A Pixel Tablet is a great addition to any home, but especially a smart home. It’s not just a great Android tablet thanks to the dock that allows you to place this conveniently where it can be seen, heard, and function as a smart controller of smart devices in your home. Read about this new tablet from Google, then enter for a chance to win one of two that we are giving away in this contest.

What is a Pixel Tablet?

A Pixel Tablet is a premium tablet from Google, with included dock, for your home. The built-in Tensor G2 chip makes it a powerhouse for entertainment, smart home security and convenience, hands-free operation, and a lot more. To give you an idea of what it can do, here are five ways I would use it in my home. First I’ll be clear about where I would put the dock: in the kitchen. You can buy additional docks separately, for the bedroom, the den, etc, but I would primarily keep it docked in the kitchen since I do a lot of cooking.

  1. First and foremost I would use it to stream video. It’s the only tablet with Chromecast built in! So if I found a great recipe video while on my phone, I would just stream it to the tablet. Also, it’s NFL season again. I often watch a game on Sunday mornings while baking bread or making breakfast for my family. Usually my phone is propped up against a tea cozy, but the Pixel Tablet, with its 11″ screen, would be ideal!
  2. Music is almost always streaming in my home. I usually use the Google voice assistant on my Google Home mini. The sounds is okay; the Pixel Tablet would be a huge improvement—equally responsive with better speakers.
  3. Research before work: I read a lot of articles to stay informed about new technology. The Pixel Tablet would go where I go to read—outside on the deck, in the music room, etc. I would put it back on the dock when I’m done reading of course.
  4. Social messaging and video calling: I video call my daughter, who’s in Montreal (I’m in Vancouver), usually using my Pixel phone. However, I would prefer the Pixel Tablet for the larger screen … and it would be on it’s dock so I could keep cooking and moving around the kitchen. Conveniently, the “Continuous Framing” feature would keep me in the picture as I talk and work.
  5. Smart home control: The Pixel Tablet would be great for monitoring activity on my smart cameras (usually it’s deer, but occasionally we get deliveries or neighbours dropping in) and adjusting my smart lights. The seasons are changing right now so outdoor light schedules need changing. Also, I love to change up the colour of my outdoor lights, especially for Halloween and the holidays. My wife never knows what colours I’ll pick for our entrance or back deck on any given day so it keeps her guessing and helps keep our relationship fresh—haha!

We asked Ted, one of our blog contributors, to write an honest review of the Pixel tablet. Go read his review, and you’ll be convinced that this is the tablet for your home. Ted makes it clear that this is an Android tablet with a bit more functionality than the standard model, and that’s mainly due to the charging station that’s included. Since this is an Android tablet, you can take it anywhere, whether to be more productive at work, to enjoy a superb display, or to benefit from its great responsiveness. As for the charging station, it serves as a high-quality speaker, a hub to control your smart home devices, a support to keep the tablet upright, and of course, a convenient way to recharge your tablet.

How to enter

Entering this contest will be fun and you can enter in three different ways (one entry per method only):

  1. In a comment below tell us what you like most about the Pixel Tablet and in which room of the house you’d place it if you won this contest.
  2. In a comment below Ted’s Pixel Tablet review, tell us one thing you’ve learned about this tablet thanks to what Ted mentioned in his article (or video) that helped you decide if it’s right for you.
  3. For one additional entry, create a public post on a social media channel sharing with your friends and followers that you are entering a contest to win a Google Pixel Tablet. Include the hashtag #PixelBestBuyContest, so we can find your post, and include a picture from this contest page. Then return here and tell us in a comment below on which channel you posted it and the name of your channel (since many people use pseudonyms) so that we can check and verify your entry. You can use any social media channel (X / Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Thread, LinkedIn, etc.), but the post must be public so we can verify it is there.

What you can win

At the end of the contest, we will randomly select two (2) winners from all eligible entries. Each winner will receive a new Pixel Tablet.

This contest runs from September 28th to October 12th

Remember you can enter up to three times as mentioned above. Perhaps you’ve been trying to win a prize in a Best Buy Canada contest for many years and just have not been lucky. Hedge your bet by telling all of your friends and family that you really need their support for this amazing contest. They’ll likely be happy to enter this contest too. If they win, I’m sure they’ll share the prize with you.

Pixel Tablet Contest Rules and Regulations

Good luck.

Martin Renaud
Martin Renaud
Editor in Chief
Martin loves working with the talented editors and writers on the Best Buy Blog as Editor-in-Chief. During his spare time he is either working on his next novel, cooking up a masterpiece in the kitchen, or adding some smart tech to his new home on Mayne Island in British Columbia.
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  2. I love the convenience of a tablet. I use it for gaming, watching movies and social media. I would put the dock in my living room.

  5. I like that it functions as a digital picture frame when it is not being used. I would put it in the living room.

  7. I would put it in my living room. I like the idea of a larger screen for when I do a video chat on Facebook Messenger. I also understand from Ted that the Pixel tablet has better sound than my smaller Samsung mobile phone. Two small reasons that the Pixel tablet is better than my Samsung S21.

  8. The dock is amazing due to with the fact you can buy additional docks for other rooms! We would put my first one in our kitchen.

  9. Social messaging and video calling:is for me, a great way to keep in touch with family and friends. I would keep it in my living room.

  10. I would keep the tablet in the living room and use the chromecast capability to stream sports right from their apps. Rather than get up and go to the office to chromecast from the desktop.

  13. The dock is really nice, hands free and the streaming ability. I’d have it in my open-space kitchen/living room to make it more accessible in my home.

  14. dock is amaing along with the fact you can buy additional docks for other rooms. I would put my first one in the kitchen.

  19. I like the dock, which allows it to placed in a central location where it can function as a controller of my smart devices. I would place it in the living room.

  21. I like that it’s a big screen. Right now I’m just using my phone to watch things. It would stay in my bedroom as that’s where I watch most of my programs.

  23. I’d use this in every way possible! I’m an older woman and this would come in very handy .. I like that it can be used as a digital gram when not being used for video messaging, reading, writing, plsying games etc. my grandchildren would love it as well!

  24. I like that it sounds like it actually does what it is designed to do. It would be put in our living room.

  25. I like the fingerprint reader since i have never had a tablet with one and it would go in the living room.

  26. I like that it functions as a digital picture frame when it is not being used. I would put it in the living room.

  27. I would keep it In my family room. I really like the video calling feature and the Chromecast and the dock. It would be great for surfing the net or watching shows

  28. I like the fingerprint reader since i have never had a tablet with one and it would go in the living room.

  31. The Pixel Tablet is legit awesome! The way it lets me go wild with creativity is insane. The stylus is like a magic wand for my ideas. If I score this in the contest, it’s gonna be my go-to in my chill spot—probably my room, where all the creativity vibes happen!

  32. I like the chromecast feature, the charging dock, with speakers and the powerful processor. I’d put in it the kitchen and bedroom.

  34. The Pixel Tablet’s sleek design and high-resolution display are what I like most about it. If I won this contest, I would place it in the living room, where I can comfortably browse the internet and stream my favorite shows.

  40. I love the fact that it has a chrome operating system which is one of the best and safest operating system now. I would keep it in my office because I will use it to work and listen to music.

  49. I like that is hands free. I would probably use it in the bedroom.
    As a person with a disability, super helpful

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