There is no doubt in accepting the fact that Apple is facing stiff competition from Android in the tablet market.
Now after the announcement of new 199 $ Nexus tablet from Google last week is the latest threat to supremacy of Apple iPad.
Apple iPad is the most popular tablet till date. In spite of its high price and the availability of large variety of low priced Android tablets cannot decrease the popularity of iPad.
But after the announcement of low priced Nexus tablet that too from a respected company like Google will definitely be a danger for the popularity of iPad.
Now after the announcement of Nexus tablet , Apple indicates to launch a low priced version of their iPad to compete with low end Android tablet.
The new low cost version from Apple is expected to be called iPad mini.
The new iPad mini is expected to feature a 7.85 inch screen which is smaller as compared to 9.7 inch iPad. Also this new iPad will not feature a HD display.
Expected cost of this new tablet is 299 $. According to many analysts, at this price Apple can hurt the sales of low end Android tablet market.