Rumours continue to circulate that Google will launch a US$99 Nexus tablet by the end of the year. Citing “Taiwan-based supply chain makers,” Digitimes today shed more light on this device. Google has allegedly tapped Quanta Computer instead of Nexus 7 partner ASUS (as initial rumours suggested) to produce this model.
This entry-level tablet will come with a 800 MHz single-core WonderMedia Technologies PRIZM 8950 processor (and Mali-400 GPU) and a HannStar Display HUVA TN panel. The size of the display is not specified but is likely to be 7-inch.
For its part, ASUS indicated that it has no plans to launch a US$99 Nexus tablet.
Google is walking a fine line with such a tablet. It might sell well at least initially but there is the risk that tepid performance and a cheap finish could damage its Nexus brand.
Read more: Digitimes