Promises are meant to be kept, and here we are with the second part of the best tablets of the year that you can buy right now online. As with laptops, price differences between tablets lie entirely in their specifications, since in general you can find very high-quality models. Let's see…
Before we begin, a small detail: why did we decide to split this article in half? In reality, it was a case of force majeure. In less than ten minutes I was hit by an internet connection cut “and” a power supply interruption, which threw me into the Middle Ages for several hours, kicking and screaming. Fortunately, things returned to normal, but these are details that all of us who work at a computer must deal with, and sometimes the interruption is so long that no UPS can save us. That said, let's continue:
Lenovo A10-70
Lenovo has the particularity of offering tablets on the market with two different operating systems. In the case of the A10-70, it runs Android (4.2, with updates available to KitKat), and its hardware is based on a MediaTek SoC with four cores at 1.3 GHz. Available memory is split into 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage respectively, all under a 10.1-inch screen and a nine-hour battery life. (156 euros)
Samsung Galaxy Tab E
Does our previous Samsung suggestion seem too expensive? Don't worry, the South Korean manufacturer has your back. One of its direct alternatives is the Galaxy Tab E, which, while keeping the main specs, reduces both storage space and battery life, and has a more modest video module. Even so, it's still a sturdy tablet, with which you'll save on average 70 euros. (180 euros)
Apple iPad Mini 2
Apple stirs up passions of all kinds, but that doesn't change the fact that the iPad Mini 2 represents an excellent opportunity to enter Apple's ecosystem. Now that it is the smallest of the family, this model manages to be more competitive against its direct rivals. We also must not forget the Retina display, which in just 7.9 inches delivers more than three million pixels, justifying the investment even more. (298 euros)
Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2
We turn back to Lenovo, and now it's the turn of the Yoga Tablet 2, with Windows 8.1 preinstalled. The key to Windows is the Intel Atom Z3745 SoC (quad-core, 1.33 GHz), which comes with 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of solid-state storage as primary storage. Its 8-inch screen is very close to being a Retina equivalent (1,900 by 1,200), and yet it works for 15 hours on a single charge. (290 euros).
LG G Pad 7.0
To finish, I want to add to this list a model from LG, the G Pad 7.0. Its hardware places this tablet at a level similar to the Lenovo A10-70, with the difference that its storage reaches 8 GB, which can be expanded with the help of a memory card. Many users believe that LG provides more complete support than Lenovo, and if you agree with that, the seven-inch LG G Pad is a solid option. (156 euros)
And so we reach the conclusion. From models with two-digit prices to advanced investments that edge close to 300 euros, the repertoire of the “tablet universe” is very broad. We hope that some of our suggestions help you, or at least guide you to find “your” preferred model. Good luck!
