Today’s Google has revealed some surprises. One of them has to do with Chrome OS, Google’s operating system outside of Android. For the first time, a tablet with Chrome OS is official, this is the Google Pixel Slate. In addition to introducing 2 new smartphones, Google presented its new tablet, the Pixel Slate.
The Pixel Slate is light and slim in appearance and is presented as the midpoint between tablets and laptops. The Pixel Slate keyboard (US$ 199) and the Pixelbook pen (US$ 99) are also compatible.
The tablet consists of a “Molecular Display” made by 12.3″ and a resolution of 3000×2000. It contains different hardware configurations that go through different areas of Intel processors:
In the photography area, it includes 2 cameras with 8 MP, the front one being a wide-angle camera. It also includes a fingerprint reader and a USB type C.
This new tablet with a removable keyboard is not the first from Google, it still remains in memory, the Google Pixel C. But in contrast, the new Google Pixel Slate works with Chrome OS rather than with Android. What is interesting about this device? Probably the new keyboard with round instead of rectangular keys
The battery has a runtime of 10 hours and is equipped with a fast charging mode. This mode would fully charge the device in about 2 hours and 15 minutes.
More than a tablet. More than a laptop. It’s our new Pixel Slate. What do you want to know? Ask us in the comments. #PixelSlate #madebygoogle pic.twitter.com/xGBOPgmlb0
— Made By Google (@madebygoogle) October 9, 2018
Finally, it is important to note that the tablet comes with the Chrome OS operating system.
Google Pixelbook 2 and Pixel Slate datasheet
| SCREEN | 12.3 ” (293 ppi) |
|---|---|
| PROCESSOR | Intel Celeron or Intel Core of m3 / i5 / i7 8th generation |
| MEMORY | 4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB |
| STORAGE | 64 GB, 128 GB or 256 GB |
| CONNECTIVITY | Wi-Fi: 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac and Bluetooth 4.2 |
| PORTS | 2 x USB-C 3.0 |
| BATTERY | 12 hours of autonomy |
| OTHERS | Backlit keyboard, optional Pixel Slate Keyboard ($ 199), optional Pixelbook Pen ($ 99) |
| DIMENSIONS | 202 mm x 290 mm x 7 mm |
| WEIGHT | 721 grams |
| OS | Chrome OS |
| PRICE | From 599 dollars |
Although it doesn’t come with the new ninth-generation processors just introduced by Intel, it still brings an 8th-generation Intel Core i7.
The Chrome operating system has also been slightly redesigned to fit this new touchscreen. Now the keys are bigger and “tactile”, they concentrate more on being able to be operated with the fingers than with a pointer. Of course, the Google Assistant is now fully integrated into the operating system. More accessible and faster. But as soon as we plug in the official keyboard, it becomes the desktop Chrome OS we know.