Google is ready to give Android tablets another go. Nearly five years after launching the ill-fated Pixel Slate, the company has fully taken the wraps off its latest large-screen device, the Pixel Tablet. Google had teased the device a couple of times over the past year, but now it’s official: This is a 10.95-inch tablet that doubles as a Nest Hub-style smart display with an included speaker dock. That dock also charges the tablet, and the slate itself runs on the same Tensor G2 SoC you’d find in a Pixel 7 phone.Â
The Pixel Tablet starts at $499 and is available to pre-order starting today, with shipping starting in June. We’ll have a full review in the future, but for now, we’ve laid out how the device compares on the spec sheet to a couple popular alternatives in Apple’s 10th-gen iPad and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab A8. The $599 iPad Air and $630 Galaxy Tab S8 are notable options here, too, but since the Pixel Tablet is really two devices in one, we’ve stuck to sub-$500 options below. You can read our initial hands-on for more impressions.
Google Pixel Tablet |
Apple iPad (10th gen) |
Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 |
|
Pricing (MSRP) |
$499 (128 GB), $599 (256 GB) |
$449 (64 GB), $599 (256 GB) |
$230 (32 GB), $280 (64 GB), $330 (128 GB) |
Dimensions |
258 x 169 x 8.1mm (10.2 x 6.7 x 0.3 inches) |
248.6 x 179.5 x 7mm (9.79 x 7.07 x 0.28 inches) |
246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9mm (9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches) |
Weight |
493g (17.4 oz) |
477g (16.8 oz) |
508g (17.9 oz) |
Screen size |
10.95 inches (278mm) |
10.9 inches (277mm) |
10.5 inches (267mm) |
Screen resolution |
2,560 x 1,600 (276 ppi) |
2,360 x 1,640 (264 ppi) |
1,920 x 1,200 (216 ppi) |
Screen type |
LCD, 16:10 aspect ratio, 500 nits brightness (typical) |
IPS LCD, 23:16 aspect ratio, 500 nits brightness (typical) |
TFT LCD, 16:10 aspect ratio |
SoC |
Google Tensor G2 |
Apple A14 Bionic |
Unisoc Tiger T618 |
RAM |
8 GB LPDDR5 |
4 GB LPDDR4X |
3 GB / 4 GB |
Battery |
27 Wh |
28.6 Wh (7,606 mAh) |
7,040 mAh |
Internal storage |
128 GB / 256 GB |
64 GB / 256 GB |
32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB |
External storage |
None |
None |
microSDXC up to 1 TB |
Rear camera(s) |
8MP, f/2.0 |
12MP, f/1.8, 5x Digital zoom |
8MP |
Front camera(s) |
8MP, f/2.0 |
12MP, f/2.4 |
5MP |
Video capture |
Front camera: 1080p at 30 fps Rear camera: 1080p at 30 fps |
Front camera: 1080p at 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps Rear camera: 4K at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps; 1080p at 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps, 120 fps, 240 fps |
Front camera: 1080p at 30 fps Rear camera: 1080p at 30 fps |
WiFi |
WiFi 6 |
WiFi 6 |
802.11ac |
Bluetooth |
v5.2 |
v5.2 |
v5.0 |
OS |
Android 13 5 years of security updates |
iPadOS 16.1, upgradeable to iPadOS 16.4.1 |
Android 11, upgradeable to Android 13, One UI 5.1 |
Colors |
Porcelain, Hazel, Rose |
Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow |
Gray, Silver, Pink Gold |
Other features |
Comes with Charging Speaker Dock for 15W wireless charging, external speakers and smart home control; Google Cast support (in Hub Mode), stylus support, USB-C 3.2 Gen 1, Titan M2 security chip, 1-year warranty |
Apple Pencil (1st gen) support, Cellular models available, FaceTime, Center Stage, iMessage, landscape-oriented front camera, USB-C 2.0, 1-year warranty |
3.5mm headphone jack, Dolby Atmos tuning, 15W charging, USB-C 2.0 |
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