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What are the best Android tablets around $150?

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Amazon Fire HD 10 (2017) vs Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 vs Lenovo Tab 4

 vs Asus Zenpad S 8 vs Google Pixel C vs nVidia Shield Tablet K1 vs NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet vs Nexus 9 vs Dell Venue 10 7000 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 vs Sony Xperia Z4 vs Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 (9.7) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0" vs Nexus 7 2013 vs Amazon Fire HD 10

Specs

Size

9.7"+

OS

Custom Android

For students

Yes

Weight

-

RAM

-

Internal storage

-

Display

-

Screen size

-

Dimensions

-

Screen resolution

-

Battery capacity

-

Bluetooth version

-

Camera

-

Android version

-

Est. battery life

-

Pixel density

-

SoC (CPU/GPU)

-

Facing camera

-

Resolution

-

Battery Life

-

Capacity

-

Size

7.9"+

OS

Android

For students

-

Weight

-

RAM

-

Internal storage

-

Display

-

Screen size

-

Dimensions

-

Screen resolution

-

Battery capacity

-

Bluetooth version

-

Camera

-

Android version

-

Est. battery life

-

Pixel density

-

SoC (CPU/GPU)

-

Facing camera

-

Resolution

-

Battery Life

-

Capacity

-

Size

7.9"+

OS

Android

For students

-

Weight

-

RAM

-

Internal storage

-

Display

-

Screen size

-

Dimensions

-

Screen resolution

-

Battery capacity

-

Bluetooth version

-

Camera

-

Android version

-

Est. battery life

-

Pixel density

-

SoC (CPU/GPU)

-

Facing camera

-

Resolution

-

Battery Life

-

Capacity

-

Size

7.9"+

OS

Android

For students

-

Weight

-

RAM

-

Internal storage

-

Display

-

Screen size

-

Dimensions

-

Screen resolution

-

Battery capacity

-

Bluetooth version

-

Camera

-

Android version

-

Est. battery life

-

Pixel density

-

SoC (CPU/GPU)

-

Facing camera

-

Resolution

-

Battery Life

-

Capacity

-

Size

9.7"+

OS

Android

For students

-

Weight

-

RAM

-

Internal storage

-

Display

-

Screen size

-

Dimensions

-

Screen resolution

-

Battery capacity

-

Bluetooth version

-

Camera

-

Android version

-

Est. battery life

-

Pixel density

-

SoC (CPU/GPU)

-

Facing camera

-

Resolution

-

Battery Life

-

Capacity

-

Size

-

OS

-

For students

-

Weight

356 g

RAM

2 GB

Internal storage

16 GB

Display

8-inch 1920x1200 multi-touch Full-HD display

Screen size

-

Dimensions

-

Screen resolution

-

Battery capacity

-

Bluetooth version

-

Camera

-

Android version

-

Est. battery life

-

Pixel density

-

SoC (CPU/GPU)

-

Facing camera

-

Resolution

-

Battery Life

-

Capacity

-

Size

-

OS

-

For students

-

Weight

0.86 lb

RAM

2.2 GHz"

Internal storage

16 or 32 GB

Display

-

Screen size

8.0 in

Dimensions

8.7 x 4.96 x 0.36 in

Screen resolution

1920 x 1200

Battery capacity

5400 mAh

Bluetooth version

2 GB

Camera

5.0 Megapixel

Android version

5.0 (Lollipop)

Est. battery life

10 hrs

Pixel density

283 PPI

SoC (CPU/GPU)

"Tegra K1-32

Facing camera

2.1 Megapixel

Resolution

-

Battery Life

-

Capacity

-

Size

-

OS

-

For students

-

Weight

0.94 lb

RAM

2.3 GHz"

Internal storage

16 or 32 GB

Display

-

Screen size

9.0 in

Dimensions

8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in

Screen resolution

2048 x 1536

Battery capacity

6700 mAh

Bluetooth version

2 GB

Camera

8.1 Megapixel

Android version

5.0 (Lollipop)

Est. battery life

9.5 hrs

Pixel density

281 PPI

SoC (CPU/GPU)

"Tegra K1-64

Facing camera

2.1 Megapixel

Resolution

-

Battery Life

-

Capacity

-

Size

-

OS

-

For students

-

Weight

-

RAM

-

Internal storage

-

Display

-

Screen size

-

Dimensions

-

Screen resolution

-

Battery capacity

-

Bluetooth version

-

Camera

-

Android version

-

Est. battery life

-

Pixel density

-

SoC (CPU/GPU)

-

Facing camera

-

Resolution

-

Battery Life

-

Capacity

-

Size

-

OS

-

For students

-

Weight

0.65 lb

RAM

3 GB

Internal storage

16 or 32 GB

Display

-

Screen size

8.4 in

Dimensions

8.38 x 4.98 x 0.26 in

Screen resolution

2560 x 1600

Battery capacity

4900 mAh

Bluetooth version

4

Camera

8.0 Megapixel

Android version

4.4 (KitKat)

Est. battery life

12 hrs

Pixel density

359 PPI

SoC (CPU/GPU)

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Facing camera

2.1 Megapixel

Resolution

-

Battery Life

-

Capacity

-

Size

-

OS

-

For students

-

Weight

389 g

RAM

-

Internal storage

-

Display

-

Screen size

10.1 inches

Dimensions

-

Screen resolution

-

Battery capacity

-

Bluetooth version

-

Camera

-

Android version

-

Est. battery life

-

Pixel density

-

SoC (CPU/GPU)

-

Facing camera

-

Resolution

2560 × 1600

Battery Life

8 hours

Capacity

32 GB

Size

-

OS

-

For students

-

Weight

0.6 lb

RAM

2.5 GHz"

Internal storage

16 GB

Display

-

Screen size

8.0 in

Dimensions

8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 in

Screen resolution

1920 x 1080

Battery capacity

4500 mAh

Bluetooth version

3 GB

Camera

8.9 Megapixel

Android version

4.4 (KitKat)

Est. battery life

13 hrs

Pixel density

275 PPI

SoC (CPU/GPU)

"Snapdragon 801

Facing camera

2.1 Megapixel

Resolution

-

Battery Life

-

Capacity

-

Size

-

OS

-

For students

-

Weight

-

RAM

-

Internal storage

-

Display

-

Screen size

-

Dimensions

-

Screen resolution

-

Battery capacity

-

Bluetooth version

-

Camera

-

Android version

-

Est. battery life

-

Pixel density

-

SoC (CPU/GPU)

-

Facing camera

-

Resolution

-

Battery Life

-

Capacity

-

Size

-

OS

-

For students

-

Weight

1.03 lb

RAM

3 GB

Internal storage

16 or 32 GB

Display

-

Screen size

10.5 in

Dimensions

9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26

Screen resolution

2560 x 1600

Battery capacity

7900 mAh

Bluetooth version

4

Camera

8.0 Megapixel

Android version

4.4 (KitKat)

Est. battery life

12 hrs

Pixel density

287 PPI

SoC (CPU/GPU)

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Facing camera

2.1 Megapixel

Resolution

-

Battery Life

-

Capacity

-

Size

7.9"+

OS

Android

For students

-

Weight

-

RAM

-

Internal storage

-

Display

-

Screen size

-

Dimensions

-

Screen resolution

-

Battery capacity

-

Bluetooth version

-

Camera

-

Android version

-

Est. battery life

-

Pixel density

-

SoC (CPU/GPU)

-

Facing camera

-

Resolution

-

Battery Life

-

Capacity

-

Size

-

OS

-

For students

-

Weight

-

RAM

-

Internal storage

-

Display

-

Screen size

-

Dimensions

-

Screen resolution

-

Battery capacity

-

Bluetooth version

-

Camera

-

Android version

-

Est. battery life

-

Pixel density

-

SoC (CPU/GPU)

-

Facing camera

-

Resolution

-

Battery Life

-

Capacity

-

Size

-

OS

-

For students

-

Weight

-

RAM

-

Internal storage

-

Display

-

Screen size

-

Dimensions

-

Screen resolution

-

Battery capacity

-

Bluetooth version

-

Camera

-

Android version

-

Est. battery life

-

Pixel density

-

SoC (CPU/GPU)

-

Facing camera

-

Resolution

-

Battery Life

-

Capacity

-

Pros + Cons

Pro
 Great value

This tablet is a great option to get with $150. It’s not common to find such an affordable option with this kind of features, and the Tab 4 surely delivers on what it promises.
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Pro
 Lasts for quite a while on a full battery

The Lenovo Tab 4 can last for up to 10 hours, which should be enough for a couple of days of light use.
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Pro
 Very good for daily, light use

The Lenovo Tab 4 is ideal for users that don’t need a very powerful or performant tablet, but rather a solution that works well for most daily tasks, like internet browsing, watching TV shows or movies, or undemanding gaming. Its technical features, such as the 1280 x 800 display or the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor with 2GB of RAM, guarantee that it handles this type of task very well, even while multitasking or running applications in the background.
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Pro
 Good display

The Tab 4’s IPS 1280 x 800 touchscreen offers good image quality for this prince range, even if it’s clearly not as good as the displays found on premium tablets. Still, it’s more than enough for comfortably watching shows or web browsing.
Comment

Con
 The cameras could be better

The Tab 4 has a 5 MP rear camera and a 2 MP front camera, which many users will find subpar in terms of picture quality.
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Pro
 Stock Android with fast updates

The Pixel C is Google’s vision of what a tablet should be both inside and out with their having complete control over both the hardware and software. The Pixel C will get Android N quickly (the beta can currently be downloaded now) which will come with multi-window support.
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Pro
 Powerful hardware

The nVidia Tegra X1 is a very powerful processor quad core 1.9GHz processor, is supported by 3GB of RAM, and accompanied by a large 34.2 Wh battery.
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Pro
 Attention paid to small details

Like the previous Pixel products, Google held no stops on loading up the premium build materials and quality in which the pieces are assembled. The aluminum body feels great, and small details like the light bar on the back (double tap on the rear casing and the light bar will show you the battery life). The keyboard is a unique design, wirelessly charging while it's not in use, and doubles as a screen protector when not in use.
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Pro
 Charging port is future-ready

USB Type C is the new charging/data transfer standard that has just begun rolling out in 2015. It offers faster data transfer speeds, and a reversible port as well as a more durable connector. It should stick around for the next 5-10 years.
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Con
 Poor value for money

The Pixel C is one of the most expensive Android tablets available, and comes at a time when we are seeing fewer and fewer Android tablets. It's closest competition is the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 which is much thinner and lighter, with a more impressive display...and costs $150 less.
Comment

Con
 Lack of tablet software

The current software is a bit of a letdown. It doesn't make use of the tablet's extra real estate very well at all - no multi-window, very few tablet optimized apps, and some apps won't even rotate to landscape. You can't really blame Google for the apps - that's the individual developers problem - but it gets in the way of using the Pixel C nonetheless.
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Con
 Old cables won't work with this tablet

Old micro USB cables will not work with this device, meaning if you lose or break your cable you will need to buy a new one instead of using an old cable you had lying around. If you need to top up your phone away from home, it will be much harder to find a suitable cable initially.
Comment

Pro
 Great value for money

For $200, you get a lot of bang for your buck. Build quality is good, it runs Android Lollipop (Version 6.0) already, and has a good quality screen with enough battery to back it up. The only thing missing is the charger (which isn't included).
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Pro
 Great media experience

Other than small black bars when watching videos (the 16:10 ratio is close, but not quite the same as most 16:9 media), the media experience is great. Dual stereo speakers facing you help immerse you in what you're watching. At under a pound, you'll be able to hold it comfortably and watch movies for a while too.
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Con
 Slow charging

If you're gaming, even a high powered charger often can't keep up with the discharge rate when settings are maxed.
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Con
 Power button can be hard to find

The power button can be hard to press at times because it sits so close to the body of the device.
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Pro
 Game streaming service available

3 months of nVidia GeForce Now are included with the Shield Tablet K1, and after that it costs $8/month. Games are streamed from from nVidia's servers, and include over 50 titles ranging from Sonic to Batman, Dead Island and Ultra Street Fighter. You'll need a fast internet connection, and the server might boot you if you are inactive for more than 10 minutes. The games on GeForce are completely separate from any games you already on on PC - for example if you had Sonic already installed on your PC, you couldn't continue the save file on your tablet - you'd start at the start again. You also can't play GeForce games on the PC.
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Pro
 Excellent power optimization

The built-in power optimization is excellent. With a quick toggle in the settings, you can max out settings for media consumption, reduce performance to minimum (including clock speed and number of cores), strike a fair balance, or set an auto-switch based on battery %. If that's not enough, customization lets you find your perfect happy-medium, with stability issues ranging from few to none.
Comment

Con
 Poor availability

nVidia rarely ever restocks it and thus it's really hard to come by. It's almost always out of stock on reliable sellers/resellers, and only used ones or ones from unreliable sellers can be found.
Comment

Pro
 Still being supported

nVidia seems interested in keeping OS up to date, with an update for Android 7 being released.
Comment

Pro
 High-spec hardware at a good price

The Shield has great hardware, including a Tegra K1 GPU, stereo speakers, and a resolution of 1920 x 1200, for $300, cheaper than the similarly spec'd Nexus 9. This makes for a great gaming experience, as well as a snappy interface in everyday use.
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Pro
 Stream games from GTX powered PCs

Users of the SHIELD have the ability to stream games from high end GTX powered PCs, allowing high performance gaming anywhere in the house.
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Pro
 Near stock Android

NVIDIA opted to not mess around too much with the OS and stuck with a mostly stock experience, keeping modifications to a minimum other than what was needed to provide its core gaming features.
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Con
 Wireless controller does not come with device

The proprietary SHIELD controller does not come with the device, it is $60 extra to purchase one.
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Con
 Drains battery in idle

The tablet is poorly optimized for idle standby mode, and drains the battery when you aren't using it, losing up to 25% when left alone for 4 hours.
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Con
 Inconsistent quality control

Reviews seem split, and there are many complaints on the forums, indicating that the device has poor quality control, with many users getting duds.
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Con
 Cannot be repaired

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Con
 Construction quality is cheap

The chassis is made of plastic and both the case and the screen flex when pressed.
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Pro
 Immersive audio

The SHIELD Tablet features front-mounted stereo speakers, which make for an excellent experience while gaming or watching movies. This is in contrast to most other tablets, which generally have a single small speaker, often not pointed in the same direction as the screen, primarily meant only as a fallback for when headphones aren't used.
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Pro
 Built in Twitch support

The device is able to instantly stream to Twitch by utilizing a option that is built into the notification pull down.
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Pro
 Stylus support

There is a storage space for a stylus (that comes in the box) in the device.
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Pro
 Fast, guaranteed updates

The Nexus 9 is already running Android Lollipop, and, as a Google-branded device, it will be first in line to get firmware updates, and doesn't have to wait on updates to manufacturer or carrier modifications before getting updated to the newest version of Android.
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Pro
 Powerful processor has the highest specs on the market

With the Nexus 9's powerful Tegra K1 processor, computationally intensive tasks such as browsing large complex websites become very smooth with virtually no lag, even on very large infinite scrolling pages.
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Pro
 Runs stock Android

No ugly, slow, or quirky manufacturer modifications, and no unremovable shovel-ware installed by the wireless carrier. Just the normal, clean, slick Android interface, straight from Google.
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Pro
 Cover available with natively-supported hardware keyboard

You can get a cover that includes a natively supported keyboard. Setup is incredibly simple and automatically triggers NFC and Bluetooth to activate the keyboard.
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Pro
 GPU can handle any game you throw at it

With its powerful Nvidia Kepler DX1 GPU the Nexus 9 can tackle any existing Android game you throw at it at max settings.
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Con
 No SD expansion, maxes out at 32GB

As with all other Nexus-line devices, the Nexus 9 lacks an SD card slot. This may be less of an issue for users who keep most of their data stored on cloud services like Google Music or Dropbox, or primarily use streaming services, but it does put a hard limit on the number of large applications like games that can be installed on the device, and makes the device significantly less useful without an internet connection.
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Pro
 High quality bright screen

The Nexus 9 leads the pack in terms of brightness, and is strong in other characteristics such as gamma, color, and outdoor viewing.
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Pro
 Front facing speakers provide better overall sound

The sound quality from the Nexus 9 is better due to the placement of the speakers. Because they are on the front, they are crisper and sound less muffled than competing tablets that have them on the back.
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Con
 Construction does not feel premium for the price

The back of the tablet has some give when pushing into it, making it feel cheaper and less solid. The materials are good, but do not feel premium for the price, and is a fingerprint magnet.
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Con
 Physical buttons are hard to press

The volume and power buttons are very low profile, and requires you to press directly down on them to get them to register. This makes taking screenshots , which requires you to press both buttons at once particularly hard to do.
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Pro
 Great WiFi range and connectivity

In multiple reviews, the WiFi range stood out as being
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Pro
 Lightweight at under a pound.

The device is just under a pound at 0.936 pounds, so pretty light. The dimensions of the device are 6.05 inches by 8.9 inches by 0.312 inches.
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Con
 4:3 aspect ratio is not fully supported by all apps and poor for video

The Nexus 9 has adopted the aspect ratio of 4:3 instead of 16:10 and some apps such as games do not support the new resolution and get rendered stretched. Most media is also filmed in a 16:9 or wider format, leaving less screen real estate for video, resulting in unsightly letterboxing.
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Pro
 All day battery life (6+ hours screen-on time)

The Nexus 9 can achieve a 6+ hour battery life with adaptive brightness and the 1/3 brightness setting
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Con
 Slow camera

The camera app lags for a couple seconds after taking a picture, making it annoying to take multiple shots in succession.
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Pro
 4:3 aspect ratio provides a better web browsing and reading experience

With a 4:3 aspect ratio, the tablet is wider when held in portrait mode. This allows for more words per line, or for web pages to be larger at the default zoom, meaning less pinching the screen to navigate a site.
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Con
 Speakers are average and have poor bass

The speakers are just average compared to most tablets, and do not perform well for bass ranges.
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Pro
 Great performance

Despite that pixel-dense display, the Venue 10 7000 can certainly hold it's own in terms of performance. The Intel Atom Z3580 processor packs a punch just as long as you don't expect to do too much multitasking (the 2GB of RAM drags down the experience)
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Pro
 Great display

OLED technology provides punchy colors, and the super high 1600x2560 resolution keeps everything looking crispy.
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Pro
 Keyboard is very good

The keyboard is pricey (it costs an extra $130), but it complements the tablet very well. The cylindrical slot magnetically attaches to the spine of the tablet, and the connection is so snug that you can hold it by the keyboard and shake without anything moving. The keyboard is backlit, and you don't need to worry about charging it (it makes a connection through some tiny prongs). For a small keyboard, it provides a good typing experience...although because the nature of it's size it isn't as comfortable as typing on a full keyboard.
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Con
 Heavy

While it's fairly comfortable to hold, the Venue 10 7000 is 597g. Most of the weight will be placed directly in your hand (thanks to that spine), but it's still a dense tablet.
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Con
 Poor multitasking performance

With only 2GB of RAM, there's only so much the Venue 10 7000 can keep loaded in memory. Apps will need to re-load frequently.
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Con
 Poor value for money

For $450 (or $580 bundled with the keyboard), 2GB of RAM doesn't feel like enough, and storage options top out at 32GB).
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Pro
 Good speakers

The speakers are located in the spine of the tablet, and they are stereo speakers. They give off good sound, and face forwards.
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Pro
 Unique, comfortable design

The tablet has a 'spine' on it, which is a good way to grip it in either portrait or landscape orientation. Having most of the weight and thickness in one section means the rest of it can be very thin at 6.2mm. It can also fit a larger battery because of the spine.
Comment

Con
 Occasional Lag

Due to the Samsung Touchwiz skin, the tablet is not as buttery smooth as stock Android.
Comment

Con
 Slower to receive updates

When new versions of Android are released, users will have to wait for Samsung to update its TouchWiz modifications before they can get their hands on it.
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Pro
 Beautiful high-res screen

The Tab S 8.4 features a bright, incredibly high resolution (2560 x 1600) Super AMOLED screen that's not oversaturated
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Pro
 Very thin and light

One of the thinnest and lightest tablets, at 0.26" and 10 oz
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Pro
 Micro SD Card Slot

A micro SD card slot is extremely useful not only for storage expansion but for the ease of transferring data.
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Pro
 Magazine UX

Magazine UX is a unique new approach to a tablet UI. It is a customizable layout of social, app, and news widgets in a tile-like layout. Although the addition hasn't received the best first impressions some such as CNET have "eventually came around to liking it, since the Magazine UX added more photography, as well as colorful imagery, to the day-to-day tablet experience." Fortunately the new addition to Samsung's skin can easily be ignored if you don't like it. Only one Magazine UX page is required and is not the default home screen that will be opened up to.
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Pro
 Great Battery Life

Better expected battery life than most of its competitors, at about 12 hours on a charge.
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Pro
 MultiWindow

One of Samsung's best enhancements is MultiWindow. MultiWindows allows you to run two apps on the screen simultaneously. Running two apps on the same screen is not possible on devices with stock Android such as the Nexus 7, a significant advantage for Samsung.
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Pro
 Galaxy Perks

Typical "owner rewards programs" are nothing to get excited about but Galaxy Perks is actually quite exciting. $25 Google Play™ Store Credit 1 Year of Gogo Inflight Wi-Fi 3 Month Hulu Plus Trial for New Users 3 Months of SiriusXM® Internet Radio for New Users 3 Audiobooks on Audible for New Users 6 Months of WebEx for New Users 50GB of Dropbox Space 2 Years of RemotePC for New Users Hancom Office Suite (Samsung’s New Productivity Suite) Samsung WatchON (Control your TV and Blu-Ray player) 1-Year BusinessWeek+ Subscription
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Pro
 Battery life is good

Averages about 5-6 hours of screen on time.
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Pro
 Very light

Thin and light which makes it very portable.
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Con
 Updates do take some time

About a couple of months behind stock Android updates.
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Con
 Quite expensive

The Z4 Tablet is priced at more than it's worth. If you can find a sale of some sort, this is an easy recommendation...but at it's current price it's a tough sell.
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Pro
 Waterproof

You can submerge the Z4 tablet in 1.5m of water for up to half an hour (fresh water only). You don't have to worry about getting it wet, and it also stops dust in its tracks.
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Pro
 Great screen

The 2560x1600 resolution display is very crispy and has 299PPI which is very good for a tablet. It uses a more rectangular aspect ratio which is great for movies, but can make it a bit awkward to hold in portrait mode (which you'll need to do from time to time because some Android apps don't rotate to landscape.
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Pro
 Comes with a free bluetooth keyboard

Which is very comfortable to type on and use.
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Pro
 4,500mAh battery

For being so thin it is remarkable that a 4,500mAh battery is being used.
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Pro
 3GB RAM

The device has built in 3GB of RAM.
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Con
 Expensive

At $499.99 the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is overpriced when compared to tablets with similar specs. The term "Sony Tax" comes to mind.
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Pro
 PS4 remote play

As of November 2014 the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact offers remote play with the Sony PS4.
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Pro
 Thin

At 6.4mm this device is extremely thin.
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Pro
 Waterproof

The Zperia Z3 is completely waterproof
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Pro
 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor

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Pro
 Micro SD slot

There is a built in micro SD slot that is expandable up to 128GB.
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Pro
 Native PS3 controller support

The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact offers native PS3 Dual Shock controller support.
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Con
 No camera flash

There is no flash for the rear camera which will make low light photos difficult to take.
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Con
 Only 1200p

For the premium price Sony is charging for this tablet to see that the screen is only 1200p when cheaper competing devices offer higher resolutions is a bit disappointing.
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Pro
 Amazing screen

The high resolution 2048x1536 Amoled display provides very rich colors and a pixel density of 264PPI (it has the same sharpness as the retina iPads).
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Con
 Average battery life

The Tab S2 scored 7h32m on LapTopMag's battery tests - above the Dell Venue 10 7000 (6h55m) but below the Microsoft Surface 3 (8h01m) and far behind the iPad Air 2 (9h20m).
Comment

Con
 Bloatware

As with all Samsung products, the Galaxy Tab S2 (9.7) comes pre-installed with a lot of stuff you'll never look at. You might want to uninstall what you can, and disable what you can't uninstall.
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Pro
 Very thin and light

At just 389g, the Galaxy Tab S2 (9.7) weighs less than a pound, and is incredibly thin at just 5.6mm.
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 Great performance

The Tab S2 has Samsung's own Exynos 5433 processor, which has 2 quad core processors inside (one high power, one low power). Only one processor set runs at once, however when performance isn't needed the low power set will kick in instead of the high power set saving battery. In GeekBench 3, the Tab S2 scored 4175, which is shy of the iPad Air 2's 4547 score but solidifies it's position ahead of the Dell Venue 10 7000 (2900) and Microsoft Surface 3 (3531).
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 Lack of Android tablet apps

While Android has the largest app store, it lacks tablet-specific apps. Upscaled phone apps will still work, however not all of them rotate into landscape mode, and very few of them will make the most of the larger screens that tablets provide.
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 Multitasking

While not native to Andoid (yet - it's coming with Android N which is expected this fall), the Tab S2 supports for limited multitasking. You are limited to about 20 apps but Chrome, YouTube, and other applications are supported. Multitasking performance suffers a bit, but at least the option is there.
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 4:3 screen ratio

4:3 is good for browsing the internet and using apps in portrait mode. If you want a tablet for media consumption this ratio will not help you because all video in landscape mode will have a 2 big ugly black bars (top and bottom). For media consumption it is better to have a 16:9 ratio (which is rare on Android tablets) or a 16:10 ratio (common for Android tablets like the predecessor of Tab S2, Tab S).
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 Bright, high resolution display

Features a 2,560x1,600 Super AMOLED display
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 Very thin and light

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 Occasional Lag

Due to the Samsung Touchwiz skin, the tablet is not as buttery smooth as stock Android.
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 Runs Samsung TouchWiz

While some do like the TouchWiz modifications, they're not a stock Android experience, and it means that when a new version of Android comes out, users will have to wait for Samsung to update TouchWiz before getting to experience it.
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 Multi-Window Mode

One of Samsung's most useful modifications to Android is the ability to use two apps side-by-side. This can be particularly useful for users who spend a lot of time looking at documents or web pages, or who want to be able to take notes while doing something else.
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 Good battery life

Galaxy Tab S2 8.0" can achieve 10 hours of video streaming in real-world tests, which is really good for a tablet (especially one this thin and light).
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 Easy to hold for hours on end & portable

199x135mm (7.8x5.3 inches) are the front dimensions, and it's only 5.6mm thick (0.22 inches). The entire package only weighs 265g. This tablet is small enough that you could comfortably hold it for extended periods without getting tired at all.
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 Amazing display

Like most Samsung products lately, the screen on the S2 8.0" is stunning. The high resolution (1536x2048) 4:3 aspect ratio Amoled display provides all the dark colors associated with Amoled, while maintaining a crisp and comfortable display. The brightness gets really low as well, making it a great bed-side reader.
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 Few tablet-specific apps

Android has a lack of good, optimized tablet apps. On iPad for example, there are many apps that change their layout to better utilize the extra space that a tablet brings, but that's not the case for Android tablets.
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 Bright, clear display

The Nexus 7's screen has received nothing but praise and is recognized for its strong brightness output (1,920 x 1,200 (323 ppi) IPS LCD screen).
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 Good battery life

The Nexus 7 comes with a 3,950mAh Battery. In tests this battery kept its charge for over 8 hours of continued usage, and 3 days of "typical" usage without being recharged.
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 Charges quickly

Thanks to a built-in Qualcomm PM8921 Quick Charge Battery Management IC, the tablet charges faster than those using conventional plugs (on the condition you use the appropriate adapter).
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 No microSD Slot

The lack of microSD means that internal storage cannot be expanded.
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 Amazon inclusions

Because it's a tablet made by Amazon, it comes with some Amazon goodies. You get an included subscription to the Washington Post, as well as the Amazon App Store which has a new free app every day. If you have an Amazin Prime membership, it's a good device to stream all that free content through (movies, TV shows, games and music are included with the Prime subscription).
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 Low resolution

The display has a resolution of 800x1280, making for a pixel density of 149PPI - half that of other higher end tablets.
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 Dual stereo speakers

The dual speakers provide decent sound, but are located on the side of the tablet so they aren't facing you.
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 Slow performance

The unnamed quad core 1.5GHz isn't going to be great, especially because it's only paired with 1GB of RAM. Multitasking performance will be very poor, and anytime a processor isn't listed as it's chipset name (eg Snapdragon 410), you know it's going to be sub-par
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