Google Pixel Tablet Unboxing & Review | Dockable Delight?

Reviewing the Google Pixel Tablet, with an unboxing and full verdict on this iPad rival and its bundled dock. In the UK it costs from £599, but for that price you get two devices: the Google Pixel Tablet, and the makeshift smart display it converts into. So is it worth that cash?
For alternative options, check out my review of the Amazon Fire Max 11, OnePlus Pad and other best tabs of 2023.
The primary barrier to buying this Google device is the asking price, which is rather steep here in Blighty. You can buy a premium slate like the Pixel Tablet for almost half the cost, with similar specs (if not the stock Android experience with strong update support).
Yes, it does turn into a smart display of sorts using the bundled dock - and that's the main selling point here. Want a large standing screen to read recipes, enjoy movies etc, but with the added flexibility to carry around when needed? The Google Pixel Tablet will likely make you happy. Sadly the dock is useless unless it's plugged in and has the tab attached. And as a smart display, this device doesn't do much different to any other Android tablet that's simply been propped up.
Still, Pixel fans who want a big-screen device that can be carried around when needed will enjoy this tablet. The screen is crisp and colourful, audio is strong and the front camera is good for Skyping.
Let us know your Pixel Tablet thoughts down below!
Google Pixel Tablet Unboxing & Review Chapters:
0:00 - Sorry, how much?
0:30 - What's in the box?
0:52 - Design
2:52 - Android & features
4:14 - Performance & gaming
5:04 - Display
6:11 - Audio
6:43 - Dock
7:56 - Hub Mode
8:57 - Hey Google!
10:35 - Dock speakers
11:31 - Cameras
12:43 - Battery life
13:38 - Verdict

[@JPositiveTM]

I am happy with my current tablet but I still watch your video, very entertaining, cheers. ^-^

[@YordanMilenov-yj7ux]

I’m sure that most of your subscribers will share my thoughts on you being a very reliable source of tech news and a very opinionated, knowledgeable person but for me, personally, you’re, above all, a dishy Daddy ❤ cheers! 🍻

[@paulefc1971]

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

[@sbomorse]

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.

[@100Kittigyal]

Mine would actually stay on the doc the whole time

[@SomeBotOfficial]

how has it held up?

[@davidmccarthy6061]

Thanks for the info! I guess I'll get the Amazon Max 11 for my needs.

[@Nogitsune_Yako]

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.

[@HajBna]

Your decision was horrible , run and grab any ipad any price range u can afford . Your life will change forever ❤

[@SoulBlazeNightmare]

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..

[@rocketxm959]

Bro finally put the wallpaper 😉😉

[@ed_cmntonly]

KESSOKU BAND SUPERIOR 🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@fahimakhter5516]

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.

[@SteveGoodenough]

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

[@Arinis.ltd.]

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

[@MichaelW1959]

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?

[@TimShields82]

This is from the new Black Mirror episode "Joan is Awful"

[@RShingLaiHo]

The quirks that you mentioned happen to me, too, and quite often. The Assistant has gone rogue! Blast!

[@Max86421]

Nice! Something new 👍🔥

[@starcade90]

It's too expensive in the UK..I bet they hardly sell any..

[@pixelgaming7261]

If this is too expensive, you can get the OnePlus Pad for €120 less.

[@caseypage7856]

​@@pixelgaming7261or even the amazon fire max 11

[@y.dawood3153]

I do agree 👍

[@nazzalgrylls1403]

@@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

[@tinotendamutangadura4000]

It's a good tablet but the price is too high

[@rawdiggitydog]

Perfect price and nice tablet. I'm purchasing today

[@adrien2228]

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.

[@sneakersxsosa1492]

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.

[@user-fb2yh2mn5v]

amazing wallpaper

[@jays6848]

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

[@UNIVFranco]

Are the speakers from the Pixel tablet better than the Next hub Max?

[@Jean_E]

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 😡🤬

[@chrisnewman647]

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!

[@MarkClydesdale]

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

[@RichardRatner.1972]

LCD blows ! Big love, kindest regards, Richard U.K

[@mattsanchez4893]

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.

[@flowerboybri]

i really like this especially as a smart hub i have a nest hub and hate how youtube and other apps work on it

[@JedBullet]

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 :)

[@krysin]

Agree that the dock needs some extra functionality. 90hz as well. And yeh, the no special dock mode is odd

[@mikldude9376]

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.

[@sirbob1977]

@@mikldude9376 I cancelled my order once i found out it was 60hz. I got the oneplus pad instead and loving it.

[@davejones538]

any bridge hub ? for philips hue ?

[@DiGz_Au]

For this money, should be a snapdragon chip 120hz and ambled.

[@moorebags1]

Yep. my galaxy tab s8 only cost me £500.

[@acemclovin5738]

I was gonna get one but the overpricing of it in the UK is what stopped me dead from ordering it.

[@craigbuckley4832]

Is that £599 price tag you mentioned for the 256gb version 👍

[@BIGPILGRIM420]

i just want something cheap to read manga on. any suggestions?

[@colinnicoll9169]

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

[@XeZrunner]

9:32 that sounded like "Hey a**hole" lmao

[@clanceeinfinity5399]

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!

[@MrMega200]

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.

[@catflapqo]

Surely no one will buy this for £599 when it's only $499 in the states? That's about 50% more!!

[@ChrisJohannsen]

Did you forget about brexit consequences? Not even close to 50%

[@paulefc1971]

​​@@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

[@starcade90]

​@@ChrisJohannsenIt's only £16 cheaper in Europe.

[@catflapqo]

@@ChrisJohannsen there seem to be some people who've never come across remoaner maths, could you explain please?

[@davidbezzant9820]

599 quid for a 60hz LCD panel tablet should be illegal. Poor form Google, poor form

[@dinozaurpickupline4221]

This software is needed on Lenovo

[@AllbRoller]

Tell that Apple who has phones priced almost two times than this that has 60hz

[@AllbRoller]

@@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

[@KD6-3.7.2]

@@gurinderlotey338460hz is perfectly fine on non flagship devices but those devices need to priced accordingly

[@GeraintDawe]

Got mine love it. Complements my pixel 6 pro and pixel watch, bud so well

[@Zandanga]

Pixel phone. Pixel Tablet coming soon. Excellent sync and Google has really been taking security seriously and working to make their Pixel ecosystem safer for Pixel device users. 👍

[@robbygoodale1157]

where so the wallpapers come frommmm

[@michaelperrigo]

"Startling the living **Hey Google** out of whoever is in that room

[@BeardyLonghair]

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.

[@whoever_81]

Amen to that.

[@Nolek15]

Kessoku band included?

[@blkalchemist5645]

Bochi the Rock!

[@theodoretekkers]

Sometimes my nest blanks me too.

[@eziothedeadpoet]

What's the anime at 6:11 ?

[@uncle_rizzo1017]

....so the pixel 2 tablet should have all the simple tricks this one missed ....and hopefully has a premium spec version!

[@LifestyleAriel]

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.

[@NINJA_INVESTORS]

Highly strokable? What does that even mean?

[@ashtonkee5868]

60Hz display and weak G2 SoC making it easy for me to plonk my money down for the Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro.

[@ubacow7109]

What anime is @ 6:10?

[@00genmu00]

Does it output to a tv with an USB c to HDMI?

[@GeraintDawe]

No sorry but can stream to Chromecast etc

[@vanvict9393]

BTR MENTIONED?????

[@decanuses]

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks that the assistant has steadily become worse at recognising what you asking.

[@Oz-gv5fz]

Kessoku !! 😲

[@diephuynh8962]

10:45 Which movie isnthiw scene from?

[@decanuses]

Black Mirror, Netflix

[@stomer8125]

I think then2nd gen will rock. Make the stand its own google nest mini when undocked with 90hz and im sold!

[@ReallyBadAI]

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 😢

[@mike.4277]

Nice 👍

[@simmybear31]

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.

[@rafaelmateodev]

It would be better if it was bigger. They should consider releasing a bigger one.

[@kristenkerr4345]

This would be a perfect tablet for bedside

[@drooner]

In the US it's 499 USD...

[@ed_cmntonly]

damn i didnt knew you were based at your taste my man

[@cf7792]

Yes I agree Google Assistant it's been acting like Siri lately

[@simontoseland7864]

Is it worth buying this if you already have a ipad?

[@mohamedjama3700]

I'd think so

[@1967hashem]

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 😄

[@megansavage7152]

I'm 43 and I pick my nose and eat it

[@realcartoongirl]

i see the anime My wood long 😂

[@zooedca]

They missed on having a magic keyboard and pencil... Big miss.

[@KD6-3.7.2]

$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

[@OeHomestead]

Of course you can charge it without a dock....

[@KD6-3.7.2]

@@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.

[@DuncanHewitt70]

@@KD6-3.7.2 The reviewer states there's a USB-C port for charging when you're away from home.

[@ptnnnnn]

11:00 which anime is that

[@kanicunny]

Wonder Egg Priority

[@planetminecraft411]

The Pixel Tablet is pretty good, but I would choose a Galaxy Tab S over it.

[@Teelsambal]

It should be 299, even at that price I wouldn't be really excited. (To be honest there is nothing to be exited about)

[@apostolis.diamantopoulos]

Am I the only person that doesn't have issues with google assistant? It controls all my devices just fine

[@dayannepriscila1712]

Não vai vir no Brasil 😢😢😢.

[@2112earl]

No micro sd slot so not for me

[@tenzoemury1714]

They need a better memory chip. It's almost a good tablet. If they release one before I throw out my Galaxy tablet, I will get it but, right now. Galaxy are better by far.

[@parshakamarsh]

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

[@wong2230]

all I care about is whether google has any drawing app as good as the apps on Ipad platform.

[@GeraintDawe]

Rumour has it that the pixel tablet will have a pen soon and there is some great drawing app

[@gabrieldawa6221]

​@@GeraintDaweif it does it sold. I will have that pen too.

[@dr0wzii]

YOOO I LOVE BOCCHI

[@Daniel-ws3hu]

Wallpaper link @TechSpurt ?

[@norvalgarebatho949]

Galaxy A54 or Redmi Note 12 Pro?👀

[@Standgedicht]

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.

[@norvalgarebatho949]

@@Standgedicht say no more 😎 thank you!

[@wtoohey77]

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

[@ChrisJohannsen]

60hz is ridiculous in 2023. Got a xiaomi pad 5 instead

[@saynotop2w]

only $50 less than ipad 10th gen

[@keblin86]

Such a shame, I refuse to buy this when $600 becomes £600 lol.

[@shabanafzal9440]

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.

[@Squirrel_101]

I'm really tempted, but it's not worth the money unfortunately, hoping next year's version will be a better investment

[@MichaelEllis-kf1or]

I love it it's a nice comparison for commuting in going on the bus

[@Nogitsune_Yako]

Depending on your needs. For me it's almost perfect for the price. I'm using it for content watching and studying language.

[@strictmec4139]

Google's shenanigan

[@Notinuse664]

It looks like the honor pad 8 I was like we go back in time

[@BilatSlayer]

ill wait for 2nd or 3rd gen

[@BackDaws]

How strange that Google have halfarsed a device 😅

[@rylalta]

im only here for the bocchi teh rock

[@dinozaurpickupline4221]

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

[@The_Arby]

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.

[@laimutiskaranavicius4523]

570

[@---nv4fz]

Sorry not a dig at google but every tablet or phone should be minimum 90hz