It has been a while since we last saw a Google-branded Nexus tablet released. However last year there were rumors suggesting that Google was working with Huawei to release a new Nexus tablet that would run on Google’s new rumored operating system, Andromeda. The tablet was later apparently cancelled, and now a new report from 9to5Google has shed some more light on the rumored device.
For starters we should preface this by saying we will never know if this tablet was real in the first place, but 9to5Google has had a pretty good track record so it is possible that their report holds some truths. That being said in terms of specs, the Huawei Nexus tablet was rumored to feature 4GB of RAM and one variant is said to sport 128GB of storage. It was also said that it would feature a “rather fast CPU”, but whether it would use a Qualcomm or NVIDIA chipset is unclear.
9to5Google’s source also described the tablet’s design as being a mix between the Nexus 7 and Nexus 9, although it was supposedly made of cheap materials. The report also claims that the tablet would have come with USB-C connectors. It was unclear why Google cancelled the tablet, but it is said that the company chose to bring Andromeda onto the Chromebook instead.
In fact a report from Android police last month did state that Google has a new Chromebook in the works and that it could be announced alongside the new Pixel 2 handsets, which last we heard is currently set for the 4th of October.