Google officially admits that it's given up on tablets
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- nti
- 02 Sep 2025
The only reason why I didn't get it was the 60hz screen. That's crazy outdated, and feels extremelly sluggish.
- NeonHD
- R4T
- 31 Aug 2025
I also want to add: if Google officially gives up on its tablets, that likely means further AOSP Android optimization for tablets will be stopped. Which is bad.
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- Anonymous
- mxK
- 26 Aug 2025
For me Android just doesn't have good software support.
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- Theo Sulf
- qDq
- 26 Aug 2025
Nobody is falling for this, shame on you. Google is not giving it up on tablets they're investing in multifunction devices. They're not going to come out with another tablet when they're merging Android and Chrome OS. They're going to introduce a new type of hybrid laptop system that will blow your mind. At least for a week. Ha
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- Anonymous
- 70d
- 25 Aug 2025
Anonymous, 25 Aug 2025Not sure where you are, but this is not true in the US. https://gsmarena.com/idc_global_tablet_shipments_grow_by_13_in_q2_apple_leads_the_way-news-68970.php
In Q2 2025, the Apple tablet market share in worldwide shipments is 33.10%. The Apple tablet market share keeps decreasing.
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- Anonymous
- Iby
- 25 Aug 2025
Anonymous, 24 Aug 2025No, nowadays Android tablets dominate the tablet market. M... moreNot sure where you are, but this is not true in the US.
- Kangal
- HX6
- 25 Aug 2025
Anyone remember 2011 ???
We had Android leapfrog over iOS in terms of Features and User Experience, with v4.0.3 ICS. With the 4.2inch 16:9 Android Phones being better to use than the 3.5inch 4:3 iPhone. Not to mention the 5.3inch Samsung NOTE. The Custom Rom scene was exploding, as well as Gaming (emulation upto Dreamcast and PSP using a DS3 Controller).
Back then we had a single OS, but with a separate Phone Mode and Tablet Mode. So if you Docked your Phone to a larger screen, you would get the Tablet Controls. That worked really well, and all we lacked was high-end hardware. Then we heard Google was taking ICS further, and pushing out a version for TVs and maybe even Cars. Well, both examples came as custom systems in cheaper Chinese Electronics. Eventually we got AndroidTV and it was a dud. They killed that project soon, just like they killed off Google+ Social Media and Project Q. The automotive project was cancelled until years later when we got Apple CarPlay, with the early versions of AndroidAuto being very poorly implemented.
So yes, Google was on top of the world in Q3-2011 to Q2-2012. They fumbled it HARD.
It is ZERO surprise that they're giving up on tablets. They're somewhat incompetent. Even though there is new interest in the Tablet Market from the latest iPads, Nintendo Switch, Valve SteamDeck, and AYN Odin2 devices.
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- mzorrilla
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- 25 Aug 2025
MartyMcfly88, 23 Aug 2025And you want Apple to dominate in the Western world even mo... moreThey can go down as well.
- YUKI93
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- 25 Aug 2025
Hardeep Singh, 24 Aug 2025The tablet won't be mainstream till it remains a giant... moreGoogle is slowly merging both Android and ChromeOS now due to that DOJ decision, so the fruition of it will come eventually.
- YUKI93
- K1L
- 25 Aug 2025
GAMIR3DH, 22 Aug 2025I have seen more foldables than tablets in the wild.Not sure where you live, but it's not the case over here in my country. You always going to see more people with tablets, be it Android or iPad or even Windows, than foldable phones.
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- Anonymous
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- 25 Aug 2025
Hardeep Singh, 24 Aug 2025The tablet won't be mainstream till it remains a giant... moreThe tablet user base is over 1 billion.
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- Anonymous
- vaS
- 24 Aug 2025
Hardeep Singh, 24 Aug 2025The tablet won't be mainstream till it remains a giant... moreIt's already being used as a laptop replacement by most people. Majority don't care about an unrestricted OS.
Once winlator and similar software pick up speed, then less reason to game on Windows laptops.
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- Anonymous
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- 24 Aug 2025
Anonymous, 24 Aug 2025I think there's also an economies of scale problem her... moreNo, nowadays Android tablets dominate the tablet market. Most new tablet buyers buy Android tablets.
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- Hugo
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- 24 Aug 2025
Anonymous, 24 Aug 2025'As for chinese brands, well they dont add anything to... moreNot talking about Huawei. I have used it and have to say it was and still is an excellent device. Huawei was almost beating Apple and Samsung in terms of quality, both in hardware and software.
When i say negative about Chinese brands, i am talking about the companies that ship with adware.
- Shellyman Studios
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- 24 Aug 2025
Anonymous, 23 Aug 2025Just merge with ChromeOS google! Don't be lazyThey literally are.
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- Raunyy
- CbE
- 24 Aug 2025
They should give up on phones too
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- Anonymous
- YWi
- 24 Aug 2025
Anonymous, 24 Aug 2025'As for chinese brands, well they dont add anything to... moreThe Americans the living in their own bubble. I personally still use the Poco f1 it was just that good. The Chinese are damn good at hardware. I will admit they're software is a bit lackluster
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- Hardeep Singh
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- 24 Aug 2025
The tablet won't be mainstream till it remains a giant phone. It has to become a laptop replacement with full office suite and a full unrestricted OS.
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- Anonymous
- Iby
- 24 Aug 2025
Esmejo93 , 23 Aug 2025To be honest now more than ever the iPad is leagues ahead o... moreI think there's also an economies of scale problem here. The Pixel Tablet was a pretty good Android equivalent to the base model iPad, but Google's MSRP was $499, while Apple's was $329 in 2023. (Yes, that was partly because Google included a dock, but no one really needed/wanted it.) At a 50% higher price, no one who currently has an iPad is going to switch over. As others have noted, Android tablets simply aren't supported as well as either phones or iPads, even if the hardware might be superior (in the case of the Samsung S Tab series). But because the users aren't there to buy devices in the tens or hundreds of millions, Android OEMs can't cut prices to be lower than Apple.
The net result is that Apple dominates the tablet market so much that even people who are ordinarily in the Android/Windows ecosystem will buy an iPad. As one of the biggest certified Apple haters here, even I have to admit that if I needed to buy a tablet tomorrow, I'd probably end up with an iPad Air, over a Samsung Tab S10, or a deeply discounted Pixel Tablet.
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- Anonymous
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- 24 Aug 2025
Hugo, 24 Aug 2025That is logical as its only Samsung which caused android to... more'As for chinese brands, well they dont add anything to the experience.'
Is this a western POV? Coz you seem to be detached with us asians. Remember Poco F1? Or Huawei P30 lineup?
Or are you referring to current day setting? We have Redmagic and Lenovo on this one along with China-only models that my asian brothers stll love to import.