Rumor : HTC new Tablet Volantis

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Onemufc

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More leaks coming out for Volantis the new HTC 9 inch tablet in the Google I/O.

The specs look yummy.

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With Android Silver rumors brewing, and LG's Ken Hong indicating that the manufacturer doesn't have a Nexus phone in the cards, the fate of the Nexus line as a whole has been sort of up in the air.

We don't have news about whether a Nexus phone exists, but we do have information related toHTC's Volantis (or Flounder), an 8.9" Nexus tablet. The information provided to us indicates possible specs, features, and pricing, as well as an early look at the form factor, though the images we have don't appear to be final renderings of the device.

This information won't be treated as a rumor, since we feel confident in our information, and we've heard about Volantis from multiple sources as early as Q1 2014. This is one of the rare instances where we will be sharing a source image.

According to our information, the tablet is internally referred to as the Nexus 9, though this name could change before it comes to market. Here's what we've heard so far in the specs department:

  • 8.9" Display at 2048x1440 (281ppi)
  • NVIDIA Logan 64-bit processor (Tegra K1)
  • 2GB RAM
  • 16/32GB internal storage
  • 8MP OIS main camera, 3MP front facing camera
  • Aluminum zero-gap construction
  • Stereo front-facing speakers
  • 8.91"x5.98"x0.31" body (that's 22.63x15.19x0.79cm)
  • 418g (or 427g with LTE) (that's 14.74/15.1 ounces)

Source :- http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/06/21/this-is-volantis-htcs-nine-inch-nexus-tablet/
 
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This looks like a good tablet. My only concern is that it is from HTC. As good as they look I will never but another HTC product.
 
  • 8.9" Display at 2048x1440 (281ppi)
  • NVIDIA Logan 64-bit processor (Tegra K1)
  • 2GB RAM
  • 16/32GB internal storage
  • 8MP OIS main camera, 3MP front facing camera
  • Aluminum zero-gap construction
  • Stereo front-facing speakers
  • 8.91"x5.98"x0.31" body (that's 22.63x15.19x0.79cm)
  • 418g (or 427g with LTE) (that's 14.74/15.1 ounces)

Source :- http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/06/21/this-is-volantis-htcs-nine-inch-nexus-tablet/
Another portrait reader for one arm bandits.

Tegra means power hungry but good gaming performance.

Tegra went out of fashion in mobiles two years ago. One x was the last to have it.
 
Not quite but close.

Earlier missed to see that this is a quad-HD tab (1440p) (first of its kind?)

quad HD is not ready for prime time in any form factor, couple of years of years later will be better when apps have time to catch up with hardware and the hardware itself becomes more efficient
- where is the content in this format, movies ? none, most capped at 1080p or less.
- apps that can actually take advantage of it ? none
- games that can make use of it ? none and when they do only a tegra will deliver seamless performance with less frame drop.
- consumes more power if more brightness is required


- does not offer as much advantage for roman scripts as non-roman scripts.
- images will look better.
 
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