The new Google Pixel tablet can genuinely rival the Apple iPad because it has something different to offer.
The new Pixel tablet is such a clever concept, I’m amazed Google was the first to do it. Making a hybrid of a smart screen and old-school tablet solves the obvious problems in both device categories, alongside standing out against Apple’s ever dominant iPad.
I booted up my old Pixel C tablet to refresh my memory of one of Google’s last big-screen releases. Aside from its now achingly slow performance, the device is—and was—unoriginal. I said as much in my 2016. The big issue back then was that the apps struggling to resize properly for larger display marred the Android tablet experience.
Google’s 2018 Nest Hub solved that problem. It’s a tablet with a good speaker and a locked down operating system that focuses on giving users quick access to home controls, an ear for silly Google questions, a cooking aide and a DJ that only takes requests. Google kept the user experience simple in a way that wasn't possible on a more versatile tablet.
But that locked down experience also means the smart screen is too rigid as a cooking aide to be properly useful. Adding and removing items on a list with your voice is cumbersome, as is finding content to watch or listen to. That lack of nimbleness has severely limited how I use my Nest Hub Max. Enter the Pixel Tablet. It does a bit of both. Docked, it switches to a Nest Hub-like experience. Undocked, it’s a nicely designed tablet. The reviews say that the the familiar third-party app sizing problems persist, but the overall experience is smooth enough. For example, one of the best features of the Nest Hub is its use of multiple profiles and the fact that it can detect each user based on their voice.
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