It doesn't hurt to go over again the best Android tablets your hard-earned money can buy in 2014. With that said, lets get to the action!
5 LG G Pad 8.3
We had to make room for a new tablet on the list this month, so the LG G Pad 8.3 sees itself sliding back to 5th place. Thats still a pretty good mark, though, as the G Pad 8.3 is a pretty good tablet. Dated internals such as the Snapdragon 600 processor do hurt its case at the point, but if you can forgive that and realize that this thing is slim, sleek and powerful in all the other right areas (and often goes on sale for less than $300) youll know why were still excited by it.
4 Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition
Not helping the Note 10.1 2014′s case is the fact that Samsung has some other, newer kids on the block. Regardless, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition is still worth a long, hard look at retail. It features a 1.9GHz Exynos 5420 processor with 3GB of RAM, 16-32GB of storage, an 8 megapixel rear camera, a 2megapixel front camera, an 8,220mAh battery, and a 10.1-inch 2560 x 1600 display. Were still waiting on key upgrades to Samsungs UI that will fix some nagging bugs weve experienced, though perhaps thats in order for the KitKat upgrade Samsung has in the works.
3 Amazon Kindle Fire HDX
The HDX line of Kindle Fire tablets is the latest in Amazons series. This changes the game up quite a bit by Amazons standards, a company whose modest first step into the tablet arena has since been bested with better offerings each year to follow. The HDX comes in 7-inch and 8.9-inch flavors, giving users a decent balance between screen real estate and portability.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX includes 2560 x 1600 resolution, storage options of 16-64GB, 4G LTE, a quad-core 2.2GHz processor (likely a Snapdragon 800), and more. As we all know by now, though, it isnt the specs Amazon is hoping will win your hearts.
Its the deep integration with their various services, including Prime Instant Video, MP3, Cloud Storage, Kindle e-Books, the Amazon Appstore, and a whole lot more. Content is king in Amazons world, and its something they have been very good at for quite some time. This is definitely one of the better buys, especially for a starting price point of $229.
2 Nexus 7 2013
This 7-inch ASUS-made wonder slides back to number 2, but its hard ignoring that nice 7-inch 1920 x 1200 display (323 ppi), quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset clocked at 1.5GHz, 2GB of RAM, 16-32GB of internal storage, 5 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front camera, dual-band WiFi N, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC and more. That you can get it for just $230 is a big reason why its near the top of our list, and its guaranteed
1 Samsung Galaxy NotePro
Samsung completely outdid themselves on this one. And you might also say they outpriced themselves, as well. $750 is the cheapest you can have a Samsung Galaxy NotePro, but its probably worth it if you can scrape up the cash. Thatll get you a minimum of 32GB of internal storage, a 12.2-inch 2560 x 1600 display, 3GB of RAM, an 8 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front camera, 9,500mAh battery and more.
The device definitely isnt for everyone. Its unwieldy display size and lofty price tag might scare away potential buyers. But if youre in need of some serious horsepower that runs Android and can get any job done, this is it. Its on sale right now at Amazon.
Source: phandroid.com
5 LG G Pad 8.3
We had to make room for a new tablet on the list this month, so the LG G Pad 8.3 sees itself sliding back to 5th place. Thats still a pretty good mark, though, as the G Pad 8.3 is a pretty good tablet. Dated internals such as the Snapdragon 600 processor do hurt its case at the point, but if you can forgive that and realize that this thing is slim, sleek and powerful in all the other right areas (and often goes on sale for less than $300) youll know why were still excited by it.
4 Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition
Not helping the Note 10.1 2014′s case is the fact that Samsung has some other, newer kids on the block. Regardless, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition is still worth a long, hard look at retail. It features a 1.9GHz Exynos 5420 processor with 3GB of RAM, 16-32GB of storage, an 8 megapixel rear camera, a 2megapixel front camera, an 8,220mAh battery, and a 10.1-inch 2560 x 1600 display. Were still waiting on key upgrades to Samsungs UI that will fix some nagging bugs weve experienced, though perhaps thats in order for the KitKat upgrade Samsung has in the works.
3 Amazon Kindle Fire HDX
The HDX line of Kindle Fire tablets is the latest in Amazons series. This changes the game up quite a bit by Amazons standards, a company whose modest first step into the tablet arena has since been bested with better offerings each year to follow. The HDX comes in 7-inch and 8.9-inch flavors, giving users a decent balance between screen real estate and portability.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX includes 2560 x 1600 resolution, storage options of 16-64GB, 4G LTE, a quad-core 2.2GHz processor (likely a Snapdragon 800), and more. As we all know by now, though, it isnt the specs Amazon is hoping will win your hearts.
Its the deep integration with their various services, including Prime Instant Video, MP3, Cloud Storage, Kindle e-Books, the Amazon Appstore, and a whole lot more. Content is king in Amazons world, and its something they have been very good at for quite some time. This is definitely one of the better buys, especially for a starting price point of $229.
2 Nexus 7 2013
This 7-inch ASUS-made wonder slides back to number 2, but its hard ignoring that nice 7-inch 1920 x 1200 display (323 ppi), quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset clocked at 1.5GHz, 2GB of RAM, 16-32GB of internal storage, 5 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front camera, dual-band WiFi N, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC and more. That you can get it for just $230 is a big reason why its near the top of our list, and its guaranteed
1 Samsung Galaxy NotePro
Samsung completely outdid themselves on this one. And you might also say they outpriced themselves, as well. $750 is the cheapest you can have a Samsung Galaxy NotePro, but its probably worth it if you can scrape up the cash. Thatll get you a minimum of 32GB of internal storage, a 12.2-inch 2560 x 1600 display, 3GB of RAM, an 8 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front camera, 9,500mAh battery and more.
The device definitely isnt for everyone. Its unwieldy display size and lofty price tag might scare away potential buyers. But if youre in need of some serious horsepower that runs Android and can get any job done, this is it. Its on sale right now at Amazon.
Source: phandroid.com
