ViewSonic building 7-inch Android tablet?

TV and monitor maker ViewSonic is getting set to release a 7-inch tablet powered by Android 2.2 as early as this fall, according to Stuff. The unnamed source claims the device will have GSM calling capabilities and include either a three- or five-megapixel camera. This would make it a direct competitor to the Dell Streak tablet.

The unnamed device is said to arrive in the UK in about two months, before expanding to other European countries, with pricing set at the equivalent of about $476 and $635.

This is ViewSonic's second Android tablet following the VTablet 101 announced in January. What, if any, specs will be shared with the new tablet remain to be seen. The VTablet 101 is powered by a 1GHz ARM Cortex A9 CPU along with an NVIDIA Tegra T20 chipset for graphics-intensive apps. Its 8.9-inch display has a 1024x600 resolution and 3D graphics capability, and the device sports 4GB of built-in storage. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G modules are also built in.

By Electronista Staff