Google Nexus 7 tablet successor with Android Key Lime Pie arriving soon?

Well it looks like the successor to Google’s first and best-selling tablet, the Asus-made Google Nexus 7, is bound to hit the search giant’s Play Store portal in a couple of months, rumored to feature a processor from Qualcomm as well as a minor face lift, the next-gen Nexus 7 is obviously going to be targeted directly at Apple’s iPad Mini.

The upcoming Nexus 7 will purportedly still sport the same display size but with a front-fascia that’s slightly altered and a teeny bit more svelte waistline as a result of its thinner bezels — vertical, horizontal or both? That, we don’t know. It is highly possible that the tablet will still resemble its predecessor but expect it to fit more comfortably in your hand.

We’ve been hearing a lot of rumors surrounding the new Nexus 7′s innards, unfortunately, looks like Google has decided to take the energy-efficiency route this time which means the Nvidia Tegra 4 is a no-go, instead, numerous reports are pointing at Qualcomm’s high-performance [but battery-friendly] Snapdragon 600 system-on-a-chip. Apart from obvious reasons, we’re guessing that Qualcomm gave Google an irresistible deal to win against the green team.

As for pricing, Google is likely to offer the second-generation Nexus 7 with a starting price of $199, just like it did when the original Nexus 7 was launched last year. There’s also a possibility that the newer Nexus 7 might be launched with a more pocket-friendly $149 price at the cost of the older model being defunct.

The refreshed Nexus 7 is expected to feature the Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie at launch and will receive the retail green light sometime in July.

It is worth noting that the base model of the Apple iPad Mini is priced considerably higher than the Nexus 7 at $329 a pop, the latter may be cheaper due to its plastic construction and its underwhelming design but the Nexus 7 does come with a significantly faster processor, larger amount of RAM and better compatibility with other devices and accessories due to its standard output ports and thanks to the Android mobile