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Google also released the Pixel C tablet in late 2015, which was a massive improvement over the Nexus 9.

From my experience, I disagree that it was an improvement over the Nexus 9. The Pixel C was originally intended to be a Chrome OS device, but it was changed at the last minute because (IIRC) Chrome OS wasn't ready for the "hybrid" devices. And it shows, via lack of polish in the overall experience.

Still, the Nexus 9 was a horrible device right after unpacking it: The UI was slow, apps were OOM killed due to memory pressure after light usage, the back was scratched easily and the buttons felt flimsy. The display was also terrible and not high resolution enough.

The Pixel C was so much better: Beautiful screen, built like a tank, everything felt solid and relatively light weight, Android performed excellent on it and with Nougat it was even usable as a true productivity device because of multi tasking. I loved the Pixel C. When I tried to upgrade it to an iPad Pro due to it having reached its EOL, I returned the iPad Pro after a couple of days and kept using the Pixel X, until Google announced the Pixelbook. Then I managed to sell the Pixel C for about 300€ because it still looked prestine and the person who bought it brought it another 2 years of use thanks to some after market Android image.

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