Google unveils its folding smartphone and the Pixel Tablet

• The Google I/O conference has just ended
• Google presented the Pixel 7a and a folding smartphone: the Pixel Fold
• An Android tablet was also released yesterday, designed by Alphabet

Like every year, Alphabet has just organized theGoogle I/O, its Californian conference where new products and services are unveiled. Just before Apple's WWDC scheduled for June 5, the Californian giant acquired two new smartphones last night, during an event broadcast live on YouTube. But not only that.

Indeed, without really any surprise since it was announced, the manufacturer also unveiled its very first tablet. This offers a value proposition similar to the iPad x HomePod combo that seems to be taking shape. With this, Google has also taken the time to speak out on the hot topic of artificial intelligence. Let's summarize.

Google Pixel Fold, the star of Google I/O

To begin this summary of Google I/O, let's talk about the new folding mobile from Mountain View: thePixel Fold. With its large 7.6-inch screen once opened, the device easily transforms into a tablet and has the advantage of astonishing integrations between this mode and the small panel. For example, you can type text to translate on the largest display, and the response in the language of your choice is displayed on the other side of the device, facing your interlocutor.

The Google Pixel Fold, unfortunately, will not be available in France. For the happiness of your wallet: its price is displayed at1 799 dollarsin the United States. Goops. It should also be noted that the photo sensor appears to be of very high quality, given the enthusiasm generated by the audience during its presentation by the manufacturer.

The iPhone SE has competition

With the Pixel Fold, Google also unveiled thePixel 7a. With a much better quality/price ratio, this mobile is positioned in the same segment as Apple's third generation iPhone SE: themid-range. Here, the processor is the same as that of the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, Alphabet's premium smartphones. What's more, 8 GB of RAM are integrated under the hood, to better manage multitasking.

For the rest of its technical sheet, note that the Google Pixel 7a is IP67 certified and therefore resistant to water and dust. Its back photo module reaches sixty-four megapixels, compared to only twelve on an iPhone SE 3. As for the screen, its diagonal measures 6.1 inches for a definition of 1,080 by 2,400 pixels – or 429 pixels per inch. Price :509 euros(metropolitan France).

Pixel Tablet: a good alternative to the iPad?

Another choice announcement during Google I/O: the Pixel Tablet. Supplied with acharging base that doubles as a speaker, the product is intended to be rather versatile with an announced autonomy of no less than twelve hours in video playback. The voice assistant of the most popular search engine on the planet is obviously there, it being known for most often offering more reliable results than Siri.

ThePixel Tablet, for its part, will indeed be available in France. Three colors are currently offered, with the internal storage also being available to choose from: it will be 128 GB or 256 GB, without a micro SD card reader as with Cupertino. The Google Pixel Tablet comes with a 10.95-inch screen, 16:10 ratio, and can reach 500 nits of brightness at its maximum. Count679 eurosto pre-order it now.

AI

During its conference, Google also mentioned several improvements for the cloud and its professional solutions using artificial intelligence. In particular, we learned that Bard, ChatGPT's obvious competitor, will very soon be available in more than 150 different countries, butwithout speaking French. As a bonus, users will be able to use it to generate images, Stable Diffusion style.

Finally, Alphabetassurethat its language model will soon be integrated into many of its services. Particularly for office automation with Slides, Docs, Sheets & co.