Tablet market shrank in the past couple of years and the launch of new tablets has also gone down. Despite this, some of the tablet launched for 2016 have proven to be great, especially the budget ones. You can get a decent tablet for a price of $300 or below and the user experience will be top-notch. Below are the best ones of all the tablets available for under $300.
Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 10
The Yoga Tablet from Lenovo is one of the unique tablets in the list because of its design. It has a cylindrical hinge on one of the sides. The company has used the space to place a larger battery which makes it last longer between charges. And while the user is holding the tablet vertically, the cylinder provides a better grip and it can be held with just one hand. It can be grabbed online for about $259.
Apple iPad Mini 2
Though Apple iPad Mini 4 is the latest product in the Mini lineage, the iPad Mini 2 is still a great product, especially after the price cut due to the new launches. The 7.9-inch Retina Display is great to look at and the performance of the tablet is unparalleled. With the extended battery life of the tablet, it is available from Amazon for $240.
Asus ZenPad S 8.0
ZenPad S 8.0 is a great tablet for its price of $129 on Amazon. The 8-inch screen of the tablet has a resolution of 1536 x 2048, taking the pixel density to 320 ppi. The company claims that its battery life is 10 hours. It comes powered by a quad-core Intel Atom Z3560 or Z3580 processor and is accompanied by PowerVR G6430 GPU. There are a few storage variants as well- 16, 32 or 64 GB, and there are two RAM options 2 GB or 4 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S
One generation old Galaxy Tab S is now available for a great price of $249 for the base variant. Snapdragon 800 or Exynos 5 Octa 5420 processor powers the device and has a RAM capacity of 3 GB with 32 GB of internal memory. The tablet is available in two screen sizes, one in 8.4 inches and another in 10.5 inches. The tablet shipped with Android 4.4 KitKat but is now upgradable to Android Marshmallow.
Amazon Fire HD 10
Amazon Fire HD 10 is a 10-inch display which comes with a 1280 x 800 display with a ppi of 149. Powered by a quad-core processor clocked at 1.5 GHz, the tablet has a 5 MP camera on the back and one on the front. Along with this, the tablet will come with Amazon’s Alexa voice service. The buyers will get a bunch of freebies and access to great content from Amazon. The tablet is available on amazon for $299.99.
