Google’s Pixel Tablet is $120 off ahead of Amazon’s spring sales event
Brandon Widder is a senior editor overseeing deals, gift guides, and commerce. He spent six years spearheading buying guides and consumer tech coverage at Digital Trends.
Amazon’s next Prime Day event likely won’t occur until July; however, that hasn’t stopped the retail giant from launching a slew of seasonal promos. The next one comes in the form of Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, which kicks off on March 25th and runs through March 31st. And, in typical Amazon fashion, we’re already seeing a number of early deals on Bose headphones, Fire TV devices, and video doorbells.
The bulk of the discounts we’ve seen thus far are pretty ho-hum — that is, aside from the current promo on Google’s Pixel Tablet, which is on sale at Amazon with its speaker dock starting at $399 ($100 off) or without the magnetic dock for an all-time low of $279 ($120 off). If you prefer a retailer other than Amazon, you can also grab the base-model tablet from Best Buy and Google for the same price.
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Google’s 11-inch Pixel Tablet uses the same Tensor G2 chip found in the Pixel 7 lineup. It also features a crisp LCD display and a four-speaker sound array.
Despite having launched in 2023, Google’s latest slate is still arguably the best Android tablet available. Google’s app ecosystem isn’t as robust or as optimized for larger screens as Apple’s, but the Pixel tablet is still a great device for streaming, browsing the web, and some light gaming. The Google-made Tensor G2 processor is speedy and reliable, and thanks to the tablet’s four-speaker sound array, you actually get some decent stereo separation. The optional dock charging dock provides even fuller sound while allowing the tablet to function as an ad hoc smart display, which is handy if you want to control your smart home devices via Google Assistant or the tablet’s 11-inch LCD display.
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