Google is all set to make its mark in the ever growing tablet industry later this year with the launch of a 7 inch tablet. The Google-branded tablet is expected to come with a screen display resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.
As per the sources, it has to be believed that the company is planning to begin production of this tablet by April of this year. The initial production run is expected to be somewhere between 1.5 million to 2 million units. The device is expected to provide one of the stiffest competitions to the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet that also comes with a 7 inch display followed by a display resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels.
It is not clear whether Google is planning to launch the device as a premium product or as an Amazon Kindle Fire competitor. The device is expected to make use of the popular Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. It is also expected that Google will release the tablet at a price tag of $199 similar to that of the Amazon Kindle Fire.
It is still not clear why Google seems to be in a hurry to launch the 7-inch tablet taking in to consideration the fact that planned acquisition of Motorola is round the corner which will give the company ownership of three tablets that includes 10.1 inch Xoom, 10.1 inch Xyboard as well as 8.2 inch Xyboard.
Analysts say that the relative success of the 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet may be one reason Google is craving for the 7-inch tablet market. Google seems to be in a mood to stop the dominance of Amazon Kindle Fire tablet across the international market by establishing a base in the tablet market with the launch of its 7-inch tablet by the end of this year.
