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Asus representative confirms Nexus tablet coming “by the end of June”

By on June 10, 2012 at 7:37pm in Mobile News


Another confirmation that the Nexus Tablet is coming soon. An Asus representative at Computex told Android Authority that it will be releasing a tablet in collaboration with Google, which will debut “at the end of June,” likely during Google I/O.

The collaboration extends to Nvidia as well, which is expected to debut its Tegra 3-based Kai platform for low-cost Android tablets at the conference. We know that Kai is not a single device but an implementation of Tegra 3 at 1.3Ghz with low-cost DDR2 RAM and a number of other cost-cutting methods to help keep the price below $250. The Nexus Tablet is rumoured to debut at $199, but that remains to be seen.

The not-so-secret project will hopefully propel sales of Android tablets by bringing the price-to-performance ratio to a level that would be seen as competitive with Apple’s iPad. And while existing high-end Android tablets such as the Asus Transformer Prime are extremely powerful, it’s the lack of an app ecosystem that has hindered adoption levels.

With the Nexus Tablet and Android 4.1 Jellybean, Google will look to convince app developers that there is money to be made in the tablet space. The unnamed Asus rep also mentioned a North American debut for the 1080p TF700T tablet and the PadFone, which could come to AT&T.

We’ll be at Google I/O on June 27th and 28th to cover all the major announcements, so be sure to check back!

Source: Android Authority

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16 comments for “Asus representative confirms Nexus tablet coming “by the end of June””

  1. :o jellybean? Cant wait!

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    Posted by anaj | June 10, 2012, 7:40 pm
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  2. so i could buy 3 of these, or 1 ipad…. wtf apple?

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    Posted by ace | June 10, 2012, 7:40 pm
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    • You can’t really compare this to the ipad price wise since this is a 7 inch and the ipad is a 10 inch. But yeah I hear you on the over pricing of Apple products.

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      Posted by Threecube | June 10, 2012, 8:15 pm

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    Posted by Marc | June 10, 2012, 7:41 pm
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      Posted by Marc | June 10, 2012, 7:42 pm

    • Hey Marc, sure the ipad costs ~$600, but thats because apple is greedy and there is a huge markup… components only cost around ~$260. ITs all the same stuff made by Samsung and other japanese companies etc….

      google isuppli and you will see for yourself… Take my money already googs :)

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      Posted by ace | June 11, 2012, 2:41 am

  4. Ya Baby. Come to papa…

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    Posted by Nightcrawler | June 10, 2012, 7:43 pm
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  5. I highly doubt this is coming with jelly bean. I remember a while back google saying there going to release yearly updates from now on,in that case jelly bean will be out in the fall.

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    Posted by Abe | June 10, 2012, 8:27 pm
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  6. Love the playbook size, this could be a real hit with me and the price point is sweet.

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    Posted by TKG26 | June 10, 2012, 8:36 pm
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    Posted by john Wu | June 10, 2012, 9:29 pm
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  8. [NVDA] KEPLER— WILL OVER COME ALL CHALLENGERS FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE . IT WILL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS WHEN A HUGE WAVE CRUSHES WHAT EVER LIES IN IT’S WAY .

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    Posted by ed moss | June 10, 2012, 11:28 pm
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    Posted by RIM | June 10, 2012, 11:30 pm
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  10. Shut up and take my money

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    Posted by vengefulspirit99 | June 10, 2012, 11:37 pm
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  11. I wonder what kind of display it’ll have, I think anything higher than TN panels would be great (IPS, VA, PLS, etc.), but if it’s got a display similar to the Acer A100, it won’t sell well; can’t have a good tablet without a decent screen to go with it.

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    Posted by Sanjiro | June 11, 2012, 3:58 am
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  12. I don’t think that it’s going to be “cheaply made”, could have sworn that Google will be munching part of the cost (subsidized device) to keep the price low, I’m expecting a decent tablet for $200, and Acer announced one at the same price point too, love competition.

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    Posted by Dylan k | June 11, 2012, 9:00 am
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  13. lol you guys went off on the down votes…what did I say wrong. If the price is cheap and the quality is still good then great..Im happy, but I wouldn’t want to pay subpar prices for a subpar product…if Google is subsidizing..then again, great.

    Ace I never even mentioned the iPad, the iPad is an outdated device IMO…only successful because of the app environment. Im looking for quality build with high performance specs. I want a machine, not a toy.

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    Posted by Marc | June 11, 2012, 11:43 am
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