The Google Pixel C tablet is now available to purchase on the Google Store. The large-screen handset marks the search giant's first foray into the tablet market.

The Pixel C is developed, manufactured and marketed by Google without the aid of partner OEMs, unlike its Nexus brand of devices. The new tablet was introduced three months ago alongside the Huawei Nexus 6P phablet and the LG Nexus 5X smartphone.

According to Google Blog, the Pixel C is the first tablet to boot Android 6.0 Marshmallow out the box. It carries extra security features, smarter power optimization and Google's nifty Now on Tap functionality.

Its specs include a 10.2-inch LCD touchscreen with a 2560 x 1800 resolution display, 3GB of RAM, 34.2Wh battery and USB Type-C connector. The Nvidia Tegra X1 chipset is under the hood housing an octa-core CPU and the Nvidia Maxwell GPU. The tablet is fitted with an eight-megapixel back camera and a two-megapixel selfie shooter.

GSMArena noted that the tablet only comes in silver, but would-be buyers can choose between two native storage options: 32GB or 64GB. The lower capacity version retails for $500 while the higher capacity one costs $600.

As to its design, the Pixel C sports the usual rectangular slab-type body. What's new is the inclusion of an optional Bluetooth keyboard worth $150. The Bluetooth-enabled accessory attaches to the main device via magnets, locking it up into a little flat box. Once sealed, the Pixel C wirelessly charges the keyboard.

Users can latch the keyboard to the back of the tablet with more magnets. The small hinge at the top of the keyboard clamps on to the back of the Pixel C, letting users pull it up to any angle they wish. The tablet can automatically detect if the keyboard is on board and knows whether or not to show users the on-screen keyboard instead.

The keyboard tows a ton of shortcuts for popular Google apps. PCMag indicated that if users display eight Chrome tabs at the same time, they can navigate between them by simply pressing control-1 through control-8. Google also said the keyboard contains hidden shortcuts.

"There is a market for the C, but I think it'll be a small one. The Pixel Chromebooks were meant to show what you can build when you don't cut corners to keep the price down," said Frederic Lardinois of TechCrunch. "The C is meant to showcase what that would look like for a high-end Android productivity tablet. It's the Android Tablet for the CEO."