HTC, well known for its Android-based smart-phones, has been rumored to be working on a tablet device to compete with the iPad, but HTC spokesperson Eric Lin told Pocket-Lint that the Taiwanese smart phone manufacturer has no plans to build an iPad competitor any time in the near future.

“You’ve seen how, at Computex, there were 80 different Android tablets”, Lin said. “So if we just release an Android tablet, then we’re one of 81… Whereas, if we have a compelling feature, a really compelling use, anything like that, then it’ll help us to stand out. It’s going to take a lot of work searching for that”.

He added, “We are always looking at it, but, right now, the whole idea is that in order to be successful with a tablet, you need to have something compelling. And not just a compelling form factor. You need to find that compelling use, that compelling story, that one compelling feature. And we are not going to do anything until we have found that”, Lin said.

With the massive number of Android-based tablets coming onto the market this year, it’s a bit of a surprise that HTC isn’t waiting on the sideline, however, the company has rightfully recognized that the Android-tablet market will soon be saturated with a number of different companies’ take on the iPad, some of which will be decent alternatives to the iPad and some of which will be half-baked compared to the polished offerings that are released by Apple. HTC is wise to take a breather and see what works and what doesn’t before considering their own Android tablet.