iPad is one of the best tablets out there and with the introduction of the first tablet from Google (Pixel tablet) the competition in the tablet market has intensified and many people have started to compare iPads including: iPad Air vs Pixel -Tablets, although Both are excellent specifications. You will find that the Pixel tablet is better than the iPad Air with some minor features, which we detail below:
1- Quick unlock screen:
The Pixel tablet and iPad Air both have fingerprint sensors built into the power button, but they don't take the same approach to unlocking the screen. With the iPad Air, you have to press the power button to wake up the screen, then gently press and hold the same button to bypass the lock screen and unlock the device.
These steps are not required on Pixel tablets and many other Android phones and tablets. All you need to do is press the power button for less than a second and the device will be unlocked directly. No need to turn on the screen first and long press the power button to scan your fingerprint.
2- Better handling of incompatible applications:
Only iPhone apps that are not compatible with the iPad can be downloaded to the iPad. However, they will either run in the center of the screen with black bars, or run the full width of the screen at a lower resolution. These apps do not support any of the features in iPad apps such as: Slide Over or Multi-Window.
It's very different from the way Android handles phone-only apps, and it adapts well to the large screen size, so you'll find that the Pixel tablet handles these apps better than the iPad. On Pixel tablets, apps are resized vertically and sometimes go full screen, but either way there isn't much loss in resolution.
On the other hand, if you select the device's landscape orientation and can launch another app on the other side of the screen, you can use the multi-window function with those apps.
3- Better support for split keyboard:
On iPad Air and Pixel tablets, you can detach the keyboard for easy access to all the characters. But the Google Gboard keyboard on Android tablets supports splitting the device in portrait (portrait) or landscape (landscape) orientation. In any situation, you can easily press all the buttons on either side of the screen and easily note the chosen location on the device.
4- Manage notifications better:
Android provides a better way to manage notifications on the Pixel tablet than iPadOS on the iPad Air. On the iPad, all notifications from a specific app should be turned on or off completely. There is no way to turn off some notifications in one app and allow others from the same app.
Android has a feature called (Notification Channels) added in 2017 (Android 8.0 Oreo) that allows you, for example, to choose which notifications you want to see on your Pixel tablet, and select "Notifications from WhatsApp Restrict" to include only incoming call notifications .
5- Multitasking in portrait mode:
iPad Air does not allow you to split the screen into two windows in portrait mode, only in landscape mode, while Android supports split screen in portrait mode, which allows you to use applications on two Pixel tablets at the same time. that appear on top of each other.