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When Apple so thoroughly dominates the tablet market, how can other manufacturers make their devices stand out? In the case of the Pixel Tablet, it’s by literally including a stand. Google’s charging dock boosts the tablet’s audio capabilities and turns the display into a smart home hub of sorts. This sets the Pixel Tablet apart not only from the iPad, but also from its closest Android-based rivals: the OnePlus Pad (see issue 346, p46) and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 (see issue 334, p71).
Inevitably, this drags up the price. At £599 the Pixel Tablet is much more expensive than the £369 you’ll pay for the basic ninth-generation iPad (), and higher even than the £499 of the latest tenth-generation model (). On the plus side, that price includes not only the dock but also 128GB of storage, twice as much as you get with the entry-level iPad. You can pay an extra £100
