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Mobile Devices and Apps | Mobile O.S's => Tablets | Foldables | Phablets│Hybrids => Topic started by: javajolt on August 09, 2014, 03:41:58 AM

Title: Nexus 8 – Tons of New Details Reveal Processor, Metal Build and More
Post by: javajolt on August 09, 2014, 03:41:58 AM
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Rumor has it Google and HTC are working together on a new mid-sized Nexus 8 tablet and now several fresh details have been revealed. According to a new report from Twitter tipster @upleaks the device will ship running Android L, which we pretty much already assumed since it’s already available for the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7. There’s also some fresh info on specs.

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For the most part these specs match up with earlier rumors, though 4GB of RAM is twice what we were expecting. The device is also rumored to offer a 2560 x 1600-pixel display, an 8-megapixel rear camera, a 1.6-megapixel front-facing shooter, NVIDIA’s Tegra K1 chip — which screams by the way — and even a metal body. Google may also offer an LTE-enabled version of the new Nexus tablet, according to @upleaks.

Google generally releases each major Android update with a new Nexus device to showcase its software, so it makes sense that HTC’s rumored tablet could fill that role for Android L. Last year Android 4.4 KitKat and the Nexus 5 were announced at the end of October, so we’re guessing that’s when the Nexus 8 will hit the market. Then again, Google could spring the new device on us at anytime with no warning at all.
 
source: @upleaks (1) (http://twitter.com/upleaks/status/497638730509713409), @upleaks (2) (http://twitter.com/upleaks/status/497626370088783875), @upleaks (3) (http://twitter.com/upleaks/status/497377045387542530)│via: Android Authority (http://www.androidauthority.com/htc-nexus-8-android-l-415446/)