model of the Google
Nexus tablet line”. The device is expected to launch
in the third quarter of the year.
HTC fi rst worked with Google on the original Nexus
smartphone back in 2010.
Although no product names were mentioned, it
seems more likely for the tablet to be the Nexus 10,
which is overdue an update. However, it is still
possible that it will be a new model of the popular
Nexus 7, or maybe even both tablets.
HTC tried its hand in the tablet market with the
Flyer, which launched in 2011. It struggled to make
the device a success and has since focused on
smartphones, such as the popular HTC One.
Rumoured specs of the Nexus 10 2 include
a 10.1in 2560x1600 screen, an 8Mp camera and
a whopping 9500mAh battery.
