Rumours that Google would follow up its Nexus 7 tablet with a 10-inch Nexus model first surfaced in June. Citing NPD DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim, CNET reports that Google is moving ahead with this plan. Given its recent tablet partnership with ASUS, it is somewhat surprising that Google is instead partnering with Samsung on this device. At the same time, the two companies have collaborated on two Nexus smartphones already and Samsung has plenty of experience in the tablet space.
Aimed at taking on the iPad, it will be a high-end device. One advantage it will reportedly have over the iPad will be its 2,560 by 1,600 pixel display with a PPI of about 299. This would top Apple’s iPad Retina Display which offers a resolution of 2,048 by 1,536 pixels and 264 PPI.
Shim also confirmed that Google is working on a US$99 tablet which should start production in December.
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