Google Nexus 7 Review and Price in India

Here’s the complete details of Google Nexus 7(by Asus). Google Nexus 7 by Asus features price in India are given below.

Google Nexus 7 by Asus is a  newly launched 7-inch tablet from the search engine giant that is expected to be available for just $199 .

It’s targeted to compete with low cost Amazon Kindle fire and being manufactured at cheaper price. Nexus 7 comes with 1GB RAM and with two versions of internal memory:

• 8 GB priced at $199
• 16 GB model priced at $299

Google Nexus 7 has been manufactured with Asus chipset and includes latest features such as NFC (Near Field Communication), Google Wallet, Wi-Fi web browsing etc. It has a pretty decent battery life of 8 hours.

Google Nexus 7 Features and Specs

Those who were expecting Nexus 7 to be an arch rival of iPad are a bit disappointed as it’s meant to be a competitor for Kindle Fire as it offers a cheaper Android tablet, with appreciable specs at a killer price tag. The tablet runs with 1.3 Ghz Quad-core Tegra 3 processor and has a RAM of 1 GB. It comes with an LCD IPS display which measures 7-inches diagonally and has default resolution of 1200 x 800 pixels. The tablet is available in two different versions based on internal storage 8 GB and 16 GB, as already mentioned earlier.

It runs with Android Jelly Bean operating system, which gives you the advantage to download your favorite applications from Google Play. This new Android operating system (Android 4.1) is designed specifically for this tablet and has lot of cool features. It has a 5 Megapixel rear camera and a front-facing 1.2 Megapixel camera for video conferencing. The tablet looks like giant sized Galaxy Note and is very slim like the Galaxy model smart phones from Samsung.

Google Nexus 7 tablet can give a tough competition to high-end tablet models such as Apple iPad, Blackberry Playbook and Galaxy Tab from Samsung among others. With starting price of just USD199(8GB), Nexus 7 is far cheaper than iPad and Galaxy Tab but still good enough to function as a decently good, entertainment and media consumption device, and a handy e-reader too. In fact, it’s the first 7 incher tablet with quad-core processor so hardware is not disappointing, considering the very low price tag.

Nexus 7 OS

Running on the latest version of flagship Android 4.1 operating system (Jelly Bean) from Google, Nexus 7 makes it easy to download games and applications from Play Store. Though it might face competition from Windows 8 Surface tablets from Microsoft that are powered with ARM processors, still Google Nexus is cheaper and has various other utilities. The battery life is expected to be pretty decent and other cool features like NFC and Google Wallet make it a worthy choice.

Physical Dimensions

The dimensions of the tablet are 120 x 198.5 x 10.45 mm and this highly portable tablet weights just 340 gms. The 7-inch IPS screen is protected by Corning Gorilla glass, which is scratch-resistant. It comes with 1.3MP front camera for video conferencing. The 1.3Ghz Quad-core Tegra processor from Nvidia ensures smooth and hassle free performance.

Other salient features include micro-USB for charging, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3.5 mm audio jack etc. It uses NFC for easier communication between devices. More common features include gyroscope, magnetometer and accelerometer which rotate the display based on how it’s held in user’s hands.

Google Nexus 7 (by Asus) Price in India

Google Nexus 7 has been aggressively priced at $199(8GB) and $299(16GB) and while the tablet has just launched in U.S. and it will take some time for it to launch in India, the official pricing is not known yet. However, the pricing should be in the range of Rs.12-15k(8GB) and Rs.17-20k(16GB).

Final Verdict:

Google Nexus 7 is expected to hit the market very soon and will be a good choice for avid e-book readers, gamers and internet and visual media consumers. The performance and cheaper price will make it an affordable choice for all users.

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