{"id":574069,"date":"2023-05-11T21:12:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T18:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/does-the-pixel-tablet-make-sense-in-an-ipad-world\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T21:12:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T18:12:50","slug":"does-the-pixel-tablet-make-sense-in-an-ipad-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/does-the-pixel-tablet-make-sense-in-an-ipad-world\/","title":{"rendered":"#Does the Pixel Tablet Make Sense in an iPad World?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e47da77457\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e47da77457\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/does-the-pixel-tablet-make-sense-in-an-ipad-world\/#The_Two_Worlds\" >The Two Worlds<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/does-the-pixel-tablet-make-sense-in-an-ipad-world\/#Why_Not_Both\" >Why Not Both?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/does-the-pixel-tablet-make-sense-in-an-ipad-world\/#A_Tough_Value\" >A Tough Value<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-medium wp-image-891807\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/52887516444_4fa3964835_o-2.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Side and back of the Google Pixel Tablet on its stand\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Justin Duino \/ How-To Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Google revealed the Pixel Tablet in full at this week\u2019s Google I\/O event, as the company\u2019s first Android tablet in several years. It\u2019s definitely unique, but for $500, it needs to be something more.<\/p>\n<p>The Pixel Tablet is an 11-inch tablet with Google\u2019s own Tensor G2 chipset, Android 13, 128 or 256 GB of storage, and a sleek design. Besides the usual Android tablet features, you get Google\u2019s customized Pixel software, and the tablet ships with a special speaker dock that turns it into a super-charged smart display.<\/p>\n<p>On paper, that all sounds great. The Tensor G2 is a fast and capable chipset, as proven by the Pixel 7, Pixel 7A, and other devices. Google will likely support it with software updates for several years, and the dock turns it into a multi-purpose device. Given how polished the past few Pixel phones have been, I\u2019d be surprised if the Pixel Tablet turns out to be a terrible product.<\/p>\n<p>However, when you look at the rest of the tablet landscape, the Pixel Tablet is in a strange position.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Two_Worlds\"><\/span>The Two Worlds<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s clear that Google decided to lean into <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> streaming with the Pixel Tablet. The display has 16:10 aspect ratio in landscape mode, which is just a bit taller than the 16:9 ratio used for most videos and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>. There\u2019s also the dock, allowing you to blast music, podcasts, or anything else to cover an entire room. Positioning it as a great media device is probably the safest move for Google, since it already has experience building several smart display devices, and just about every streaming service has an Android <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The other option for selling a tablet is going for the productivity angle \u2014 a thin and light device for getting work done, wherever you are. Microsoft\u2019s Surface tablets are firmly in that category, with a full Windows operating system and accessories like the keyboard cover and stylus. Samsung has been pushing productivity features on its tablets for years, with some models having the DeX desktop environment and S Pen stylus included. Samsung also has keyboard covers for most of its high-end tablets.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-891853 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ET-DT870_003_Standing3_Black-Gallery_1600x1200-copy.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Galaxy Tab S8 with accessories\" width=\"1600\" height=\"931\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/shop-links.co\/link\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsung.com%2Fus%2Fmobile%2Fmobile-accessories%2Ftablets%2Fgalaxy-tab-s8-galaxy-tab-s7-book-cover-keyboard-black-ef-dt870ubeguj%2F&amp;publisher_slug=howtogeek&amp;exclusive=1&amp;u1=891805&amp;article_name=Does+the+Pixel+Tablet+Make+Sense+in+an+iPad+World%3F&amp;article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.howtogeek.com%2F891805%2Fdoes-the-pixel-tablet-make-sense-in-an-ipad-world%2F\" data-credittext=\"Samsung\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Galaxy Tab S8 with its S Pen stylus and official keyboard <span class=\"imagecredit\">Samsung<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Apple has found success in targeting both media and productivity with the iPad. The square-ish aspect ratio used on most iPads is arguably worse for most videos (unless you\u2019re binging older 4:3 TV shows), but Apple has been much more successful than Google or Samsung in building an ecosystem of tablet-optimized applications. iPads have many popular creative tools that are not available on Android tablets, like\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/procreate.com\/ipad\">Procreate<\/a> and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/adobe.prf.hn\/click\/camref:1011lreog\/pubref:htg891805%7Cxid%3A{xid}\/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adobe.com%2Fproducts%2Fphotoshop%2Fipad.html&amp;___trxnet=pt\">Photoshop<\/a>, and more recently Apple ported its Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro tools to newer models. There are alternatives in the Android ecosystem \u2014 the LumaFusion video editor is now available on both Android tablets and iPads, for example \u2014 but there\u2019s no denying Apple and its third-party developers have created a unique experience.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Not_Both\"><\/span>Why Not Both?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You might be thinking, \u201cthat\u2019s great and all, but I don\u2019t care about editing videos or typing up Excel sheets, I just want something for Netflix in bed.\u201d That\u2019s totally fine! Here\u2019s the problem, though: why should you spend your money on something that is less capable and more expensive than other options?<\/p>\n<p>Google is selling the Pixel Tablet for $500. That\u2019s a lot of money for a tablet, and most other tablets in that price range justify it with features beyond the typical tablet experience. The Galaxy Tab S8 is $630 right now (it was $700 when it was first released), but it has a premium AMOLED screen, an included S Pen stylus, and unique software features like DeX and apps optimized for stylus input. The latest iPad Air is $550 right now, with a premium metal build and apps and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s you can\u2019t get anywhere else. The Surface Go 3 is $400, and it\u2019s an actual PC running a full Windows experience.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-891854\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/52887792793_426461e9e6_o-2.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Pixel Tablet on a table showing its home screen\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Justin Duino \/ How-To Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What can the Pixel Tablet bring to the table? Beyond the basic features for a tablet \u2014 watching media, web browsing, video calls, etc. \u2014 there\u2019s really just the speaker dock. Google isn\u2019t selling a keyboard case or stylus for the Pixel Tablet, and even though there appears to be hardware support for a USI stylus, there\u2019s no sign of software features to take full advantage of that.<\/p>\n<p>You can buy a 9th-generation iPad right now for $270, which is a little over half the cost of the Pixel Slate. That tablet has a proprietary Lightning port and larger bezels around the screen, but it\u2019s still an excellent option for streaming, web browsing, and even gaming. Importantly, you have the option of extending it into a productivity machine: adding a Logitech Combo Touch keyboard for $135 and $80 Apple Pencil\u00a0brings you to $485. That\u2019s still cheaper than the Pixel Tablet. You could also buy a Galaxy Tab or iPad, pair it with a quality stand, and hook it up to a separate speaker system.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Tough_Value\"><\/span>A Tough Value<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Pixel Tablet seems like it will be a perfectly good device, especially for the people who want a quality Android tablet without Samsung\u2019s sometimes-overwhelming software experience. But that\u2019s all it <em>can<\/em> be, because Google has not built it to fill any other role. The Galaxy Tab series and iPads have software built for stylus input, but the Pixel Tablet largely does not. Samsung, Apple, and Microsoft have built optional accessories to make their tablets more versatile and powerful \u2014 the Pixel Tablet\u2019s only official add-on is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=e7eab128eb8d1c53e14db14f4c632447&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fstore.google.com%2Fproduct%2Fpixel_tablet_case&amp;cuid=xid:{xid}&amp;___trxnet=vg\">a bumper case<\/a> that costs a whopping $80.<\/p>\n<p>The Pixel Tablet has not been released yet, so making any final judgments wouldn\u2019t be fair. For the moment, though, the Pixel Tablet seems like a far more limited product than the $500 price tag would suggest. If you want something just for media streaming, get a Galaxy Tab A8 or 9th gen iPad. Honestly, if you can deal with Amazon\u2019s flavor of Android, the $130\u00a0Fire HD 10 isn\u2019t <em>terrible<\/em> these days.<\/p>\n<p>In a world where the iPad is still dominant, partially because it\u2019s so versatile, I\u2019m not sure why Google\u2019s triumphant return to Android tablets is a purpose-built Netflix machine and kitchen speaker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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