There Pixel Tablet It is finally available in Europe. It’s Google’s new tablet, but once again it has nothing. We actually first heard about it two years ago, when the company confirmed its existence during Google I/O 2022, and it debuted on the market in May 2023… but only in the United States and a few other territories.
Google’s tablet has now arrived in Europe, but we can’t help but wonder: does this make sense? Or at least, Will this make sense in your price range?
Pros and cons: outdated hardware, but many versions of Android
The Pixel tablet hit the market exactly a year ago, but its initial launch was limited to the US, UK, Germany and Japan. We have waited a long time for Google to launch its “first” tablet in Europe (in quotes, because the company had already produced tablets in the past in collaboration with several manufacturers). The wait grew longer and a year later, he finally debuted in the country.
But we are talking about a tablet that, although it has good hardware, is still hardware that was announced a year ago as new. For example, the Pixel tablet contains a Tensor G2 chip. for two yearsthe same one with which the Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro arrived.
However, the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro arrived in October 2023 with the latest Tensor G3 processor. This year, Google should present the Tensor G4 with significant improvements linked to artificial intelligence and there is already talk of a Tensor G5.
Less powerful and older hardware This wouldn’t be a problem if the price of the device was even lower. The Pixel Tablet arrives in Europe for 499 dollars, a price that is a little difficult to justify if we are talking about a tablet from a year ago and with a basic storage capacity of 128 GB. However, it is also necessary recognize that the original price of the Pixel Tablet was 679 dollars, when it went on sale in May 2023.
The great advantage of this device is the same as that of Google’s mobile phones, such as the Pixel 8a recently presented: the Pixel Tablet arrives with Android 14 and It has 5 guaranteed Android OS updates (up to Android 19).
Additionally, being a Google Pixel device, it will also one of the first to receive the new functions that Google brings to Androidand in this era where the company is focusing on artificial intelligence features, the idea of being able to test new features before anyone else is exciting.
The Pixel Tablet is, overall, a good device, with a generous 11-inch screen and 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution (IPS-LCD panel with 60Hz refresh rate), and a battery that offers up to at 12 hours of video playback. For 500 dollars you can find other interesting alternatives among the best tablets currently available on the market, but none of them have the advantages of a Google Pixel device: receive all the latest Android features before anyone else.
This is a tablet from a year ago, which may be too late. But it will be everyone’s responsibility weigh these advantages and disadvantages when analyzing the possibility of buying it.
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