{"id":13141,"date":"2022-05-13T00:47:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T00:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/google-may-finally-provide-a-half-decent-ipad-alternative\/"},"modified":"2022-05-13T00:47:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T00:47:03","slug":"google-may-finally-provide-a-half-decent-ipad-alternative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/google-may-finally-provide-a-half-decent-ipad-alternative\/","title":{"rendered":"Google may finally provide a half-decent iPad alternative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
For years now, Google hasn’t seemed particularly interested in the tablet market, but yesterday the company announced that it’s working on what might be the company’s first real iPad alternative – a new Pixel tablet due for launch sometime next year.<\/p>\n
Apple getting some serious iPad competition could be just the thing we need to finally spur the company into taking iPadOS more seriously, and having the software catch up with the hardware\u2026 <\/p>\n
The last Google-branded Android tablet was the Pixel C, launched way back in 2015. This had a lot in common with iPads: great hardware, with the operating system failing to really do it justice.<\/p>\n
\nThe problem was that Android on tablets just wasn’t very good. At launch, with Android Marshmallow, the Pixel C didn’t even have split screen capabilities. It didn’t have a high-quality first-party stylus accessory. Generally, the OS just didn’t feel very optimized, and switching between apps felt slow. Practically none of the apps in the Play Store were optimized to properly take advantage of the greater screen real estate – something that the iPad has had in the \u201cadvantages\u201d column since day one.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
It was discontinued in 2017, and the only tablet Google has launched since then was the 2018 Pixel Slate, which was a ChromeOS device, not an Android one. A year later, the company reportedly ceased work on new tablets.<\/p>\n
2023 Pixel tablet plan<\/h2>\n
During yesterday’s I \/ O event, Google revealed that it is now coming back into the tablet business, and plans to release a Pixel tablet sometime in 2023.<\/p>\n
The company revealed very little about the hardware, but did provide a sneak peek at the form factor – and the unsurprising news that it would be powered by the same Tensor chip it uses for Pixel phones.<\/p>\n