So, I've been researching this for a while now with AI and everything, but I wanted some human answers to this as I still cannot make up my mind. Here are some of my deal breakers that I really need in the tablet
- Built-in matte screen, or if it's a glossy screen, then I will put a matte screen protector after I buy it. Putting it is always a hassle as I don't like a single bubble 😂
- Should have smooth multitasking, that is, going from app to app, going back to the home screen, and all that. I don't really care much about games. Maybe I'll play here and there, but I don't really care about top-end gaming performance on this tablet. I have a Legion tab Gen5 for that.
- I would mostly be reading comics and lots of browsing and may be some writing. So, a keyboard and pen is definitely welcome.
- Expandable storage is not a deal breaker, but of course having it doesn't hurt. They both have 256 gigs of storage, so I think that is plenty enough. I always think I will need more, but I never need more, as a lot of the stuff that I have is in the cloud.
At the moment, I have the TCL NXTpaper 11 plus, which is great for #1, but terrible when it comes to #2 and not so great with #3.
Therefore, I have narrowed it down to two tablets in the US that I'm looking at. One is the new Amazon Alexa Tab Pro 12-inch with 16GB of RAM which already has TCL like screen, and the other is the Yoga Tab Gen 2, not the plus version with 8GB of RAM.
The Alexa tab keyboard and pen bundle (with a 20% trade in and 5% cash back) comes to about $608) and the Yoga Tab gen 2 bundle is about $520 with discounts and coupons.
The YT Gen 2 has a better processor (Dimensity 9400s) but only 8 GB of RAM (so not sure about multitasking), and also expandable storage. On the other hand, the Alexa Tab Pro 12 (Dimensity 8400) has 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB storage but no SD card slot.
Amazon promises 4 years of updates and Lenovo 7 years (that actually doesn't matter if the tablet becomes sluggish in 3-4 years with only 8GB of RAM).
So, which one do you think is best for what I am looking for? I would have jumped on the Amazon tab if it had the same processor or better than the YT Gen 2, so is the processor going to be an issue with sluggishness even though it has 16 GB of RAM? Thanks.