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Best Android Tablets: Black Friday 2019 – Deals & Buyer’s Guide

Jarvis

November 9, 2019

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Source: Hayato Huseman / Android Central

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Android Tablets: Black Friday 2019 – Deals & Buyer’s Guide
Android Central
2019

There aren’t a ton of great Android tablets out there, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 offers the best overall Android tablet experience of the bunch. It has a big screen, high-end specs, tons of features, a stylus, and support for a full keyboard. It’s expensive, and not the right pick for anyone who wants a smaller and more portable tablet, but as an all-around device, it can’t be beaten. For those who have different needs (or budgets), there are a few other picks that work well as media consumption devices and won’t break the bank.

Tablets make a great holiday gift, and November is the best time to buy one before the holiday season. Retailers are gearing up for Black Friday, listing all of their best tablet sales and discounts weeks in advance. That means you don’t necessarily have to wait until the end of the month to find the best deal — we’ll be keeping an eye out for the best prices and updating this article periodically throughout the month.

Best Overall — Samsung Galaxy Tab S6

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 with keyboard Source: Hayato Huseman / Android Central

The most important things to have in a full-size Android tablet are a great screen, loud speakers, robust build quality, and software that makes use of the extra screen size. That’s what makes the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 the best Android tablet — it has a combination of everything.

Its spec sheet leaves little to be desired, with a super-fast Snapdragon 855 processor, 6GB of RAM, plenty of storage and well-optimized software. And because it’s a Samsung product, you’re getting a best-in-class display — coming in at 10.5 inches — and a fantastic metal build. You also now get an in-display fingerprint sensor, which was missing on prior models.

Beyond the specs, you get extras like great quad speakers, a microSD card slot and a stylus included in the box that attaches to the back of the tablet when not in use. And despite being thin and light, it gets great battery life. You can add a tremendous first-party keyboard cover to get some work done, and then jump into the DeX desktop-style interface for a more laptop-like experience.

If you want a do-everything Android tablet and you’re willing to spend the money, there’s nowhere else to go but the Galaxy Tab S6.

Pros:

Best screen available on an Android tablet
S Pen stylus included in the box
Robust and beautiful hardware
Long battery life
First-party detachable keyboard support
High-quality quad speakers

Cons:

Expensive if you’re only a casual tablet user
Not suited for portrait or handheld use for long

Best Overall

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6

The best all-around Android tablet for most people.

This is Samsung’s best-ever tablet, and it’s a single device that can do it all. Solid specs, a great display, and long battery life are all selling points.