After five years without launching any product in this category, Google has put its latest tablet on sale in Spain, which is actually not that new. Pixel Tablet It was launched more than a year ago in the United States and it was last month when Google decided to launch it in Spain. It is, therefore, a model that has much more to do with the family of devices Pixel 7 from 2022 and 2023, with which it shares the processor Tensor G2that with the Pixel 8 most recent ones that use the G3 Tensioner and they expect a series of artificial intelligence functions that do not seem to be coming to this tablet.
The Pixel Tablet It is best understood in the company of its dock or charging base with speakerThe dock allows you to always have the device charged, a more powerful and higher quality sound than that provided by the 4 speakers of the Tablet, and the functionality of devices such as a Nest Hub either Amazon Echo with which to control home automation and the Google voice assistant, but with a larger screen and full Android. It is practical, but not for any user And just as a device to consume content, which is the usual use given to this type of product, it is a somewhat expensive combination.
The charging dock is an accessory that can be purchased with the tablet or separately, but it makes it quite expensive. When it went on sale, it cost €499 for the tablet and €150 for the dock. Now it is on sale and Both can be purchased for €499 in the Google store and if you only want the tablet, €399 is a more reasonable price for what it offers.
That said, the Pixel Tablet does everything you’d expect it to do with ease. The attachment between dock and tablet by means of magnets is excellentso that you can even carry the second one in your hand with the dock attached and without fear of it coming loose. The IPS screen of 11 incheswith a resolution of 1,600 x 2,560 pixels and 16:10 aspect ratio, does not reach the height of an OLED but offers vibrant colors and good viewing anglesThe sound lacks the bass punch that the dock offers, but it is fine for a tablet.
The Pixel Tablet, without a dock, does not reach 500 grams in weight and can be held comfortably in one hand. It has a finish in an aluminum that is treated with a nanoceramic coating that makes it It doesn’t feel metallic but more like plastica curious choice but despite that perception it manages to not feel like a cheap tablet.
In terms of software, the Pixel Tablet comes with Android 14 and the promise of five years of updates. This is the cleanest version of Android you’ll find, the same as on Pixel smartphones, and whose support for tablets Google has improvedApps like Chrome, Maps, Gmail, Google News, Photos, Files, Google Home, Weather and others are adapted to the screen format and are more comfortable to use than they were years ago on an Android tablet.
The Tensor G2 and its 8 GB of RAM, one of the top-of-the-range processors at the end of 2022, can easily handle games and applicationsalthough it should be noted that the maximum refresh rate of the screen is 60 Hz. However, the main shortcoming of a Pixel in 2024 is AI and that is what happens to this tablet that It reaches where the Pixel 7 does, but not the Pixel 8There are some features like Best Shot, Magic Eraser in photo editing or Now Playing to recognize music that is playing and add it to playlists, but the option to run an AI model locally will not be coming. and it’s not even compatible with the recently released Gemini appWhat has been rumored is that the Pixel Tablet could access Gemini as part of the Google voice assistant.
What remains is a very competent tablet that takes advantage over others if you are going to take advantage of your dockBut without it, it doesn’t have much of a differential beyond a good finish and a clean Android experience.