Google Pixel C, the first Google tablet for sale at $ 499

Last updated Nov 21, 2018 491

Google has made available to the purchase Pixel C, the first Android tablet developed entirely in their own without the support of third-party manufacturers.

Presented at an event last September, Google Pixel C is now available for sale on the Christmas holidays. Potential buyers will be able to find it online within retail channels officers of the company, but at the moment only a few countries in the world and, unfortunately. The price is $499 and $599, not just then, respectively for variants 32 GB and 64 GB of storage.

We already know many of the technical details of the tablet: it is based on an NVIDIA Tegra SoC X1 quad-core processor with integrated GPU-based technology Maxwell, backed by 3 GB of RAM LPDDR4.

The display is a 10.2-inch IPS LCD with a native resolution of 2,560×1,800 pixels, with a pixel density of 308 PPI then. Despite the name, typical of the Google Chrome OS, Google Pixel C adopts the Android operating system.

The tablet uses a USB Type-C for charging, as the rest of Chromebook Pixel and the new Nexus devices just released, while on the front, there is full support for wireless Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.1. The special feature of the device is its optional keyboard, element positioning Google Pixel C in direct competition with Surface Pro 3 and iPad. The new tablet from Google is thought to those consumers who want to be productive, without giving up a highly portable device.

Google Pixel C – Specifications

OS : Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Display : IPS LCD 10.2″
Resolution : 2,560×1,800 (308PPI)
Processor : NVIDIA Tegra X1, 4x 4x Cortex-A57 Cortex-A53
RAM : 3 GB
Storage : 32/64 GB
Camera : 8 MP – 2 MP
Connectivity : Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, USB Type-C
Battery : 34.2 Whr
Dimensions : 242 x 179 x 7
Weight : 517 g

Google Pixel C is now available on Google Play Devices in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, New Zealand, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland and the United States.

The Google Pixel C tablet costs from $499, to which must be added the outlay required for the module keyboard, amounting to $149, necessary if you want to achieve maximum productivity.