Any suggestions on decent, affordable Android tablets? Don't fancy paying for ipads. Looking at 9.7" or 10.1"

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Edited December 4, 201213 yr by sash_oo7

Cheers buddy! There's that many on the market, it's difficult to sift through them all. The nexus 10 and samsung ones look pretty smart

Generally best to stick with Google or Samsung hardware when it comes to Android. Avoid the rest. Arguably HTC should be worthy of mention, but they're really struggling so there's a small risk there.

 

Judging by a friend's Nexus 7, a Nexus 10 would be a nice bit of kit for you. When buying an Android tablet/phone, consider how much space you will need for apps (including app data!!). The "internal storage" is the only storage you can use for apps. Android is now aligning to Apple's example with single internal memory - turns out Apple got it right ~5 years ago. Nexus devices do not have expandable storage options, but I'm sure some tablets do - just be careful of that. A 8GB internal memory with up to 64GB SD card means you have 8GB and a s**t load of space for photos.

 

Edit: I might add - something I hadn't realised before I got my Samsung S3 Android phone; Android updates from Samsung are incredibly slow, I mean incredibly slow. We've only just got 4.1 (from 4.0.4), but 4.2 has been out for nearly a month. It took about 4-5 months for Samsung to put the 4.1 update out. With a Nexus device, you will be updated much faster and will have a lot less bloatware on the device.

 

In short, I'd strongly recommend looking at Nexus tablets.

Edited December 4, 201213 yr by andyl

I adore my Nexus 10. You do need to have...well, a need for the use of one though. I know a lot of people that want to buy a tablet, but when you ask them why, it's really just because they're the "in" thing. And frankly, no matter what you buy, if you don't have a need for it, it will just sit around gathering dust.

 

And even though the 10 is affordable, it's still £300. Also, be aware that like the iPads, it does not support Flash.

 

If you're going to be a more casual user, you probably are best off saving the cash and going for the Nexus 7.