Google Nexus 7 hitting the Shelves Worldwide

By | July 23rd, 2012



The long awaited tablet by Asus and Google has finally been released. Being sold at just 200$ for 8 gigabyte version and 250$ a piece for the 16 gigabyte version it is surely going to give competitors a run for their money. With its sleek design and a powerful display covered with a corning gorilla glass the Nexus 7 is set to challenge almost every tablet out there.

The new tablet from Google and asus Nexus7

Specifications:

 

1) LED Backlit 800 x 1280 pixels 7 -inch display with (216 pixel density)

2) Corning Gorilla glass

3) 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM

4) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

5) Front facing 1.2 mp camera for video calling

6) Android OS version 4.1

7) Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, NVidia Tegra3

8) Standard battery, Li-Ion 4325 mAh

Priced reasonably at 200$ and 250$ for 8 and 16gb respectively; Nexus 7 is surely going to be a hit. US, Canada and UK are going to be the first ones getting to taste jellybean OS from July 12, meanwhile people from Switzerland and Germany will get their hands on the Nexus 7 beginning July 19th.

 

Availability

  • If you are a US, UK, Canada, and Australian citizen you can directly order the new tablet from Google , it will be shipped in 3-5 days and be at your doorsteps in 1-2 weeks.
  • You can find loads of new Nexus 7 on ebay for 250$ apiece for 8gig model, yes you read it right.
  • Meanwhile in Asia and other parts of the world you can expect it to reach by starting August at an average price of 240$ for 8gig model and 310$ for 16gig model

USA, UK, Canada and Australia are the only regions that can avail the facility of Google’s play store, the online reseller however, are selling the device to almost every region. From the reviews the shipment will take around 2-3 weeks and it will cost you more as well. They might start selling the device later this month or in early August with a starting price of around $230 to $250 for the 8GB storage variant, and around $300 – $330 USD for the 16GB model.

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