Nexus 9 Release Date Revealed by Nvidia Legal Document

As the Nexus 6 release date draws near, more information about the highly-anticipated tablet is staring to surface online. Earlier this year it was rumored that a new Google program called Android Silver will replace the Nexus family of devices. Well, after a Google representative officially denied the rumors, reports of new Nexus devices started to hit the web.

We heard about the Nexus 9 for the first time a couple a months ago, when a report was speculating that the new tablet is known internally as Flounder and that it’s manufactured by HTC. Now, an Nvidia document is both confirming the existence and release date of the HTC Nexus 9. According to the said document, the Nexus 9 release date has been set for Q3 2014, which is a bit surprising since most reports were pointing towards a late October launch. The said document is a part of Nvidia’s legal fillings for taking Qualcomm to court over alleged violation of several GPU patents.

This is the first time the Nexus 9 is mentioned in an official document. So far, tablet was spotted on different occasions, including on WiFi Alliance website. Furthermore, a couple of weeks ago we showed you some CPU-Z screenshots that revealed that the tablet is powered by an Nvidia Tegra K1 processor.

If the rumors are to be believed, the upcoming Nexus 9 will be a powerhouse. It seems that the device arrives with a 8.9-inch display with 4:3 aspect ratio, 4 GB of RAM, 8 MP primary camera, 2 MP secondary camera, and “aluminium zero-gap” construction. Anyway, we are sure that Nexus 9 will come pre-loaded with Android L.

For what it’s worth, Nexus 9 is not the only Nexus device expected to debut synchronized with the launch of Android L. The rumor mill speculates that a new Nexus smartphone is in the works, co-developed by Google and Motorola and codenamed Shamu.