Walmart is reportedly preparing its own cheap iPad rival
Walmart will reportedly bring out its own tablet to rival Apple's iPad.
The Android tablet will be cheap, designed to withstand kids and come from a Chinese supplier, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, based on photos discovered in a database of wireless product applications filed with the US Federal Communications Commission.
It'll be sold under Walmart's ONN store brand, which focuses on cheaper electronics.
Bloomberg said a Walmart spokesperson confirmed the tablet is coming but didn't provide details. How much the gadget will cost or when it might hit store shelves remains unknown.
Earlier this month, XDA-Developers editor-in-chief Mishaal Rahman tweeted some leaked specs, noting that it'd be the first Android Pie tablet not made by Samsung or Huawei.
Walmart will sell a cheap Android tablet with Android Pie, the first tab with Android Pie not from Samsung or Huawei.Specs:* 8-inch 800x1280* MediaTek MT8163* 2GB RAM* 16GB storage (expandable)* Android 9* microUSB* 3500mAh, 5V/2APics: https://t.co/AZGJSZW9Wz pic.twitter.com/XyUqkLie9p
He also wrote that it'll have a MediaTek MT8163 processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable storage and a 3,500 mAh battery. You'll be able to choose either 8- and 10-inch versions, he added on Friday.
Walmart didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
First published March 14 at 10:18 a.m. PT.Updated March 18 at 4:13 a.m. PT: Adds Rahman's leaked specs.
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