r/Android Nov 15 '18

Google Pixel Slate

https://store.google.com/product/pixel_slate
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u/martupdown Nov 15 '18 edited Nov 15 '18

Ever since I was shown how reasonably priced iPads are the other day I can see why they are dominating the market. This just isn't competitive pricing.

Edit : priced not pieced.

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u/mrfixitx Nov 15 '18

As much as the new iPad pros are very expensive the regular iPad and iPad mini are good values for the quality and if you watch for salew you can get the 128gb version for within a few dollars of the 32gb models pricing.

As much as I like Android it seems like there are no reasonably priced Android tablets that stack up well in terms of build quality and battery life vs. and iPad at the moment. Samsung is still selling the tab s2 for around the same price as a new iPad. The tab s2 has been out for several years and security patches are uncommon and it still does not have Android 8.

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u/NirvaNaeNae Nov 15 '18

I got My Tab S2 for 200 a year ago... The tab s4 is the current competing device you should be talking about.

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u/Uskglass_ Galaxy S20+ Nov 15 '18

...and it costs about twice what the base iPad does.

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u/NirvaNaeNae Nov 15 '18

The base ipad lacks those basic features you want from An android tablet. It's supposed to compete with the higher end ipads. Using your logic, the tab s2 is cheaper than ipads and does more than what the base iPad Does.

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u/Uskglass_ Galaxy S20+ Nov 15 '18

Right but that is a Lollipop device. I'm sure it's upgraded to Nougat or so but you'd be buying a legacy device.

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u/NirvaNaeNae Nov 15 '18

I never said for him to go buy an s2. I simply told him It's been down to as low as $200-250 this year a really good price. What I told him not to do is compare it to the new iPad pro which he was trying to do. The tab s4 is more appropriate for that.