Google Nexus 8 tablet spotted on Geekbench 3

The tech world is eagerly waiting for the release of the two Nexus smartphones for this year. However, fresh rumours reveal that Google is working on an 8-inch Nexus tablet as it has been spotted on the Geekbench 3 benchmark test.

The Geekbench 3 report reveals that the 8-inch Nexus tablet is running on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS, Phone Arena reported. However, when the tablet is launched officially, it will be running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS.

The Nexus 8 is powered by an octa-core processor that delivers a clocking speed of 1.3 GHz. The manufacturer of the processor is not known yet. Since the processor is delivering a low clocking speed, the rumour mill claims that it may be powered by MediaTek chipset.

The Nexus 7 (2012) and Nexus 7 (2013) were manufactured by Asus. The Google Nexus 9 is an HTC tablet and the Google Nexus 10 was built by Samsung. However, the manufacturer of the Google Nexus 8 is not known yet.

As of this writing, there is no official confirmation on the existence of the Nexus 8 tablet from Google. The LG Nexus 5 (2015) and the Huawei Nexus 6 (2015) are expected to release in October this year. However, at present, there is no news on Google Nexus 8 release date yet.

According to Android Pit, the LG Nexus 5 (2015) will be a 5.2-inch smartphone that will feature upper midrange specs and carry an affordable price tag. On the other side, the Huawei Nexus 6 phablet will be a 5.7-inch device.

The Huawei Nexus smartphone will come with advanced specs and expensive price tag. Both the handsets will mark the arrival of the new Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS. Even though Google has not officially released any information on the upcoming Nexus smartphones, the rumour mill is consistently revealing newer information on both the Nexus phones.

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