> Easily control your home with the Google Home app.
Except the Nest gear, including home security system, that we’ve just announced we’re disabling.
Pixel Tablet
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#32So is this competing with Echo Show or Samsung S8 / iPad Air? I just cam't understand why they would go with the former?
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#33What’s with google in last few weeks? Tons of AI and a couple of new pixel devices! Are they really pulling everything in their arsenal in a short window to keep Wall Street happy?
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#34The specs feel... underwhelming? 12 hours battery life? My Pixel 7 Pro gets a claimed 2+ days. 8GB RAM? Even if it's mostly unused, my Pixel 7 Pro has 12GB. The display has a nice resolution, but the bezel around it is huge. My Galaxy Tab S6 from 2019 has the same or better specs... and is thinner to boot. It kind of feels like this was a tablet that should have arrived a few years ago.
> 12 hours battery life? My Pixel 7 Pro gets a claimed 2+ days.
That's 12 hours of screen on, displaying video. I assume that's not what you're doing on the phone when getting 2 days of batter life?
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#35> The included charging dock is also a speaker. I've gotta say, charging docks are a killer feature for me and I don't understand why Apple doesn't do the same. There used to be the Logitech Base [1] that I still use with the previous-gen (9th) iPad, but the smart connector in the newest iPad (10th gen) is no longer compatible with it, as the angle of the edge changed. It's been years since I plugged in my phone or A…
Wireless charging kills batteries faster -- that's why I personally avoid it.
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#36I confess when I was getting a tablet for the family, I was expecting I could find one in the google store. Shockingly, there were no options at the time. And, I now confess that I'm not clear I would want to go with their option at this time. I can't bring myself to think this will have a good lifecycle of support. :(
I can't bring myself to think this will have a good lifecycle of support.
Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me 73 times, shame on me.
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#37The specs feel... underwhelming? 12 hours battery life? My Pixel 7 Pro gets a claimed 2+ days. 8GB RAM? Even if it's mostly unused, my Pixel 7 Pro has 12GB. The display has a nice resolution, but the bezel around it is huge. My Galaxy Tab S6 from 2019 has the same or better specs... and is thinner to boot. It kind of feels like this was a tablet that should have arrived a few years ago.
It's also like half the price of your Pixel 7 pro.
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#38It’s nice to see key accessories (in this case, the dock) and an acceptable amount of storage included by default. I’ve always held off on impulse buying an iPad because my cart total starts creeping towards MacBook prices once accessories and storage are added.
> I’ve always held off on impulse buying an iPad because my cart total starts creeping towards MacBook prices once accessories and storage are added.
I have that, too, but also think it’s a bit irrational. It shouldn’t be surprising that a tablet that is about as powerful as a laptop costs about the same as a laptop (iPad loses on connectivity, but is less voluminous, making it harder to give it high battery live)
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#39What’s with google in last few weeks? Tons of AI and a couple of new pixel devices! Are they really pulling everything in their arsenal in a short window to keep Wall Street happy?
Google IO is this week.
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#40US Price: $499 UK Price: £599 I get that technology companies don't just directly convert USD at the appropriate exchange rate, but this is ridiculous. Especially as the conversion rate they used on the Pixel Fold is 1 USD = 1 GBP.
The UK price is VAT inclusive. (Advertised prices in the UK must generally include tax.)
The US price is pre-tax (since there are several thousand sales tax rates that could apply, based on customer location).