Google Pixel C With 10-Inch Display, Nvidia Tegra X1 SoC Goes on Sale

Two months after unveiling the Pixel C, Google on Tuesday announced that its Android tablet is available for purchase in select markets. The 10-inch tablet is priced at $499 (roughly Rs. 33,000).

Alongside the launch of the Nexus 5 and the Nexus 5X at its September event,Google unveiled the Pixel C tablet, the company’s first Android tablet in the Pixel lineup. At the time, the company had said that it would begin shipping the device sometime later this year.

The Pixel C is also one of the most premium Android tablets you can purchase today. Unlike the plastic body that you would find on the Nexus and most other tablets, the Pixel C sports a slick aluminium unibody frame, and comes equipped with a USB Type-C port, a technology that only a few other devices have.

As for other specifications, the Pixel C sports a 10.2-inch display with a 2560x1800 pixels screen resolution. It is powered by Nvidia Tegra X1 SoC with 3GB of RAM and houses 32GB of inbuiilt storage. There’s also a Pixel C variant with 64GB storage, priced at $599 (roughly Rs. 39,500).

Other features of the Google Pixel C include an 8-megapixel rear-camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing shooter. On the software front, the device runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box.

The company is also selling a keyboard accessory which connects to the tablet via magnets and charges wirelessly. It is priced at $150 (roughly Rs. 9,900). The tablet is available in select regions including the United States via the Google Store. There is no word on the Pixel C’s Indian availability just yet.

Explained: Camera Improvements in the New HTC 10

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Flexible Camera Developed That Can Be Wrapped Around Objects

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Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) Leaked in Press Images

The anticipated successor to the popular Samsung Galaxy J1, tipped to be called the Galaxy J1 (2016), has once again been leaked in images on the Web. While in the previous leaks we have seen the unannounced smartphone in its Black colour variant, the new leaked image shows the handset in two additional colour variants. The image tweeted by @evleaks on Monday shows the Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) smartphone in Gold and White colour variants. The design of the handset also fall in line with the models leaked in images previously. It is worth mentioning that the screen bezel seen in the image stay black in all the three colour variants. The smartphone is seen featuring a physical home button, along with a multi-window, and a back capacitive button on either side. At the back, the smartphone sports a camera at the centre with a LED flash and a speaker on either sides. Samsung is yet to announce the smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016)leaked in images last month as well...

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