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Pixel Tablet
The Pixel Tablet is Google's 11-inch Android tablet with a Tensor G2 chip, sold with or without a Charging Speaker Dock that turns it into a smart display, suited to households that want a shared tablet for streaming, video calls and smart home control.
- Screen
- 10.95″
- Display
- LCD, 60 Hz
- Chip
- Tensor G2
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB – 256 GB
- Weight
- 493 g
What reviewers say
Reviewers like the Pixel Tablet as a home device, with the included speaker dock turning it into a smart display, but see it as a poor laptop replacement and find Android still awkward on tablets. Opinions differ on performance, great for TechRadar and average for Tom's Guide, and on the dock's sound; Trusted Reviews also criticised the 60 Hz screen and UK price.
From trustedreviews.com, tomsguide.com and techradar.com
Specifications
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- Screen size
- 10.95″
- Resolution
- 2560 × 1600
- Sharpness
- 276 pixels per inch
- Panel
- LCD
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Brightness
- 500 nits
- Display type
- LCD, 16:10; 10.95-inch screen with rounded corners, 11 inches measured diagonally as a rectangle
- Pixel density
- 276 ppi
- Display features
- Anti-smudge coating; full 24-bit colour (16 million colours); HDR10 video playback; 60 Hz refresh rate per Tom's Guide (Google doesn't list it)
Performance
- Chip
- Tensor G2
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
Cameras
- Rear camera
- 8 MP
- Ultra wide camera
- None
- Front camera
- 8 MP
- Rear camera
- 8 MP, 1.12 μm pixels, ƒ/2.0, fixed focus, 84° field of view, 1/4-inch sensor
- Front camera
- 8 MP, 1.12 μm pixels, ƒ/2.0, fixed focus, 84° field of view, 1/4-inch sensor
- Video recording
- 1080p at 30 fps on both cameras; video stabilisation; Live HDR+; HEVC (H.265) and AVC (H.264)
Battery and connections
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- Up to 12 hours
- Battery capacity
- 27 Wh
- Fastest charging
- 15 W
- Mobile data option
- No
- Stylus
- Supported, sold separately
- Keyboard made for it
- No
- Battery life detail
- Up to 12 hours of video streaming (YouTube at 1080p over Wi-Fi at 82% brightness, Google's test on pre-production units)
- Charging
- Up to 15 W on the Charging Speaker Dock's pogo pins; also charges over USB-C with a cable and power adaptor (charger sold separately); Google doesn't give a USB-C charging rate
- USB-C
- USB-C 3.2 Gen 1; four-pin accessory connector for charging, data and audio out to the dock
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) with 2x2 MIMO, simultaneous dual-band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz); Google Cast
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.2
- Stylus support
- Third-party USI 2.0 styluses; none sold by Google
- Keyboards
- Third-party Bluetooth keyboards; Google doesn't make one
Design
- Weight
- 493 g
- Thickness
- 8.1 mm
- Height × width
- 169 × 258 mm
- Operating system
- Android
- Biometrics
- Fingerprint sensor in the power button
- Speakers
- Four speakers; the Charging Speaker Dock adds a 43.5 mm full-range speaker
- Microphones
- Three microphones with noise suppression
- Sensors
- Ambient light sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, Hall sensor; Ultra-wideband chip
- Materials
- Aluminium enclosure (100% recycled aluminium) with nano-ceramic coating; over 30% recycled material by weight
- Colours
- Porcelain, Hazel; Rose (US only)
- Software at launch
- Android 13 (Tom's Guide); at least five years of security updates from its US launch
- In the box
- With the dock: Pixel Tablet, Charging Speaker Dock, power adaptor, quick start guide, safety and warranty booklet. Tablet only: Pixel Tablet, USB-C cable, quick start guide
Storage options
| Storage |
|---|
| 128 GB |
| 256 GB |
Pros and cons
Pros
- The Charging Speaker Dock adds a 43.5 mm speaker, 15 W charging and Hub Mode
- Up to 12 hours of video streaming from a 27 Wh battery
- Works with USI 2.0 styluses and has a fingerprint sensor in the power button
Cons
- 60 Hz LCD with 500 nits typical brightness
- No keyboard or stylus from Google, and no mobile data version
- No water or dust resistance
Closest rivals
Model | Screen | Display | Chip | Memory | Storage | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.9″ | LCD, 90 Hz | Exynos 1380 | 6 GB – 8 GB | 128 GB – 256 GB | 523 g | Oct 2023 | |
| 11″ | LCD, 90 Hz | Qualcomm SM6375 | 4 GB – 8 GB | 64 GB – 256 GB | 480 g | Oct 2023 | |
| 11″ | LCD, 144 Hz | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 | 6 GB – 8 GB | 128 GB – 256 GB | 490 g | Apr 2023 |
Sources
- support.google.com/googlepixeltablet/answer/13555146
- support.google.com/googlepixeltablet/answer/14718509
- support.google.com/googlepixeltablet/answer/13555449
- support.google.com/googlepixeltablet/answer/13555435
- blog.google/products-and-platforms/devices/pixel/google-pixel-tablet
- trustedreviews.com/reviews/google-pixel-tablet
- tomsguide.com/reviews/google-pixel-tablet
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