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Marsymars • yesterday at 4:03 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

Do there exist any good small Android tablets at a reasonable price?

There were none available in Canada with cellular when I looked a few years ago so I ended up buying an African-region Galaxy Tab A9 for $170. It's functional, but by God is it slow, and that's after adb-removing about 50 pieces of Samsung bloat.


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mrheosuper • today at 2:38 AM

Lenovo Legion Y700, Well built, a little too flashy, put it in the case if you mind.

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tacker2000 • yesterday at 4:19 PM

Samsung Galaxy Tab A11 X130 with 8GB of RAM costs around 220 EUR, I haven't tested that one though.

Another alternative is the Lenovo Legion Tab TB321FU, 12GB RAM, 256GB, but this one costs 500 EUR.

But you are right, there are not a lot of alternatives with 8GB RAM out there. Most Android Tablets with a screen size of 8-9" have 4GB, which would make them slow.

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fmajid • yesterday at 6:05 PM

The Google Pixel Tablet can be degoogled with GrapheneOS, but it was discontinued last month. It also does not have cellular connectivity. But it’s an excellent device, and the one I am using as part of my effort to wean myself off dependency on fast-enshittifying Apple.

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