Google’s Pixel Slate Goes Straight for Apple’s iPad Pro

Other notable design features include a front-facing camera for video calling, a powerful rear-facing camera, and a fingerprint sensor embedded in the power button. While the fingerprint sensor’s placement is convenient when the tablet is in portrait mode, the implementation seems a little wonky when the device is in landscape.

Of course, we have yet to use the device, so we can’t really speak to its usability.

There’s also a single USB-C port and no 3.5mm headphone jack, which means only Bluetooth headphones can be used with the device. We suspect, however, that the device will come with some type of dongle to allow users to used wired earphones.

The big story here is Chrome OS, which is a popular choice among educators and students. By making the Pixel Slate a tablet with a spacious 12.3-inch display (with a stunning resolution of 3,000 by 2,000), Google is making the device increasingly mobile and will put it against devices like the iPad Pro and even Apple’s more affordable 9.7-inch iPad, which was announced earlier this year.

Article source: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2018/10/09/googles-pixel-slate-announced-specs/