0 Google Nexus 7 tablet coming to India in November

An Asus spokesperson has confirmed the Google Nexus 7 tablet will be made available in India by November, with pricing details revealed sometime in October.

So far, the much vaunted Nexus 7 tablet, manufactured for Google by Asus, is available only in the U.S., with global availability a well kept secret.

The Nexus 7 made headlines when it was unveiled back at Google I/O 2012 in June as the platform lead device for Jelly Bean, and grabbed attention because of its exceptionally low-asking price ($199) that was combined with solid hardware – the quad-core Tegra 3 processor, coupled with 1GB of RAM.

Indians have been looking forward to the Nexus 7 ever since its announcement, with a well-endowed low-cost tablet from a major manufacturer seeming almost too good to be true.

A lot rides on the Nexus 7’s price in India of course,. Speculation has it that Asus and Google might be developing a built-in 3G version of the tablet for India – though we suspect 3G dongle compatibility whilst maintaining a low price would be the ideal combination for the country.

The tablet has been selling on online retailers in India for a slight premium, at roughly Rs. 17,000. The expected price of the Nexus 7 will obviously be a little more expensive than a direct conversion of the $199 U.S. price, is more to the tune of Rs. 13,500.

Other specifications of the Google Nexus 7 tablet include a 7-inch 1280x800 pixel TruVivid IPS display, a 1.2MP front-facing camera, NFC and Wi-Fi connectivity, and a 4325 mAh battery rated to deliver up to 9 hours of video playback.