Google Pixel Tablet review: the dock makes all the difference
www.theverge.com
A tablet for tablet things, plus a smart display

Just posting the Verge’s review for now, but feel free to throw others in.

Gotta say, it is dumb as hell that the speaker can’t be a speaker on its own. So if I’m listening to music, I can’t pick up the tablet and move over to the couch without severing the audio connection. That is bananas. I’m sure it’s a cost thing, given it’d need a chip of its own, but ffs.

  • whiskers@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Their cost benefit analysis seems short-sighted. Having a chip wouldn’t be too expensive as even a Nest Mini has it. Just increase the price by $25 but provide that functionality imo.

  • harbo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I really want this tablet to be successful, I’m an Apple user personally and I feel like Apple has just gotten lazy with the iPad because there’s no serious competition. Would love to see Google become a serious tablet contender.

  • jcrabapple@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Got mine today and I like it. It’s good. That’s about it. Just good. Nothing all that impressive or exciting about it.

  • 09874444@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Received mine today so that I can finally retire my old Surface 3. Not really impressed by the dock… I mean, it works fine and sound is fine. Battery duration seems good and I hope it will stay like that. I don’t see myself using it attached to the dock a lot.