As a deeply entrenched Google user who has all the speakers and displays, this is perfect for me and just what I want. I hardly ever use my tablet and my Nest Hub Max is sat about a foot away from my sofa. Being able to use the tablet every now and again but the rest of the time it's a home hub is perfect.
Hi Chris, love your reviews, even when they're for something I have no real interest in buying. Your videos are half solid tech review, half great entertainment. One of your hallmarks is showing snippets of movies or TV shows when describing a device's display specs. I'm always intrigued by what's on the screen. Any chance you could list these clips in your descriptions? Or does that raise possible copyright/IP issues? Cause I really want to know what the hell that cheerleader was doing in the church and why?
I was going to buy ipad almost year ago but changed my mind for some reason. Later I didn't have extra money for things like tablet. And few weeks ago I decided to finally buy a tablet. There was two options. One plus pad or pixel tablet. There was some issues with ordering OnePlus so I bought Pixel Tablet. To be honest, I'm very satisfied. No regrets at all. Such a great product for it's price.
Really wanted to like this, just cant see past the Uk price through unfortunately, £600 for an 11inch, non LTE tablet just seems very expensive, I believe this is $499 in the US, which equates to £391, however, the £599 that we have to pay in the UK equates to $763 USD, absolute rip off
@@KD6-3.7.2 true if u can get a apple for that price Google got to drop it down a little bit ,,, but they are Google they want to make it sound premium
Great review Chris, appreciate the criticism, I have a Lenovo Duet 5 Chromebook which seems like a much better deal. It has a 13 inch Oled Screen, good performanc, all day battery life and then some, and a really excellent keyboard that is included. It's also the same price as this tablet.
Amazing video as usual , I think pixel products are expensive only for now.. just wait for less than a year, then discounts will come out and you will end up paying almost half the price
Bro shows that hes watching vinland s2- respect already. But then he shows that he is playing darker still by pwd and that makes you my fav reviewer, again..
Agreed, and as well as having ports on the thing for various things, google could have made,it a smart speaker when the tablet is not in range , that would have made it a killer buy , alas , yet another lost opportunity to sell units and give the customer real value.
This seemed like a great idea during the Google IO but in typical Google fashion they half arsed it again. Unfortunately even with the dock included, it just doesn't appeal enough. Now that the reviews are out it just further confirms that is indeed way overpriced. What's with the £599?? US pricing is $399 and I'd say that is too expensive and Google seem to be purposely setting their new devices up to fail. Every one of your points was spot on, all this device is telling us is they could have done much better in both hardware and software, but chose not to. Also I'd strongly agree that Google Assistant has gone downhill lately. I've noticed this on my phones over the past few years. Made by Google is supposed to be the ultimate experience and a reference point for other manufacturers to aim towards, but in reality each new device and software update shows they have really gone off track. I find myself shouting at my devices because they either don't respond or just do the completely wrong thing. I'm actually at the point where I just don't bother with the assistant any more and have disabled the discover feed on my pixel. The price/specs of this tablet plus the Pixel fold are really pushing me away now and I would have considered buying both.
Great content Chris, can you do a like for like comparison for google pixel v tab s9 fe please. On the fence with this one and both similarly priced. Keep up the great work
Seems a bit overpriced. Output to TV would be important to me, especially when travelling. The Smart Dock for me would be competing with my Bluetooth speakers, so not sure if it'd be close to the quality of Bose or JBL
There are a few misses with this. 1. You can’t use it as a camera Like the nest hub Max despite it having a front camera. 2. When someone rings the google doorbell it doesn’t bring up the live video automatically. 3. As you mentioned, the google home requests take you to web pages instead of doing what you asked.
using an controller and the dock at the same time for gaming... this could be a gaming beast, i hope they use 120hz and a snapdragon chip for the pixel tab gen 2 to make it the performance beast we deserve!
No way they will use snapdragon. It's google's brand and cost cutting to use their own hardware. 120hz yeah I can see in a gen 2. What I see this being ideal in is using it as a supplement in streaming set ups like those stream deck apps instead of ponying up the cash for an elgato setup.
I've been having trouble with my assistant too. It never understands when I ask it to turn on my lights. I have to go into the home app everytime to do it manually 😡🤬
cheers Chris, sort of relieved that I cancelled the order (pre-ordered after Google I/O) a few days before it was due to be shipped. It's just not what I was hoping for
I've got a nest hub on my night stand and before I sleep, I put some Netflix content on it and it's fine but a bit too small as expected on such a little screen. In the past I had a Galaxy Tab S7 that I should never have sold. Anyway, I findthe Pixel tablet to be a good replacement for both my Nest hub and my beloved Tab S7. I tried the Pixel tablet in a store and it was fine, maybe the 60hz display is not the smoothest but it works fine for surfing the web, watching Netflix and YT, typing some emails. The thing is, I doubt it's got an always-on function to work as a clock while it's on its stand and second of all, it is quite expensive. And clearly, the fact that the charging speed while plugged to a socket (not on a stand) is taking its sweet time to fuel up could be an issue. But I like that Google brings an innovative solution to people looking for a reliable tablet that has 2 use cases.
Visitor announcements don't work on this tablet with nest doorbell despite that feature being in their ads! I've been told by Google support the feature was removed before launch and is being worked on... sigh!
Hey man, hope your doing great. This is not related to the video but can you tell me if I should go for the galaxy watch 4 classic or, watch 5/5pro. Would love to hear about your thoughts on this.
Hi Uncle Spurt, I think I'll stick with my nest hub or whatever it was that Vodafone gave me for free a couple years ago. Cant release the screen from dock but the output and base on my model is great (it used to annoy the detached next door neighbours when our windows and doors were all closed lol. fnarr fnarr bit of shaggy Mr boombastic to wake them and me up in the morning :)
$500? And I can’t even charge it without the dock?! Hell nah. I already have an echo show 8. I copped an iPad 9th gen for $250 on Amazon. I coulda also copped the fire max 11 for $230 on 0% apr $50 monthly payments. Google’s trippin bad if they think this thing will appeal to most people
I would have probably bought this if it had a more powerful chip(for future proofing) and at least a 90hz display. I get it's not a super high end tablet but still.
Its way overpriced. I don't see the point of having more than one tablet . I have a Huawei tablet and I love it. No way I'd change it. Google phones are nice and have great camera. If the tablet was less priced I think people may consider it. Good review as always from this channel.
All that money for a Pixel tablet and they can't include the 3.5mm headphone jack or even a SD memory card. At least my 3 year old Alldocube tablet still works like new with all of the above for only $160 in the Philippines 😄
Absolutely love Google I have got the Google pixel 6a mobile phone that has got an oled screen no way though would i pay 600 pound for a tablet that doesn't have a oled screen could never go back to LCD from oled seems like Google are cheating out on the people
I can't believe that they're charging the price they are when you consider that the dock is a dumb waste of space when the tablet isn't attached. Also the software is half baked if the only apps that are optimised for it are Google's own. No high refresh rate in this day and age is a big omission, especially on a tablet of this price. Typical 1st generation Google product, might be okay a couple of generations down the line
It looks like a nice enough device but, it seems like it's lacking a few things for the money. In addition, I've never been crazy about the tensor G2. Frankly, I feel that the Oneplus Pad offers more for the money and it's the direction I think I will go.
A home tab needs external storage,when will google understand we can't have 5 tabs for this,no we don't care about how many users or neighbors you can add to your tab
A54! Long and reliable updates, as well as a thoughtful and well-programmed UI that is not cluttered with ads. Xiaomi even hides system settings in their theme store, where half of the downloads don't work. And if you also want to make calls, Xiaomi falls out anyway. They don't manage to build in a real proximity sensor. When you make calls, you keep launching other apps, muting them, hanging up. I had a Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G for 6 months...Never again this company.
As a deeply entrenched Google user who has all the speakers and displays, this is perfect for me and just what I want.
I hardly ever use my tablet and my Nest Hub Max is sat about a foot away from my sofa. Being able to use the tablet every now and again but the rest of the time it's a home hub is perfect.
Mine would actually stay on the doc the whole time
how has it held up?
Hi Chris, love your reviews, even when they're for something I have no real interest in buying. Your videos are half solid tech review, half great entertainment. One of your hallmarks is showing snippets of movies or TV shows when describing a device's display specs. I'm always intrigued by what's on the screen. Any chance you could list these clips in your descriptions? Or does that raise possible copyright/IP issues? Cause I really want to know what the hell that cheerleader was doing in the church and why?
This is from the new Black Mirror episode "Joan is Awful"
I was going to buy ipad almost year ago but changed my mind for some reason. Later I didn't have extra money for things like tablet. And few weeks ago I decided to finally buy a tablet. There was two options. One plus pad or pixel tablet. There was some issues with ordering OnePlus so I bought Pixel Tablet. To be honest, I'm very satisfied. No regrets at all. Such a great product for it's price.
Your decision was horrible , run and grab any ipad any price range u can afford . Your life will change forever ❤
Bro finally put the wallpaper 😉😉
KESSOKU BAND SUPERIOR 🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️
Really wanted to like this, just cant see past the Uk price through unfortunately, £600 for an 11inch, non LTE tablet just seems very expensive, I believe this is $499 in the US, which equates to £391, however, the £599 that we have to pay in the UK equates to $763 USD, absolute rip off
It's too expensive in the UK..I bet they hardly sell any..
If this is too expensive, you can get the OnePlus Pad for €120 less.
@@pixelgaming7261or even the amazon fire max 11
I do agree 👍
@@KD6-3.7.2 true if u can get a apple for that price Google got to drop it down a little bit ,,, but they are Google they want to make it sound premium
It's a good tablet but the price is too high
599 quid for a 60hz LCD panel tablet should be illegal. Poor form Google, poor form
This software is needed on Lenovo
Tell that Apple who has phones priced almost two times than this that has 60hz
@@gurinderlotey3384 Yeah like its stupid that after all these years they didnt even considered putting a 90 hz on their non pro models like wtf
@@gurinderlotey338460hz is perfectly fine on non flagship devices but those devices need to priced accordingly
Great review Chris, appreciate the criticism, I have a Lenovo Duet 5 Chromebook which seems like a much better deal. It has a 13 inch Oled Screen, good performanc, all day battery life and then some, and a really excellent keyboard that is included. It's also the same price as this tablet.
Amazing video as usual , I think pixel products are expensive only for now.. just wait for less than a year, then discounts will come out and you will end up paying almost half the price
Bro shows that hes watching vinland s2- respect already. But then he shows that he is playing darker still by pwd and that makes you my fav reviewer, again..
amazing wallpaper
Agree that the dock needs some extra functionality. 90hz as well. And yeh, the no special dock mode is odd
Agreed, and as well as having ports on the thing for various things, google could have made,it a smart speaker when the tablet is not in range , that would have made it a killer buy , alas , yet another lost opportunity to sell units and give the customer real value.
@@mikldude9376 I cancelled my order once i found out it was 60hz. I got the oneplus pad instead and loving it.
Was going to buy one of these but price put me off. $499 in USA £599 in UK, over £200 more in UK so no thanks
For this money, should be a snapdragon chip 120hz and ambled.
Yep. my galaxy tab s8 only cost me £500.
This seemed like a great idea during the Google IO but in typical Google fashion they half arsed it again. Unfortunately even with the dock included, it just doesn't appeal enough. Now that the reviews are out it just further confirms that is indeed way overpriced. What's with the £599?? US pricing is $399 and I'd say that is too expensive and Google seem to be purposely setting their new devices up to fail.
Every one of your points was spot on, all this device is telling us is they could have done much better in both hardware and software, but chose not to.
Also I'd strongly agree that Google Assistant has gone downhill lately. I've noticed this on my phones over the past few years. Made by Google is supposed to be the ultimate experience and a reference point for other manufacturers to aim towards, but in reality each new device and software update shows they have really gone off track. I find myself shouting at my devices because they either don't respond or just do the completely wrong thing. I'm actually at the point where I just don't bother with the assistant any more and have disabled the discover feed on my pixel. The price/specs of this tablet plus the Pixel fold are really pushing me away now and I would have considered buying both.
Amen to that.
Great content Chris, can you do a like for like comparison for google pixel v tab s9 fe please. On the fence with this one and both similarly priced. Keep up the great work
Seems a bit overpriced. Output to TV would be important to me, especially when travelling. The Smart Dock for me would be competing with my Bluetooth speakers, so not sure if it'd be close to the quality of Bose or JBL
Got mine love it. Complements my pixel 6 pro and pixel watch, bud so well
60Hz display and weak G2 SoC making it easy for me to plonk my money down for the Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro.
There are a few misses with this.
1. You can’t use it as a camera Like the nest hub Max despite it having a front camera.
2. When someone rings the google doorbell it doesn’t bring up the live video automatically.
3. As you mentioned, the google home requests take you to web pages instead of doing what you asked.
using an controller and the dock at the same time for gaming... this could be a gaming beast, i hope they use 120hz and a snapdragon chip for the pixel tab gen 2 to make it the performance beast we deserve!
No way they will use snapdragon. It's google's brand and cost cutting to use their own hardware. 120hz yeah I can see in a gen 2. What I see this being ideal in is using it as a supplement in streaming set ups like those stream deck apps instead of ponying up the cash for an elgato setup.
Surely no one will buy this for £599 when it's only $499 in the states? That's about 50% more!!
Did you forget about brexit consequences? Not even close to 50%
@@ChrisJohannsenhat's Brexit got to do with it?
Also, when you look at the price in US$ , we are paying the equivalent of $763 in the UK
@@ChrisJohannsenIt's only £16 cheaper in Europe.
@@ChrisJohannsen there seem to be some people who've never come across remoaner maths, could you explain please?
I've been having trouble with my assistant too. It never understands when I ask it to turn on my lights. I have to go into the home app everytime to do it manually 😡🤬
cheers Chris, sort of relieved that I cancelled the order (pre-ordered after Google I/O) a few days before it was due to be shipped. It's just not what I was hoping for
Thanks for the info! I guess I'll get the Amazon Max 11 for my needs.
I was gonna get one but the overpricing of it in the UK is what stopped me dead from ordering it.
Perfect price and nice tablet. I'm purchasing today
The quirks that you mentioned happen to me, too, and quite often. The Assistant has gone rogue! Blast!
where so the wallpapers come frommmm
I've got a nest hub on my night stand and before I sleep, I put some Netflix content on it and it's fine but a bit too small as expected on such a little screen. In the past I had a Galaxy Tab S7 that I should never have sold. Anyway, I findthe Pixel tablet to be a good replacement for both my Nest hub and my beloved Tab S7. I tried the Pixel tablet in a store and it was fine, maybe the 60hz display is not the smoothest but it works fine for surfing the web, watching Netflix and YT, typing some emails. The thing is, I doubt it's got an always-on function to work as a clock while it's on its stand and second of all, it is quite expensive. And clearly, the fact that the charging speed while plugged to a socket (not on a stand) is taking its sweet time to fuel up could be an issue. But I like that Google brings an innovative solution to people looking for a reliable tablet that has 2 use cases.
Bochi the Rock!
i really like this especially as a smart hub i have a nest hub and hate how youtube and other apps work on it
Nice! Something new 👍🔥
Kessoku !! 😲
Visitor announcements don't work on this tablet with nest doorbell despite that feature being in their ads! I've been told by Google support the feature was removed before launch and is being worked on... sigh!
9:32 that sounded like "Hey a**hole" lmao
....so the pixel 2 tablet should have all the simple tricks this one missed ....and hopefully has a premium spec version!
Hey man, hope your doing great. This is not related to the video but can you tell me if I should go for the galaxy watch 4 classic or, watch 5/5pro. Would love to hear about your thoughts on this.
damn i didnt knew you were based at your taste my man
Sometimes my nest blanks me too.
Hi Uncle Spurt, I think I'll stick with my nest hub or whatever it was that Vodafone gave me for free a couple years ago. Cant release the screen from dock but the output and base on my model is great (it used to annoy the detached next door neighbours when our windows and doors were all closed lol. fnarr fnarr bit of shaggy Mr boombastic to wake them and me up in the morning :)
I think then2nd gen will rock. Make the stand its own google nest mini when undocked with 90hz and im sold!
BTR MENTIONED?????
Is that £599 price tag you mentioned for the 256gb version 👍
I'm really tempted, but it's not worth the money unfortunately, hoping next year's version will be a better investment
I love it it's a nice comparison for commuting in going on the bus
Depending on your needs. For me it's almost perfect for the price. I'm using it for content watching and studying language.
I'm 43 and I pick my nose and eat it
Like the Pixel watch a lot of 'first gen' lack of experience showing through and far too expensive! I'll look again at Gen 2 or 3.
Just got it on an open box for under $300
Are the speakers from the Pixel tablet better than the Next hub Max?
11:00 which anime is that
Wonder Egg Priority
Glad I'm not the only one who thinks that the assistant has steadily become worse at recognising what you asking.
It should be 299, even at that price I wouldn't be really excited. (To be honest there is nothing to be exited about)
$500? And I can’t even charge it without the dock?! Hell nah. I already have an echo show 8. I copped an iPad 9th gen for $250 on Amazon. I coulda also copped the fire max 11 for $230 on 0% apr $50 monthly payments. Google’s trippin bad if they think this thing will appeal to most people
Of course you can charge it without a dock....
@@OeHomestead I thought it didn't have a charging port. I guess I could charge it with a wireless charger but I don't prefer it.
@@KD6-3.7.2 The reviewer states there's a USB-C port for charging when you're away from home.
Kessoku band included?
This would be a perfect tablet for bedside
Does it output to a tv with an USB c to HDMI?
No sorry but can stream to Chromecast etc
I would have probably bought this if it had a more powerful chip(for future proofing) and at least a 90hz display. I get it's not a super high end tablet but still.
Yes I agree Google Assistant it's been acting like Siri lately
I am happy with my current tablet but I still watch your video, very entertaining, cheers. ^-^
YOOO I LOVE BOCCHI
Highly strokable? What does that even mean?
It would be better if it was bigger. They should consider releasing a bigger one.
Its way overpriced. I don't see the point of having more than one tablet . I have a Huawei tablet and I love it. No way I'd change it. Google phones are nice and have great camera. If the tablet was less priced I think people may consider it.
Good review as always from this channel.
All that money for a Pixel tablet and they can't include the 3.5mm headphone jack or even a SD memory card. At least my 3 year old Alldocube tablet still works like new with all of the above for only $160 in the Philippines 😄
It's a shame that the screen is only a 60 hertz refresh rate. That really makes me not want to replace my Galaxy tablet with the pixel tablet 😢
The Pixel Tablet is pretty good, but I would choose a Galaxy Tab S over it.
i just want something cheap to read manga on. any suggestions?
In the US it's 499 USD...
What's the anime at 6:11 ?
10:45 Which movie isnthiw scene from?
Black Mirror, Netflix
Absolutely love Google I have got the Google pixel 6a mobile phone that has got an oled screen no way though would i pay 600 pound for a tablet that doesn't have a oled screen could never go back to LCD from oled seems like Google are cheating out on the people
Is it worth buying this if you already have a ipad?
I'd think so
I can't believe that they're charging the price they are when you consider that the dock is a dumb waste of space when the tablet isn't attached. Also the software is half baked if the only apps that are optimised for it are Google's own. No high refresh rate in this day and age is a big omission, especially on a tablet of this price.
Typical 1st generation Google product, might be okay a couple of generations down the line
Não vai vir no Brasil 😢😢😢.
Am I the only person that doesn't have issues with google assistant? It controls all my devices just fine
It looks like a nice enough device but, it seems like it's lacking a few things for the money. In addition, I've never been crazy about the tensor G2. Frankly, I feel that the Oneplus Pad offers more for the money and it's the direction I think I will go.
No micro sd slot so not for me
all I care about is whether google has any drawing app as good as the apps on Ipad platform.
Rumour has it that the pixel tablet will have a pen soon and there is some great drawing app
@@GeraintDaweif it does it sold. I will have that pen too.
ill wait for 2nd or 3rd gen
overpriced again ffs google
Google does the most asinine shit with their hardware. They could have demolished Apple by now but hey keep fumbling the ball
It's ok, not great...But why oh why is it £100 more in UK 😞 Just because its Google, doesn't mean it will get Android 14...Google can't decide, lol.
60hz is ridiculous in 2023. Got a xiaomi pad 5 instead
A home tab needs external storage,when will google understand we can't have 5 tabs for this,no we don't care about how many users or neighbors you can add to your tab
Galaxy A54 or Redmi Note 12 Pro?👀
A54! Long and reliable updates, as well as a thoughtful and well-programmed UI that is not cluttered with ads. Xiaomi even hides system settings in their theme store, where half of the downloads don't work. And if you also want to make calls, Xiaomi falls out anyway. They don't manage to build in a real proximity sensor. When you make calls, you keep launching other apps, muting them, hanging up. I had a Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G for 6 months...Never again this company.
@@Standgedicht say no more 😎 thank you!
Such a shame, I refuse to buy this when $600 becomes £600 lol.
im only here for the bocchi teh rock
What anime is @ 6:10?
Wonder Egg Priority
only $50 less than ipad 10th gen
As OnePlus now arround 400 pounds with discount, this looks bad....
It looks like the honor pad 8 I was like we go back in time
Gotta love this grown man using anime girls wallpapers
Sorry not a dig at google but every tablet or phone should be minimum 90hz
This was a very Apple decision from Google
Where's the Series X! XBOX!!!!
How strange that Google have halfarsed a device 😅
Wallpaper link @TechSpurt ?
570
Nobody talks about how we can watch home with its camera. Fk !! Nobody !! We all know its a tablet !!! We al know that!!
Why do you have to put Japanese cartoons on everything?
Google's shenanigan