Google's latest Nexus-series tablet, manufactured by HTC, the Nexus 9, has finally gone on sale in India, priced at Rs. 28,900.
Launched
exclusively on Amazon India, the Google Nexus 9 16GB Wi-Fi only variant is
currently on sale and is available starting Thursday in Indigo Black
colour.
Amazon.in on its homepage touts that the Nexus 9 tablet is
its exclusive product; though there have been no official announcement
regarding the same from Google. The Nexus 6 though, was launched in a
similar way exclusively on Flipkart under Motorola's partnership with
the retailer.
Amazon India is offering a gift card of worth Rs.
2,000 for shopping on its e-commerce website with every purchase of
Nexus 9 tablet.
Notably, the online retailer currently lists just
the Wi-Fi only Nexus 9 variant with no word on availability of the 32GB
cellular variant.
The Google Nexus 9 tablet back in October first
made an appearance on the Google Play in India. Unfortunately, the
tablet is still listed as 'Coming Soon' in the Devices section of the
Google Play. The Nexus 9 has been priced at Rs. 28,900 for the 16GB
Wi-Fi only variant, while the 32GB cellular variant is priced at Rs.
44,900. The 32GB Wi-Fi only variant is listed as unavailable.
(Also see: Google Nexus 9 vs. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9)
To
refresh, the HTC Nexus 9 tablet along with the Google Nexus 6 (Review | Pictures) smartphone
is the platform lead of Google's next generation mobile operating
system dubbed Android 5.0 Lollipop. Google has touted Android Lollipop
as the company's "sweetest release yet."
(Also see: iPad Air 2 vs. Google Nexus 9 vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 vs. Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet)
Google Nexus 9 features
an 8.9-inch IPS LCD display with QXGA (2048x1536 pixels) resolution and Gorilla
Glass 3 protection. It is powered by a 64-bit Nvidia Tegra K1 processor
coupled with Kepler GPU and 2GB of RAM. It sports an 8-megapixel rear
autofocus camera with f/2.4 aperture and LED flash. There is a
1.6-megapixel front camera as well. Backing the device is a 6700mAh
battery rated to deliver up to 9.5 hours of browsing time; video
playback time of up to 9.5 hours, and a standby time of 30 days for the
Wi-Fi model. Connectivity options include 3.5mm audio jack, Micro-USB,
GPS, Wi-Fi, NFC, and Bluetooth.
Google Nexus 9 also features dual
front-facing speakers with HTC's Boomsound and dual microphones. Sensors
listed include ambient light sensor, gyroscope, accelerometer, and
magnetometer.
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