The Pixel Tablet is officially released today for $499 after more than a year of pre-launch (currently about RMB 3,453). The tablet will be available for pre-order and will begin shipping on June 20.
Google’s tablet products really caught on in the market with the Nexus 7 in 2012, followed by a few Android or ChromeOS-powered tablets, but abandoned them soon after.
Google’s Pixel Tablet doesn’t look too impressive, with an 11-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 2560*1600 and an aspect ratio of on the front, equal-width bezels on all sides, and a matte back.
The Pixel Tablet is available in white, dark green and light pink, with the dark green model featuring a black frame on the front and the other two with white bezels.
The Pixel Tablet is powered by a Tensor G2 processor, 8GB of RAM, 128GB or 256GB of storage and 12 hours of battery life on a full charge.
The tablet is adorned with four speakers, three microphones for video calls and two cameras. On the back, an eight-megapixel rear camera sits in the upper right corner of the tablet.
The front of the device features an 8-megapixel selfie camera on top and a fingerprint scanner built into the power button to support login and biometric authentication.
