We have said it on more than one occasion that we are quite sorry that the Nexus 7 had no successors, and that we hope that at some point Google backtrack in this regard. It appears, however, that the project to have launched a last year was real and we have some information even from how would it have been, and perhaps what might be expected of her in the future.
Features that have been discovered about Huawei's failed Nexus 7
To begin with, the information they leave us in 9to5Google are interesting almost just to confirm that, indeed, there was a Nexus 7 (2016) which should have seen the light next to the Pixels at the end of last year. The point is that the focus of the tablet was the introduction of AndromedaBut Google decided that the project was not yet mature enough and would have decided to focus on Chrome OS y Chromebook.
Actually the details about its possible technical specifications are rather scarce, and we do not know for example the exact size of the screen, because it seems that it could have been halfway between the Nexus 7 and Nexus 9. What has been revealed is that it arrived with a high-end processor, 4 GB RAM and 128 GB of storage capacity, and that it had a USB Type-C, which gives us to understand that it was a level device, probably thought to be a capable work tool.
The problem comes when we put this data next to the descriptions given to this medium by its sources (unfortunately there are no photos), harshly criticizing its qualities and the materials used. Apparently, it was similar to Nexus Earlier, but it felt like an even cheaper device to build. Something does not seem to fit, especially if we think that Huawei It puts metal even in its basic range, so that it can only be attributed to the fact that we are talking about prototypes.
Google would have decided to focus on Chromebooks for now
Neither the description of a tablet with poor finishes nor that of one with technical specifications even better than the one Pixel C is in any case what we would have wished for a new Nexus 7, since what really made the first ones something so special was an excellent quality / price ratio, in a device that served effectively, but without fanfare, to show off everything that a pure Android could give of itself.
We will have to wait to see if Google decides at some point to recover this concept, but it seems, as we have already said and as we have commented on other occasions, that they have preferred to focus on Chrome OSAnd the truth is that it may be the right way to find a capable alternative to the Windows tablets or even the iPad Pro, since that is the terrain in which the most important battle in the field of tablets is right now.
There have been rumors, in fact, that alongside the new Pixel, that now we know that they are going to present the October 4, could a new chromebook, although it is also possible that the launch will take place alone, later perhaps. We'll be alert