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Hiking Boots/Shoes Recommendations?

Hiking boot recommendations?

Any recommendations for women's hiking shoes?

[Request] Hiking/outdoorsy style shoes that can handle lots of walking on concrete

Cold and wet weather hiking boots recommendations?

I am in need of a new pair of trail/hiking boots.

Hiking Boots for heavy use during the summer

Good pair of hiking shoes?

[Request] waterproof hiking shoes

[request] - Good quality walking shoes.

Hello Redditors. I'm in search of a classy yet extremely durable pair of hiking boots to take backpacking around the world for 12+ months with.

Hiking boots recommendations

Men's three season "urban hiker" (like Merrell MOAB but longer lasting)

BIFL Hiking boots for women

Hiking boots with good traction and can stand up to abuse.

Looking for a good pair of shoes for my weird feet

Request - Hiking Sandals

Request: Hiking Boots

Comfortable and cushiony shoes for walking on pavement 10KM/couple hours a day (UK)

Hiking sandals that last?

[Request] Powerful dishwasher with sanitize function?

I want the best god damned dishwasher money can buy.

Looking for the best, easiest to operate, cheapest dishwasher - Recommendation?

[Request] Best countertop dishwasher for reasonable price?

Can anyone recommend a good dishwasher?

Countertop/Portable Dishwasher

[Request] Dishwasher &lt;$1k Australian with QOL features and low water use

Dishwasher for Second Home

My friend bought a house with this KichenAid dishwasher from 1974. He says it works better than any of the other ones he has owned. He just has to convince his wife not to replace it.

What's a good Panel ready dishwasher under $1k?

Best socket set on the market $100-$150

[Request] Socket wrenches

I need a recommendation for a tool set that should last a lifetime. [Request]

Looking for a Mechanics tool set.

23 years later; GM Goodwrench socket set.

A Starter/Lifetime Tool set

Basic screwdriver set needed

Mechanic Tools that are BIFL

Trying to fill a tool roll for my truck and would like input on BFL tools like wrenches, pliers, socket sets, etc.

BIFL: Mastercraft ratchet set with lifetime warranty. Got it at 14, im 31. Went thru more abuse than you think!

Looking to upgrade my home hand tools

Was told to post this here. Husky 270pc toolset from Home Depot for $99, normally $199. Lifetime warranty too

[Request] Ratchet/Wrench/Etc tool set for home/bicycle/general use

Thoughts on a Honda Accord V6 2007?

2010 Honda Accord worth the buy?

Thoughts on a 2008 Honda accord v6 coupe EX-L?

2014 honda accord ??

After an initial round of research it seems like Honda Accord Hybrid is the right answer, but I want to pressure test that with you guys

2014 Accord V6 Touring (any thoughts?)

Which car ?

me again. 2010 2dr honda accord, 122k miles for $5,800. just want a reliable first car, thoughts?

Want to buy an Accord, any suggestions?

2020/2021 Honda Accord LX - Tell Me About Your Likes/Dislikes

Compact - Midsize suv

best small/midsize suv?

Looking for a used (06-14) reliable compact/mid-size SUV

compact/mid size suv

Midsize SUV

Recommendations for midsized SUVs to look at

Compact to Mid-Size SUV

Small to mid-size suv suggestions?

Midsize vehicle for three kids

Mid-Size SUV

Just tried a Lotus Elise Cup 250, driving impressions !

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Considering a Lotus Elise - USA

How affordable are Lotus Elises from the 2005-2012 model year?

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PURCHASING A LOTUS — Need Tips + Advice.

Looking for a good rpg/action adventure with a good story and good characters

Deep long rpgs?

Looking for a story-focused RPG

Looking for a complex RPG

Fantasy games with an detailed and immersive world?

[WSIB] I am in search for a open world RPG that will keep me busy for hundreds of hours.

Open world game with huge map, lots of things to do, and great graphics

WSIB Feeling a bit of an rpg lull and want something exciting like old school BioWare with a engaging story that doesn’t take 100 hours to play.

WSIB: long, immersive games with high quality storytelling and writing

looking for an open-world rpg

[WSIB] A turn based strategy game that isn’t 4X

Turn-based strategy game

Turn-based strategy games

[WSIB] Small-scale, medieval, strategy game, featuring pikemen and cavalry

(WSIB) Turn-based ”wargaming” game

[WSIB] Turn Based Strategy games

WSIB if I want a strategy game for dummies

WSIB Strategic Rpg

[WSIB] Good offline strategy/(ish) games?

What are some good "smaller scale to control, but still feel large scale battle" tactical / strategy games?

Bullet Hell-Type Games: Atomicrops vs. I, Dracula: Genesis vs. Others?

WSIB if i want a completely story driven indie game but have already played undertale and oneshot (preferably similar to those 2)

Post apocalyptic enthusiast, Underrail or Atom RPG?

[SIB] Undermine or Atomicrops

WSIB if I like "Run into things, need to grow in power/special items to move further so I come back after unlocking said element" type of games.

Blsoodborne or Resident evil 2 ?

What should I buy? Animal Crossing: New Horizons or Doom: Eternal

[WSIB] Fast-paced top-down roguelikes?

[SIB] I Hate Running Backwards or Planetary Dustoff? Or something else?

SIB Nuclear Throne?

What can you recommend for minimizing pores?

I know you can’t get rid of pores but I’m wondering is there anyway to make them smaller? I use La Roche Posay products. They keep my acne mostly at bay but I feel like my pores are just so large. Part of it is genetic, but just wondering if there’s anything else I can do at home to help. Thanks!

OPEN PORES- WHAT TO DO? IS THERE ANY PRODUCT I CAN USE?

What skincare products have you used that helped with large pores?

What is the best thing to use to tighten pores on your face?

Can anyone tell me why my pores are so huge and what I can do to minimize them?

How to reduce pores.

Hey guys, how do I make my pores not look like this? Info in comments (deleted and reposted for an error in the title)

Pores reduction tips?

Advice for shrinking pores on and around nose?

[sun care] sunscreen that doesn’t irritate rosacea and perioral dermatitis

[Sun Care] Looking for sunscreen that doesn't irritate Rosacea

Sunscreen recommendations for rosacea

Looking for a sunscreen for my acne prone skin.

[Sun Care] looking for a sunscreen that works well for people with Eczema.

Desperate for a good sunscreen

Looking for a Daily Suncreen

I’ve tried them all and I still can’t find my holy grail for my dry rosacea skin. Any other recommendations?

Sunscreen, eczema and makeup, Help [Sun care]

[Sun Care] Help with not being able to use Sunscreen

How can i stop a really greasy face?

How to best defeat oily skin?

Is there any long-lasting solution for oily face?

Oily Face -&gt; Wash Face -&gt; More Oily

Extremely oily skin

Y’all know some sort of cream or product I can buy to make my face less greasy looking?

super oily face help needed

Oily Skin— please help!

Really oily skin

How to have less oily skin?

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Galaxy Tab A7 combines the slim, lightweight design you need, with the immersive entertainment experience you crave. The ultra-widescreen display draws you in to movies and shows while Dolby Atmos surround sound speakers place you in the center of the action. Video calls via the landscape-oriented, front-facing camera help you feel as if you’re in the same room with family and friends. And the fast processor, long-lasting battery and robust built-in storage let you enjoy more of the streaming, browsing, music and photos you love.；The product is multiple voltage compatible, that voltage arrange is 100-240V

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r/chromeos

 Here it has 32 gigabytes of storage and three gigabytes of ram. You can pay 50 more to get 64 gigabytes of storage. But my personal recommendation, just go on Amazon and buy a micro Sd card for around 20. You're gonna get a lot more storage for a lot less money, so let's see what we get for 230

 So it doesn't matter what orientation you're in, it doesn't matter if you're laying in bed or you're looking at it at an awkward angle, this is always going to unlock. I really enjoyed the facial recognition on the tab A7. But back to the display. in terms of the colors and the pixel resolution itself, it is a great looking display, but it is worth noting that it is kind of hard to see the display when you have it turned to its sides

 So let's go ahead and listen to a video sample that I have testing out that front-facing camera. This is the front-facing camera for the Galaxy Tab A7, so have it attached here to the bookcase makes a great stand for if you want to prop this up for making some video calls or conferences. I think this is definitely going to get the job done. Taking a look at the battery life, we are down to one percent here

 But back to the display. in terms of the colors and the pixel resolution itself, it is a great looking display, but it is worth noting that it is kind of hard to see the display when you have it turned to its sides. Compared to some other tablets, you may be able to perfectly see it from the side or from another angle, so you have to be looking at the tablet straight on, but that's probably what you're going to be doing with the tablet anyways. It's just worth noting that and also the brightness

Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Review: A New Affordable Samsung Tablet

 I've gone on the internet and looked at all the people who hate Google Assistant which apparently is part of this I haven't tried the Google Assistant in depth yet but if that's part of it I would just like to get rid of that bubble that holds the icons help to anyone who can help me, please and thank you! so beware before you buy and if you like doing things like that if you like Google and the new assistant you'll love this like I said the tablet is a nice tablet clarity of the screen easy to hold it's nice and thin but I don't like being tested by Google and being frustrated at using the software on my tablet.

 I thought it was pretty technical savvy cuz I've never had a problem with this and any of my tablets and my phones I've ever been able to overcome any little obstacles I've had but this one has tested every better technical knowledge I've ever known. I guess so frustrated with it I go back to using my small phone for everything. It has Google Assistant on it but I can't get the Google Chrome or Google Gmail out of the bubble onto my homepage to use them without going to the bubble to use them out of the Google Assistant bubble. I'm sure I'm not using the right terminology as bubble but I don't know what else to call it it's got a bubble that other all those icons are in for Gmail you have to go to that every time you want to use one of their icons and it's not open on the homepage it's very frustrating very irritating and very down-heartening I don't know how else to explain it but I just don't like it Don't want it I would like my old software back I don't know what Google has done but I'm sick of it

 It has Google Assistant on it but I can't get the Google Chrome or Google Gmail out of the bubble onto my homepage to use them without going to the bubble to use them out of the Google Assistant bubble. I'm sure I'm not using the right terminology as bubble but I don't know what else to call it it's got a bubble that other all those icons are in for Gmail you have to go to that every time you want to use one of their icons and it's not open on the homepage it's very frustrating very irritating and very down-heartening I don't know how else to explain it but I just don't like it Don't want it I would like my old software back I don't know what Google has done but I'm sick of it. Up till this time I've had Google everything Google phone Google tablets the Google has stepped out and tested my knowledge and likeness of them to the point where I don't want them or like them any longer. maybe there's someone out there and knows what I'm talking about and can help me get rid of that stupid bubble that contains all of my Google icons

 Up till this time I've had Google everything Google phone Google tablets the Google has stepped out and tested my knowledge and likeness of them to the point where I don't want them or like them any longer. maybe there's someone out there and knows what I'm talking about and can help me get rid of that stupid bubble that contains all of my Google icons. I've gone on the internet and looked at all the people who hate Google Assistant which apparently is part of this I haven't tried the Google Assistant in depth yet but if that's part of it I would just like to get rid of that bubble that holds the icons help to anyone who can help me, please and thank you! so beware before you buy and if you like doing things like that if you like Google and the new assistant you'll love this like I said the tablet is a nice tablet clarity of the screen easy to hold it's nice and thin but I don't like being tested by Google and being frustrated at using the software on my tablet.

Nice tablet irritating software Google you've lost it!!

I briefly had a Galaxy Tab S4, I ended up selling it to a friend who LOVES it. There wasn't anything "wrong" with it per se - I mean, I couldn't download DoorDash on it but I think that's a DoorDash and Tablet thing as opposed to a Galaxy Tab S4 thing. It just turns out I have very little use for a tablet after all. But anyway they're around $200 used and I think would be a much better experience than a Snapdragon 662 or whatever the midrange tablets are packing.

<div class="md"><p>I briefly had a Galaxy Tab S4, I ended up selling it to a friend who LOVES it. There wasn&#39;t anything &quot;wrong&quot; with it per se - I mean, I couldn&#39;t download DoorDash on it but I think that&#39;s a DoorDash and Tablet thing as opposed to a Galaxy Tab S4 thing. It just turns out I have very little use for a tablet after all. But anyway they&#39;re around $200 used and I think would be a much better experience than a Snapdragon 662 or whatever the midrange tablets are packing.</p>
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What about an iPad? The $250 iPad beats any Android tablet up to like $500 tbh and the Android tablet ecosystem is garbage

<div class="md"><p>What about an iPad? The $250 iPad beats any Android tablet up to like $500 tbh and the Android tablet ecosystem is garbage</p>
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Ideally I'd like a tablet running Android 10 if possible but not too expensive (less than $200 would be good). Full HD and usb C are musts, the bigger the screen size the better. I know nothing about tablets other than Samsung has some and the Amazon Fire tablets.

<div class="md"><p>Ideally I&#39;d like a tablet running Android 10 if possible but not too expensive (less than $200 would be good). Full HD and usb C are musts, the bigger the screen size the better. I know nothing about tablets other than Samsung has some and the Amazon Fire tablets.</p>
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Looking for a cheap but not crap Android tablet

Why do I have this problem with EVERY TABLET I purchase for my children? Usually it’s because my children were young and wiggling or trying to jam the charging cord end into the charging port of the tablet incorrectly. But, I bought this for my 8-yr-old for Christmas 2020 b/c she was getting older (and more responsible) and no longer wanted the Amazon Fire Kids Edition tablets of her earlier days. Ha! What a joke. I should have just shelled out the extra couple hundred for the iPad and been done with it

... just yesterday it was left to charge a full 8 hours and it only had 85% charge! 16 hours after than and it had GONE DOWN to only 15%! (And yes, I TRIPLE checked for lightening bolt status after checking the battery life the 1st time

. just yesterday it was left to charge a full 8 hours and it only had 85% charge! 16 hours after than and it had GONE DOWN to only 15%! (And yes, I TRIPLE checked for lightening bolt status after checking the battery life the 1st time.)  Someone suggested it could be the cord or the the cube that came with it that plugs into the outlet? So we tried changing the cube since we have so many lying around. That seemed to make it charge faster for a few days, until yesterday’s episode

6 months old and already won’t charge!

So far I found the Galaxy Tab A7, the Huawei MatePad T10s and the Lenovo Tab M10 Plus. The price should be around 200€ (German market). Which tablet offers the most value in this price range?

A mediocre tablet, expected better from Samsung

 This tablet acts like that. I will probably get my electronics elsewhere from now on, because of this 'new' product being so unreliable. Too bad. I feel it was a waste of money, because I will need to replace it

the only way I can describe it is that in different offices where I have worked you can call the IT department, who can access your computer to address tech issues. The computer is being worked on remotely. This tablet acts like that. I will probably get my electronics elsewhere from now on, because of this 'new' product being so unreliable

 I would have given it a five star rating, HOWEVER, with very gentle use for only six months, the touchscreen has stopped being responsive. It locks up and I cannot get into the tablet at all. Sometimes now it will work for short bursts of time, and without warning locks again. The screen starts going to other content as though someone else was using it while I watch

Mine only lasted six months

On the flip side, I switched from an iPad Pro to a Tab S7 Plus and couldn't be happier:

- Ability to multitask while on a video call without my own video freezing, something that iPad OS only supports for FaceTime
- Ability to stream games without shenanigans
- Gboard is an absurdly better keyboard than stock iOS for me
- Easy ability to go from web results to the corresponding app
- Shockingly enough, to this day, there is no case for iPads that is both minimal and provides a kickstand; Samsung nailed it with the back cover of their keyboard accessory

Beyond that.. on Android, browsing, all the popular video streaming platforms, Reddit, Adobe suite.. all work great with tablet-optomized apps. Not to mention that Android is just a more useful OS.

<div class="md"><p>On the flip side, I switched from an iPad Pro to a Tab S7 Plus and couldn&#39;t be happier:</p>

<ul>
<li>Ability to multitask while on a video call without my own video freezing, something that iPad OS only supports for FaceTime</li>
<li>Ability to stream games without shenanigans</li>
<li>Gboard is an absurdly better keyboard than stock iOS for me</li>
<li>Easy ability to go from web results to the corresponding app</li>
<li>Shockingly enough, to this day, there is no case for iPads that is both minimal and provides a kickstand; Samsung nailed it with the back cover of their keyboard accessory</li>
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<p>Beyond that.. on Android, browsing, all the popular video streaming platforms, Reddit, Adobe suite.. all work great with tablet-optomized apps. Not to mention that Android is just a more useful OS.</p>
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Switched from an iPad pro 10.5 to an Tab s7+ and am much happier with the Samsung. For productivity, the complete lack of a desktop UI is embarrassing for ipads imo when they're selling attachments like the magic keyboard for $299.

<div class="md"><p>Switched from an iPad pro 10.5 to an Tab s7+ and am much happier with the Samsung. For productivity, the complete lack of a desktop UI is embarrassing for ipads imo when they&#39;re selling attachments like the magic keyboard for $299.</p>
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Agree with most of your points, but I'm still happy with my tab S6 lite. I use it mainly for note taking, reading articles, and web browsing/reddit. It's plenty good enough for that, it's a good size. Just big enough for note taking but not too big. And it has a headphone jack!

Compared to an iPad air (I don't like the screen on the base iPad), this thing is way cheaper. And for me, the display quality is good enough, expect for the aspect ratio which sucks.

I really wish it had a side fingerprint scanner though. There isn't a fast, reliable way to unlock it. It's probably my main issue with the tab S6 lite.

<div class="md"><p>Agree with most of your points, but I&#39;m still happy with my tab S6 lite. I use it mainly for note taking, reading articles, and web browsing/reddit. It&#39;s plenty good enough for that, it&#39;s a good size. Just big enough for note taking but not too big. And it has a headphone jack!</p>

<p>Compared to an iPad air (I don&#39;t like the screen on the base iPad), this thing is way cheaper. And for me, the display quality is good enough, expect for the aspect ratio which sucks.</p>

<p>I really wish it had a side fingerprint scanner though. There isn&#39;t a fast, reliable way to unlock it. It&#39;s probably my main issue with the tab S6 lite.</p>
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Those are good points but it all comes down to what you're using it for. I almost bought an ipad during black friday but ended up buying a fire hd 10 tablet. The ipad was on sale for $300 and the fire tab was on sale for $80. Once I found out I could use fire tool box to make it function like a normal tablet I bought it. I use it mainly for web browsing, reddit, youtube, comics, kindle. In my case it's perfect.

<div class="md"><p>Those are good points but it all comes down to what you&#39;re using it for. I almost bought an ipad during black friday but ended up buying a fire hd 10 tablet. The ipad was on sale for $300 and the fire tab was on sale for $80. Once I found out I could use fire tool box to make it function like a normal tablet I bought it. I use it mainly for web browsing, reddit, youtube, comics, kindle. In my case it&#39;s perfect.</p>
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I’ve got a Tab S6 and a 2020 iPad 10.2 and I love them both. The Tab S6 is amazing and has none of the problems you’re having with your Lite one.

<div class="md"><p>I’ve got a Tab S6 and a 2020 iPad 10.2 and I love them both. The Tab S6 is amazing and has none of the problems you’re having with your Lite one.</p>
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My flatmate just bought S6 lite and I was planning to buy it too. But I am going to take your feedback into account.Problem is Apple's tablet isn't $329 because tablet is pretty much useless unless you have pencil which you need to pay extra. so it's actually quite expensive for a "surprisingly affordable" tablet.  
Another issue is 32GB storage. It doesn't even give room for additional memory card.  
In my country electronics is more expensive than in that US. I have never used apple products before and I don't have accessories lying around.Most of the apps are paid. Android gives us flexibility.

you have already mentioned this but it's all boils down to what we can afford. Apple does provide premium services but not at the cost I can pay.

I really hate the fact that US have greater per capita and yet electronic products are 40% cheaper compared to ours.

<div class="md"><p>My flatmate just bought S6 lite and I was planning to buy it too. But I am going to take your feedback into account.Problem is Apple&#39;s tablet isn&#39;t $329 because tablet is pretty much useless unless you have pencil which you need to pay extra. so it&#39;s actually quite expensive for a &quot;surprisingly affordable&quot; tablet.<br/>
Another issue is 32GB storage. It doesn&#39;t even give room for additional memory card.<br/>
In my country electronics is more expensive than in that US. I have never used apple products before and I don&#39;t have accessories lying around.Most of the apps are paid. Android gives us flexibility.</p>

<p>you have already mentioned this but it&#39;s all boils down to what we can afford. Apple does provide premium services but not at the cost I can pay.</p>

<p>I really hate the fact that US have greater per capita and yet electronic products are 40% cheaper compared to ours.</p>
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I always have high-end phones, mainly for the screen, cameras and performance. Currently I'm using the Galaxy S20 Ultra.

I haven't had a tablet since the original Samsung Galaxy Tab (10") back in 2011, mainly because phones kept getting bigger and the tablet hype was slowing down. This was until late 2020. I moved to a new apartment, got a new internet provider and they had a promotion running where they gave you a free tablet with a new contract.

What I got was the Lenovo Tab M8 HD. A cheap (around 120$) 8" Tablet running on a crappy MediaTek SoC and 2GB of RAM. But damn, some things are nice to do on a tablet and I got appetite for a "real" tablet. As I said, I absolutely love high-end phones but I wanted a cheaper tablet. After some research I ended up with the Galaxy Tab A7. It's around 200$ for the 32GB model but I got the 64GB model for around 240$. The 32GB model is actually discounted quite often to as low as 150$.
And what can I say? I freaking love it.

* The screen is 10.4" with a 2000x1200 resolution, which is plenty sharp. It's IPS and certainly not a *great* screen (gets quite a bit dimmer when viewed from an angle), but it is totally serviceable. That's coming from a guy who loves his Samsung AMOLED screens and 120 Hz.
* It's running on a Snapdragon 662. Low-end, but it also doesn't struggles with regular tasks, it's just slower. On the Lenovo, I opened the browser and had to wait like 5 seconds until I could type in an adress, the SD 662 is keeping up a lot better. Sure it isn't *fast* by any means, but it's ok.
* I somehow feared the 3GB of RAM would be the bottleneck. And wow, I'm pleasantly surprised. Reddit app, Gmail, browser with a few tabs, Youtube, Netflix, Youtube Music, Google Notes all open and I can switch without the apps having to reload. Of course it wouldn't handle much more but hey, that's actually very good for such a cheap device.
* The speakers are amazing for a tablet this price. Quad speakers (!), very loud and sound quality is actually decent. Of course not as good as on the Tab S7 or other expensive tablets, but for the price they absolutely rock.
* Battery life seems to be very good. I just got the Tab A7 this week so I don't want to give final judgment but so far I'm very happy with it.
* Software: The Tab A7 comes with Android 10 and One UI 2.5 Core. That's basically a slimmer version of Samsung's UI and it misses some features like DeX. But I didn't want a tablet for productivity - I have an Ultrabook for that - and if I wanted such a tablet, I would go for something with more horsepower. I use it as a media tablet. Browsing the web, streaming videos, a few games like "Among Us", Reddit, Emails etc. One UI Core runs well and even lighter multitasking (like Netflix in a hovering window or two apps open simultaneously) is no problem at all. The Tab A7 will get Android 11 some time in summer and I actually think it will also get Android 12 next year. So yes, update support is quite a bit slower and not as long, but most cheap tablets are way worse.
* Android tablet app situation: I actually think it decent. My browser (Edge) has a nice tablet UI, my Reddit app (Boost) also, Gmail, Youtube etc. too - I suspect it's better on iOS, but Android has come a long way since my Galaxy Tab back in 2011.

Overall, for the money I spent I'm very impressed.

<div class="md"><p>I always have high-end phones, mainly for the screen, cameras and performance. Currently I&#39;m using the Galaxy S20 Ultra.</p>

<p>I haven&#39;t had a tablet since the original Samsung Galaxy Tab (10&quot;) back in 2011, mainly because phones kept getting bigger and the tablet hype was slowing down. This was until late 2020. I moved to a new apartment, got a new internet provider and they had a promotion running where they gave you a free tablet with a new contract.</p>

<p>What I got was the Lenovo Tab M8 HD. A cheap (around 120$) 8&quot; Tablet running on a crappy MediaTek SoC and 2GB of RAM. But damn, some things are nice to do on a tablet and I got appetite for a &quot;real&quot; tablet. As I said, I absolutely love high-end phones but I wanted a cheaper tablet. After some research I ended up with the Galaxy Tab A7. It&#39;s around 200$ for the 32GB model but I got the 64GB model for around 240$. The 32GB model is actually discounted quite often to as low as 150$.
And what can I say? I freaking love it.</p>

<ul>
<li>The screen is 10.4&quot; with a 2000x1200 resolution, which is plenty sharp. It&#39;s IPS and certainly not a <em>great</em> screen (gets quite a bit dimmer when viewed from an angle), but it is totally serviceable. That&#39;s coming from a guy who loves his Samsung AMOLED screens and 120 Hz.</li>
<li>It&#39;s running on a Snapdragon 662. Low-end, but it also doesn&#39;t struggles with regular tasks, it&#39;s just slower. On the Lenovo, I opened the browser and had to wait like 5 seconds until I could type in an adress, the SD 662 is keeping up a lot better. Sure it isn&#39;t <em>fast</em> by any means, but it&#39;s ok.</li>
<li>I somehow feared the 3GB of RAM would be the bottleneck. And wow, I&#39;m pleasantly surprised. Reddit app, Gmail, browser with a few tabs, Youtube, Netflix, Youtube Music, Google Notes all open and I can switch without the apps having to reload. Of course it wouldn&#39;t handle much more but hey, that&#39;s actually very good for such a cheap device.</li>
<li>The speakers are amazing for a tablet this price. Quad speakers (!), very loud and sound quality is actually decent. Of course not as good as on the Tab S7 or other expensive tablets, but for the price they absolutely rock.</li>
<li>Battery life seems to be very good. I just got the Tab A7 this week so I don&#39;t want to give final judgment but so far I&#39;m very happy with it.</li>
<li>Software: The Tab A7 comes with Android 10 and One UI 2.5 Core. That&#39;s basically a slimmer version of Samsung&#39;s UI and it misses some features like DeX. But I didn&#39;t want a tablet for productivity - I have an Ultrabook for that - and if I wanted such a tablet, I would go for something with more horsepower. I use it as a media tablet. Browsing the web, streaming videos, a few games like &quot;Among Us&quot;, Reddit, Emails etc. One UI Core runs well and even lighter multitasking (like Netflix in a hovering window or two apps open simultaneously) is no problem at all. The Tab A7 will get Android 11 some time in summer and I actually think it will also get Android 12 next year. So yes, update support is quite a bit slower and not as long, but most cheap tablets are way worse.</li>
<li>Android tablet app situation: I actually think it decent. My browser (Edge) has a nice tablet UI, my Reddit app (Boost) also, Gmail, Youtube etc. too - I suspect it&#39;s better on iOS, but Android has come a long way since my Galaxy Tab back in 2011.</li>
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<p>Overall, for the money I spent I&#39;m very impressed.</p>
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For close to a decade I don't think anyone thought iOS on Tabs *wasn't* better than Android on Tabs.

Beyond that you got the cheapest (not premium) Samsung Tablet. Your experience is not invalid but definitely not indicative of their other tablets. I have the 6 and 7+, and enjoy them both; the 6 a bit more than 7+ depending on what I am doing. 

Looking at how Samsung is starting to gimp their lower end "flagship" line ups, your experience does make sense and it's shitty they do it. I won't say iOS isn't better though. I'll prefer the hardware and customization here though.

<div class="md"><p>For close to a decade I don&#39;t think anyone thought iOS on Tabs <em>wasn&#39;t</em> better than Android on Tabs.</p>

<p>Beyond that you got the cheapest (not premium) Samsung Tablet. Your experience is not invalid but definitely not indicative of their other tablets. I have the 6 and 7+, and enjoy them both; the 6 a bit more than 7+ depending on what I am doing. </p>

<p>Looking at how Samsung is starting to gimp their lower end &quot;flagship&quot; line ups, your experience does make sense and it&#39;s shitty they do it. I won&#39;t say iOS isn&#39;t better though. I&#39;ll prefer the hardware and customization here though.</p>
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I have a Tab S6 Lite and my mum uses an iPad 10.2, and I think the former is better (my particular use case)

For the problems you have:

* Why not just use the browser instead of the app? (Talking abt twitter, IG etc.) Desktop sites work well on the tablets so there's not really a need for the app

* At least the screen is better than the base iPad 10.2, which costs almost the same price. The iPad of the same price has a recessed screen that looks quite cheap and feels hollow too. Also the colors look quite good, nicely saturated too, idk why you think it's muted 

* They added the feature for timed blue light filter in one of the recent security updates (I agree it doesn't look the best but still usable)

* I literally just did a side by side multitasking test vs a 10.2 and it kept up with it, did 6 apps with no problems (7th one refreshed the oldest app)

* You can't really blame the syncing of calls to your phone if it's your carrier, my works with no problem (and frankly is SUCH a good feature)

* There's no Galaxy Themes but there's Good Lock (which I'd argue is better anyway)

Why I love the Tab S6 Lite (over an equivalently priced iPad):

* Free S Pen (a stylus should be included if the tablet supports it, period)

* Stereo speakers in the right orientation (iPad 10.2 and Air 3 have both at the bottom, like why?) and also sound better, the iPad speakers are too harsh for me

* WAY better battery life. Using the 10.2, it drains so fast when doing basic internet browsing. The Tab S6 Lites lasts at least 12 hours of SoT for me (usage is Lite gaming, web browsing and Youtube)

* Much better split screen and window view for multitasking and productivity 

* Brighter screen. For some reason, the 10.2 when maxed out is still pretty dim

<div class="md"><p>I have a Tab S6 Lite and my mum uses an iPad 10.2, and I think the former is better (my particular use case)</p>

<p>For the problems you have:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Why not just use the browser instead of the app? (Talking abt twitter, IG etc.) Desktop sites work well on the tablets so there&#39;s not really a need for the app</p></li>
<li><p>At least the screen is better than the base iPad 10.2, which costs almost the same price. The iPad of the same price has a recessed screen that looks quite cheap and feels hollow too. Also the colors look quite good, nicely saturated too, idk why you think it&#39;s muted </p></li>
<li><p>They added the feature for timed blue light filter in one of the recent security updates (I agree it doesn&#39;t look the best but still usable)</p></li>
<li><p>I literally just did a side by side multitasking test vs a 10.2 and it kept up with it, did 6 apps with no problems (7th one refreshed the oldest app)</p></li>
<li><p>You can&#39;t really blame the syncing of calls to your phone if it&#39;s your carrier, my works with no problem (and frankly is SUCH a good feature)</p></li>
<li><p>There&#39;s no Galaxy Themes but there&#39;s Good Lock (which I&#39;d argue is better anyway)</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Why I love the Tab S6 Lite (over an equivalently priced iPad):</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Free S Pen (a stylus should be included if the tablet supports it, period)</p></li>
<li><p>Stereo speakers in the right orientation (iPad 10.2 and Air 3 have both at the bottom, like why?) and also sound better, the iPad speakers are too harsh for me</p></li>
<li><p>WAY better battery life. Using the 10.2, it drains so fast when doing basic internet browsing. The Tab S6 Lites lasts at least 12 hours of SoT for me (usage is Lite gaming, web browsing and Youtube)</p></li>
<li><p>Much better split screen and window view for multitasking and productivity </p></li>
<li><p>Brighter screen. For some reason, the 10.2 when maxed out is still pretty dim</p></li>
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Hmmm I love my s6 lite. Some points I agree with you, but I think it works insanely well for 329 euros. The screen appears very sharp, way better than I expected. Its better than my 2 year old 999 dollar lenovo laptop, better colours etc.

The samsung case is AMAZING. Never expected the magnet fold thing to work so well. It is worth the 60 euros for sure. 

You also get a pen, which is way more expensive on ipad. 

For my use case, I watch youtube, stream netflix/ prime/ read the paper etc, it is amazing for this price. It does not stutter at all. The only thing is, it does feel slow sometimes when you load YT for example. My galaxy s20 is faster so to say. But yea, I was expecting that. I really wanted the tab s7 but couldnt afford to pay that much.

Also battery, wow, surprised me for sure. Easily get at least 8-10-12 hours, charge it once every few days.

<div class="md"><p>Hmmm I love my s6 lite. Some points I agree with you, but I think it works insanely well for 329 euros. The screen appears very sharp, way better than I expected. Its better than my 2 year old 999 dollar lenovo laptop, better colours etc.</p>

<p>The samsung case is AMAZING. Never expected the magnet fold thing to work so well. It is worth the 60 euros for sure. </p>

<p>You also get a pen, which is way more expensive on ipad. </p>

<p>For my use case, I watch youtube, stream netflix/ prime/ read the paper etc, it is amazing for this price. It does not stutter at all. The only thing is, it does feel slow sometimes when you load YT for example. My galaxy s20 is faster so to say. But yea, I was expecting that. I really wanted the tab s7 but couldnt afford to pay that much.</p>

<p>Also battery, wow, surprised me for sure. Easily get at least 8-10-12 hours, charge it once every few days.</p>
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I have an iPad mini and a tab S5e, I somewhat agree with some of the points you are making. In general apps are better on the iPad, but I still feel there’s a ton of improvements needed on Apple with the tablet apps. I bought the S5e mainly for multimedia and DeX mode. I’ve formed the opinion that the S5e is best valued tablet I’ve used. I was pleasantly surprised by the performance, I expected the mid tier chip to give issues but it’s really no noticeably slower for the majority tasks I use it for than my A12 power mini. I prefer Samsung browser to any browser I can find on iOS too. It really works well with the tablet. The screen I prefer over my iPad, the speakers aren’t even comparable. As a multimedia/desktop replacement tablet the tab S5e kills it for the price I paid for it. I even been enjoying gaming on it, so easily to load up and emulator then connect a Bluetooth controller which works amazing well. Unfortunately something not easily to achieve with the iPad. I got the mini because it’s more portable, but I find I rarely use it. Horses for courses.

<div class="md"><p>I have an iPad mini and a tab S5e, I somewhat agree with some of the points you are making. In general apps are better on the iPad, but I still feel there’s a ton of improvements needed on Apple with the tablet apps. I bought the S5e mainly for multimedia and DeX mode. I’ve formed the opinion that the S5e is best valued tablet I’ve used. I was pleasantly surprised by the performance, I expected the mid tier chip to give issues but it’s really no noticeably slower for the majority tasks I use it for than my A12 power mini. I prefer Samsung browser to any browser I can find on iOS too. It really works well with the tablet. The screen I prefer over my iPad, the speakers aren’t even comparable. As a multimedia/desktop replacement tablet the tab S5e kills it for the price I paid for it. I even been enjoying gaming on it, so easily to load up and emulator then connect a Bluetooth controller which works amazing well. Unfortunately something not easily to achieve with the iPad. I got the mini because it’s more portable, but I find I rarely use it. Horses for courses.</p>
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I've bought my S6 lite for note taking purposes as well, and as much as I like the experience of it, the performance was something that I didn't really expect to be a downside. Double tapping the recent app button on the nav bar to switch back and forth from app to app is a hit or miss, and I sometimes have that loading circle appear on my Samsung notes app when I load my PDF files. Granted, it's about 400 pages, but I thought the UFS 2.0 storage would handle it better.

Despite the blue-ish hue of the screen, the viewing experience on the tablet was okay. At least the 5:3 aspect ratio does make the experience better than a 4:3 aspect ratio tablet, and the speakers are really good.

<div class="md"><p>I&#39;ve bought my S6 lite for note taking purposes as well, and as much as I like the experience of it, the performance was something that I didn&#39;t really expect to be a downside. Double tapping the recent app button on the nav bar to switch back and forth from app to app is a hit or miss, and I sometimes have that loading circle appear on my Samsung notes app when I load my PDF files. Granted, it&#39;s about 400 pages, but I thought the UFS 2.0 storage would handle it better.</p>

<p>Despite the blue-ish hue of the screen, the viewing experience on the tablet was okay. At least the 5:3 aspect ratio does make the experience better than a 4:3 aspect ratio tablet, and the speakers are really good.</p>
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I tried a Tab S6 Lite recently and sadly had to return it one day later.

When the device is not even capable of web browsing without framedrops, it’s very sad. I supposed the Exynos SoC was terrible, but not to this extent. Even Android phones from 4 years ago do better than this trash, how is this possible?

As a positive, build quality was better than expected tho. But the experience was so bad, I decided to return to tried and true iPad.

Samsung please, put better specs next time. Otherwise these devices are just e-waste.

<div class="md"><p>I tried a Tab S6 Lite recently and sadly had to return it one day later.</p>

<p>When the device is not even capable of web browsing without framedrops, it’s very sad. I supposed the Exynos SoC was terrible, but not to this extent. Even Android phones from 4 years ago do better than this trash, how is this possible?</p>

<p>As a positive, build quality was better than expected tho. But the experience was so bad, I decided to return to tried and true iPad.</p>

<p>Samsung please, put better specs next time. Otherwise these devices are just e-waste.</p>
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Your experience is different from mine. You are trying to use the tablet as a computer replacement, so many of your points are valid.

My face unlock works 100% of the time when pointing the tablet at my face even 30 degrees off center. Agreed having to enter your pin every 24 hours is stupid, should be every week.

The display is listed as a TFT, but all active matrix LCDs use TFT. It may not be the best IPS panel out there, but it certainly can't be TN or VA. Agreed that the blue filter is terribly implemented, could have just used stock Android code and been better. I'm tired of oversaturated displays that look radioactive all the time, so this display is actually tuned decently for my preferences.

iPads are significantly more expensive when you factor in that the base models differ in storage (64 vs 32gb), the S6 Lite has expandable storage, and comes with a battery-free pen.

The biggest reason I went with the S6 Lite was the bonded display, as I wanted the tablet for drawing. A bonded display doesn't have an air gap between the display and the front glass, so the point that you draw at appears much closer to the pen's physical tip. Apple only bonds the display on iPad Pros.

My friend made the mistake of playing with an iPad Pro in store and thinking that drawing on it would be the same experience as the regular iPad. Purchased a regular iPad on Black Friday and noticed something was off. Just playing on my S6 Lite for a bit was enough to convince a switch. Especially considering I didn't have to wait for Black Friday sales and I still paid less.

<div class="md"><p>Your experience is different from mine. You are trying to use the tablet as a computer replacement, so many of your points are valid.</p>

<p>My face unlock works 100% of the time when pointing the tablet at my face even 30 degrees off center. Agreed having to enter your pin every 24 hours is stupid, should be every week.</p>

<p>The display is listed as a TFT, but all active matrix LCDs use TFT. It may not be the best IPS panel out there, but it certainly can&#39;t be TN or VA. Agreed that the blue filter is terribly implemented, could have just used stock Android code and been better. I&#39;m tired of oversaturated displays that look radioactive all the time, so this display is actually tuned decently for my preferences.</p>

<p>iPads are significantly more expensive when you factor in that the base models differ in storage (64 vs 32gb), the S6 Lite has expandable storage, and comes with a battery-free pen.</p>

<p>The biggest reason I went with the S6 Lite was the bonded display, as I wanted the tablet for drawing. A bonded display doesn&#39;t have an air gap between the display and the front glass, so the point that you draw at appears much closer to the pen&#39;s physical tip. Apple only bonds the display on iPad Pros.</p>

<p>My friend made the mistake of playing with an iPad Pro in store and thinking that drawing on it would be the same experience as the regular iPad. Purchased a regular iPad on Black Friday and noticed something was off. Just playing on my S6 Lite for a bit was enough to convince a switch. Especially considering I didn&#39;t have to wait for Black Friday sales and I still paid less.</p>
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<div class="md"><p>Just in case you were about to buy an Android tablet... hear me out. (tl;dr at the end) </p>

<p>Also I should mention for the record, prices are in USD. </p>

<p>Right, so I should probably start off by saying that I really wanted to love my Tab S6 Lite. I wanted to tell myself that it was &quot;good enough&quot; for what I was using it for. But after a few frustrating and disappointing months, I eventually came to the conclusion that there are too many fundamental flaws with the experience, and I just can&#39;t bring myself to recommend it to anyone. The amount of missteps and cost-cuts they made when putting this together, and the amount of issues compared to my old iPad mini 4 that was $499 in 2015, is honestly baffling to me.</p>

<p>That being said, I think that Android tablets certainly have their place with sub-$100 devices from the likes of Amazon, meant for people who can&#39;t afford (or don&#39;t want to spend more on) the more premium devices, or for children who will easily break them. But I believe that these premium tablets that are being pushed as iPad-killers (mostly from Samsung) are just too flawed to be viable. Don&#39;t be fooled by the impressive low prices of things like the Tab S6 Lite or the Tab S7, with their nice designs and included s-pen. It&#39;s just simply not worth it. </p>

<p>The following is a general list of reasons why I believe iPadOS is currently better for tablets than Android. (note: This applies to even comparing a $329 iPad to an $849 Tab S7+) </p>

<p>• Better optimization for large screens in apps, especially in landscape mode (Twitter, Discord, and Firefox are all good examples of popular apps that are better on iPad, also the wasted space vs the iPad in apps like the Play Store and Facebook)<br/>
• Able to sync with Signal messaging app<br/>
• Exclusive creative/work apps (LumaFusion, iMovie, Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, Procreate, Photoshop, Flip, Logic Remote, GarageBand, various note taking apps)<br/>
• Multi-finger gestures (4 finger swipe up and hold for multitasking, 4 finger swipe up to go home, 5 finger pinch for multitasking, you might not find them useful, but especially those 4 finger gestures are very natural and fluid because of how similar they are to swiping up from the bottom)<br/>
• Longer and more consistent software and security updates (and just in case this point or its importance hasn&#39;t clicked for you yet, here&#39;s a wake up call: the Tab S5e came out in 2019, and to my knowledge it isn&#39;t getting One UI 3.0 for another 6 months even though it&#39;s been out of beta for a few weeks, while the iPad Air 2 that came out in 2014 is on the latest version of iPadOS 14)<br/>
• Stock keyboard is a better keyboard than anything on Android for tablets, due to the spacing afforded by the aspect ratio (imho)<br/>
• Aspect ratio is also better for using apps and browsing the internet (it&#39;s generally worse for watching videos due to letterboxing, but the importance of that is debatable)<br/>
• The likelihood of future apps getting full-on iPad support that don&#39;t have it yet (i.e. Apollo for Reddit) seems to be much higher than apps like Twitter and Discord getting more optimized apps on Android* </p>

<p>The following is a list of gripes I have with the Tab S6 Lite; these may not apply to all Android tablets. </p>

<p>• Unreliable and insecure biometric authentication compared to any iPad, or most other Android tablets for that matter (it&#39;s only facial recognition with the camera, so it doesn&#39;t work in the dark, it&#39;s not very secure, and even in ideal conditions it only works about 70% of the time, and you need to put in your pattern/pin every 24 hours for security reasons)<br/>
• Awful blue light filter (instead of changing color temperature, it just applies a translucent yellow over the entire display, so for example black changes to dark yellow, and also it can&#39;t even be scheduled… ??????)<br/>
• Significantly worse glare compared to newer iPads that have the anti-glare coating (from what I&#39;ve seen this also applies to other Android tablets like the Tab S7)<br/>
• Display isn&#39;t very good (it&#39;s LCD which is fine, but it&#39;s a TFT panel instead of IPS, which means it has really bad viewing angles and the colors are muted, I didn&#39;t think this would bother me but it&#39;s surprisingly sub-par even for the price imo)<br/>
• Touch response is not very good (i.e. it feels &#39;jello-y&#39; and lags behind the finger a bit more than something like a $329 iPad)<br/>
• There are occasional stutters and pauses that tend to bog down the experience (even my mom&#39;s iPad Air 2 has less frequent stutters and a more responsive touch screen)<br/>
• Multitasking is kind of pitiful (can only really hold 3 apps in RAM at one time, again I didn&#39;t think it would bother me but combined with the mediocre load times it can get irritating)<br/>
• UI is noticeably lacking smoothness/responsiveness (i.e. going in and out of multitasking, going home, quick settings, opening an app, setting up split view)<br/>
• For some reason I&#39;m not allowed to use synced calls and texts with my (Samsung) phone (probably because of Verizon not allowing it to work or something, but still that is really stupid that this advertised feature straight up doesn&#39;t work)<br/>
• Side note: if you were hoping to heavily customize a Samsung tablet, it doesn&#39;t come with the galaxy themes store and sideloading an apk of it doesn&#39;t work, so you can&#39;t use something like hex installer to customize it... bummer </p>

<p>Of course there is a list of reasons why these premium Android tablets are better (DeX on some models, micro SD card support on some models, launcher and icon customization, emulators that are easy to install and work pretty well, FoRtNiTe, third party app stores like F-Droid [and some other apps and stores for dirty people who hate spending money], also pricing outside of the US is different I get that) but to me personally, these are vastly outweighed by the fundamental improvements to the tablet experience that iPadOS has by design. </p>

<p>Sooo… yeah. Probably going to switch back to an iPad once I get a chance. Really unfortunate as I was hoping that this tablet would integrate better with my phone, but oh well. </p>

<p>*side note: This last point may be purely speculation, however Signal is already syncing with iPads but not Android tablets, Apollo dev has confirmed that an iPad version is in the works, and we have no word on any of the problematic apps that I&#39;ve mentioned getting improvements on Android (except for Signal but who knows how long that will take)</p>

<p>tl;dr: iPads are better than Android tablets in pretty much every single way these days. Cheap Android tablets are fine for the price and all, but if you&#39;re looking for anything over $300 you should probably be looking at an iPad.</p>
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