Nearly bit the bullet on this yesterday at £329 from tesco with voucher. This seems cheapest around.
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biga5h
23 Aug 17#1
Nearly bit the bullet on this yesterday at £329 from tesco with voucher. This seems cheapest around.
banjomike
23 Aug 17#2
Excellent device. And another 1% via Quidco.
Baz417
23 Aug 17#3
Very good tablet . It's seems to be holding on to it's market value price. Heat added.
dealsukhot1
23 Aug 17#4
I have the 8" LTE version and I love it. Fantastic screen and super fast performance.
ezzer72
23 Aug 17#5
Whilst I totally prefer Android phones to iPhones (HTC U11 user currently), I just can't understand why anyone would buy this over a similarly priced iPad. iPad is the king of tablets, it truly is.
dealsukhot1 to ezzer72
23 Aug 17#6
This comment makes no sense. It's like saying "I prefer apples over bananas but I just can't understand why people would eat apples when bananas are so bendy."
ezzer72 to dealsukhot1
24 Aug 17#14
No it isn't, that's a ridiculous retort.
What I mean is if you only have £35 to spend on a Fire tablet, or £99 for a Lenovo, then fair enough, Android tablets are 'okay'. But at £300, you can buy the real deal.
The reason I mentioned that I use HTC phones was to demonstrate that I'm not an 'iSheep', but when it comes to tablets nothing truly competes with iPad.
I have owned a Tab S, and I currently also have a Tab A (supplied by work). I have had a few other Android tablets too previously, Lenovo etc.
i kinda want them to be better than an iPad, but they really aren't.
Rich069 to ezzer72
24 Aug 17#16
Have you got or tried the new similar priced ipad?? Nothing like the older better made Air's or Pro's (add £200 approx to the price)that are probably the best tablets out there (and this also coming from non "isheep" as you put it).
stoney73 to ezzer72
24 Aug 17#17
So you are comparing that budget Tab A with an iPad that costs double, at least? Cool story bro.
ezzer72 to stoney73
24 Aug 17#19
I'm talking about the user experience and functionality of iOS vs Android on a tablet.
Yes of course my iPad Pro has better sound than the Tab A for example, but that's not the point I'm making.
£300 is way too much for an Android tablet.
For a more balanced comparison, I had the Tab S and the Air 2 at the same time - for starters the Air 2 had about 2-3 times the battery life...
ezzer72 to dealsukhot1
24 Aug 17#21
Just to demonstrate that it's pretty much a fact, rather than simply my opinion;
p.s. You got 10 likes so far - obviously all of the £35 Fire tablet owners are trying to give themselves a confidence boost
stoney73 to ezzer72
24 Aug 17#9
Read this on my Tab S2 8.0. What a silly comment.
ezzer72 to stoney73
24 Aug 17#20
Impressive that you can read something on it...so, your point is?
stoney73 to ezzer72
24 Aug 17#26
Still waiting for you to make a relevant point other than whining how the expensive iPad is better than the Android tablet that launched 4 years ago. Well done on that observation.
ezzer72 to stoney73
24 Aug 17#28
My comparison was this at £300, or the latest 'standard' iPad at £339 (plenty of places selling for less).
Techradar say it's the best tablet on the planet (they are of course factoring in the cost because obviously a Pro is better again, but as you rightly say, is twice the price). I'm sure most other sites/mags would agree, but I just used Techradar as an example.
The Tab A I have was launched in 2016, which wasn't 4 years ago (10.1).
I have owned several Android tablets (including a Nexus 9 btw) and they are simply not as good.
The way I see it is others will make the same mistake I did - trawl through a load of Android tablets and finally realise that they should have invested in an iPad to begin with.
Believe it or not, I am just trying share the benefit of my experience.
majoosta to ezzer72
24 Aug 17#11
Yeah, there really is no better tablet experience than being completely locked-in to having only software and apps that Apple want you to install on a device you've paid for and own. :thinking:
ezzer72 to majoosta
24 Aug 17#39
I was honestly of this mind set, having used Android smartphones since 2008/2009 or so, and being a bit of an iPhone 'hater'.
In reality, the ONLY issue I have ever had with iPads in this regard is that it's tricky to install Kodi, that is literally the only app or function I have ever found 'missing', and it can actually be installed with a little bit of fiddling around anyway.
That one drawback is easily outweighed by all of the positives though.
Rich069 to ezzer72
24 Aug 17#13
The build quality of the new 2017 ipad, is not a patch on this tablet-and still more expensive.
ezzer72 to Rich069
24 Aug 17#15
That may well be true mate, I have a Pro and previously an Air 2.
Rich069 to ezzer72
24 Aug 17#18
My daughters Air 2 has/is probably the best tablet our house has had (including 4x diff ipads-2017 included, nexus9 , Samsung Tab s and current s2).
Flodd to Rich069
24 Aug 17#37
I would agree except for one point, the battery on the iPad knocks the s2 out of the park.
Note : typing this on s2.
topazz to ezzer72
24 Aug 17#24
OK ezzer72 you've made your point. People took the bait and off we go on another interminable debate about apple vs everyone else. As someone in the market for a premium android tablet to replace my 16gb Nexus 9, i'm interested in the relative merits of this deal and its android competition.. I fancy a Tab S3 but they cost silly money but £299 for a Tab S2 looks a good deal to me. Hot.
Masteryates to topazz
24 Aug 17#27
I went from the Nexus 9 to the Tab S2. The tab S2 is everything the Nexus 9 should have been. That extra 1GB of RAM makes ALL the difference. The tab S2 isn't that fast but everything happens at exactly the same speed.
Masteryates to ezzer72
24 Aug 17#25
For the majority of tablet users you are probably right ezzer. For some though, iOS is way too restrictive which makes this a good buy.
Harefoot
23 Aug 17#7
Good find biga5h
LOL_85
24 Aug 17#8
Reading this on my tab s2. Had since early release. Great device. Still working fast like new
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What I mean is if you only have £35 to spend on a Fire tablet, or £99 for a Lenovo, then fair enough, Android tablets are 'okay'. But at £300, you can buy the real deal.
The reason I mentioned that I use HTC phones was to demonstrate that I'm not an 'iSheep', but when it comes to tablets nothing truly competes with iPad.
I have owned a Tab S, and I currently also have a Tab A (supplied by work). I have had a few other Android tablets too previously, Lenovo etc.
i kinda want them to be better than an iPad, but they really aren't.
Yes of course my iPad Pro has better sound than the Tab A for example, but that's not the point I'm making.
£300 is way too much for an Android tablet.
For a more balanced comparison, I had the Tab S and the Air 2 at the same time - for starters the Air 2 had about 2-3 times the battery life...
techradar.com/new…603
p.s. You got 10 likes so far - obviously all of the £35 Fire tablet owners are trying to give themselves a confidence boost
Techradar say it's the best tablet on the planet (they are of course factoring in the cost because obviously a Pro is better again, but as you rightly say, is twice the price). I'm sure most other sites/mags would agree, but I just used Techradar as an example.
The Tab A I have was launched in 2016, which wasn't 4 years ago (10.1).
I have owned several Android tablets (including a Nexus 9 btw) and they are simply not as good.
The way I see it is others will make the same mistake I did - trawl through a load of Android tablets and finally realise that they should have invested in an iPad to begin with.
Believe it or not, I am just trying share the benefit of my experience.
In reality, the ONLY issue I have ever had with iPads in this regard is that it's tricky to install Kodi, that is literally the only app or function I have ever found 'missing', and it can actually be installed with a little bit of fiddling around anyway.
That one drawback is easily outweighed by all of the positives though.
Note : typing this on s2.