Comparison / 33 tablets ☆ tested February 2022

Comparative / 33 touchscreen tablets ☆ tested February 2022Our tests, the key points for getting the right equipment By Laure renouard Updated on 30/01/22 at 11:00 am Share:

Complement or replacement connected screen, failing to replace the laptop, the touchscreen tablet has established itself as the benchmark multimedia display where all prices and sizes are expressed. Let's see it more clearly here.

The Eldorado of the touch pad is now a long way off. A few years ago, all manufacturers wanted to offer their tablet. Now, only a handful of players continue to offer several tablet models per year.

Among them, Apple dominates the market with its iPad and iPad Pro tablets. Samsung and its range of Galaxy Tab tablets wish to position themselves as an alternative to the iPad, but under Android and also offers entry-level models. More confidentially, Huawei has touch tablets (the MediaPad range) with an attractive price / quality ratio. We must not forget Lenovo, which adopts a slightly different strategy by positioning its products on home automation, equipping its models with intelligent assistants such as Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant.

Caught between smartphones whose screens are constantly growing and laptops ever thinner, tablets today focus on screen sizes ranging between 8 and 13 inches. If they have not replaced computers, touch tablets have established themselves in our homes. The catalog of applications available makes it a viable alternative choice to a PC for increasingly advanced uses. Quick access to software or games often weighs in the balance at the time of purchase. And the two application stores present on the iOS or Android operating systems are sufficiently provided to satisfy all users.

If you're planning on buying a touchscreen tablet, here's our review that lets you find the best product for your use, all without spending too much money.

Complement or replacement connected screen, failing to replace the laptop, the touchscreen tablet has established itself as the benchmark multimedia display where all prices and sizes are expressed. Let's see it more clearly here.

The Eldorado of the touch pad is now a long way off. A few years ago, all manufacturers wanted to offer their tablet. Now, only a handful of players continue to offer several tablet models per year.

Among them, Apple dominates the market with its iPad and iPad Pro tablets. Samsung and its range of Galaxy Tab tablets wish to position themselves as an alternative to the iPad, but under Android and also offers entry-level models. More confidentially, Huawei has touch tablets (the MediaPad range) with an attractive price / quality ratio. We must not forget Lenovo, which adopts a slightly different strategy by positioning its products on home automation, equipping its models with intelligent assistants such as Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant.

Caught between smartphones whose screens are constantly growing and laptops ever thinner, tablets today focus on screen sizes ranging between 8 and 13 inches. If they have not replaced computers, touch tablets have established themselves in our homes. The catalog of applications available makes it a viable alternative choice to a PC for increasingly advanced uses. Quick access to software or games often weighs in the balance at the time of purchase. And the two application stores present on the iOS or Android operating systems are sufficiently provided to satisfy all users.

If you're planning on buying a touchscreen tablet, here's our review that lets you find the best product for your use, all without spending too much money.

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• ?? How do we test touch tablets at Les Numériques?

  The observations and tests carried out on touchscreen tablets are similar to the protocols practiced on smartphones. Screen analysis (contrast, colorimetry, viewing angles, brightness, reflections) in the laboratory, study of autonomy via an application specific to Digital technology reproducing average uses, assessment of materials and general ergonomics, performance (test processor speed, RAM management), relevance of the operating system ... everything goes. As always, we judge a product on its intrinsic qualities and defects, but also on its direct competition.

  
  

• ? Which display technology to choose for a touchscreen tablet?

  The choice of the type of screen is not complicated since there are only two: LCD or Oled. Generally, high-end shelves have Oled type tiles. This is particularly the case with the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e and the Galaxy Tab S6 or even the Apple iPad Pro. Obviously, selecting a model equipped with Oled will cost a few euros more than a device with an LCD panel. But visual comfort will be even better.

• ? What format and screen size to choose for your touchscreen tablet?

  Tablets are expressed from 7 to 13 inches, with a strong concentration of 7 to 10 inches, most often in 16:10 or 4: 3 formats. Each has its advantages, such as video for the first and reading for the other.

• ? Which screen definition to choose for your tablet?

  Reading comfort requires good resolution. An HD definition (1280 x 720 pixels) is suitable for a screen of less than 8 inches, while it is better to favor a Full HD definition (1920 x 1080 pixels) for larger sizes. For even more display finesse, a good screen can even reach a definition of 2560 x 1600 pixels.

• Which operating system (OS) to choose for a touchscreen tablet?

  Android and iOS share all the pie. The advantage of Android is that it offers a wider price range, when iOS has a more solid park of applications. Since iOS 13, Apple's operating system has approached the experience of a Mac. On Android, we are not there yet, although Samsung and Huawei are approaching it.

• ? What uses for a touchscreen tablet?

  Today, all touch tablets offer more or less the same thing. These devices are used to watch video content as well as to play or use its applications more comfortably than on a smartphone. If you plan to take your tablet everywhere, choose a thin and light model. If you want to turn to greedy applications and video games, opt for a tablet with a recent processor and do not neglect the amount of internal memory. Storage can sometimes be deported to a micro SD card.