Other than the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, Google has also introduced the Pixel Slate. This is the company's latest tablet that runs on Chrome OS. The tablet gets a new 12.3-inch (3000 x 2000 pixels) 293 PPI 2.5D curved glass Molecular Display. It is 7mm thin and comes with dual front-firing speakers.
Powering the Pixel Slate is the 8th Gen Intel Core m3, i5 or i7 processor, or Intel Celeron processor with up to 16GB RAM/256 GB storage. For cameras, the Pixel Slate comes with an 8 Megapixel camera on the front and the back and the front-facing Duo Cam provides an extra-wide field of view. The power button also incorporates the fingerprint sensor and has 12 hours of battery life.
It comes with an extra layer of protection with the Titan security chip. With this, your information, device passwords and Operating System are protected on your device.
The Pixel Slate Keyboard comes with a dedicated Google Assistant key, round Hush Keys and a large trackpad. It also works with Pixelbook Pen that was launched last year.
Google Pixel Slate specifications
The Pixel Slate comes with a 12.3-inch (3000×2000 pixels) 293 PPI LCD display with Google Pixelbook Pen support, 400 nits brightness and 72% NTSC color gamut. It powers on Intel Celeron Processor / 8th Gen Intel Core m3 / Core i5 / Core i7 processor, paired with 4GB RAM+32GB SSD, 8GB RAM+64GB SSD/128GB SSD and 16GB RAM with 256GB SSD. The tablet runs on Chrome OS and features an 8MP Autofocus rear camera with f/1.8 aperture and an 8MP front camera with f/1.9 aperture, with a wide field of view. It gets Pixel Imprint Fingerprint Sensor with a dedicated microcontroller for better on-device security and Titan C security chip. For audio, it gets Dual front-firing speakers for better surround sound, 2 mics for improved noise cancellation.
In terms of connectivity, it comes with Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz), 2×2 (MIMO), Bluetooth 4.2, Two USB-Cs for charging, 4K display output and quicker data transfer. It houses a 48Wh battery with up to 12 hours of mixed use. The Pixel Slate will be available in Midnight Blue colour and will start at $599, whereas the Pixel Slate Keyboard price is $199 and the Pixelbook Pen costs $99.