r/androidtablets • u/Shelma0 • 9d ago
Request Android tablets choise dilemma
So I can't choose a tablet to use for next 2-4 years. My main usage cases are: reading, drawing (more like a hobby), media consumption, notetaking, a little multitasking and light-middle gaming (probably limited to android games only because I already have a macbook pro 14.6). The main reason for even considering buying an android tablet is I want to start drawing comic with a comfortable medium-sized (11-12 inches) screen (I've been doing it on my galaxy a73, which I will also switch soon enough to something better). Not considering the ipads because they are expensive and I need more freedom to install Apk's and stuff. There are lots of variants and I am torn between all of them.
I laid my eyes on the huawei matepad 11.5s due to its papermatte screen and pretty appealing price of 450$ with the m pencil gen 3 + a pretty good analogue of apple procreate - the gopaint. I know about lack of optimisation for some apps and google services unavailability, but I have the phone and laptop for doing all the things needed with google + 90% of the stuff I need can be installed from huawei app gallery. On the other hand I've been looking at lenovo tablets (the y900/yoga tab gen 2) at a similar price, but there is no repair service for lenovo in my country so if it breaks, I'll be left with nothing and sending it to China in that case is a pain. There are also galaxy tab s10 fe (don't really want to buy it bc the exynos chipset is kinda trash, even if s pen is one of the best styluses android tablets can offer), honor magic pad 4 (out of my budget, even if I save up for a little more), xiaomi pad 8 pro (hyperos is dogshit and I don't even want to look at it, focus pen is also unreasonably expensive comparing to other styluses). Maybe I could find a new galaxy tab s9 at a nice price, but it's already starting to vanish from stores so idk if its possible by the time I save up enough money. S10+ seems like a good one too, especially with the new s12 line being soon to release, but idk if the screen is too big or not bc I only really used smaller tablets with 8.4 and 10.9 inches screens + the price will probably stick at the 700+ $ mark for a long time.
So my question is: what should I even aim for with all these tablets? I don't want to buy a refurbished or a used one bc I want the feeling of getting a brand new device. I don't really need a flagship tablet so its a pretty hard decision to make. I might go study in another country in the next years, so getting a tablet now and preparing will make my life a little easier.