![]() That sharpness is on full display, so to speak - you’ll strain your eyes trying to distinguish individual pixels on the Pixel Slate at arm’s length. At 3,000 x 2,000 pixels - 6 million pixels total, 293 per inch - it has a higher resolution than the Surface Pro 6 (2,736 x 1,824, 267 pixels per inch) and 2018 iPad Pro 12.9 (2,732 x 2,048, 264 pixels per inch). Two front-firing speakers and a front-facing 8-megapixel camera flank the 12.3-inch, low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS) LCD - power-efficient tech that uses less energy per pixel than traditional IPS or TFT panels. On the front of the Pixel Slate is the screen, which is arguably the star of the show. Fortunately, the company had the decency to include a USB-C-to-3.5mm adapter. What you won’t find is a 3.5mm audio jack - Google opted to relegate audio duties to Bluetooth 4.2 and USB-C ports. Moving on to the Slate’s top and sides, there’s a recessed power button with a fingerprint sensor - Pixel Imprint - that boasts a dedicated microcontroller Google claims delivers “better on-device security” and a pair of USB-C ports - one on the left side, below the volume rocker, and another on the right - that output video up to 4K. It’s a seamless transition from the front’s lipped Gorilla Glass to the backplate, which houses an 8-megapixel camera on the top-left corner and an embossed Google logo on the top right. The aforementioned aluminum - colored an understated shade of dark blue (Google calls it “midnight blue”) - wraps subtly around all four sides, with slight and gradual curvature that feels great in the hand. And it manages to come in under the 1.7-pound Surface Pro 6 and HP Spectre X2, albeit not the 1.55-pound Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet.īeing lightweight isn’t extraordinary on its own, of course, but it’s a quality the Pixel Slate milks for all it’s worth. Still, it’s exceptionally well-balanced, with a pivot almost perfectly centered on its anodized aluminum chassis. Don’t get me wrong - the Pixel Slate isn’t a tablet that lends itself to one-handing, and my two skinny arms can’t hold the thing at eye level for very long. ![]() It’s a smidge heavier than Apple’s 1.39-pound iPad Pro 12.9 (2018), but no less wieldy for the extra ounces. The Pixel Slate’s design can be summed up in six words: slim, light, and built to last. That depends on how long you’re willing to wait.
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