Google Pixel Tablet Review: Android Gets Dockable

This $500 Pixel feels like a return to Android tablets again, in a good way.

0:00 Intro
0:11 Dockability
1:57 Dock Mode
2:15 Tablet Mode
2:26 Performance
3:41 Price
5:05 No Other Accessories
5:57 Final Thoughts

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[AdamJakowenko]

I really wanted this to be essentially a Hub Max that I could take on the go when needed, but it isn't that, so I'm not keeping it. You can’t add it to Chromecast speaker groups in Google Home, you don’t have the option to set a different speaker to play audio you call up through the Pixel Tablet the way you can with Nest displays and speakers, it doesn’t support Continued Conversation, and you can't use the camera as an additional monitoring cam like with the Hub Max. And I don't have any faith that google will ever add any of these features. If none of those things matter to you and you just want an Android tablet you can dock, then you'd probably be happy with this. Otherwise it's not worth the price.

[FigWidIt]

Looks good. Let's hope for some discounts on this Tablet+Dock at the end of the year near the Holidays.

[twh]

I’m excited that Google is venturing out into the tablet world. It’s saturated with iPad right now and could really use a new top contender. Hopefully they see some success here.

[nitronaf]

i just got mine. i freaking love it as a bedside device.

[nattobaby]

just need a 3rd party dock that comes with bluetooth speakers & it will be perfect

[priyankmaheshwari]

any luck trying lightRoom on tablet ? how's the performance ?

[cranbers]

I only saw this being held horizontally/ landscape in this video.. are you not able to use this up? In portrait mode ?

[ReallyBadAI]

I would have preferred to have spent more and have the dock connect to the tablet via Bluetooth. I can't imagine they didn't test that when developing this tablet, I wonder if it was an issue of people being annoyed did it was still connected to the speaker when they wanted it to come through the tablet. It could also have been a cost-saving measure, but I can't imagine LEBT chips would have been too expensive.

[Clairemont]

But can you see the cursor in the dark or which side is the control button in less than 2 seconds . Apart from where the camera is located to give a clue

[eyeco]

600 quid in the UK makes this a huge fail. By the time you have got a case and maybe a second dock this is silly money. Could have been a great device.

[Chrish]

From everything I've seen that dock is just a pain that isn't necessary, cool idea u guess but still could have been better, great video!

[HablaConOwens]

I wish they had a 8 inch tablet. Those 10s get too heavy

[UNIVFranco]

So are the speakers worse or better than the nest max hub? because i thought it was going to have better speakers than the max hub...

[ConstantXplorer]

I use a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse on my tablets...they work just fine and should work flawlessly with the Pixel Tablet. I was going to go with the Pixel Book Go... but I don't need another laptop....instead, I need something more portable. This will make a nice addition to my home office.

[jasonheesch]

the specs are very close to Samsung s7 fe which is $559 at costco but only comes with android 11

[kam_uk]

Does it have pass through charging when docked? So it stops charging the battery when it's 90% and just powers the tablet and bypasses the battery? Like some Asus phones have. Thanks

[vastvisualsbyfarrfilms]

I really wish you would have commented on memory card slots etc. Also, whats up with the mask shots. I hope you weren't sick?

[BROON]

It looks nice.... in a vacuum. But, for $500, there are several other options out there with even better specs.

The A15 chipset in the Apple iPad Mini 6 blows this thing away. And, it can be found for $100 cheaper, as well...

[ClayMann]

£600 in the UK which makes it look incredibly overpriced for such a basic tablet. A new tablet is exactly what I want but I'd really like the streaming services to do so at 4K, you're not going to get that for your £600 here.

[grhinson]

Im sitting here with the nexus 7. But that would be nifty to try out...