Google reportedly readying successor to Nexus 7 tablet

PanARMENIAN.Net - Prominent leaker Evan Blass claims that a 7-inch Huawei 7P tablet is being manufactured for Google and will be released before the end of the year, Engadget reports.

Google first launched the Nexus 7 in 2013.

Blass, who has successfully predicted the launch of many gadgets in his day, said the tablet would include 4GB of RAM -- but didn't include any other specs or any photos or renders. There hasn't been much other buzz around this tablet; Tech Times noted a similar rumor way back in December, and Huawei filed a trademark for the 7P earlier this year. A theoretical Nexus 7P would follow the current naming scheme with Google's Nexus phones. But with massive phones becoming more and more commonplace, the market for smaller tablets (like the older Nexus 7) appears to have shrank significantly.

Also, it's not clear that the next phones Google releases will be branded "Nexus" at all, Engadget says.

Recent rumors point out that the next Google phones might feature the Pixel brand, which has thus far been reserved for high-end Chromebooks and an Android tablet. Google's only Android tablet for sale now is the Pixel C, the company is rumored to be holding an event to show off its latest hardware on October 4.