Google’s Pixel Tablet has positively been a really very long time coming. First teased in Could 2022, it is nonetheless not official, regardless of one being for sale on Facebook Marketplace again in December. Immediately a brand new rumor from a typically dependable supply sheds some extra gentle on the upcoming machine.
Opposite to some earlier mumblings, we’re apparently solely going to get one Pixel Pill model – no ‘vanilla’ and ‘Professional’ separation right here. Of the 2 doable iterations, the extra high-end one stayed, and the lower-end mannequin with the first-generation Tensor chipset apparently bought canceled someplace alongside the way in which.
I’ve additionally been supplied with just a few images of the machine. pic.twitter.com/ctKWQoVDCT
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The remaining Pixel Pill will arrive with the Tensor G2 SoC that is additionally featured within the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, a 2,560×1,600 decision display screen made by China Star Optoelectronics, and a Richtek RT4539 six-channel LED driver. That is used for LCD screens’ backlights, so do not anticipate to see an AMOLED panel on Google’s upcoming pill.
At the least one model of the Pixel Pill has 8GB of Samsung-made RAM and 256GB of UFS storage, in addition to a side-mounted fingerprint reader (most certainly embedded into the ability button).
You may see some newly leaked pictures of the Pixel Pill within the tweet embedded above. As beforehand revealed, it’s going to have a dock for simple use as a wise show, although it is unclear whether or not this might be included within the field or bought as an optionally available accent. Hopefully the Pixel Pill launches sooner, quite than later – it isn’t typically we’re on the eight month level for the reason that maker first teased the machine with out it having gotten official within the meantime.