As demand for
Google’s (
GOOG)
Nexus 7 continues to increase, the company has reportedly placed additional orders to meet booming sales. Google
originally expected to ship of 2.5 million Nexus 7 tablets in 2012,
Digitimes reported. Thanks to
favorable reviews
and strong user demand, however, Google has reportedly increased its
cumulative shipment volume in 2012 to more than 5 million units.
Apple’s (
AAPL)
iPad mini,
in comparison, has seen monthly shipments of nearly 4 million units and
according to suppliers, the company has not adjusted its order volumes
since the tablet launched.
Google last month
discontinued the 8GB Nexus 7 and
reduced the price of the 16 GB model to $199 while adding a 32GB option
for $249. The Nexus 7 is equipped with a 7-inch 1,280 x 800 pixel
resolution display, and includes a quad-core Tegra 3 processor, 1GB of
RAM and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The tablet is available from Google
online and through select retailers.
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