Google Nexus 9 India Price Revealed; 2 Flagship HTC Slate Variants Up of Pre-Order
Google Nexus 9 India Price Revealed; 2 Flagship HTC Slate Variants Up of Pre-OrderGoogle Play Store India

Search engine giant, Google has officially revealed the price details of HTC Nexus 9 variants for the India market.

The company has listed the two HTC Nexus 9 Indigo-Black variants - one 16GB (Wi-Fi only) and another 32GB (LTE + Wi-Fi) for ₹28,900 and ₹44,900 respectively, for pre-order at the Google Play store .

Now, the company has effectively ended the sale of 2013 Asus Nexus 7 tablet series from the Play Store. The company has also listed official magnetic origami flip covers – Black, Lime Stone and Mint Indigo variants for ₹2,900 [HERE].

As of now, there is no word on whether Google has any plans of releasing – 16GB LTE model and 32GB (Wi-Fi only) variants and also when Motorola Nexus 6 smartphone series be made available in India.

Though Google Nexus 9 Play Store web-page is showing coming soon tag, the device is expected to go on sale on 3 November as per press statement released on the unveiling day (full report here).

Both Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 were unveiled on 15 October along with specification details.

For the uninitiated, HTC Nexus 9 flaunts 8.9-inch QXGA (2048x1536p) IPS LCD screen and comes packed with 64-bit Nvidia Tegra K1 processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB/32GB inbuilt memory, 8.0-megapixel main camera, a 1.6-megapixel front-camera, and a 6,700 mAh battery.

Motorola's Nexus 6 sports a mammoth 5.96-inch QHD (2,560x1,440p) screen and comes packed with new Android Lollipop OS (with material design), 805 series Snapdragon CPU, 3GB RAM, 32GB/64GB inbuilt memory, 13.0-megapixel main camera, a 2.0-megapixel snapper on the front and 3,220 mAh battery.

Key Specifications of Motorola Nexus 6 and HTC Nexus 9:

Models Motorola Nexus 6 HTC Nexus 9
Display 5.96-inch QHD (2560x1440p) screen with Gorilla Glass 3 shieldPixel density: 493 ppi (pixels per inch) 8.9" IPS LCD
4:3 aspect ratio
QXGA (2048x1536p)
Gorilla Glass 3 with
'Double tap to wake' feature
OS Android 5.0 Lollipop Android 5.0 Lollipop
Processor 2.7GHz Quad core Krait 450 CPU (Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 SOC) 64-bit NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor
GPU Adreno 420 Kepler GPU
RAM 3GB 2GB
Storage capacity 32GB & 64GB 16GB & 32GB
Camera Main: 13.0-megapixel camera with Dual-LED flash, f2.0 aperture, 4K video recordingFront: 2.0-megapixel camera with HD video conferencing feature Main: 8.0-megapixel camera with f/2.4 aperture, Auto-focus, LED flashFront:1.6-megapixel camera with f/2.4 aperture
Battery 3220 mAh;Talk time: up to 24 hoursStandby time: close to 250 hours (with ambient display on) and 330 hours (with ambient display off) 6700 mAh;
Wi-Fi Browsing: Up to 9.5 hours
LTE Browsing: Up to 8.5 hours
Video Playback: Up to 9.5 hours
Wi-Fi Standby: Up to 30 days
LTE Standby: Up to 30 days
Network 3G & 4G LTE 3G & 4G-LTE (optional)
Add-ons Nano SIM, water-resistant, Bluetooth v4.1. Wi-Fi (802.11 ac 2x2 dual band; MIMO), NFC, micro-SUB v2.0, dual-front speakers, A-GPS Turbo Charger technology, lets user get up to six hours of use with only 15 minutes of charge, Qi Wireless charging support 802.11ac 2x2 (MIMO)
NFC, Bluetooth 4.1, micro-USB 2.0, Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound technology and
Dual microphones
Dimensions 159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06 mm 228.25mm x 153.68mm x 7.95mm
Weight 184 g 425g (Wi-Fi), 436g (LTE)
Colours Midnight Blue and cloud white Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand
Price 32GB: $649 (around € 510/ ₹40,000)64GB: $699 (around € 550/ ₹43,000) 16GB: Wi-Fi only - $399 (around €310/₹24,550);32GB: Wi-Fi only - $479 (around €375/₹29,500);32GB: LTE - $599(around €470/ ₹36,900);For India:16GB (Wi-Fi only): ₹28,900/-32GB (LTE + Wi-Fi): ₹44,900/-

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