It’s strange, but there is a tablet that continues to be called “mysterious” despite the fact that it’s been almost a year since it was announced. This is what happens with Google’s first “Pixel” tablet, which was announced in May last year as part of Google I/O 2022. But that, announced. They literally showed off a corner of their design and not even at the event the company held in October to announce its specbook. Therefore, another nickname was earned as “the product that never happens”.
Yes, it is confirmed that this year will be his year. Barring any surprises, this will be one of the hardware products we’ll see at the upcoming Google I/O 2023 along with the Pixel 7a. AND Thanks to the leaks, we can find out more about her
From first-gen Tensor to its weird new button
From what little Google has shown, it is known to have a very interesting ability. The be able to easily connect to a dock and act almost like a Nest Hub. In fact, progress has been made in a leak that will have compatibility with two types of docks, one with speakers and one without them.
We also know that your first generation Google Tensor brain, the same as the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro mounted. Something that shocks us a priori knowing that with the Pixel 8 at the end of the year we will see the third generation of th is chip designed by Google and Samsung. But in the end it does not correspond if we take into account that, due to other data, it corresponds to being a tablet more oriented towards the mid-range.
One piece of information that Google hasn’t offered that is discussed in the leaked specs is that It will have an 11-inch IPS panel with a resolution of 2,560 x 1,600 pixels.. Panel that will also be compatible with Google’s own stylus of which almost nothing is known. And all this in a front that, in view of the photos, offers very pronounced frames and which is once again the symptom of a mid-range tablet.
Although what shocked us the most was a possible last minute design change depending on what 9to5Google collects. We classify it as a last minute change because, if the leaked images are true, we would find ourselves an element that was not in the original idea of the Pixel Tablet that Google showed us.
This is a mystery button on the side, above the volume up and down buttons. There was no trace of it and, without knowing anything about it, we can theorize that it can be used to perform configurable actions and/or silence the tablet.
Of course, everything else seems to be identical to what has already been seen. including their materials that imitate porcelain and in beige. Although precisely in terms of colors, we might not have seen everything. Google only showed this color, but according to the aforementioned 9to5Google leak, green could be one of them. One that they say looks like the Pixel 5.
What seems clear is that the wait for this tablet is about to end. Except surprise, the aforementioned Google I / O 2023 which is celebrated on May 10 should serve as a framework for its coming-out. We’ll keep an eye out for it and where it lands, as we have a few examples nearby like the Pixel Watch that hasn’t officially arrived in Europe.
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