Google Shows Off Pixel Tablet, But It Doesn't Arrive Until 2023

The new Pixel phones and Pixel Watch were the biggest news at Google's event on Thursday, but we also got a glimpse of a new product for next year: the Pixel Tablet.

Google finally unveiled its newest Android tablet, but unlike the phones and smartwatch you won't be able to get your hands on the Pixel Tablet until 2023.

Aesthetically, the Pixel Tablet looks like a modern tablet (read: iPad Air) from the front, with rounded corners and a thin black frame that has no button or fingerprint sensor. As for what the body of the tablet is made of and what colors it will come in, Google has only stated that it's designed with "premium materials and finishes." The few promotional pictures and video indicate white and gray models.

The only picture Google released of the screen on the Pixel Tablet. It's a small photo.

There also appears to be a single rear-facing camera on the back, but no sign of a front-facing camera. There certainly is a selfie camera somewhere on the tablet for video calls, but the few views available don't clearly show where it is.

Internally, the Pixel Tablet uses the Tensor G2, just like the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. Again few details beyond the chip are available, but Google states that it will give the Pixel Tablet "all your favorite Pixel phone features," including video calling and hands-free Google Assistant. Presumably the tablet will also have the same Titan M2 security coprocessor as the Pixels.

Squint and you can see the Charging Speaker Dock.

Besides those details, Google really only revealed that the Pixel Tablet will be getting an optional accessory in the Charging Speaker Dock. The dock looks to be exactly what it sounds like, and holds the Pixel Tablet in place with magnets while it charges.

While docked, the Pixel Tablet appears to function like a Nest Hub smart display, with the aforementioned hands-free Google Assistant, smart home controls, and a photo frame function. We've seen this on Amazon's Fire tablets with their Show Mode, which lets them behave like an Echo Show, but this is the first purely Google version of the feature.

This will likely be the last we see of the Pixel Tablet until next year. Google didn't announce pricing.

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My Experience

I’m PCMag’s home theater and AR/VR expert, and your go-to source of information and recommendations for game consoles and accessories, smart displays, smart glasses, smart speakers, soundbars, TVs, and VR headsets. I’m an ISF-certified TV calibrator and THX-certified home theater technician, I've served as a CES Innovation Awards judge, and while Bandai hasn’t officially certified me, I’m also proficient at building Gundam plastic models up to MG-class. I also enjoy genre fiction writing, and my urban fantasy novel, Alex Norton, Paranormal Technical Support, is currently available on Amazon.

The Technology I Use

Where to start? I have a standard IT-issued Lenovo Thinkpad for writing and editing, supplemented with an iPad Air and an 8Bitdo Retro Keyboard when I want to write on the go. I also have a Lenovo Legion Go as a platform for running Portrait Displays’ Calman software and controlling the Klein K-10A colorimeter, Murideo SIX-G signal generator, and Leo Bodnar 4K Video Signal Lag Tester I use for testing TVs.

For gaming, I use a Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X, and a GeForce 5080-equipped MSI gaming laptop. I like collecting retro games as well, and have an Analogue Pocket and a ton of classic consoles and portables. Photography is another interest, and I use a Sony A7 IV when I’m shooting products and events, and a Fujifilm X-Pro3 for my own attempts at visual creativity. And for reading and writing, I’ve become partial to the Kobo Sage for books and the ReMarkable 2 with Type Folio.

When it comes to phones and tablets, I’m pretty platform-agnostic. I use a Google Pixel 8 for my phone and an iPad Air for a tablet. Android, iOS, and iPadOS are all totally fine, but I need a Windows PC. MacOS just isn’t for me.

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