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HTC is “looking closely” at affordable tablets, as rumor about H7 tablet surfaces
June 21, 2025
HTCmay be interested in launching an affordable tablet, following its return to the market with theNexus 9.
Talking to Chinese media at the Taiwan launch of theOne M9+, HTCNorth Asia boss Jack Tong said the company is “looking closely” at the entry-level and mid-tier tablet market.
Tong did not confirm or deny that HTChas an affordable tablet coming down the pike, but his statement is a reversal from what he said in November, whenhe hintedthat HTCwas interested in the upper segment of the market.
Tong’s comment seems to be related to a rumor started by@upleaksand picked up by several websites earlier this week. HTCis working on a low-end tablet device codenamed H7 that should launch in Q2 (by the end of June), according to@upleaks, who has a solid track-record with HTCrumors. No other details about the H7 are known.
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HTC haslong been rumoredto be working on self-branded tablets, to profit from the positive exposure generated by the launch of theGoogleco-branded Nexus 9. We were expecting a new HTCtablet much sooner, to be honest; almost eight months after the Nexus 9’s release, HTChas done little to take advantage of the opportunity. In short, the Nexus 9 has not become the launch pad we hoped it would be.
Tablet sales are waning, as large smartphones are making them less interesting and laptops have refused to fade away, as post-PC theoreticians have predicted. Still, HTCcan still reap some benefits out of the tablet business, especially now that the company islaunching new productcategories in order to wean itself off smartphones.
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