<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
is	O
a	O
12.3-inch	O
tablet	B-Device
running	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Made	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
will	O
not	O
further	O
develop	O
the	O
product	O
line	O
,	O
and	O
canceled	O
two	O
models	O
that	O
were	O
under	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Store	O
in	O
January	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
;	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
,	O
the	O
last	O
tablet	B-Device
offered	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
was	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
C	I-Device
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
C	I-Device
,	O
which	O
ran	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
used	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prices	O
for	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
ranged	O
from	O
$599	O
to	O
$1599	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
processor	O
and	O
storage	O
capacity	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
tablets	B-Device
to	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
three	O
countries	O
later	O
in	O
2018	O
:	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matching	O
keyboard	O
( $199	O
)	O
and	O
stylus	O
( $99	O
)	O
accessories	O
also	O
were	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
stylus	O
was	O
a	O
cosmetic	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
stylus	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
Pixelbook	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preorders	O
for	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
were	O
opened	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
shipments	O
expected	O
to	O
begin	O
in	O
late	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entry-level	O
$599	O
and	O
$699	O
Celeron-based	O
models	O
were	O
listed	O
as	O
"	O
out	O
of	O
stock	O
"	O
shortly	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
$799	O
m3-based	O
model	O
the	O
de	O
facto	O
entry-level	O
model	O
;	O
the	O
Celeron-based	O
models	O
were	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
temporary	O
price	O
cut	O
of	O
$200	O
was	O
applied	O
to	O
all	O
models	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
m3-based	O
model	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
prior	O
$599	O
entry-level	O
Celeron	B-Device
price	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
month	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Hardware	O
Senior	O
Vice	O
President	O
Rick	O
Osterloh	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
was	O
discontinuing	O
first-party	O
tablet	B-Device
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
was	O
listed	O
as	O
"	O
out	O
of	O
stock	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
"	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
all	O
listings	O
for	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
were	O
removed	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
have	O
announced	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
will	O
continue	O
to	O
receive	O
automatic	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
updates	O
until	O
June	O
2026	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
features	O
a	O
12.3-inch	O
(	O
310mm	O
)	O
"	O
Molecular	O
"	O
LCD	B-Device
display	I-Device
with	O
resolution	O
of	O
3000	O
by	O
2000	O
(	O
293ppi	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Slate	O
features	O
Intel	O
processors	O
ranging	O
from	O
a	O
Celeron	B-Device
processor	O
to	O
an	O
8th-generation	O
Core	B-Device
i7	I-Device
and	O
RAM	O
available	O
in	O
4	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
16	O
GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I/O	B-General_Concept
comprises	O
two	O
USB-C	O
ports	O
,	O
one	O
on	O
each	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
;	O
either	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
charging	O
its	O
48Wh	O
battery	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
media	O
transfer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
camera	O
sensors	O
are	O
made	O
by	O
Sony	O
(	O
IMX319	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
,	O
IMX355	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
rear-facing	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
camera	O
sensor	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
one	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
in	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
3	I-Device
smartphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
is	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
first	O
tablet	B-Device
to	O
be	O
powered	O
by	O
Intel	O
processors	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
more	O
similar	O
in	O
hardware	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Pixelbook	B-Device
and	O
Chromebook	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
5	O
hardware	O
configurations	O
available	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
a	O
Celeron	B-Device
CPU	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
Core	B-Device
i7	I-Device
Y-series	O
CPU	O
,	O
with	O
RAM	O
options	O
varying	O
from	O
4	O
GB	O
to	O
16	O
GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Celeron	B-Device
model	O
were	O
discontinued	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
m3	O
,	O
i5	O
,	O
and	O
i7	O
models	O
available	O
until	O
its	O
formal	O
discontinuation	O
in	O
January	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
runs	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
receives	O
regular	O
updates	O
issued	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
every	O
2	O
to	O
3	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
Linux	O
kernel	O
similar	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
can	O
run	O
Android	B-Application
apps	O
natively	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
shipped	O
it	O
featured	O
a	O
revamped	O
UI	O
,	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
bug	O
fixes	O
that	O
were	O
n't	O
previously	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Slate	O
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Pixelbook	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
has	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
accessories	O
sold	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
on	O
their	O
website	O
or	O
provided	O
by	O
third	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
does	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
built-in	O
keyboard	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
sells	O
a	O
folio-style	O
keyboard	O
and	O
touchpad	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
for	O
Chromebook	O
keyboards	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Caps	B-Device
Lock	I-Device
key	I-Device
used	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
application	O
menu	O
and	O
lacking	O
traditional	O
Function	B-Application
Keys	I-Application
,	O
with	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
function	B-Application
key	I-Application
row	O
specifically	O
assigned	O
to	O
per-application	O
or	O
global	O
shortcuts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Pixelbook	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
keyboard	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
dedicated	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
button	O
in	O
the	O
location	O
where	O
most	O
keyboards	O
have	O
a	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
keyboard	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
difficulty	O
in	O
using	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
and	O
keyboard	O
on	O
one	O
's	O
lap	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
all	O
reviewers	O
found	O
it	O
problematic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brydge	O
also	O
sells	O
the	O
G-Type	O
,	O
a	O
clamshell-type	O
keyboard	O
for	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
which	O
connects	O
via	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G-Type	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
their	O
keyboard	O
for	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
other	O
devices	O
that	O
accept	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Pixelbook	B-Device
Pen	O
,	O
an	O
active	O
stylus	O
originally	O
released	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
Pixelbook	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Slate	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
made	O
the	O
pen	O
available	O
in	O
"	O
Midnight	O
Blue	O
"	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Pixel	O
branded	O
accessories	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Buds	I-Device
work	O
with	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
,	O
but	O
some	O
third	O
party	O
manufacturers	O
have	O
made	O
accessories	O
for	O
the	O
Slate	O
,	O
including	O
rubber	O
cases	O
,	O
screen	B-Device
protectors	O
,	O
and	O
folio	O
cases	O
and	O
stands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
Gizmodo	O
claiming	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
nearly	O
perfect	O
Chrome	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
device	O
"	O
and	O
The	O
Guardian	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
makes	O
a	O
very	O
convincing	O
argument	O
for	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
tablets	B-Device
"	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
noting	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
some	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviews	O
praised	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Slate	I-Device
as	O
being	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
crossover	O
device	O
than	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
or	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
6	I-Device
,	O
while	O
not	O
quite	O
matching	O
up	O
to	O
either	O
device	O
's	O
strengths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
reported	O
in	O
late	O
December	O
2018	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
were	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
issues	O
reported	O
,	O
which	O
affects	O
all	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
in	O
tablet	B-Device
mode	O
.	O
</s>
