Google Pixel Tablet with Charging Speaker Dock - Android Tablet with 11-Inch Screen, Smart Home Controls, and Long-Lasting Battery - Hazel/Hazel - 128 GB, 2560x1600 Pixels

Better than an Ipad if you're used to Android and Google phones, I would strongly suggest you stick with Android and get the this Pixel Tablet. It simply works. None of the apple i-tunes games and needing multiple apple devices for security when all you have is your Android phone. I suffered with the iPad for almost a year and I just couldn't do it any longer and I bought the Pixel Tablet. It is lighter weight, thinner profile, and the response times are very quick. Super speed, very responsive. At first it doesn't feel as substantial as the iPad and it isn't as heavy but after using it now for over a month I can honestly say it is quite durable. I love the functionality, ease of use and sharing apps and data in the Google/Android environment.

I ordered my first one of these tablets from Google directly. I enjoyed it so much that I purchased one here for my son and I'll likely buy more for other family members. The display is very crisp, the speed is fast and the build quality is nice. The fingerprint sensor is integrated into the power button and is very fast and convenient. This tablet is basically your android phone on steroids. I connected it to my Google Pixel phone via USB-C and transferred all of my data and apps from my phone over to the tablet with ease. I'm even able to send text messages from the tablet like its my cellphone (have to be connected to Wi-Fi). I would absolutely recommend this tablet if you're looking for a more budget friendly option without compromise in functionality. I am beyond satisfied with this tablet for the price paid, it's a great value.

I constantly see folks recommending this tablet for "entertainment viewing" and such tasks. Bottom line is, it handles a lot more very well. I use it with Noteshelf3 to create notes and annotations on PDFs as well as drawing in Infinite Painter.It doesn't lag. Its battery life is pretty swell. I use it at work to as my main notepad with a penoval paper-like screen protector and USI2.0 stylus. Absolutely brilliant. There's minimal lag. If I had to choose between writing on this or and iPad, it's this thing nearly every time. The best part is, the setup at 279 for the tablet makes it literally half the price of an e-ink.Storage capacity is reasonable at 128gb and being in the Google ecosystem means I can use my 2tb cloud. I'm snapping with my pixel 7 pro and sharing photography vs relying on its camera.The LCD is kind of weak, but not a deal breaker at the price point. For $400? Eh, no thanks. Less than $330 with accessories all-in? Yes, please.It does seem rather heavy for it being "half empty" per the teardowns. I'll tell you what, battery life is well over 2 days for my use case. I don't need more weight to charge less. In fact, I'd prefer less weight but that's not to say it makes my arm sore. I walk around a million square foot industrial plant with this pixel in hand and it doesn't bother me one bit.I'm shocked at how well thjs G2 performs. It's punching well above its weight imo. I'm by no means a tablet connoisseur. I am an average person throwing tasks at this thing and it just does whatever I ask it to do.If it's on sale, go for it! If not, wait til it's on sale or buy something else. I don't know what else comes with these specific screen protects (paper-like) but it is a must for my taste.

Update: I upgraded my rating to 4 as I've solved some of the gripes below and gotten used to how things work.I'm sure I'll like this tablet more as I get used to it, but here are some things that bug me.1. Very Clunky UndockingYou can't just lift the tablet up from the dock—the dock will come up with it. You can't peel it away from the dock, same problem. You have to push down on one corner which makes the tablet clunk into the table. Sometimes after you do that, it re-grabs the magnets again and you must repeat the operation. I'm hoping I can find a better way to do this.My last tablet used a POGO dock, and I could just set the tablet down and pick it up. My wireless telephone has a simple dock that isn't clunky. Why is this hard to implement?2. Orientation ProblemIf you're right handed, you have a table on your right side, and you use the tablet in portrait mode, you will have to hold it upside down. If you don't, you'll have to rotate the tablet 180 degrees each time you put it in the dock. Holding upside down means that the power/fingerprint reader is on the bottom right, the volume up and down buttons work the opposite as you'd expect, and some apps will have screens that are upside down (they don't autorotate). Also, the USB port will be at the top.3. Designed for Landscape Use?You can set an option so that the display won't shut off after a timeout if it detects a face. But this works only when you hold it in landscape mode. In portrait mode, with the camera on one side, it is apparently unable to detect your face.4. Fingerprint Reader, Poor LocationThe power button/fingerprint reader is either on the upper left or the lower right. Both positions are inconvenient.5. No Battery Protect FeatureMy Samsung tablet had a feature to keep the state of charge below 85%, thus protecting the battery from degradation. This tablet does not have that feature.6. HeavierI expected this tablet to be lighter than my last one (since tech has improved). It is not.7. No Option to Do Something When DockedI'd like it to dim, display a clock, or turn off when I dock it. No such options are available, and I had to download Tasker to be able to accomplish that.8. Can't customize 3-Button Navigation ButtonsYou can't swap the "Back" and "Apps" buttons so that they will match the configuration on your phone. You can't let them use the whole bottom line of the display.9. Limited Home Screen CustomizationThis has a big screen, but you can't take advantage of it on your home screen. I installed the Nova Launcher to fix this.10. Clear all Button InconvenientWhen you open the task switcher, you must scroll all the way to the left to access the button to close all apps (called "Clear all"). It would be more convenient if it were aways present on the screen (there's plenty of space for it).11. No Gesture for ScreenshotsMy last app let me palm-swipe from one side to take a screenshot. There is no such option on this tablet. Pressing Vol Down and Power is extremely inconvenient.12. Screenshots Don't Automatically Go to Google PhotosI haven't figured out yet where the screenshots go. On my last tablet they appeared in Google Photos. Hopefully I'll find an option to fix that.13. Slow Charging?The charge level was under 20% when I put the tablet in the dock last night at 9 PM. At 6 AM this morning it was only 91%. Seems it should have been at 100%. I wonder whether charging through the dock is slower than through a USB cable.14. Plug/Port for Charging Dock is Not Standard (Not USB)!!Instead of a standard USB-C port on the back of the dock, there's an old-fashioned concentric port of the type used many years ago. Thus you can't replace the cord (which is not long enough for my setup) with a standard USB-C to USB-C cord.I'm hoping the tablet will grow on me, and I'll find ways around the above problems.