Samsung are a big player in the Android market, and have received a lot of attention recently owing to the release of the Galaxy S 4. Yesterday, a rumour about one of their lesser-recognised Android hardware contributions started making the rounds.
While it’s well-known by now that Samsung will release new tablet devices later this year, according to SamMobile, one of those new tablets will be a so-called Nexus 11.
Samsung has long been a major partner with Google on Nexus devices – they’ve built the Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus 10 – so this doesn’t seem too unreasonable.
SamMobile included a rumoured spec list:
Nexus 11
- 11-inch Super PLS TFT
- 8 MP Rear camera
- 2 MP Front camera
- Octa-Core A15 / A7 (Exynos 5410) CPU
- Micro SD Card Slot
Most of that seems fairly reasonable – a jump to an 11-inch display is not out of the question, the front and rear camera specs seem about right and the CPU coming from the Galaxy S4 is also not too far fetched. The last dot point, though – “Micro SD Card Slot” – has me questioning the whole thing.
Google have been quite clear why they don’t include Micro SD card slots on Nexus devices, so why would they suddenly have a change of heart and put one in the Nexus 11?
Other devices rumoured to be coming to market include the Galaxy Tab DUOS 7.0, Galaxy Tab 8.0, and the Galaxy Tab 11. Specs:
Samsung Galaxy Tab DUOS 7.0
- 7-inch PLS LCD 600 x 1024
- 3 MP Back camera
- 2 MP Front camera
- Dual-core CPU
- Dual SIM
- Micro SD 32 GB
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.0
- 8-inch AMOLED 1080p
- 5 MP Rear camera
- 2 MP Front camera
- Quad-core A9 (Exynos 4412) CPU
- Micro SD 64 GB
Samsung Galaxy Tab 11
- 11-inch Super PLS TFT
- 8 MP Rear camera
- 2 MP Front camera
- Dual-Core A15 (Exynos 5250) CPU
- Micro SD 64 GB
Would you be interested in an 11-inch Nexus tablet? Does the possible addition of an SD card slot sway you? Let us know in the comments!
