Since the dawn of time, humankind has been driven towards creating stuff that makes their day-to-day life easier. First, they created computers, and then they wanted them to be portable. Then came the smartphones which made life a hell of a lot easier and then people wanted a hybrid between a laptop and a smartphone to help them increase their productivity. So tablet devices were created, a perfect cross between smartphones and laptops, and since their creation, they have been a popular choice among customers of smart devices. No matter how rich you may be when it comes to investing in a product, especially in the technology sector you want a unique or powerful product to invest in. Here in this buyer’s guide, we have picked some of the best tablets keeping in mind what the customer will expect when getting this product and meeting your needs ultimately solving your problems and fixing your hectic routine work. So here is a list of tablets excelling in different fields while staying under $500. So let’s dig in, shall we?
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
To start us off we have got the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6. Samsung is one of the tech giants who are capable of going head to head with Apple in terms of tablet devices or as Apple likes to call it iPad. Samsung was the first company that pioneered the development of tablet devices and thus having one of the top products worthy of being mentioned in the first place of the guide. This features a 10.5-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels or UHD. It hosts a Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 which is an octa-core processor. It has an Adreno 640 GPU with an onboard memory of 128 GB and ram of 6 GB. It comes with Android 9.0 out of the box and can be upgraded to Android 11. This device features a rear dual camera setup with 13 MP + 5 MP cameras capable of recording videos in 4K at 30fps and a single 8 MP front camera capable of recording video in 1080p at 30fps. It also has a 15-hour battery life capable of supporting different users due to its multi-window support for different needs. It also helps you to take handwritten notes with included S-Pen.
- Display Size – 10.5 inch
- Display Type – sAMOLED
- Display Resolution – UHD or 2560 x 1600 pixels
- Processor – Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855
- GPU – Adreno 640
- Core Count – Octa-core
- Rear Camera Setup – 13 MP + 5 MP recording at 4K@30fps
- Front Camera Setup – 8 Mp recording at 1080p@30fps
- ROM – 128 GB
- RAM – 6 GB
- Fingerprint Sensor – Yes
- OS – Android 9.0 and can be upgraded to Android 11
- S-Pen – Included
- Battery mAh – 7040 mAh
- Battery Life – 15 hours
- Fast Charging – 15W
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4
Most of the top seller tablet devices are manufactured by Samsung, especially in the $500 budget. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is the predecessor to the Galaxy Tab S6 and it comes with some very good specifications still considering it was released in 2018. It comes with an included S-Pen so your imagination can spread its wings and fly away. It also comes with support for DeX exclusive to Samsung devices that lets your device turn into a pc. This 10-inch tablet hosts a Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 an octa-core processor with Adreno 540 as its GPU. It has a 10.5-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels or UHD. It has a 13 MP rear camera capable of recording videos in 4K at 30fps and an 8 MP front camera capable of recording videos in 1080p at 30fps. It has an onboard memory of 64 GB and a RAM of 4 GB. It comes with Android 8.1 out of the box and can be upgraded to Android 10. It comes with a 7300 mAh battery which last can give you 16 hours of battery life.
- Display Size – 10.5 inch
- Display Type – sAMOLED
- Display Resolution – UHD or 2560 x 1600 pixels
- Processor – Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
- GPU – Adreno 540
- Core Count – Octa-core
- Rear Camera Setup – 13 MP recording at 4K@30fps
- Front Camera Setup – 8 Mp recording at 1080p@30fps
- ROM – 64 GB
- RAM – 4 GB
- Fingerprint Sensor – Yes
- OS – Android 8.1 and can be upgraded to Android 10
- S-Pen – Included
- Battery mAh – 7300 mAh
- Battery Life – 15 hours
- Fast Charging – 18
Microsoft Surface Pro 3
Manufactured by none other than Microsoft the creator of Windows, the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 comes with a 12-inch clear type display with an FHD resolution of 1920 x 1280 pixels. It is powered by an Intel Core i5 4300U a dual-core processor and it comes with Intel HD Graphics 4400 as its integrated graphics. It has only one 5 MP rear camera capable of recording videos in 1080p at 30fps. It comes with an onboard memory of 128 GB and RAM of 4 GB. Sadly it does not include an S-Pen and it comes with a 5547 mAh battery capable of giving you a battery life of 9 hours. It comes with Windows 10 Professional out of the box so you can run all your favorite desktop software like MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, and much more without any hassle.
- Display Size – 12 inch
- Display Type – IPS LCD
- Display Resolution – FHD or 1920 x 1280 pixels
- Processor – Intel Core i5 4300U
- GPU – Intel HD Graphics 4400
- Core Count – dual-core
- Rear Camera Setup – 5 MP recording at 1080p@30fps
- ROM – 128 GB
- RAM – 4 GB
- Fingerprint Sensor – No
- OS – Windows 10 Professional
- S-Pen – Not Included
- Battery mAh – 5547 mAh
- Battery Life – 9 hours
We recommend you get the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 as you will be able to do anything you possibly can do on a tablet device be it playing games, watching movies, or even doing work for a change. If you wanna go for some binge-watching and work then the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is the one for you. We only recommend the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 only for work purposes and if you want to Windows on your tablet device. Hope we were able to help you pick a tablet that meets your needs and is also under $500 as always don’t forget to comment if you think something needs to be included or changed.
