Awesome Tablets

Acer’s 2-in-1 Windows 10 notebook packs the power of a proper Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 CPU, and a quiet liquid cooling system. The 12″ IPS display offers 2160×1440 resolution, and the system includes a keyboard. An optional active pen adds drawing capabilities. Drops 6/2016.

The MateBook has the iPad’s looks and the Surface Pro’s brains. This Windows 10 convertible has a 12″ 2560×1440 touchscreen, a dual-core Intel Core M CPU, up to 8GB RAM, up to 512GB SSD and a USB-C port. It has an optional slim-profile keyboard, stylus and dock.

A 7″ tablet designed to bring old vehicles up to speed with modern features found in newer cars, such as hands-free calling, music streaming, voice-activated navigation, a backup camera, collision warning, vehicle diagnostics and more.

Acer’s Android gaming tablet exudes attitude with its angular, dark grey and red case. It rocks a 4-speaker surround audio system, powerful haptic feedback, grippy back, a speedy Intel Atom Z8700 CPU, and a sharp 8″ 1920 x 1200 touchscreen.

At just 0.3″ thick and weighing only 1.28lb., this is the thinnest and lightest 12″ Windows tablet yet. It has a 1080p display, a digitizer pen with 2,048 levels of sensitivity, a microSD slot, a 1.44Ghz quad-core Intel Atom CPU, 4GB RAM and 64GB of storage.

Lenovo’s newest laptop-tablet hybrid has an optional 2160×1440 OLED touchscreen for eye-popping brightness and color saturation. It also has an integrated stylus and up to 6th gen Core i7 CPU, 16GB RAM, and 1TB SSD. Available 2/16 starting at $1450.

Microsoft reminds Apple what a pro tablet looks like. Like its predecessors, the Surface Pro 4 runs a desktop OS – in this case Windows 10 – and has a (pseudo) optional keyboard cover, which has better spacing and a larger touchpad than the Pro 3.

Microsoft once again improves on the laptop-tablet hybrid. The Surface Book has a 13.5″ 3000×2000 display that can be used as a tablet when undocked from its laptop-grade keyboard. The latter also has additional battery and an optional discrete GPU.

4+ years in the making – the Noteslate aims to replicate the feel of writing with a pencil, but in a digital device that can store and share notes and drawings, and doubles as an e-reader. Be one of the first 999 pre-orders and get the special signature edition. (Thanks Thomas!)

Yep, that’s a six-pack of tablets. Amazon’s new entry level 7″ tablet costs just $50, and if you buy five of them you’ll get an extra one for free. It has a 1024×600 IPS display, a 1.3GHz quad-core CPU, 8GB storage and a microSD slot.

The iPad Air 2’s big brother has a crazy-sharp 5.6 megapixel 12.9″ display, enhanced multitouch, a 1.8x faster CPU, four speakers, and an optional tactile keyboard cover ($169) and a pixel-precise, pressure- and tilt-sensitive stylus dubbed the Apple Pencil ($99).

The Satellite Radius 12 is the world’s first laptop-tablet hybrid with a 12.5″ 4K touchscreen display. It’s also certified by Technicolor for color accuracy. It also has Intel’s new Skylake CPUs and Windows 10 facial authentication. Drops Q4 2015 for $999+.

The king of phablets returns with a steel and glass case. The Galaxy Note 5 has Qi charging and even more stylus and productivity features, like taking notes while the screen is locked. It’s got 2x the memory, but sadly its microSD slot is gone.

Like the Surface Pro 3, the Surface 3 runs the desktop version of Windows 8.1. It has a 10.8″ 1920×1280 touchscreen, an Atom CPU, a USB 3.0 port, DisplayPort and a microSD reader. The keyboard cover and stylus are sold separately.

The Windows-based Yoga Tablet 2 has AnyPen technology, which lets you use anything with a metal or graphite tip – a pencil, a pen, a fork –  as a stylus. Thankfully, the screen is scratch-resistant. Wacom should get this on its tablets.

A high-end tablet at a competitive price. The Jolla Tablet has a 7.85” 2048×1536 display, a 1.8GHz Intel quad-core CPU, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage and a 3400mAh battery. Its Linux-based Sailfish OS supports Android apps.