Just a year ago, Google presented its first tablet in a long time. The Pixel tablet came to renew a sector of consumer electronics which did not meet the high expectations that many had placed on it. Currently, tablets are experiencing a second youth, but despite this, they have not managed to position themselves as an essential device.
Today the same device is on sale in Europe, for 499 dollars, a price that attracts attention because it is even lower than that of the new Pixel 8a. Of course there is a trick, because can now be purchased without the music stand which made it a smart accessory, a speaker with a screen like the Google Nest Home.
This accessory can be purchased separately, but it lowers the price by 99 dollars, which positions it as an alternative to models like the Xiaomi Pad 6, one of the references in the mid-range of tablets in markets like the Europe. Despite this, the cost is a little higher and this can pose a problem in making sales.
Simple and fluid design
Google’s bet succeeds turn this tablet into a kind of multi-use object. In addition to being a classic tablet, it can become a speaker with screen for listening to music or watching series, as are other speakers of this type. Along with this, using the tablet as home control elementsomething similar to the new Amazon Echo Hub, but with fewer limitations, although of course at a much higher price.
How could it be otherwise in 2024, Google boasts of AI features on this tablet, equipped with the Tensor G2 processor that Google models had two years ago. Some of these improvements concern Google Meet, the video calling application, or Google Pho tos, which becomes the perfect application for editing photos, which is much more comfortable on this device, with a 11 inch screen
Pixel Tablet
Free Android
As we mentioned, one of the key aspects of the tablet is that, when placed on the dock, it becomes an element of home control, having direct access to the different devices and routines of Google Home, from more comfortable way than on a tablet. a classic tablet or smartphone. It also has Chromecastit is therefore possible to send content from your mobile.
This tablet can become the ideal device to use in the kitchen, as a TV for this room, as is, for example, the Amazon Echo Show 15. Yes, this device has a larger diagonal, but the Pixel Tablet can serve as a conventional tablet. In addition, it is possible to purchase several supports and place them around the house to place the tablet wherever you want.
Pixel Tablet
Free Android
It has 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal memory, more than sufficient for a device whose main use is at home. Nevertheless, there is still space and power to run fairly demanding games. And the audio system is not limited to the speaker stand, but has 4 speakers on the tablet itself distributed over its perimeter.
The tablet has a price of 499 dollars on Amazon Europe, although It can be purchased with the base for 599 dollarss, 50 less than last year in European markets such as Germany. There is also a case, compatible with the tablet and usable with the charging base, which costs 99 dollars. All products are available on Amazon and in the Google online store.
