Google Pixel Tablet In-depth Review
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Every now and then something truly unique comes along in the tech and gadget world. This month it’s the new Google Pixel Tablet. Far more than a portable screen, Pixel Tablet comes with a special charging and docking station that has a speaker, so your tablet instantly becomes a smart home hub too. I recently received a pre-release Pixel Tablet from Google to try out so in this post I’ll show you what you’re getting, how it works, and what kind of special features Google has built in here to make it unique. I’ll wrap things up by telling you if I think I can recommend the Pixel Tablet for you.
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Pixel Tablet review
Let's do a quick unboxing. Under the hood, you'll find the sleek, slim, and lightweight pixel tablet.
The device itself measures about 10 x 7 inches and is less than half an inch thick. (258 width x 169 height x 8.1 depth (mm)) and it weighs just 17 ounces or about a pound (493 g). It feels quite light but not at all cheap.
The back has a nice matte finish that’s easy to hold (Google calls it a nano-ceramic coating) and the front LCD touchscreen is 10.95 inches with an anti smudge coating and 2560 x 1600 resolution.
Also in the box is the fabric wrapped Charging Speaker Dock which is kind of self explanatory. We’ll get into some of it’s cool features in a moment.
The battery is supposed to last about 12 hours even if you’re using it to stream.
Set up
Getting this tablet set up was as simple as setting up almost any other Google device. Power it on, connect to Wi-Fi, then follow the prompts to install your Google account and email. I was ready to rock with this in less than five minutes.
You can also set up fingerprint unlock, which uses the power button as a fingerprint scanner. Set up was easy and unlocking it this way was actually quick and natural.
Special features
Charging Speaker dock
Probably the most unique thing about this tablet concept is that while the tablet is completely portable, it's also designed to dock with the included, charging speaker dock, and turn into a de facto home hub, not unlike the Google Nest Home Hub. While the home hub is not portable, this very clever concept allows you to have two devices in one. The tablet docs magnetically on the base and the connection point is made clear on the back, using for small dots. It clicks into place easily.
Detaching it is less easy; you need two hands to remove it, since the base is lightweight and the magnet is quite strong.
The charging speaker dock is fixed, and the tablet cannot be adjusted on it. My first thought about this is that it's a bit of a shame; it would be nice to be able to re-orient the tablet to either a vertical or horizontal view, but as it is, you only get one angle and one placement and that's horizontal. I can definitely see Google taking this a step further in version 2.0 and providing us with a swivelling speaker base that has a lot more movement. (Not unlike Amazon has done with its echo show 10. But I digress.)
What is Hub Mode?
When the tablet is docked, you can use it in what's called "hub mode”. Hub mode is similar to the info you’d see on a Google Nest Home Hub; you can see a screen saver with art, your Google Photos, the time, weather, and more. You customize what you see using Widgets. Just tap and hold on the screen to explore the Widgets menu.
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