When Google held its Sept. 29 event, one of the surprise treats for its fans was that the company was entering the hybrid, 2-in-1 tablet wars. Google has unveiled its Pixel C tablet, and with its specs sheet and design, industry observers saythat the tablet is Google's answer to other professional-level hybrid devices. It will go toe to toe with the recently released iPad Pro by Apple and the upcoming Surface Pro 4 iteration by Microsoft.

Design

In terms of looks and feel, the Pixel C can be considered the premium tablet flagship of Google. Google apparently had professional-level aesthetics in mind in designing the Pixel C and made it leagues better than the tablets already available under the previous Nexus lineup. Sleek and thin enough, the Pixel C holds its own against Apple's iPad Pro and, hopefully, also when compared to the yet-to-be-confirmed Surface Pro 4.

Display

Apple installed the iPad Pro with its proprietary Retina display, giving the tablet a vibrant screen with rich and vivid colors. It is also definitely larger, coming in at 12.9 inches. The Pixel C, meanwhile, compensates for its smaller 10.2-inch display by having a resolution on a par with the iPad Pro, giving users a 2560 x 1800 pixel ratio. No word yet on the Surface Pro 4's display feature, but if it's going tobe the same as the Surface Pro 3 in terms of display, users will be looking at a 12-inch screen with 2160 x 1440 resolution.

Under the hood

Google installed the Pixel C with an Nvidia Tegra X1 chipset with Maxwell GPU, and finished it with 3 GB of RAM. This made Google's entry a decent mobile workhorse. Apple, on the other hand, fitted the iPad Pro with its next-gen A9X processor, along with 4 GB of RAM. In terms of platforms, both products came out with the newest versions; the iPad Pro has iOS 9, while the Pixel C will ship out with Android 6.0 Marshmallow.