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As the weather gets colder and the days get shorter, that can only mean one thing: fall is officially here. Not only is this the time for pumpkin spice lattes and haunted houses, but there’s also a good chance you’re starting to think about your upcoming holiday shopping. And if you’re an Android fan, you’re probably going to do some of that shopping on the Google Store.
Front and center on the Google Store today are all of Google’s latest releases — including the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel Watch 4, and the shockingly good Pixel Buds 2a. They’re the best of what Google has to offer, and they’re likely what you’re visiting the Google Store for.
But if you find yourself digging deeper through Google’s catalog, you’ll come across plenty of other gadgets available, many of which are older but still officially sold by Google. And there are 6 of these, in particular, that you should avoid buying.
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Pixel Tablet
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The first of those is the Pixel Tablet. Google proudly advertises a “Tablets” section on the navigation bar of the Google Store, with the Pixel Tablet as the only available choice. You might be inclined to pick it up for yourself or as a gift for someone else, but I’d have to advise against it.
The Pixel Tablet already had pretty outdated specs when it launched in June 2023, and that’s only become a bigger problem by 2025 standards. Its 60Hz refresh rate is slow and clunky, the Tensor G2 chip is now three generations old (and shows it), the 8GB of RAM is just stingy, and — most importantly — the Pixel Tablet is still way too expensive.
For the Pixel Tablet and the included speaker dock, Google is still asking the full $499 retail price that it debuted at over two years ago. Alternatively, you can buy just the Pixel Tablet itself for $399, but that takes away the best thing about it. And even if you really wanted to buy the Pixel Tablet, many of the 128GB models are out of stock, meaning you’d have to pay another $100 for the 256GB version.
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