Google released Pixel 3, Slate tablet and Home Hub smart speaker
Just recently (Beijing time on October 9th at 23 o'clock), Google held a hardware conference on the theme of "Made By Google" in New York as scheduled, launched a series of new products such as Pixel mobile phone, two-in-one tablet, and speakers. hardware. In the past month, the four major US technology giants including Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon have released their latest hardware. Compared with the other three, Google's hardware category is the most comprehensive, and it also shows more hardware ambitions. Below, the intelligent bacteria will be the first time for everyone to explain Google's new hardware.
Smart speaker into a strategic focus: Google's first screened speaker Home Hub released
Google released Pixel 3, Slate tablet and Home Hub smart speaker
Home Hub is the key product of Google's launch, a screened speaker with a 7-inch LCD touch screen, far-field microphone, ambient light sensor and 15W speakers, supporting Bluetooth 5.0. Home Hub is available in green, pink, white and dark grey.
Thanks to the addition of the screen, Home Hub can display some common information, such as weather, traffic congestion, and find recipes, which also makes up for the lack of traditional smart speakers relying entirely on voice interaction. It should be noted that Home Hub does not have a camera and cannot make video calls and video chats.
Ashton Udall, product manager at Google Home, said Home Hub is an extension of Smart Assist.
Google released Pixel 3, Slate tablet and Home Hub smart speaker
In terms of functionality, Home Hub has added Home View to control and manage all smart home devices in the home. Google also launched an app called Home, which can be installed and used on any Android phone to control home appliances. In addition, the new Live Albums feature allows users to select specific people in the photo, Home Hub can automatically classify the people on the photo, create a photo album for each photo of each person, and use machine learning to filter out bad shots or Blurred photo.
In addition, Home Hub also added the Ambient EQ feature, which allows the device to automatically adjust the display brightness.
Google released Pixel 3, Slate tablet and Home Hub smart speaker
In terms of selling price, Home Hub is priced at US$149 (approximately RMB1030) and is offered for six months as a YouTube member. It will be available for sale on October 22. Home Hub is more cost effective than similar products from Amazon and Facebook.
Some commentators pointed out that under the hood of smart speakers, Google is catching up. Home Hub hopes to use its advantages on the Android system to extend the phone to the screen speakers, further eroding the Amazon Echo Show market. At present, the smart speaker of the Home category has become Google's best performing hardware business. According to the latest data report from the research organization CIRP in August this year, the US smart speaker market has reached 50 million. . As of June 30 this year, Amazon Echo's market share is 70% dominant, while Google's Home series has a market share of 24%, and Apple HomePod has the remaining 6%.
ChromeOS enters the tablet: Pixel Slate can run Android apps
Google released Pixel 3, Slate tablet and Home Hub smart speaker
At the press conference, Google also released its first Pixel Slate tablet with ChromeOS. This tablet is similar to the Apple iPad Pro or Surface Pro 6, and can be used with a keyboard.
Although the Pixel Slate is equipped with the ChromOS system, its biggest feature is to support running the Android system in the shell, thus perfectly installing the Android application on the Play Store. Not only that, the new ChromeOS system can also implement automatic split screen function, support Google Assistant voice interaction.
Google released Pixel 3, Slate tablet and Home Hub smart speaker
The Pixel Slate features a 12.3-inch screen with 293 ppi screen pixels and dual speakers and an 8 megapixel front wide-angle lens.
In terms of selling price, the Pixel Slate is priced at US$599 (approximately RMB 4,150) and is offered for 3 months in Youtube TV. The matching keyboard is priced at US$199 (approximately RMB1,380); the stylus is priced at US$99 (approximately) RMB 685). This product will be first listed in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries.
Main photo: Can Pixel 3 block iPhone XS?
Google released Pixel 3, Slate tablet and Home Hub smart speaker
At this Google hardware conference, the Pixel 3/3 XL mobile phone that was exposed to the sky was on the scene.
Continuing the previous design, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL still use a double splicing scheme of glass and metal on the back, but the front side is “following the flow” and adopts Liu Haiping. The Pixel 3 is equipped with a 5.5-inch screen and the Pixel 3 XL is equipped with a 6.3-inch screen. In terms of color matching, the Pixel 3 series adds a light pink color in addition to the black and white color.
In terms of performance, the Pixel 3 series is equipped with Qualcomm's flagship chip Snapdragon 845, which can choose 4GB/6GB RAM and 64GB/128GB ROM different capacity versions.
Google released Pixel 3, Slate tablet and Home Hub smart speaker
In terms of functions, it is worth mentioning that, since Google bought the HTC mobile phone OEM department for $1.1 billion, the Pixel 3 series also features the side-side squeeze touch Active Edge technology unique to HTC phones. In addition, relying on the new Android 9 Pie system and machine learning technology, Pixel 3 series phones can intelligently manage power consumption.
Unfortunately, this Pixel 3 series phone is still not equipped with the popular screen fingerprint unlocking, and there is no face unlock similar to Apple FaceID, and even there is no double camera on the back. However, supporting wireless fast charging still gives the user a last bit of comfort.
Although the Pixel 3 series mobile phone rear single-lens lens (1200 pixels, aperture F / 1.8), camera parameters are flat, but with its own AI technology, Google's single camera on the Pixel 2 series last year to reach the flagship level, at DxOMark The score on the score is as high as 98 points, not only the highest level of a single camera, but even now it is the first camera echelon. Therefore, we have reason to believe that the Pixel 3 series will achieve better camera results.
Google released Pixel 3, Slate tablet and Home Hub smart speaker
The Pixel 3 Series phones incorporate the latest Visual Core imaging coprocessor and feature the "Top Shot" smart camera mode to capture people's expressions and movements. This allows users to pick the best photo to use. In addition, the addition of the front dual lens allows the front self-timer to expand the field of view by 184%, while also taking photos and focusing.
When asked why Google did not install a dual-lens camera on Pixel 3, Mario Queiroz, vice president of product management at Google, said, "Our dual lens is not necessary. Google can learn better, make mobile phone camera images and videos through machine learning. This does not require us to add more lenses."
In addition, security is a special emphasis on this Google hardware conference. Pixel 3 series phones embed Google's own Titan M security chip, which is used to protect the lock screen password verification process and enhance disk encryption, which may mean that Pixel phones are seeking enterprise-level security certification.
In terms of selling price, the Pixel 3 series mobile phone starts at US$799 (approximately RMB 5,530), and the wireless charger Pixel Stand is priced at US$79 (approximately RMB 550). The reservation is accepted from now on, and will be available for sale on October 18. You know, the Apple iPhone XR will be available on October 19, and the starting price is also $799. Which one would you buy for this matchup?
Conclusion:
Google released Pixel 3, Slate tablet and Home Hub smart speaker
In the past month, Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft have held new hardware launches. Apple introduced iPhone XS and XR phones. Amazon has launched 11 new Echo devices, including the new Echo Show. Microsoft updated Surface hardware products and released smart headphones for the first time.
In Google's view, Google's products are the perfect combination of AI+ software + hardware, the purpose is to create a dedicated user's own mobile phone, in this process to pay great attention to security and personal privacy protection, as well as personal health.
So, iPhone, Pixel, Echo, Surface, which one do you like?
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