It’s been a very long time coming however Google has fastened our greatest gripe with its Pixel Pill.
Usually this may be some type of software program bug or a little bit of desired {hardware} we’d have to attend for the subsequent technology to get. Nevertheless, the Pixel Pill is solely now available for purchase with out its docking station.
In my full evaluation, I referred to as the Pixel Pill “one thing of onerous promote” and this was largely all the way down to the truth that Google supplied no selection when shopping for it however to get the pill and Charging Speaker Dock bundled collectively.
You could possibly purchase further docks to position round the home, however what about prospects who merely need an own-brand Google pill to go together with their Pixel 8a, Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Professional and haven’t any need to show it into a sensible show by attaching it to the dock?
The asking worth of £599/$499 meant you’d be forking out on two bits of tech while you solely wished one.
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Dominik Tomaszewski / Foundry
Dominik Tomaszewski / Foundry
Google has lastly seen sense and you should purchase the Pixel Pill by itself for £399/$399 (an even bigger worth lower within the UK for a change). And it solely took a 12 months for it to occur.
Though the docking station is an efficient piece of package, capable of magnetically maintain onto the pill, cost it whereas docked and switch it into a sensible show through Chromecast and a built-in speaker, these are options that some folks could by no means use.
Is the Pixel Pill nonetheless price shopping for?
In a phrase, sure. I might say the Pixel Pill is a fair higher purchase now than when it first launched due to this freedom of selection.
A 12 months after testing it, I’m nonetheless utilizing it virtually each day. I really like the modern design with its matt end, the great show, Android 14, good battery life and extra.
And with 4 years of promised safety updates remaining and OS updates till June 2026, the Pixel Pill nonetheless has plenty of life left in it but.
A slight spanner within the works is you can get an iPad (ninth gen) for rather less at £369/$329. Nevertheless, within the Android world, this is without doubt one of the finest tablets you should purchase.