CONCLUSION. If you're looking for a Chrome OS tablet but the Lenovo Duet doesn't offer everything you want. Then I'd strongly recommend taking a look at the Google Pixel Slate. It's a superior Chrome OS tablet offering excellent build quality, performance and one of the best displays you'll see on a tablet device.
It's no surprise the Pixel Slate is another great product from Google. It has excellent hardware and Chrome OS is extremely versatile. I've thoroughly enjoyed using it as my daily computer, but it's a hard product to recommend. The Pixel Slate is expensive and the pricing is almost confusing.
The Pixel Slate was announced in October 2018 as Made by Google's first tablet and flagship, touch-only Chrome OS device. After two years, the Pixel Slate is now out of stock and discontinued in the three countries it launched in.
According to a Google spokesperson, the company has halted the production of two unreleased tablet devices and will not come out with a successor to the Pixelbook Slate. Instead, the company said it would shift resources and focus more attention on its Pixelbook laptop line.
Google just remembered that Android tablets exist, and the company has announced "Entertainment Space," a new, tablet-exclusive interface that the company says is "a one-stop, personalized home for all your favorite movies, shows, videos, games and books."
The Google Pixel Slate is Google's next chapter of Chrome OS after the search engine giant launched its own pricey Chromebook: the Pixelbook. The Pixel Slate (starting at $599, tested at $999) is a 12.3-inch tablet with attachable keyboard (optional, $199). Also, the Pixel Slate packs a great screen and solid sound.
Connectivity options on the Google Pixel Slate include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and GPS.
Chrome OS isn't the only operating system that Google's upcoming Pixel Slate tablet will run. Other select Chromebooks are rumored to be on their way to Windows 10-land as well, though only the Pixelbook is confirmed.
When was Pixel Slate released?
Who makes the Pixel Slate?
The Google Pixel Slate tablet includes a keyboard and pen for $599.
No headphone jack, though -- or SD card slotInstead, the Pixel Slate has two USB-C ports. There's also no SD card slot, which means no easily expandable storage.
If you have an Android phone or another Chrome OS device, view apps you've previously downloaded:
- Open Google Play Store.
- Select in the upper left corner.
- Select My Apps & games.
- Select Library.
- Choose the apps you want to download by selecting Install.
Sign in to or unlock your Pixel Slate when your Android phone is nearby.
Set up your Pixel Slate
- Enter the email address for your Google Account and tap Next.
- Enter your password and tap Next.
- If requested, select one of the verification methods and follow the steps.
Remember: Chrome OS isn't Android. And that means Android apps won't run on Chrome. Android apps have to be installed locally on a device to work, and Chrome OS runs only Web-based applications. Chrome OS won't run standard PC software.
Pixel Slate: $499The entry-level model features an eighth-gen Core m3 CPU, 8GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. This model is currently available at Amazon.
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