Pixel Tablet Review: My Thoughts After 2 Weeks!
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2024
- Google's Pixel Tablet is here, and it has some really big surprises. I've been using it for the past two weeks, so here are my thoughts!
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It’s refreshing seeing a company do their own thing with a tablet and not just try to make an iPad under a different name. Well done by Google.
It’s an interesting approach….a tablet that’s more useful when you’re not using it than when you are
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Thanks for mentioning the battery charging situation - I had concerns over whether perma-docking it would destroy that thing!
This far only had it one day but it is a great addition to my living room. Also home is fully google assistant with lights, tv, appliances, etc. This fits great. Love the display when docked. Great video, thanks!
This most likely going to be my next tablet just because of the dock features. I'm definitely never going to use a tablet to take pictures no matter what kind of tablet it it is lol😅
Thought the same thing. Why would you pull out a VCR or a plate to take a picture when you have a hand sized computer with an awesome camera right in your pocket or bag or next to you somewhere?
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I came across the idea of getting this for my kids. Started in the living room and they would share it..and it worked so well that I got another one and now both my boys have one in there room. (They keep their old tablets in the car now and use the Pixel tablets primarily in the house). I truly love the docks. I didn't give them cable chargers, so when the tablet's dying..that means they have to give it a break and charge it. At night I walk in a cast something to the TV from it, and dock it for them and it wakes them up in the morning for me and turns their lamps on bright with the Google Clock / Home integration. I'm too satisfied and I feel like it was a great investment to ease my life
This is what I'm talking about! This video was useful AF! Love it man!
Maybe I’m just a speech recognition enthusiast but what makes this interesting to me, is the google assistant voice typing on the tensor 2. That level of voice typing on a big screen could be great.
Great video! I like that you touched on all the important points. My only critique would be needing to show the front facing camera in action on a video call. I would love to see how it looks in Google Meet since I’d rarely use it to take pics.
Thank you for this informative video
Welcome back!
While in dock mode, can it connects to other bluetooth speakers?
Hi Mark, I hope you're well!
Can you make a video for tech rewind about the pixel 4a 5g?
Greetings!!
very harsh on the camera imo. those photos you showed looked fine. not as good as the latest flagship but still good
Look at it on anything bigger than a phone and you'll change your mind.
@@MarkSpurrell me on a 27 inch monitor right Infront of my face and not thinking its bad:
1:30 but how does it compare to the Google hub Max because another UA-camr said it doesn't sound as good
Can this tablet work with an external monitor?
For the 1st time in my life i’m considering this tablet over an ipad for multimedia usage
When my doorbell is pressed on nest wired, the tablet on dock mode doesn’t respond at all. The dock is setup on my Google home and notifications are on. Any ideas anyone please!?
there are some things, that should be changed on the dock:
1. power conector is not usb-c in 2023? come on!
2. moving chromecast to the dock to allow play sound while you hold your tablet in the hand would be great step up. especially while you mention tablet's speakers quality
Lol those “bad” pictures were quite acceptable
Is google pixel tablet worth it if you already have a ipad?
i love this idea, fits a real need in my life, probably an instant purchase.
that said, my echo show 8 for example "knows" by it's camera if youre in front of it, and the rest of the time dims the screen preventing it from wearing out. does this thing have anything similar i wonder? i'd hate for the screen to be on full blaze in the kitchen when it's just showing a clock for ten hours overnight or whatever. i'm gonna assume google isnt that dumb.
i even love that one of our wallpaper choices is a full screen clock or weather. one of the stupidest things when i first got my echo show was no always on full screen clock option (first thing I thought was, I'll make this just a clock for the wallpaper, nope!), since amazon wants to force you to use the "slides" system so they can sell shit and just generally annoy you. admittedly the clock on the echo will always be present somewhere just not fullscreen, but still.
but yeah, i cant sell my samsung s7 fast enough and grab this. i've been trying to use my s7 as a laptop replacement and honestly, it's garbage imo. surprised how much i miss my windows laptop. this cant be worse in that role (even without crappy dex) and the good part is it will always be charged since I'll just dock it when not in use!
it would be nice if you could just use the speaker as a dumb bt speaker too though. but either way i'm instantly in love with this concept. the echo shows are GARBAGE as plugged in tablets. i forsee everybody else copying this and quickly.
The review is appreciated. The dock is very innovative. It seems decent, but Android is not even close to iPad OS. I would still consider buying it just to have something different.
I love the pixel tablet. The stylus is a game changer. I take lots of notes. The speaker is not good but hook up my pixel pro buds and bam.
Who actually use tablet cameras?
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...
From what I heard it's worse than max hub
Dude said they bad. Who here looking for mediocre?
I don't think this tablet is a great one to replace your Samsung or Apple tablet for sure. Google might run a trade-in promotion for this product soon.
Would you recommend it for study purposes? Like doing reading and accessing slides, etc?
I need that wallpaper. Lol😊
did you find this wallpaper?
any luck trying lightRoom on tablet ? how's the performance ?
Any sort of battery protection? Can't be good for it to sit on the dock charging for hours/days
Yep, I talk about that towards the end of the video.
The voice command set-up is frustrating. Everything else pretty easy and responsive.
Pobre LG G PAD IV PLUS o dock da Google está recebendo muitos elogios!! 😂😂😂
Would people stop complaining about the effing cameras! Who uses their tablet as a camera?
Every dad and grandpa at a wedding
@@MarkSpurrell my father uses his phone. My granddaughter uses an actual camera. My girlfriend's father uses his actual camera. My mother uses her phone. My aunt uses her phone at her daughter's wedding. Your supposed fact is incorrect.
1) No brightness control for Hub Ambient Mode.
2) No Start Sound after saying "OK Google"
3) MANY of Googles own apps think this is a phone, and are not customized for a tablet at all.
4) No way (no obvious way) to immediately start Hub Mode when docking.
5) When off the dock, going into the Google Home App, the tablet reports itself as offline, even though it is obviously online.
Don't get me wrong, it's "ok," But I feel it was rushed out the door before being 100% ready.
Is it 5G also or just Wi-Fi?
Only WiFi
Shame its a lcd screen and only 60hz display ..
The reason probably is that an led screen for a smart display would cause burn ins as they’ll be showing the same content for a while.
Do you get there it's half a always on dock display? Leave ur OLED phone on the home screen for a week straight and lets see the results.
I wanted this tablet, but one point that bugs me…I currently have 2 google home hub’s and a google hub max…if I replace my hub in my bedroom with this tablet and am using it downstairs and want to use the “broadcast” feature to call down my daughter who loves to watch tv in our bedroom, I would no longer be able to do this as the dock has zero functionality with the tablet taken off….so sadly I’d have to get either a mini speaker or keep my hub AND the tablet both on my nightstand…neither option sounds appealing enough for me to pull the trigger on the tablet
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Way too critical over a tablets camera and 60hz on any Google product is always an issue lol 🤦🏾♂️ but overall review was ok
Has quite a few flaws that confuses its own software, so less than $200!😭
In short wait a year or 2 so long winded
Still satly no esim
Missed opportunity by Google, the included speaker dock should have been able to be used as home speaker Also, I have a nest home hub mini, on my bedside table, that device has been pretty fantastic and still works flawlessly, what I would have done a lot with the Pixel Tablet if I did indeed indeed buy it, would be my partner using it with her Pixel Buds, with the Pixel Tablet, and I would have like to stream audio from say Spotify to the included speaker dock, that's not possible and is a Huge design flaw, the dock is useless unless it's docked with the Pixel Tablet,😮
It looks like a tablet made for kids. So small, and plasticky... I'll stick to my galaxy tab 8+ for films and series (and obviously music since it's a powerhouse for loud speakers!). Also, Google needs to find distribution for Nordics. We consume phones and tablets like crazy lol. Pixel phones do not work in 5G networks here, and they're difficult to get.
Um let's see. It has an 11 inch screen which is the same size as the regular tab S8. The body is made out of aluminum with a coating to make it feel nice to hold. Sounds like you are just a hater, so good luck with that.
@@bonanzabrandon6877 lol I was speaking about galaxy tab plus, maybe read the comment before you respond. I'm not a hater. If Google bothered to sell these things here, I would give their phones a try. But defo not this weird tablet. Sorry you can't accept other opinions than your own.
@@twistedelegance_ Are you trying to gaslight me? Your comment "It looks like a tablet made for kids. So small, and plasticky" is clearly in reference to the Pixel Tablet, which is what the video is about that you are commenting on. I have a Pixel Tablet in my possession and nothing you said about it is true. Bye.
At $500 😖when you can get an iPad for less.
Dang why can't Google ever include a good set of speakers on their mobile devices? Google Pixel 4 was the last time we saw that. How tragic.
I've noticed this too haha. At least the speaker dock sounds great.
>500 dollars
HA
Android has become booring Android big screen platforms if they want to succeed genuinely they have to provide proper desktop class experience in ui and apps
They have to convince developers to make a desktop class app for Android laptops/tablets to get that desktop class ui and functionality and desktop class nuances for Android laptops/tablets also need to convince developers to port desktop games for Android tablets to stay in long run because just relying on Google to this won't suffice because Google with all the resources couldn't make Android desktop class as of now and even couldn't make chrome os desktop class functionality and performance as of now so
They really have to work on the os experience and app developers to make a well performing polished desktop class apps and games for Android
I hope they will do it in future
Others wise these handheld big screen tablets will be used at stores shops and malls counter for billing calculator other wise no use of that latest soc and big screen
I actually hate it. I bought it from the Google store, and they make it almost impossible to return. I'd return it if they didn't make it so hard. Yesterday, it stopped going into docking mode.
Just do a soft reset. Hold the power button until you see the Google logo. Nothing gets removed or deleted at all.
@@mackmccord3743 I actually just wiped it. Not the OS, of course. I'm not sure If I've fixed it yet. We will see. Thanks for the response, though. I think this Pixel tablet is trying to be too much. It's not as good as a Nest hub and is way more expensive than my other Android tablet. I won't be buying from the Google store anymore, though. I guess I'll wait for their stuff to appear at best buy. Thanks again.
come on, there are number of far better tablets that do all this.
Not bad,but would sell good at a starting price of around $350.00