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Google may have sold 1 million Nexus 7 tablets already

An analyst now claims that as many as 1 million Nexus 7 devices have been sold since its inception.

October 19, 2012 / 11:15 IST
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The Google Nexus 7 is arguably one of the most popular tablets to have graced the tablet market. An analyst now claims that as many as 1 million Nexus 7 devices have been sold since its inception.As per a report by ZDNet, in a research note by Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster, the analyst states, “We believe Google's Other Income of $666 (compared to Street at $477) suggests that Google likely sold 800k-1m Nexus 7s in Q3. Excluding our estimated Nexus 7 impact, core net revenues would have been up 2.5 percent q/q vs. 4.7 percent.”Announced at the Google I/O 2012 event, the Google Nexus 7 tablet is not just designed to take on Apple’s highly successful iPad, but it will also pose a stiff threat to the Amazon Kindle Fire. Google aims to tackle the competition better with its pricing strategy of this Asus-manufactured tablet. Click here for full story

first published: Oct 19, 2012 11:08 am

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