Google Nexus 8 set to launch with Android 4.5 in July: Report

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By Robin Sinha | Updated: 22 April 2014 17:11 IST
Google Nexus 8 set to launch with Android 4.5 in July: Report

Reports have for a while indicated Google may be working on a Nexus 8 tablet, and the latest claim which is being said to launch in July this year, along with the next Android version, said to be v4.5.

It has being speculated that the search giant might be shifting away from its 7-inch devices because of the high competitiveness of the segment, which would be much less in the 8-inch bracket. Some of the popular 8-inch tablets in the market are Apple iPad Mini, Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 and LG G Pad 8.3.

As claimed in a report by Taiwanese publication , a senior employee of Google Dublin confirmed that the firm will be launching Android 4.5 OS in July along with the new tablet, Nexus 8. The source is also quoted to have that the upcoming Google I/O conference, which will start from 25 June, will concentrate more towards the services Google plans to bring for its users.

The 8-inch Google Nexus 8 is most likely expected to launch with the next Android 4.5 OS version. There is no word on the features of the OS, but we believe that by the time Google I/O nears in, we might get a faded glimpse of it via leaks and rumours.

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Furthermore, the report from Taiwan claimed that Nexus 8 will be launched by April-end with "initial shipments of two million units." The same report has also indicated Asus as the manufacturer of the Google Nexus 8.

Reports from last month indicated that Google might adopt Intel's Bay Trail-T platform for the alleged Nexus 8 tablet, instead of the Qualcomm chipset currently used in the Nexus 7 (2013).

 

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