Here Are The Best Budget Android Tablets In 2024

Android tablets bring a few things that Android smartphones simply can't by virtue of size. Where else are you going to see a 7,000+ mAh battery in something that still stays slim? Where are you going to get a display that pushes above the 10-inch mark? The answer is with tablets.

You might just want a long-lasting and big-screened device for nothing more than watching YouTube, so if that's the case, you don't need to spend your life savings on Samsung's latest flagship tablet. Instead, get something in the budget range. You'll be surprised with the quality there.

Summary Of The Best Budget Android Tablets

• Best Overall: Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen)
• Best Premium: Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+
• Best Budget: Amazon Fire HD 10 (2023)
• Best Compact: TCL Tab 8
• Best Lightweight: Lenovo Tab M9

Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen)

The Lenovo Tab M10 Plus might be the best tablet that you can get without spending over $200, and you can say the same even when you're looking at the higher-specced 4GB/64GB model. First off, you get a design that seriously doesn't look like it belongs to a budget Android tablet. With a big screen and quad speakers with Dolby Atmos, this is built for entertainment; but with stylus support, it is also made for productivity.

The Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen) has a microSD slot and a headphone jack, and you can get a SIM card slot with the LTE model. The major downside is that the Wi-Fi-only model has a pretty inferior SoC, creating a pretty annoying dichotomy that consumers need to consider.

Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+

You can't deny the quality that Samsung brings to its products and the same remains true even when you're looking for a budget Android tablet. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ has a relatively simple design that I quite like, encasing a large 11-inch screen with a 90Hz refresh rate. For reference, high refresh rate units are almost impossible to find at this price point.

If you opt for the 128GB model, you get 8GB of RAM, which is fantastic. If you want something that falls under $200, you'll need to settle with the 64GB model, though Samsung made the choice to literally halve the RAM to 4GB for that model, which is a little annoying. The chip in this is a good Snapdragon option though, so that makes up for things in its own way.

Amazon Fire HD 10 (2023)

The Fire HD 10 emerges from the labs of the Jeff Bezos' behemoth, Amazon. The Fire HD 10 is a very simple tablet that doesn't try to be more than what it claims to be. You get a 10-inch FHD+ display, as the model name might give away, and you also get FHD video recording on both sets of cameras. All while starting at less than $100. It's a good deal, especially when you consider it supports a stylus too.

The major downside to this tablet though, is Fire OS, which is Amazon's own build of Android. It doesn't come with the Google Play Store, so that's a major bummer if you're extremely used to the pure Google experience. In fact, you won't be able to access any official Google apps unless you sideload them, so that sucks.

TCL Tab 8

You might know TCL for its TVs, but the company occasionally dabbles into mobile devices, though primarily in the budget range. The TCL Tab 8 is just that: a budget Android tablet. It opts for an 8-inch screen, which helps bring the price down and it brings respectable cameras to the division as well.

The major downside is that with the low price, you get a dated device. Considering it came out in 2022, that's par for the course. It's not horrible though, and if you're looking for a tablet to browse with, watch videos, or hand to a kid to play some basic games, it will do more than enough without costing a kidney.

Lenovo Tab M9

Lenovo doesn't make phones anymore, leaving its subsidiary Motorola to be doing that. Instead, when it comes to Android, it focuses its time on making tablets instead. The Tab M9 is one of those and it brings the classy design that we all love from Lenovo. It's a 9-inch tablet, so it is right on the border between being considered big and compact.

You get a microSD slot, a headphone jack, and SIM card support if you get the LTE model. I do think that the HD+ display could have had a slightly better resolution, but I suppose it comes with the price point. Plus, if you like your tablets to feel light as air, this is the lightest option on the list by quite a lot.