I am looking at getting a new Android tablet. Looked at Lenovo, Pixel, One Plus. Any suggestions or experiences to share?
Android Tablet Suggestions
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Media consumption, web browsing, some O365 type work but not really heavy processing.
I'd recommend to avoid anything Lenovo. Poor engineering and low grade components.
Don't have any experience in the tablet sector, but we've had pixel phones for close to 10 years and enjoyed every one of them.
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra, which has a 14.6" screen. It's been excellent, and I got a huge discount from work/trade in. If I was to do it again, I'd probably get something like the S10 Plus, which is "only" 12.4". For home use, the Ultra is great but it's too big to travel with.
This got me to go out and look. I could trade my S10 Tab Ultra to a Tab S11 for around $120. I would go from a 14.6" to a 11". Space would go from 512 to 256 (I use less than 100gb). hmmmm
I think I would miss the size. A cheap smaller one for travel would probably be the best option. I could get a Tab S10 Lite for $330
I think I would miss the size. A cheap smaller one for travel would probably be the best option. I could get a Tab S10 Lite for $330
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I would also get the Samsung S-series tablet of your budget and screen size of choosing.
I've used the A-series in teh past, and they aren't as nice. No experience with Pixel stuff . . . yet
I've used the A-series in teh past, and they aren't as nice. No experience with Pixel stuff . . . yet
Same until I got the Pixel 8. POS compared to the others. The bluetooth is flaky, the software glitches way too much, just not a good phone in general. I usually hold on to my phone for at least 3-4 years, but I can't wait to replace this one. I'll likely move to the Pixel 10 and give google another shot.
I bought this one off Amazon last summer for my daughter for just under $120 and it's been pretty solid IMO for what she uses it for. Its out of stock right now but I'm sure you can find something comparable. If you are just consuming media and some basic apps you don't need to go high end. Just screen size and RAM is the main things to look at. Read the reviews before you purchase, if a tablet is a dud there will be plenty of low reviews if they have sold a lot and it wasn't good.
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I skipped the 8 so don't have a frame of reference there. We've had the 2, 5, 7, and now 9 Pro. Had planned to wait until the 10 but Verizon gave us the 9 Pro for free and paid off our remaining balance on the 7's in July, which seemed like too good of a deal to pass up. I know there were a couple generations that were duds from what I've seen online but each one I've owned has been solid. Biggest issue is the battery usually crapping out by the time we upgrade. The 9 Pro's have been awesome so far.
It's hard to go down in size for anything once it's already too big to use with 1 hand. I always had a 15in laptop and going to 13 or even worse 11 is tough when I used other peoples. On the other side of things I would never buy a plus size phone - I like being able to use a phone with 1 hand.
I've had 2 Ipad's in the past, and as a physical device they are fine and not much different than any other current tablet. The big difference for me is iOS, I personally prefer Android.
