Nexus 8 Tablet To Be Joined By Two More HTC Tablets Dubbed 'T7' And 'T12:' Rumors

HTC is working on two tablets in addition to the rumored 8.9-inch Nexus 8 "Volantis" tablet, according to @evleaks.

Phandroid reports that the Taiwanese company is developing tablets dubbed "T7" and "T12," but that no other details are currently known. The publication notes that the "T" reference links these tablets to the Nexus 8's "T1" internal codename, and could offer clues on the sizes of the alleged devices:

"We imagine HTC won't want to return to the tablet scene with too many options of similar ilk so it wouldn't be odd to suggest one of these could be a palm-ready 7-8 inch option while the other one stretches the it out to the traditional 10-inch mark. I'd ponder whether the numbers correlated to size, but we somehow doubt the "T1″would come with a 1-inch display."

Another recent leak involving the tablet suggests it will release with high-end hardware in an aluminum unibody, CNET reports.

@evleaks revealed that the device will pack a 64-bit Nvidia Tegra K1 processor, 5GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage, and either a 5MP or 8MP rear-facing camera. Meanwhile, the Nexus 8 is also now being tipped for an 8.9-inch display with 2,560x1,600 pixel resolution, instead of the 2,048x1,440 pixel resolution previously reported. As the publication notes, previous rumors also suggested the tablet would feature 2GB of RAM, and not five. Previous Nexus tablets have featured plastic designs, as well.

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The rumored tablet did not get announced at Google I/O 2014, but it is believed to be set for a release date in late summer or early fall, Android Origin reports.

Reliable HTC leaker LlabToofeR recently revealed that the tablet would be announced "at a dedicated event," which the publication notes could also include Android L. With the launch of the tentatively-titled Android L being tipped for this fall, it seems likely that the Nexus 8 could debut alongside the update, like many of its Nexus predecessors have.

According to a recent CNET report, the tablet was never scheduled to be introduced at I/O, "but is still on its way to the market." The publication added that the timing of the announcement, however, is unknown.

Along with the specs, the report also claims to have uncovered pricing details for the device, suggesting a start price of $399 for the 16GB model and $499 for the 32GB. LTE connection, meanwhile, would increase the price into the "$600+ range."