The recently concluded Google I/O 2012 saw the software giant step into the tablet market with the Asus Nexus 7 . Priced at $199 for the low-end version, the tablet has been announced for markets across the United States, Canada, Australia and the UK, withthe delivery scheduled for mid-July. However, according to a report by The Mobile Indian , Indians will be able to laytheir hands on the Nexus 7 only after September. Anonymous sources from Asus reveal that Google and Asus don’t have any plans of releasing the Nexus 7 in the country before September. The source revealed, “Google and Asus have no plans in place for India right now. We will be able to announce that only post the third quarter (ending September)." The Nexus 7 is the first device to run the newest iteration of Android – Jelly Bean . This news could well mean the tablet would be launched in India only by the end of the year. Currently, it is available for the aforementioned markets through Google Play, and it would be interesting to see how the company sells the device in India. The Indian market has a growing number of low tomid-range tablets and the Google Nexus 7 couldintensify the competition, especially if it is sold at the same starting price point of around Rs. 11,000. Considering the growing affinity towards tablets, the Nexus 7 hasthe potential to become the most favoured tablet in India if the price factoris maintained. A recent survey also revealed how more IT and business professionals will be opting for Android tablets in the developing countries. The Nexus 7 comes equipped with a seven-inch IPS display that boasts a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels and ispowered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core Tegra 3 chip and 1 GB of RAM. Google is touting the tablet as a serious gaming device, which also features a 12-core Nvidia GeForce GPU. The Google Nexus 7tablet is available in two storage capacities - 8GB and 16GB - priced approximately around Rs.11,000 and Rs. 13,000, respectively. When it comes to the size, the Nexus tablet measures 198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm and weighs 340 gm. These dimensions allow itto go head-to-head with the Amazon Kindle Fire, which seems to be the device that the Nexus 7 is targetting, rather thanthe iPad as was predicted earlier. The connectivity options found on the Google Nexus 7 tablet include Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth and NFC capabilities, andthe tablet also comes with Google Wallet pre-installed. As for the camera featured here, it comes as no surprise that Google has just added a front facing camera that can be used for video calls. However,what's interesting is that this camera can shoot HD720p videos.
