14 Best Tablets (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Other Tablets to Consider

We trial tons of tablets each year. Here are a fewer others we like, conscionable not arsenic overmuch arsenic our picks above.

Apple iPad Pro (M4, 2024) for $899: Save yourself immoderate rate and bargain nan 2024 iPad Pro alternatively of nan latest model. Just make judge you really bargain it astatine a decent discount. There are 2 size options—11 aliases 13 inches—and some are insanely bladed and light, enhanced by brilliantly agleam OLED displays pinch 120-Hz refresh rates. They're nan only iPad models pinch Face ID for authentication, and athletics nan nano-texture solid add-on to trim glare—a must-have for anyone often utilizing an iPad extracurricular aliases adjacent a window. They connection MacBook-level capacity acknowledgment to nan M4 chipset, and you tin return advantage of nan caller multitasking features successful iPadOS 26.

Boost Celero 5G Tab for $200: I didn't peculiarly emotion utilizing nan 10.95-inch Boost Celero 5G Tab—performance tin beryllium stuttery, making it a small annoying to operate—but it's $200 and perfectly good for entertainment, whether that's playing immoderate very lightweight games aliases catching up connected Netflix. You tin only bargain it connected Boost, meaning you mightiness beryllium capable to get it for moreover little if you bundle it pinch your Boost information plan. Since it has 5G, you tin adhd a cellular scheme for always-on connectivity. That's really this tablet's calling card, because you'll beryllium hard-pressed to find a inexpensive tablet pinch built-in cellular radios. If you don't want to person to link to Wi-Fi aliases tether from your phone, nan Celero is simply a decent option, particularly considering nan cheapest iPad pinch cellular will still group you backmost much than $400.

Lenovo Tab Plus for $200: There are a batch of inexpensive Android tablets connected nan internet, and I impulse you to beryllium observant pinch what you buy. If Amazon's Fire tablets don't liking you (see below), see Lenovo's Tab Plus. I utilized it for a period for axenic entertainment. The 11.5-inch surface is bully and large compared to a telephone screen, yet it's portable capable for travel. The built-in kickstand is fantabulous and should beryllium modular connected each tablets. It's not nan snappiest, but nan capacity was much than adequate. While nan package is mostly fine, connected uncommon occasions, a fewer preinstalled apps caused full-screen ads to popular up connected nan surface (one was for “virus protection”). It's crazy that Lenovo would let that benignant of garbage to show up, but nan easy hole is to uninstall each nan bloatware.

Google Pixel Tablet With Dock for $354: Google's Pixel Tablet (7/10, WIRED Recommends) is portion tablet, portion smart display. This 11-inch slate is for illustration a big Pixel phone, pinch a crisp LCD screen, bully speakers, and slick software. It runs beautiful good acknowledgment to nan Tensor G2 processor inside. However, it comes pinch a hub, truthful erstwhile you're done utilizing it arsenic a tablet, you tin magnetically dock it to commencement recharging automatically. This hub doubles arsenic a speaker, and since nan Pixel Tablet is nan first tablet to support Google's Cast exertion natively, you tin formed euphony aliases shows to it from your telephone aliases laptop, resulting successful amended sound value from nan system. When you're not utilizing it, you tin move nan show into a screensaver of nan Google Home Hub panel, allowing you to spot and power your smart location devices astatine immoderate moment. It features multi-user support pinch up to 8 profiles, truthful each family personnel tin move to a personalized profile, securely locked via fingerprint. I don't deliberation it's worthy nan MSRP anymore, truthful effort to drawback it connected sale.

OnePlus Pad 2 for $530: OnePlus is still trading nan Pad 2, which is nan 2024 tablet and predecessor to nan existent Pad 3. The 12.1-inch surface isn't arsenic big, and capacity is simply a mini measurement beneath owed to nan Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset inside. Still, that's plentifulness powerful to grip astir apps and games. You'll person a difficult clip uncovering accessories (like nan keyboard), but if nan Pad 3 is excessively pricey, this one's not a bad buy.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Series for $703+: The 2023 Galaxy Tab S9 bid (7/10, WIRED Recommends) consists of 3 tablets: nan Tab S9, Tab S9+, and Tab S9 Ultra. They're each expensive, though prices person travel down since their merchandise (some are harder to find). The hardware is still excellent, and considering nan newer Tab S10 and Tab S11 bid aren't dramatically different, nan Tab S9 bid is still worthy a look. They athletics superbright 120-Hz screens and IP68 h2o resistance, and Samsung includes nan S Pen stylus.

Honor MagicPad 2 for £500: This prestigious tablet is not sold successful nan US. Quite akin to nan OnePlus Pad 2 we urge above, it boasts a genuinely gorgeous OLED show pinch awesome specs (3K resolution, 1,600 nits, 144-Hz refresh rate) that are mostly unavailable astatine this price. Paired pinch nan 8 speakers, watching movies and gaming connected this tablet is simply a pleasure. The stylus and keyboard are awesome (I emotion nan handwriting and look recognition), but they don’t look to beryllium disposable successful nan UK. I recovered Honor’s AI features, for illustration Magic Portal, which gets bully astatine predicting what you want to do, very useful, possibly much truthful connected a tablet than a phone. Battery life is good, and charging is speedy (66 watts). The only existent weakness present is nan constricted processing power, which can’t lucifer thing for illustration an iPad (though you will salary a batch much for an balanced Apple device). —Simon Hill

Tablet Accessories

Tablets often don't travel pinch kickstands aliases capable ports, truthful it's a bully thought to snag a fewer accessories to heighten your experience. These are immoderate of our favourite tablet accessories, galore of which you tin besides find successful our Best iPad Accessories guide.

Satechi Aluminum Desktop Stand for $40: This is my favourite tablet stand, truthful overmuch truthful that I've taken it pinch maine connected trips. It packs down comparatively well, and it is very stable—there's nary wobbling astir here. You tin besides set nan perspective rather a bit. It tin grip immense sizes too—it worked perfectly pinch my 12.9-inch iPad Pro.

Logitech K380 Pebble Bluetooth Keyboard for $38: Want a elemental Bluetooth keyboard for your tablet alternatively of spending half nan value of your tablet connected a keyboard case? I've utilized Logitech's K380 for years and it's functioned perfectly. It takes 2 AA batteries that I've yet to switch (Logitech claims 2 years of use), and you tin move betwixt 3 connected devices via Bluetooth.

Twelve South StayGo Mini USB-C Hub for $30: This useful pinch iPads and different tablets conscionable fine. You tin either plug it successful and support it flush pinch nan separator of a slate aliases usage nan included cord to support it extended. You get a USB-C larboard you tin usage for pass-through charging, a USB-A, an HDMI, and a headphone jack.

Lamicall Gooseneck Tablet Holder for $18: I've utilized this connected my furniture framework to clasp up various tablets for much than a year. The gooseneck requires a spot of finagling to get to nan correct position, and if you're perpetually tapping nan tablet, it will jiggle around. But it's a great hands-free way to watch movies. You tin affix nan clamp to immoderate surface, for illustration a table aliases room counter.

Twelve South HoverBar Duo Mount/Stand for $80: You tin usage this arsenic a guidelines aliases arsenic an limb mount, and Twelve South makes it really easy to move betwixt nan two. That intends you tin easy affix your tablet to your bedside limb equine and past put it connected nan guidelines successful your location agency successful nan morning. Both are sturdy, and nan limb equine is decently adjustable. Best of all, it doesn't wiggle astir arsenic overmuch arsenic nan Lamicall supra erstwhile you pat nan screen.

Anker Nano 3 30-Watt Charging Adapter for $17: Most tablets complaint astatine astir 18 watts, truthful this 30-watt charger from Anker is much than capable. The plugs fold up, and it's beautiful compact.

Ugreen 145-Watt Portable Charger for $70: This power bank is amazingly compact considering its 25,000-mAh capacity. That's capable to recharge astir tablets 2 aliases 3 times. It dishes retired up to 145 watts, meaning it has plentifulness of powerfulness to recharge moreover a laptop. You tin fast-charge pinch nan USB-C ports and usage nan USB-A larboard connected different device. There's a mini LED that shows nan battery’s existent charge.

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