NVIDIA's CEO leaks Google Nexus tablet to the New York Times?
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In an interview with the New York Times, NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang discussed how the quad-core Tegra 3 chip has enough commodity components to allow it to be included in a low priced tablet. He said, "We took out $150 in build materials, things like expensive memory,” he said. “At $199, you can just about buy a tablet at a 7-Eleven." Huang didn't mention which device he was talking about and it might not have even been the Nexus tablet. After all, Google seems to have its heart set on a tablet priced at the low end of the $149-$199 range. For all the cost cutting mentioned by Huang, the lowest price they could get to was $199 for a model with the Tegra 3 aboard.
A non-Tegra 3 powered tablet can apparently be built by Asus at a cost to consumers of $149. The lowest price for the new iPad is $499 which means that Google could decide to bring quad-core to a Google Nexus tablet and still have a big advantage on the price tag. Unless the true competition is the Amazon Kindle Fire. Why would Google target Amazon? Consider that the Kindle Fire is basically bereft of Google applications including Google Play and that Amazon offers content, apps and cloud based storage for users of its budget priced tablet. With the Google Nexus tablet as Mountain View sees it, they can undercut Amazon with a tablet that offers all of the Google applications that Android users are accustomed to.
Huang did say some other interesting things to the Times, such as discussing his disappointment with the way that Android has developed and he even said that "a tablet running Windows 8 with Tegra would be nice." Then again, what else would you expect to hear from the CEO of NVIDIA?
source: NYTimes via AndroidandMe
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6 Comments
1. Mario1017 posted on 28 Mar 2012, 15:59 1 0
What happened to rumors it was going to have an S4?
2. ardent1 posted on 28 Mar 2012, 17:21 0 5
Android tablets are selling at $60 to $100 price range in India or China. It's an open secret that android devices are dirt cheap; however, you generally get what you paid for.
3. bayusuputra posted on 28 Mar 2012, 21:35 4 0
yes, we get what we paid for in that price range.. at least we don't get an overpriced, blown up stuff..
5. ardent1 posted on 29 Mar 2012, 04:13 0 2
I am making no value judgements or opinions. I am simply stating facts. Unfortunately, these facts bother the android camp.
I wish the android camp would visit India or mainland China or at least look on the websites selling android tablets in those countries.
In the US, an android tablet might go for $300 while a comparable spec'ed tablet easily goes for half that price at $150. From that perspectively, android tablet buyers in the US are paying for overpriced stuff. Think before you post or at least check the then known facts.
6. anywherehome posted on 29 Mar 2012, 05:48 0 0
if you want a cheap thing you get cheap thing..... i think it is understandable philosophy :)
4. RazaAsad posted on 29 Mar 2012, 01:39 2 0
@ Ardent: You are right about low priced Android tabs (of course with low specs) and at the same time we have high end android tabs from Asus and Samsung with higher prices (but value for money) and thats the beauty of android. (My next mobile phone will be from Nokia and tab with win 8 so I am not biased about android, its just that I honor the facts and do not feel shame to admit the beauty of Android).
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