The Taiwanese manufacturer, Asus has indicated that the company is
planning to launch the Google Nexus 7 tablet in India soon. Though the
company did not share any specific month but shared that the launch
should happen in the most half of the year.
Peter Chang, Regional
Head, South Asia & Country Manager, System Business Group, Asus
India, also mentioned that the company will be launching Nexus 7 in
collaboration with Google in India and are just waiting for the go ahead
from Google.
Google Nexus 7 tablet was first showcased in June
2012 and went on sale in US from mid-July. The tablet is powered by
Nvidia Tegra 3 processor, which clocks at 1.3 GHz. It comes with 7-inch
IPS display screen with a 1280x800 resolution. The other features of the
tablet include 1GB of RAM, 1.2 megapixel front camera and 4,325mAh
battery. At the time of launch, the tablet shipped with Android 4.1
(Jelly Bean) out of the box.
The tablet has been available in
India from November 2012 for Rs. 19,999. When quizzed about the official
price for the Google Nexus 7 in India, the company indicated that it
should be to the lesser than Rs.19,999.
Earlier in 2012 Samsung
had decided against launching Galaxy Nexus in India and there had been a
lot of question marks regarding whether other Google Nexus devices will
ship to India. However, now with Google planning to launch Nexus 7 in
India in collaboration with Asus, one can hope that Google Nexus 4 and
Google Nexus 10 devices to be available in India sometime in the future.
Asus has also announced 7-inch tablet MeMO Pad ME172V in the
country for Rs. 9,999. This is the cheapest tablet that the company is
offering. The Taiwanese company is also planning to launch a
competitively priced tablet with 3G and voice calling feature in India
by June.
According to Chang the company is eyeing 15 percent
market share in the tablet market in the current calendar year. He also
mentioned that the company could have as many as four new tablets being
offered within the price range of Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 20,000 in the near
future.
Google Nexus 7 in pics