There will only be one version of Google’s Pixel tablet, according to a new rumor

Google’s Pixel tablet has certainly been a very long time coming. First teased in May 2022, it’s still unofficial, though one is on sale on Facebook Marketplace in December. Today, a new rumor from a generally reliable source sheds a bit more light on the upcoming device.

Contrary to some previous mumbles, we’re apparently only going to get one version of the Pixel tablet – no ‘vanilla’ and ‘Pro’ separation here. Of the two possible iterations, the more high-end remained, and the low-end model with the first-gen Tensor chipset was apparently canceled somewhere along the way.

I also received some pictures of the device. pic.twitter.com/ctKWQoVDCT

— Kuba Wojciechowski (@Za_Raczke) January 26, 2023

The remaining Pixel tablet will arrive with the Tensor G2 SoC which is also present in the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, a 2560 x 1600 resolution display made by China Star Optoelectronics and a six-channel Richtek RT4539 LED driver. This is used for backlighting LCD screens, so don’t expect to see an AMOLED panel on Google’s next tablet.

At least one version of the Pixel tablet has 8GB of Samsung-made RAM and 256GB of UFS storage, as well as a side-mounted fingerprint reader (likely integrated into the power button).

You can see some recently leaked images of the Pixel tablet in the tweet embedded above. As previously reported, it will have a docking station for easy use as a smart display, although it’s unclear if this will be included in the box or sold as an optional accessory. Hopefully the Pixel tablet will launch sooner rather than later – it’s not often we’re eight months away since the manufacturer first teased the device without it going official in the meantime.