Best tablets that give you stunning experience in drawing and gaming

Electronic devices have been replacing conventional conduits from our daily life. A smartphone device replaced alarm timepieces, cameras, wall-calendars and even paper money is about to vanish due to the digital technology.

It’s been 10 years since Apple launched the iPad, the first mainstream tablet computer (though there had been tablets before). Although things have changed hugely in the decade since, many aspects that made the devices so appealing still remain. The lightness and slimness of a good tablet makes it supremely portable.

Tabs are largely used for note-taking, drawing and gaming. Let us view some of the best tabs for these purposes.

Apple iPad Air

Operating system: Apple iOS 13
Screen size: 10.5in
Screen resolution: 264 pixels per inch
Storage capacity: 64GB, 256GB
Wifi or wifi and 4G? Both available
Colour choices: Space grey, silver, gold
Dimensions: 250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1mm
Weight: 456g
Expandable storage: No
Battery life: 10 hours

Apple’s iPads come in four versions. The most affordable, the iPad, is amazing value. It also comes in a smaller version, the iPad mini. The top-end model, the iPad pro, is one of the most powerful computers around. The iPad air sits in the middle of the range and offers a faster processor and better, larger display than the entry-level model. In other words, it’s a great balance of value and power.

Amazon fire HD 8 plus

Operating system: Amazon Fire OS
Screen size: 8in
Screen resolution: 189 pixels per inch
Storage capacity: 32GB, 64GB
Wifi or wifi and 4G? Wifi
Colour choices: Black
Dimensions: 202 x 137 x 9.7mm
Weight: 355g
Expandable storage: Yes
Battery life: 12 hours

Amazon sells its tablets at prices to more or less break even. So, they are sensational value. While the plastic casing lacks the out-and-out luxury of the iPad range, these are neatly built, highly effective gadgets. The brand uses an Android operating system but this is significantly altered. The new HD8 plus has a faster processor than other Amazon tablets, not to mention longer battery life between charges than most rivals.

Apple iPad pro

Operating system: Apple iPadOS 13
Screen size: 11in, 12.9in
Screen resolution: 264 pixels per inch
Storage capacity: 128GB 256GB, 512GB 1TB
Wifi or wifi and 4G? Both available
Colour choices: Space grey, silver
Dimensions: 11in: 247.6 x 178.5 x 5.9mm, 12.9in: 280.6 x 214.9 x 5.9mm
Weight: 11in: 471g, 12.9in: 641g
Expandable storage: No
Battery life: 10 hours

The most powerful iPad looks different from other Apple tablets because instead of a fingerprint sensor, it has the same facial recognition system used on the latest iPhones. The software it uses, iPadOS, is slightly different from what’s found on iPhones, and it includes features better suited to a big screen such as split-screen capabilities.

As such, with optional accessories like the magic keyboard and Apple pencil (version 2), the iPad pro can be a highly effective laptop alternative. Apple has incorporated its highest quality features in the pro model.

Samsung galaxy tab S6

Operating system: Android
Screen size: 10.5in
Screen resolution: 287 pixels per inch
Storage capacity: 128, 256GB
Wifi or wifi and 4G? Both available
Colour choices: Mountain grey, rose blush
Dimensions: 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7mm
Weight: 420g
Expandable storage: Yes
Battery life: 15 hours

When it comes to pure Android, it’s hard to get a better tablet than this one. The galaxy tab S6 has an OLED display which looks fantastic with exceptional contrast and deep black colours. Video playback looks, and sounds, great on this tablet. It also has a classy all-metal design with a groove carved into the back where the Samsung stylus, called the S Pen, nestles, held in place magnetically. Unlike with the iPad, the stylus is supplied with this tablet.