Last month’s rumors about the HTC Volantis claimed that it would be Google’s next Nexus tablet. Now @evleaks has revealed details about the tablet and has also posted a macro shot of the tablet. According to @evelaks the earlier leaks that showed the render or concept of the tablet is fake. The tablet is expected to be powered by a 64-bit Tegra K1 SoC and would have aluminum unibody design, that coincides with the earlier leak.
The test device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chip and has a 5GB DDR3 RAM, but the final retail unit might not feature 5GB RAM. It also has a 8.9-inch (1680 x 1050 pixels) display, but the final unit is expected to come with 2560×1600 pixels display, so the display should be sharper than the Nexus 10. Earlier leak revealed that it would feature a 8.9-inch (2048×1440 pixels) display.
The prototype has 64GB of onboard storage and 5MP rear camera with 1080p, but the final unit might come with a 8-megapixel camera as rumored earlier. It would also feature stereo front-facing speakers with Boomsound technology. The Android Silver OS Alpha 1.4 marking on the image hints that this could be the company’s first Android SIlver tablet and not the Nexus 9 as previous rumors suggested.
According to earlier rumors the tablet would be available only in the fourth quarter of 2014.