Rumor: Google And ASUS Unveiling New Tablet Next Month, Shipping 600k Units

The latest rumor about the Nexus family is that Google and ASUS will be shipping a tablet next month. This goes against the rumor that they will release 5 devices on November 5th to celebrate Android’s 5th anniversary, which I honestly enjoy very much. But it could very well be true. This ASUS Nexus tablet that has been rumored for a long time is currently rumored to ship 600,000 units next month.

There is good reasoning behind this rumor. Last Google I/O, Google unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 I/O Edition, and the tablet went on sale shortly afterwards. Considering this is a collaborative effort between Google and ASUS, this should be the fabled Nexus tablet. If so, I/O would be the perfect time to unveil their tablet, hand out Nexus devices, and start selling them soon after. It’d make sense. However, it’s still just a rumor. But we can always hope for the best. Which is of course free tablets at Google I/O!

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Tags: Android, ASUS, Google, june, Nexus UI (Rachael), Tablet

TheKockyRooster 8 pts

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TurboFool 10 pts

How does it go against that rumor? Not shipping something new, especially a tablet ready to be shipped, before Google I/O would be pretty out of character for Google, honestly. And there's no reason this has to impact the November 5 rumor at all. That could still be the rumored Nexus phones from various manufacturers.

Haloruler64 84 pts

TurboFool The rumor was that all 5 would launch November 5th. And if they unveil this tablet at I/O, they can't wait to ship till November, that'd be ridiculous. This would be a staggered launch.

@Haloruler64 Yes, but where's the evidence that this was one of the five? What if the five are all phones? Or four phones and a larger Nexus tablet to complement this one?

TurboFool Haloruler64 It's highly unlikely that they'd stagger the launch, and have 6 devices

Haloruler64 I just don't see why we have to consider this as part of the same category as that launch. It makes sense to have this out ahead of the rumored 7-inch iPad, plus everything else that launches mid-year. And if the other five devices ARE all phones, there's no reason at ALL to lump them together as one product launch. They're basically unconnected. And this IS the time of year when they usually have revealed/launched new tablets, while two of their three phones were in the Fall.

TurboFool That is exactly why I said it doesn't fit the previous rumor. I'd rather them launch it early, than lump them all together.

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