IPad vs Android tablet pros and cons

Both the tablet and the iPad are considered “portable computers, “both were designed to make life easier for us. In this case, these gadgets are just screens, without keyboards or mouse, easy to use due to their small sizes and lightness.

Both can be used for educational purposes ranging from work to creating documents, writing reports, sending emails, and entertainment such as downloading game applications, listening to music, watching videos, and being connected to different social networks.

In terms of size, there is a wide variety of tablets, from 7 inches to 12. This helps the user have more variety to choose from:

Material Differences:

1. Material: The iPads outer casing is made of aluminum, unlike the android tablets, which have the possibility of finding plastic if looking for something cheaper. There are tablets in almost all price ranges, but in general, their prices are cheaper than the Apple’s iteration. Specifically, we can find tablets from 100 euros or even less, to others of 500 euros or more.
2. IPads do not have a USB port or HDMI output, which means users, will have to buy adapters.
3. The tablets have many free applications than the Apple’s device.
4. The tablet has less storage capacity but has a slot for an SD memory card. The Apple’s tablet does not have a space to insert a memory expansion card.
5. Apple makes iPads while various brands roll out different android tablets annually.

What is the difference between the iPad and Samsung tablet?

Nobody has managed to unseat the Apple device in sales, but it has lost market share when Samsung released their iteration.

Samsung has made a giant leap in quality over previous tablet models; it has increased in size, it is even thinner than the iPad, and both weigh about the same.

It should be noted that Samsung has achieved a higher screen resolution with densities of dots per inch more significant than Apple’s iPad, and images and videos will be much better with a tablet.

Have you heard of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 White 9.7 tablet? Thanks to its 9.7 ″ screen, you can see all your favorite documents and content correctly. With its Split Screen mode, there are no more opening and closing tabs since you can do different tasks simultaneously, the device has a storage capacity of 32GB + 3GB of RAM.

Besides, one of its most exciting features is the children’s mode, you have to select this option on the menu, and it will become the perfect device for the little ones in the house.

As for the mini iPad vs. tablet, it is clear that the mini iPad is smaller, more expansive, has a lower weight, and a screen with fewer inches. Even so, Apple has slightly increased the iPad mini’s size, thus enlarging the difference concerning Samsung tablets.

New iPad model

Recently Apple released a new iPad model as seen on Vimeo and YouTube. These new devices offer you an incredible screen, first-rate performance, and many more apps than we are used to seeing on an iPad. Therefore, it is an improvement that they have wanted to incorporate compared to the Samsung tablets.

In addition to standing out for its Touch ID identity sensor, its 9.7-inch screen, 8 Mp camera, a million apps designed exclusively for the iPad, a more advanced, intuitive, and secure operating system, you can work and play with two apps at the same time, ask Siri to send an SMS and make automatic backups to iCloud to access your files from anywhere.

Apple wants to offer you a cheaper iPad with more features to reach a broader audience, we could say that it is the most affordable iPad in history.

Advantages of Android over iOS (over iPads)

You can expand, as a general rule, the capacity of the tablet in terms of storage memory using MicroSD cards.

That is, imagine that you buy the 32 Gb model (I strongly advise you not to choose a lower capacity). You want more storage to have all your collection of music and movies on your Android tablet, you acquire a 64 Gb MicroSD memory, and you will have 96 Gb of storage.

You can connect a pen drive directly to them to read the files, make backup copies, and anything else, you can fill that Pendrive, the internal memory, or a microSD card with multimedia files, series, movies, music, ideal for when you go on a trip, and you do not know if you will have an internet connection to see them online.

Many Android tablets have a micro HDMI connector through which, with an adapter, you can connect to the TV to, for example, use it as a multimedia player.

Greater openness of its operating system allows you to install applications without going through the box, that is, without having to resort to the Google online store. You can get files with the Android application extension, the apk, and run them on the tablet to install applications. You’d find a huge variety of android tablets and iPads at Phonebot.

As a reader of books and magazines, it is infinitely better than the iPad because of its hardware but because of the already mentioned opening of its operating system that will allow you to quickly move files between your PC or your cloud and your tablet.

Now that you know a little more about the difference between tablet and iPad, you will learn how to choose one or the other depending on your tastes and assess which one you need more.

There are countless tablets on the market, but which one is right for you? Whether you're eyeing an iPad or one of the many Android models available, we have the key factors you need to consider when shopping, along with some of the top-rated tablets we've tested.

Keep in mind that Windows slates are different beasts entirely. If that's what you're looking for, head on over to our picks for the best Windows tablets, as well as the best 2-in-1s.

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Android vs. Apple Tablets

Android tablets make great media players, ebook readers, and kids' devices (if you want a tablet specifically for children, check out our story on the best kids' tablets), but they rarely compete with iPads when it comes to versatility and performance.

Generally speaking, the greatest strengths of Apple's iPadOS are twofold: It's very clean and intuitive, and the numerous apps that you can buy right on your tablet—more than one million iPad-specific titles at the time of this writing—work uniformly well, with a very few exceptions. The downside of iPadOS is that while recent upgrades have improved multitasking, it still can't handle multiple users per device, and transferring files between apps is still kludgey. iPads remain a supplement to, not a full replacement, for MacBooks. iPads also have the best selection of accessories, including the outstanding second-generation Apple Pencil.

Google's Android OS gives you a choice of hardware from several different manufacturers and offers maximum configurability, a top-notch notification system, fast and smooth web browsing, and seamless integration with Google applications such as Gmail, Google Maps, and Meet for video chat. Android also includes support for multiple user logins, so you can share your tablet with a friend or family member, a useful feature that's missing in Apple tablets. (Apple's Family Sharing works the other way around, giving multiple people access to shared data and services.) That said, most Android tablets ship with an older version of the OS, and few get updates.

Amazon's Fire OS is a branch of Android with its own user interface and its own default apps. It's designed to be clear and easy to use for consuming Amazon content and for streaming video from various services, and it's easier to use than standard Android if most of what you're doing is web browsing and accessing your Amazon library. It's less flexible for customization, though.

Which Tablet Has the Best Apps?

What's a tablet without quality apps? If you want third-party apps specifically designed for a touch-screen interface, nothing out there beats the iPad and its huge library of programs and games designed specifically for Apple tablets. The App Store is well curated and monitored, offers a deep selection, and includes every popular app you can think of. If a wide range of compelling apps that look good and work well on your tablet is your main priority, Apple is your best bet. For more, see the best iPad apps.

Android has made great strides in app selection, but it's still not home to as many as Apple offers. It's tough to say exactly how many tablet-optimized Android apps are available, but it's far fewer than Apple boasts. There are also Android phone apps, which look decent on a 7-inch tablet, but less so on a 9- or 10-inch one. Check out the best Android apps for our top picks.

Amazon tablets don't have access to the Google Play store, so they have considerably fewer apps available. There are plenty of people who have hacked the Play store onto Amazon tablets, but that violates both Amazon's and Google's terms of service and can't be considered a reliable solution. Though they have their own app store, which is a subset of Google Play, you should consider Amazon tablets designed to be used with the apps Amazon recommends.

What Size Tablet Do You Need?

This consideration is a bit obvious, but size—both screen real estate and storage capacity—is important to consider. First things first: When you hear a term such as "10-inch tablet," this refers to the size of the screen, measured diagonally, and not the size of the tablet itself.

7- and 8-inch tablets are considered small-screen; 9-inch tablets and above are considered large-screen. Apple's iPads, Amazon's Fire tablets, and Samsung's slates all come in small- and large-screen iterations. And more than ever, phones are blurring the lines with tablets. Folding phones such as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 can easily do double duty as tablets if you're willing to pay a hefty premium.

Screen resolution is important too, especially for ebook reading and web surfing. A sharp, bright display is key. If you're in the market for a 10-inch tablet, look for a display with a resolution of at least 1,280 by 800 pixels.

The low weight of a tablet is one definite advantage it has over a laptop—but with large-screen tablets typically weighing around a pound, they're not nearly as light as smartphones. After you hold one with a single hand while standing up for 20 minutes, your hand will get tired. Setting one flat in your lap, rather than propped up on a stand, can also be a little awkward. And few tablets will fit in your pocket, unless you're wearing a very large jacket. If you want pocketability, you might want to consider a phablet.

Cloud (off-device) storage is an option for many tablets (Amazon Cloud Storage for Fire tablets, iCloud for iPads, Google Drive for Android tablets), but when it comes to onboard storage, more is always better. All those apps, when combined with music, video, and photo libraries, can take up a lot of space. Some Android tablets feature a microSD slot for additional storage, but it's worth noting some apps will not work from a microSD card.

Wi-Fi-Only vs. Cellular Tablets

Some tablets come in a Wi-Fi-only model or with the option of always-on cellular service from a wireless provider. Unless you constantly use your tablet in an area without Wi-Fi or are a frequent international traveler, you're probably better using your smartphone as a Wi-Fi hotspot and saving the extra money you'd spend on an LTE tablet. You can also buy a dedicated mobile hotspot, which won't kill your phone's battery life. Some even double as backup batteries to charge your tablet.

The Top Tablets (for Now)

The tablets chosen here represent the best Android and Apple options across a variety of price levels. That said, there are plenty of other great tablets out there, and one might be right for you. For the latest lab-tested reviews, check out our tablet product guide. And if you're looking for a good deal, head over to our roundup of the best cheap tablets we've tested.