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Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by seabrookmx »

flangola7 wrote: post #97
LoganDark wrote: post #87

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This tablet has a lower pixel density than my desktop. But 120Hz OLED sounds soooo good. I'm almost super sad it's not 4K. Would've been an instant wishlist item then.

You sure about that? Desktop resolution is 72 ppi

> Desktop resolution is 72 ppi

You have to assume _both_ their screen size and resolution to come up with ppi, so not sure where you're getting 72 from.

Speaking for my personal devices, my laptop is 201 ppi and my desktop is a little over half that at 109 (27" 1440p).

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by rrix2 »

LeifCarrotson wrote: post #69
bryanlarsen wrote: post #50

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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%.

I wish there were standard software in Android and iOS to limit charge percentage and battery temperature during charging. It's ludicrous to me that the default behavior is plugging in your phone to a 30W ludicrously fast charger when you go to bed in the evening, where it then climbs to 100% charge and holds there while you sleep. I should be able to tell it I'd like it to reach 85% charge as of the time my alarm go…

My Motorola Android (Edge+, Android 12) will charge up to 80% when I plug it in at night and then back-mark against the morning alarm so that it is just getting to 100% when the alarm fires.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by wongarsu »

gamblor956 wrote: post #40
indigomm wrote: post #8

US 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).

UK value-added tax is 20%. $499 * 1,20 = $598.8, which is about £478. Selling it for £499 would have more than covered the tax difference at current exchange rate, so where do the other £100 come from?

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by squeaky-clean »

flangola7 wrote: post #97
LoganDark wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This tablet has a lower pixel density than my desktop. But 120Hz OLED sounds soooo good. I'm almost super sad it's not 4K. Would've been an instant wishlist item then.

You sure about that? Desktop resolution is 72 ppi

Whose desktop? 72 ppi would be a 1080p screen at 30". Or 1366x768 at 22". That's pretty low ppi even for your average Joe.

They also said their desktop. Though I don't know what resolution/size it would be to beat 266 ppi. I'm guessing a 4k laptop screen, as a 4k 24" monitor is only 183ppi.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by rch »

Funny, I just replaced my perfectly acceptable, but canceled and unsupported Pixel Slate (2018) tablet with an iPad Pro. No regrets.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by wongarsu »

indigomm wrote: post #8

US 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.

679€ in Germany, which is about the same as the UK price. Or about $740. Even if you remove the taxes, that's still $622.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by [deleted] »

dabernathy89 wrote: post #98
moffkalast wrote: post #89

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> it's absurdly affordable compared to the competition right now (~$270). Ipads are even cheaper at around $210 I think? I don't think it's possible to get an Android tablet of that screen size for anywhere close. It's sort of weird how Apple overprices all of their stuff except tablets. Then again, then you have to deal with the ATS nonsense which is hell for local web dev without https.

Cheapest new ipad is $270, but the base model will have a worse screen. Of course you'll still get all the awesome iPad apps you can't get on Android.

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Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by Gigachad »

lajupechere wrote: post #90
moffkalast wrote: post #89

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> it's absurdly affordable compared to the competition right now (~$270). Ipads are even cheaper at around $210 I think? I don't think it's possible to get an Android tablet of that screen size for anywhere close. It's sort of weird how Apple overprices all of their stuff except tablets. Then again, then you have to deal with the ATS nonsense which is hell for local web dev without https.

They completely over priced the keyboards, though, it’s kind of incredible. If you want to close the gap between tablet and laptop, you’re going to pay laptop prices.

Well, the ipad pro has pretty much the same internals so it's not surprising when you spec it to be similar to a laptop, it costs similarly.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by [deleted] »

ehsankia wrote: post #82
dabernathy89 wrote: post #25

Android tablets generally feel overpriced right now for what they offer compared to Apple's ecosystem. There's one exception: Lenovo's last gen pro tablet got a small refresh. It's the "Lenovo P11 Pro Gen 2" and it's absurdly affordable compared to the competition right now (~$270). It's got a 120hz OLED display, great general-purpose performance (my previous tablet experience was Samsung's budget S6 Lite, which was…

> for what they offer compared to Apple's ecosystem Yet after over a decade, iPads still don't support multiple profiles for a device that's very often used in a household by multiple people. Something that this very first generation Pixel Tablet does.

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Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by Gigachad »

dabernathy89 wrote: post #98
moffkalast wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> it's absurdly affordable compared to the competition right now (~$270). Ipads are even cheaper at around $210 I think? I don't think it's possible to get an Android tablet of that screen size for anywhere close. It's sort of weird how Apple overprices all of their stuff except tablets. Then again, then you have to deal with the ATS nonsense which is hell for local web dev without https.

Cheapest new ipad is $270, but the base model will have a worse screen. Of course you'll still get all the awesome iPad apps you can't get on Android.

Getting a second hand ipad is a lot more viable than on Android. Apple keeps these things updated for about 6-7 years and they feel super fresh the whole time. While my experience is that Android tablets feel a little clunky brand new, and then go downhill fast after only getting a years updates.
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