The Google Nexus 7 price and availability details for Japan have arrived now when its 5-inch variant has already hit the rumor mill. Nevertheless, fans in this region can lay their hands on Mountain View’s tablet for a starting cost of 19,800 Yen.
Apart from the device, the company has also announced the availability of the Google Play Books store for users in the country. This means readers can peruse a wide range of novels from the eBookstore on mobile devices or even on the PC. As far as the specifications of the Nexus 7 are concerned, it offers Jelly Bean right out of the box.
The tab sports a standard 7-inch 216ppi HD display proffering visuals in a resolution of 1280 × 800p. It is further toughened with Corning Gorilla Glass to safeguard it against inadvertent bumps and slips. For video calls and self portraits, there’s a 1.2MP snapper thrown into the mix.
The gadget tips the scales at just 340 grams and that should render it portable enough. It is available in memory choices of 8GB or 16GB, while its integrated quad core Tegra 3 chipset works in tandem with 1GB RAM. In terms of connectivity, the slab drags along Bluetooth and Wi-Fi options. The prominent Android Beam feature employing NFC for content transfer is part of the show as well. Apart from these attributes, the slate entails a slot for a microUSB and it is equipped with GPS too.
The fact that price and availability information for the Google Nexus 7 in Japan is out, means the tablet can be picked up from the Google Play store and select sales channels. The tablet is already shipping in countries such as the US and the UK. The release date for its Google 3G variant is marked for mid October.