We haven’t seen a new Nexus device from Google so far in 2014, but according to Portugal-based tech blog 4GNews, HTC will reveal its Nexus 9 tablet at an upcoming media event on October 8th. This is the same media event that we reported on last week after receiving an invitation in our inbox with the title “Double Exposure.” The invitation provided virtually no indication about what the event would focus on, but a reliable source speaking to 4GNews expects the premiere of the Nexus 9 with a waterproof, “tube-shaped” 16-megapixel camera, Bluetooth functionality, WiFi connectivity and the ability to control the tablet from an Android or iOS phone with a special app developed by HTC.
HTC has a production facility in Brasil, and a Portuguese source (well, the two countries speak the same language), has divulged some hot tips about the long-rumored first Nexus device for this year, the Nexus 9 tablet. The HTC-made slate is expected to be announced during an October 8th event, which should also feature a new “tube-shaped” waterproof camera, of all things, with a 16 MP sensor, and wireless connectivity that lets you control it with your mobile device via an app. We’ve heard about this mobile camera add-on before, apparently aimed to take on the GoPro crowd, and October 8th was the date pegged for its unveiling, too. Enough with the rugged shooter shenanigans, though, as we don’t intend to do cave-diving any time soon, but we do intend to put our grubby mitts on the Nexus 9 beauty, as, besides the premium design, as would be customary for HTC, the source also confirmed the specs we’ve been hearing about for a while. The tablet will apparently sport a blazing fast Tegra K1 processor, which literally mauls the competition in all benchmarks, but unlike the previous rumors, the tipster here points out that the Nexus 9 will come equipped with 3 GB of RAM. The slate was pegged before to be the real 64-bit Android L poster child, being the first device with 4 GB of RAM, but these plans might have been scraped for now, or there could be versions of the Nexus 9. The rest of the specs are purported to be a 9″ 1080p display, 16 GB of storage, and a microSD slot for expansion with up to 128 GB more, if needed.
