Google Nexus 7 2016 had generated more rumors and speculations than any other upcoming device that had not been announced or confirmed by its manufacturer. The device was rumored to be Google's next flagship handset but, up until now, not even its manufacturer had been confirmed.
There were three manufacturers that had been mentioned in rumors whenever the Nexus 7 2016 was the topic: HTC, LG, and Huawei. With Google's history with the 3 smartphone manufacturers, it is more likely that Google has partnered with any of them were readily accepted.
Google Nexus 7 2016 had recently been associated with HTC being the manufacturer of other previous smartphones. A recent report from Phone Arena claimed that one of the main points of HTC's involvement was the that the handset was most probably manufactured by Google through signed a 3 year contract with the Taiwanese manufacturer. However, the news was still unconfirmed and unverified, so most fans took it with a grain of salt.
Other reports about the upcoming device claimed that it will come with a 7-inch display powered by the NVIDIA Tegra X1 processor, and 4 GB of RAM.
JobsnHire even reported that the much awaited smartphone will be designed with Google's 3D Touch feature, though this feature will not be limited to the Google Nexus 7 2016 devices. The report claimed that Xiaomi and OPPO will also be launching devices with the same feature.
As for the release date, there had been reports that the Google Nexus 7 2016 will be released or announced on the upcoming annual Google I/O Developer's Conference which was slated on May 18 to May 20.
The Google Nexus 7 2016 rumors surfaced alongside reports that the Microsoft Surface Pro 5 release date will be delayed in 2017 as the company will focus on the launch of Surface Phone. The company did not want the hybrid to take the spotlight away from the Surface Phone.
