Just updated to Oreo. This took the form of one big update, and then about 4 or 5 smaller ones, with each one needing a reboot.
Some observations so far about the tablet.
1. I will miss the fingerprint reader on the iPad, but its not the end of the world.
2. The performance is smooth and effortless
3. The screen is superior to my 5th Generation (2017) iPad in terms of image quality.
4. The bluetooth keyboard seems to take a while to pair with the device after a reboot
5. I can tell even really early on that the orientation bug is going to be a problem on some apps - press on the weather forecast on the home screen, and the weather forecast opens in portrait - rather annoying - you would expect that Google would have at least have it sorted on their own apps.
6. The fact some icons are round and some aren't is pretty jarring. Due to the above 2 points, I'll probably stick Nova on it sooner rather than later, but hopefully I'll get to keep the type to search capability.
7. The split screen implementation is streets ahead of iOS 11. I just can't seem to get used to the Apple version, its just not intuitive. Googles version is so much easier to use.
8. Tried Citrix Receiver to connect to my work system. Not even remotely usable. Good job I don't have to really!
Thats about it for now.