SpecEagle review · Google

Google Pixel C review: Google's 2015 Android tablet with a magnetic keyboard.

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2015·$500
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#13 of 42
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Google's premium Android tablet.

Pixel C was Google's premium Android tablet — Tegra X1, aluminium body and a clever magnetic keyboard that charged from the tablet. Android tablet apps held it back.

01Display

72/100

At 72/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among mid-range phones of 2015 — 6 points above the cohort average.

TypeLTPS IPS LCD
Size10.2 inches
Resolution2,560 × 1,800 px (308 ppi)

02Camera

50/100

50/100 is one of the weaker camera results among mid-range phones of 2015 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main8 MP
Selfie2 MP

03Performance

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2015 — 14 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetNvidia Tegra X1 (Maxwell GPU)
RAM3 GB
Storage32 / 64 GB

04Battery

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among mid-range phones of 2015 — 15 points above the cohort average.

Capacity9,243 mAh
WiredUSB-C

05Build

78/100

At 78/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among mid-range phones of 2015 — 11 points above the cohort average.

06Value

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2015.

What works
  • Premium aluminium build with magnetic keyboard.
  • Tegra X1 made it powerful for gaming.
  • Sharp 308 ppi display.
  • Bluetooth-pairing keyboard charged via the tablet.
What doesn't
  • Tablet, not phone — kept Wi-Fi-only.
  • No fingerprint sensor.
  • Android tablet apps were weak.
  • Heavy 517 g.
Cross-shop it against
Honor 8
$400 · score 70/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 42-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .