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Way back in 2022, Google first teased the Google Pixel Tablet, an innovative device that aimed to mix an Android tablet with a smart display. The company finally launched the product in May 2023, and it was…well…underwhelming, to say the least. As a tablet, it was pretty mid, and as a smart display, it couldn’t even hold a candle to the Google Nest Hub Max, which at that point was already in its fourth year of existence.
When I got the device in for review, I’ll admit that I set it up, realized it was underbaked, and put it in storage only a few days after my Pixel Tablet vs. Nest Hub Max comparison article went live. I have barely thought about it since. In my mind, the device was DOA.