Google's Pixel Slate is the latest entry into a tablet market already dominated by the likes of the iPad and the Surface. Does the Pixel Slate have what it takes to stand its ground?
Google unveils a new tablet and of course the first thing we techie watchers want to do is to do is compare it to the competition and rate its chances of surviving a year.
That's a natural thing to do.
On the tech specs front, the Pixel Slate is impressive:
- Display: 12.3-inch Molecular Display
- Processors: Intel Celeron/8th-gen Core m3, 8th-gen Core i5, 8th-gen Core i7 processors
- RAM: 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB
- Storage: 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, or 256GB
- Audio: Dual front-facing speakers, two microphones for noise cancellation
- Operating System: Chrome OS
- Materials: Aluminum and Corning Gorilla Glass 5
- Color: Midnight Blue
- Battery: 48Wh battery, with fast charging support (up to 2 hours in 15 minutes of charge)
- Camera: 8 MP with wide FOV
- Wireless: Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 2x2 (MIMO), dual-band (2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2
- Security: Fingerprint Sensor
- Sensors: 3-axis Gyroscope/ Accelerometer
- Ports: Two USB-Cs for charging, 4K display output and quicker data transfer; an Accessory connector for Pixel Slate Keyboard
- Dimensions: 11.45 in (290.85 mm) by 7.95 in (202.04 mm)
- Weight: 1.6 lbs (721 g)
Prices start at $599 for a Celeron model with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage and go all the way up to $1,599 for the Core i7 equipped model with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
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So how does this stand up against the iPad or Surface? Well, I could spend a lot of time (an awful lot!) comparing processors and displays and how much flash storage each tablet has to offer. But I won't.
Why?
Because there's no point.
It's not down to the hardware. Well, the price is always a factor, but with the bases covered from $599 to +$1,000, there something to everyone outside of those looking for something cheap.
And, let's be honest, Google is in with a chance here. It's held its own in the face of strong opposition with Chromebooks, and the company has managed to get Android into pretty much everything.
While I don't think there's any danger of the Pixel Slate unseating the iPad and let's not even give airtime to the "iPad killer" thing, Google could have a platform here -- and that's how we need to be looking at this, as a platform -- that could be disruptive.
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