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> 802.11n can be and commonly is 5GHz as well.

It only is 5Ghz when there is a 5GHz radio in the device. I gather that world-wide 5Ghz operation not-infrequently requires the ability to do DFS. [0] This is an added engineering and testing burden that -I guess- many companies just don't want to undergo. [1]

I've spent an absurd amount of time looking for and at WiFi network adaptors. Devices that advertise just b/g(/n) support contain only a 2.4Ghz radio 99.9% of the time.

Look at the first-gen Chromecast, the 3G Nexus S, or the 2012 Nexus 7. They all advertised b/g/n support, and all operated only in the 2.4GHz band.

[0] There are regulatory domains in which the majority of 5Ghz channels require DFS and/or transmit power control.

[1] You'd think that all the engineering work would be done already, and only the testing would be left, but who knows?