With the pixel C, Google imagines a tablet
as more than just a portable window into the internet. These things
have to be good for more than endless Candy Crush and Netflix, right?
The current thinking is tablets needs to evolve, and so Google, like its rivals, has created its own, kinda-sorta work tablet, complete with keyboard accessory. Although I did manage to get work done on these things, the hefty price didn’t justify the minimal convenience.
What is it?
The pixel C is a 10.2-inch tablet running Android 6.0 Marshmallow. It’s a 100 percent Google product; from the hardware design to the stock Android OS. It’s the first tablet that Google ever made without the help of a hardware partner, like Samsung or HTC. The 32GB base model costs $500, plus another $150 if you want the Bluetooth keyboard.
Why does it matter?
Basically, the pixel C is Google’s vision for what’s next for tablets- something that can be a little bit productive but still retain that portable-internet-screen idea that made people buy tablets in the first place.
The pixel C is a convergence of sorts. Its design descends from the pixel, Google’s super swank chrombook line. But the pixel C has more recent of which offered blockbuster specs but not much wow-factor to match them. And then there’s keyboard, which attaches to the tablet with a powerful magnetic snap. It’s weird.
The resulting heavily designed tablet keyboard combo is an unsurprising answer to Google’s chrombook pixel lineup-that simple, solid square of anodized aluminum-then you will find lots to love with the pixel. C unlike almost every gadget out there, there’s barely and branding on this guy. The only hint that it’s a Google product is the small light bar on the back of the tablet, which glows Google’s logo colors. Give this bar a tap when the tablet is closed, and it’ll light up with a reading of how much battery you’ve got left.
The current thinking is tablets needs to evolve, and so Google, like its rivals, has created its own, kinda-sorta work tablet, complete with keyboard accessory. Although I did manage to get work done on these things, the hefty price didn’t justify the minimal convenience.
What is it?
The pixel C is a 10.2-inch tablet running Android 6.0 Marshmallow. It’s a 100 percent Google product; from the hardware design to the stock Android OS. It’s the first tablet that Google ever made without the help of a hardware partner, like Samsung or HTC. The 32GB base model costs $500, plus another $150 if you want the Bluetooth keyboard.
Why does it matter?
Basically, the pixel C is Google’s vision for what’s next for tablets- something that can be a little bit productive but still retain that portable-internet-screen idea that made people buy tablets in the first place.
The pixel C is a convergence of sorts. Its design descends from the pixel, Google’s super swank chrombook line. But the pixel C has more recent of which offered blockbuster specs but not much wow-factor to match them. And then there’s keyboard, which attaches to the tablet with a powerful magnetic snap. It’s weird.
The resulting heavily designed tablet keyboard combo is an unsurprising answer to Google’s chrombook pixel lineup-that simple, solid square of anodized aluminum-then you will find lots to love with the pixel. C unlike almost every gadget out there, there’s barely and branding on this guy. The only hint that it’s a Google product is the small light bar on the back of the tablet, which glows Google’s logo colors. Give this bar a tap when the tablet is closed, and it’ll light up with a reading of how much battery you’ve got left.
Google Pixel C Review: Android’s Not Ready For a Tablet This Good
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