Google Pixel Tablet review: A new home for the same old Android
Pixel Tablet: one-minute review The Google Pixel Tablet presents itself as the Android tablet fans have been waiting for, but even though it's solid value and a worthwhile device for its purpose, you might want to wait a little longer. That’s because the Pixel Tablet does a great job as a homebody and a home controller, but it also highlights Android's perpetual shortcomings as a truly mature tablet OS, at least as it stands right now. At 11 inches, the Pixel Tablet sounds like it’s going to be a big device, but it’s actually quite small; thanks to the narrow aspect ratio. If you wondered how Google could offer premium performance as well as a speaker dock for the Pixel Tablet’s entirely reasonable price, it’s by keeping the screen small and the materials on the affordable side. (Image credit: Future / Philip Berne) Everything runs well, whether it’s high performance games or multi-device home controls; or rather, everything from Google runs well. Many third-party a...