After the failure of his Flyer in 2011, the Taiwanese manufacturer is reportedly working on a new tablet model based on the Nexus 9, he had designed with Google. It should be out in the month of May in China, according to the latest rumors.
After suffering a defeat in the segment of tablet computers in 2011 with his Flyer, HTC Taiwanese formulate new tendencies of this market segment. As we said last month, good returns received after the launch of the Nexus 9, she had designed in collaboration with Google, seem to have restored confidence to the firm that would work on a new model wearing for now the code name T1H.
Nexus 9 also seems to be the terminal on which HTC basis for designing its new product. Its codename recalled indeed that of the last slate of Google, also known under the reference “T1″. Moreover, its features should be fairly close to those of the American giant tablet.
HTC T1H should thus also display a 8.9-inch slab of a definition of 2048 x 1536 pixels. However, the Taiwanese firm would have chosen to change since SoC octa-core processor Allwinner H8 should animate with four cores running at 2.2 GHz and four cores running at 1.4 Ghz. 2 GB of RAM should also be in the game, and 16 or 32 GB of internal memory, depending on the version.
Two Photo sensors are expected: one 8-megapixel rear and one 1.6 megapixels on the front of the unit. Also note that two speakers BoomSound should be on the shelf, in the image of what the company already offers on its range of smartphones. This HTC T1H is likely to run on Android Lollipop with Sense 7.0 overlay, dedicated to the tablet format. Fine of 7.88 mm, it should have a battery with a capacity of 6700 mAh.
According Upleaks, which published such information on its Weibo account, HTC T1H would his arrival in the month of May in China, with the operator China Mobile. Two versions should be marketed: one with Wi-Fi, the other compatible LTE.
We have however no information about its price or its availability outside China’s borders, but count on us to inform you as soon as we know more.