Google Nexus 7 to launch in India at Rs. 19,999

The long awaited Google Nexus 7 tablet has finally reached India at a price of Rs. 19,999. The tablet came to the stores on Thursday and will be for sale tomorrow – on Saturday. The price of the tablet is very less than what was being quoted through online sellers. ASUS will launch the tab in India.

ASUS is likely to launch the tab at about Rs. 19,900. The device will be accessible through Chroma and various other retailers in India. It should be noted that it is the 16 GB version that will cost Rs. 19,999 and will run on Android 4.1.

More about the tablet

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The Google Nexus 7, as the name suggests, is a 7” LCD IPS display tab that will run on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The good thing about the tab is that the update of 4.2 is by now available. So that should be a welcome positive sign for the customers. The device runs on Nvidia Tegra 3 processor with a screen resolution of 1280x800.

The device is powered by 1GB RAM and comes with 4325 mAh battery. There is a 1.2MP camera in the device as well. If the reports are to be believed, the tab supports nine hours of backup once fully charged.

Google Nexus 7 will be launched in India in November

It will not be before the month of November when Google Nexus actually reaches India. The same was confirmed at a press even in Bangalore. The news was also brought out by NDTV Gadgets. If you are curious to know the price, we will have to say sorry. There is yet no word, no official word, on the price tag of the Google gadget.

There were some reports that talked about the gadget being launched in India after September. The press even held in Bangalore yesterday – Tuesday, September 18, both Google and Asus had verified that launching the Google Nexus would not be possible before September.

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The gadget will give a tough competition to Apple’s iPad. That is not all. The cool gadget from Google would also make life difficult for the Kindle Fire from the house of Amazon. To give competition to these two companies, Google might have a competitive price tag.

The Google Nexus 7 will come in two storage options – 8GB and 16GB. It is expected that the 8GB storage device might cost around $199 and the 16GB storage model will have a price tag of $249. The device will have quality hardware to add to the positive side of the features.

The dimensions of the tablet are 198.5mm X 120mm X 10.5mm and has a weight of 340 g. The tablet will run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean).