Which tablet do you recommend for these requirements?

[Heba]

I need a tablet for note taking (can be used with a stylus), between 7 and 10 inches. It needs to be 250 dollars or less. At least 8 MP rear cam. The other priorities go in that order: more processing power, more battery life, less weight, and, if possible, to be waterproof.

Thanks

[barryem]

I think you're unlikely to find a waterproof tablet that fits your needs.

I recently got a Galaxy Tab A 10" with S Pen. That comes with the stylus built in. I got it on sale for $250 but the regular price is $329. It goes on sale for $280 fairly often.

It does have an 8 mp rear camera. I haven't used it so I have no idea how good it is. The reviews say it's okay but none of them rave about it. It's fairly fast and gets excellent battery life. Samsung says 14 hours which I doubt but it certainly gets better battery life than any tablet I've had, including the couple of Ipads I've had.

It comes with a stylus but if you don't get the one with the stylus included you can't use it with a digital stylus. Only the one that comes with it has the digitizer in the screen. You can use any tablet with a capacative stylus but don't expect too much from that.

It's not particularly thin or light. It's a bit on the heavy side although not very heavy. It's thicker than most tablets I've owned but it's not particularly thick.

Most tablets these days fall into one of two categories: budget or flagship. $250 puts you in the high end of the budget category. You have to make a few sacrifices. That said, I'm really pleased with this thing. Some of my earlier tablets included Ipads and Galaxy Tab S and a few other flagship tablets and I think this is the one that best fits my needs. I didn't keep the Tab S very long. I also didn't keep the Ipads that long. This one, for me at least, is just right.

Barry

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by Heba

I need a tablet for note taking (can be used with a stylus), between 7 and 10 inches. It needs to be 250 dollars or less. At least 8 MP rear cam. The other priorities go in that order: more processing power, more battery life, less weight, and, if possible, to be waterproof.

Thanks

Forget it. What you want is a top-of-the-line device, which are impossible to find at the max of $250.

I wanted the same (except that waterpoofness, that's only found in very high-end smartphones). I finally settled on an Asus, but that one was about €350. 8", fast, good battery, and easy to hold. And it's even not ages behind in Android version (I think, I don't know a lot about Android, being a windows person...)


This one:

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-ZenPad-Z.../dp/B012UEUQM0

(though mine was a lot cheaper than this price, and it runs Android 6, instead of 5)


If you want an active pen, you really should look carefully, as both Samsung (who has the s-pen) and Asus (who has the z-stylus) have two identical models, of which only one has the active pen. You have the Galaxy Tab A 10" with S-pen vs the Galaxy Tab A 10". And the Asus Zenpad Z580CA vs the Asus Zenpad Z580C.

[Dopedangel]

Originally Posted by Heba

I need a tablet for note taking (can be used with a stylus), between 7 and 10 inches. It needs to be 250 dollars or less. At least 8 MP rear cam. The other priorities go in that order: more processing power, more battery life, less weight, and, if possible, to be waterproof.

Thanks

Nvidia shield tablet with its stylus will cost you around $220. No water proofing and 5mp camera only though. I was hoping they would update the tablet with their newer processor but they cancelled the plans after nintendo bought the processor for nintendo switch or at least nintendo has an exclusivity agreement.

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/shield/tablet/

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by asad_leo94

i think this tab is best for u according to your specification requirement.http://pricepoint.com.pk/706/samsung...-32gb-lte.html

If the tablet will be used mainly for notetaking, it's absolutely the wrong one. You need an active pen if you really want to write things down.

[HarryT]

Agreed. Capacitive screens are fine for things like highlighting and annotating text, but hopeless for sustained handwriting. You really need a device with something like a Wacom digitiser. If your budget doesn't stretch to that, I'd stick to typing notes, not writing them with a stylus. Even cheap tablets are fine for typing on.

[barryem]

Originally Posted by Dopedangel

Nvidia shield tablet with its stylus will cost you around $220. No water proofing and 5mp camera only though. I was hoping they would update the tablet with their newer processor but they cancelled the plans after nintendo bought the processor for nintendo switch or at least nintendo has an exclusivity agreement.

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/shield/tablet/

The most recent Nvidia Shield doesn't support a digital stylus. The first one did but they left that off of the next one.

Barry