With its ginormous 14.6-inch OLED display, this Android slate makes the 12.9-inch iPad Pro seem cute by comparison. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra ($1,099) is the first tablet that casts a literal shadow over the iPad Pro. Read our full Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 review. Especially when Samsung gives you true Android with the Google Play app store, and not the watered-down Amazon Fire tablet experience. And while it's not as fast as the iPad and its screen isn't as bright, neither is a serious problem at this price. Oh, and it's also got an iPad Pro feature that Apple makes you pay a lot for: facial recognition to unlock the device.Īnd just like Apple's pricier tablets, the Galaxy Tab A7 charges over USB-C, so you can continue to cut non-reversible microUSB cables out of your life. Oh, and it's got endurance to spare, lasting 13 hours and 13 minutes on the Tom's Guide battery test.

Whether you're browsing the web or streaming movies, you get to focus on your content more, thanks to its super-thin bezels that are thinner than what you get with Apple's $329 iPad.

Retailing for $229 (and on sale often for much less) the Galaxy Tab A7 is a great 10.4-inch tablet for consuming content. Overall, the iPad 10th gen is one of the best tablets, but we can’t unequivocally say that it’s the best tablet for most people because of the higher price and Apple Pencil blunder.Īndroid fans can point to a true iPad competitor, at a much more affordable price. Our bigger issue is with the Apple Pencil situation it’s just way too awkward to charge this thing, and there’s nowhere to store the stylus when not in use.ĭo we think the iPad 2022 is worth the splurge over last year’s model? Mostly, as this is a more future-proof tablet. Yes, Apple is keeping the $329 iPad 9th gen around, but it still stings to see a $120 jump from one generation to the next. However, $449 is a lot of money to spend on this tablet. We also like the Touch ID-enabled power button, repositioned front camera and USB-C charging, as well as the upgraded A14 Bionic chip and 5G connectivity. We appreciate the sleeker design and bigger display, though some may miss the headphone jack from the 9th gen iPad. The iPad 2022 is a tablet that looks and feels new, and that’s a welcome change over the last few iterations. Doesn’t support Stage Manager in iPadOS 16

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