No pen/stylus?
Supports stylus (USI2 standard like Chromebooks) based on spec sheet. No first party one or a dock space though.
Pixel Tablet
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Re: Pixel Tablet
#42so is this an echo show competitor or Samsung S8 / iPad Air?
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#43The 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.
Considering Google has no other "flagship" tablet offering, the pricing or positioning is not stellar. This in-lines this brand new Pixel device with ho-hum disposable tablets.
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#44US 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.
one reason might be is that in the US taxes usually arent included in the price advertised
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#45> 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.
How so?
Re: Pixel Tablet
#46What’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?
It's Google I/O this week. They're packing a bunch of announcements into a single big hype event that's ostensibly for developers. Apple does the same with WWDC and Microsoft with their BUILD events (is it still called that?).
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#47US 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.
Some reasons, not all of which are applicable to this exact situation:
* Differences in tariffs and taxes.
* Differences in what deal they can make with local distributors.
* Cover cost of different consumer protections/warranty requirements etc.
* They think the market will sell enough units at the higher price to make it more profitable than a lower price.
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#49> 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.
Can you expand on this because I've noticed that my iPhone 13 mini's battery life has been quickly getting worse, and I use the magsafe charging a lot.
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#50> 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.
Wireless is usually a lot slower than plugging it in, so i suspect it'd be better on batteries rather than worse.
But the best way to save your batteries is to not charge to 100%.