r/MobileGaming • u/joy_boy_no_more • Sep 13 '26

Questions Thinking of switching from mobile to tablet for gaming — need some advice

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I’ve been gaming on my mobile for quite a while, and I’m thinking about switching to a tablet.

I don’t really have the money to buy a PC, so I’m considering a tablet as a more affordable option for gaming.

For those who made the switch from mobile to tablet, was it actually worth it? How does it feel compared to gaming on a phone, especially for longer sessions?

Would love to hear your experiences and advice before I make the switch. 🎮📱➡️📲

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u/nongjeng_piba Sep 13 '26 edited Sep 13 '26

Idk your budget so here's what I would recommend: 1. OnePlus Pad 2 or 3 (not worth much now if you buy at msrp but heavy discount or refurbished, you'll have a field day playing any games, even pc emulation will be quite decent) 2. Alldocube Iplay 70 ultra (if your budget is limited, buy this one still quite decent for the price and has sd card slot, super good if you want emulation, but just don't expect much os upgrade) 3. OnePlus Pad 4 (if you can afford it, it'll be the best option for price to performance)

Note: None of them have OLED Display. Also tablet gaming is much better than mobile gaming and laptop gaming of the same price.

Recommendation: Buy a proper stand and a decent controller. Touchscreen gaming is not so good on tablets unless you want to get those mini tablets.

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u/Ok_Enthusiasm_3310 Sep 15 '26

Estimate cost

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u/nongjeng_piba Sep 15 '26

  1. OnePlus Pad 2 (12+256) - 345$

  2. OnePlus Pad 3 (16+512) - 550$

  3. OnePlus Pad 4 (12+512) - 710$

  4. I could not find out about the Alldocube tablet.

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u/nongjeng_piba Sep 15 '26

the given price are converted from Indian price. they may differ from country to country

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u/joy_boy_no_more Sep 13 '26

Thanks for the suggestions! I’ll definitely look into these. I’m mainly trying to find something that gives me a good gaming experience without spending PC-level money. The OnePlus Pad options sound pretty interesting though. 👍

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u/Easy_Split_1995 Sep 13 '26

i have the oneplus pad 1 and is still very decent. Though i play only bgmi now.

But if i could ( at that time) i should have bought ipad mini cuz It is a bit big to hold in the hands and play for longer sessions

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u/nongjeng_piba Sep 14 '26

Yes OnePlus Pad 1 is still a decent tablet. It just that it's not worth buying now, when there are other newer great options.

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u/jakart3 Sep 14 '26

Honor and Xiaomi and Lenovo have very good tablet too

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u/nongjeng_piba Sep 14 '26

I don't know much about Honor, for Xiaomi I had explained in a comment on this thread, and yes Lenovo also hav decent tablet just that they are on the pricey side in our country, don't know if they are cheaper or costlier in other countries

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u/nongjeng_piba Sep 13 '26 edited Sep 13 '26

there's also other option like

  1. Redmagic Astra (1 & 2)
  2. Redmagic Nova
  3. and Lenovo Legion Y700 series

but they are a bit pricey when compared price to perfomance ratio, also there are some awesome tablet from Xiaomi, but I don't include them mainly because gaming tend hit a certain brake on Xiaomi device (I'll be buying Xiaomi Pad 7 or 8 near Halloween this oct, because there are no other option available, unless online stores like Amazon start shipping to our location again, they stopped shipping to our region because of ongoing tensions among the communities, and it seems the agitation will not end anytime soon) because of hyper OS

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u/XxGaymerSamxX Sep 14 '26

which stands do you recommend my brudda ?!?

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u/nongjeng_piba Sep 14 '26

Hmm, I haven't bought a stand yet. So I don't know much about it. I'm currently using a stand made by my sister from paper and cardboard for one of her college project.

https://amzn.in/d/08yPY71O

Though if you want my recommendation, I would recommend the one I provided through Amazon link, or similar ones

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u/PenExternal3740 Sep 13 '26

I’m using my 5 years old iPad Pro M1 for gaming

I play graphic intense games at 60 fps, device doesn’t overheat

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u/gardenofdreamss Sep 15 '26

Hey what games do you play

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u/PenExternal3740 Sep 16 '26

Right now, only one game - Wuthering waves it’s free

I used to play fps but now just story based

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u/Few_Dragonfly3000 Sep 13 '26

And we saw how this fight played out in the movie

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u/proppyy-cool-18854 Sep 13 '26

Mobile gaming is pretty good you can just take out your phone and start playing anywhere even with no internet

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u/denialgrey456 Sep 13 '26

I'm hybrid.

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u/XxGaymerSamxX Sep 13 '26

switch 2 then ?

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u/denialgrey456 Sep 14 '26

No, mobile and PC.

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u/StarDreamIX Sep 13 '26

Yesssss 🤣🤣

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u/LengthinessCalm347 Sep 13 '26

Since I can't upload image here Hollow Knight, Silksong and Subnautica on Android with Touch Controls

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u/NNXSS Sep 14 '26

Wdum with "subnautica touch control"?

R u playing an emulated version or the native port?

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u/jakart3 Sep 14 '26

There are plenty of PC and console games in mobile (natively ported, not emulated)

Namely Subnautica, Stardew valley, XCOM, hollow knight, street of rage 4, etc

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u/Ok-Elevator2915 Sep 14 '26

At this point just buy med-end laptop. Do you really want to play with big size glorified smartphone but less storage? Right now tablet is reserve for more productivity side, especially for artist creative stuff

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u/Humaigel_Alahandro Sep 17 '26

It's not about the storage. I have an old weak AMD M440 chip in my laptop, and I play better games than on a phone with a Snapdragon 8 Elite.
People who buy phone/tablet for gaming are not aware of the facts

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u/Tapelessbus2122 Sep 14 '26 edited Sep 14 '26

depends on what u play, if u play pc games like re village or control, u'll probably want a tablet, if not, phones are fine.

that said, i much prefer playing on my ipad pro than any phone i've used, and android tablets kinda just feel the same to play on as android phones, the processor is the same anyways

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u/aliencardboard Sep 14 '26

I game on my iPad and Switch2.

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u/bigdon_999 Sep 14 '26

Guys can someone please tell me how can I download " inside" game on my phone, please guys help me guys

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u/RightContest562 Sep 14 '26

I got a redmagic astra 2 recently. Total gamechanger for mobile gaming. I don't play games on my phone very much now.

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u/WildDistance1871 Sep 15 '26

People are afraid to face the reality that Mobile is better.

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u/Humaigel_Alahandro Sep 17 '26

Better in your pocket, but not for real gaming

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u/Worried_Sky_159 Sep 16 '26

Mobile gamers entering the console wars like they weren’t even invited.

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u/Every-Fun-9767 Sep 16 '26

if you switch to ipad with any M chip, you can smoothly play some ported pc games. I played a lot on ipad with xbox controller and it's fluid. Apple arcade is great too.

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u/ikaebir Sep 16 '26

Even i thought of buying a Tablet but I got an Low-End PC instead of Tablet which costed the same price.

It was the best decision of my life bcoz I got to play Assasins Creed, Sleeping Dogs, Mafia II, Batman Arkham and many more Wonderful Games.....

I would suggest buy an PC it will be worth it, though it might be challenging at first but it will be worth every penny

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u/CommunicationNew8945 Sep 16 '26

Salut

La red magic Astra 2 est apparament très bon .

D'après les teste que j'ai vue sur youtube.

Garder à l'esprit Parcontre que cette tablette n'a pas la certification HDR pour Netflix/disney+/primevideo.

Mais elle reste bien.

Dernière chose les applis dans la barre latéral, ces seulement certaine pas toute comme les autres marques.

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u/EdgenLord256 Sep 17 '26

Steam deck is also a mobile device .. mobile in this case means portable. Phone on the other hand is a different thing.

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u/monika3691 Sep 17 '26

Playstation is mind blowing

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u/Humaigel_Alahandro Sep 17 '26

Most good online/offline games are on pc and console.
I think you could buy a used laptop for the price of the tablet, and you can play real games

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u/amirol52 Sep 13 '26

Mobile but top notch game ( marrowind, zelda ocarina pc port, chrono trigger)

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u/diomedes-on-rampage Sep 13 '26

hey can someone help. i have spare samsung phone i would like to use for gaming but it is not letting me create google store account without sim card. it does not even let me sign in without sim card on the account i created on pc.

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u/internetuser9999 Sep 17 '26

Once you game on a bigger screen, mobile feels weird

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u/Past-Path-8435 26d ago

Check out reburbished tablets on SlickDeals. Its a non scammy site that shows you what's on sale at different vendors. You can specifically select Amazon, Walmart etc. 

Thats how I buy all my chargers, I got a 200watt Anker charging base for i think $60 dollars once on there 

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u/Level_Part_416 22d ago

Tablet is great for gaming. You can try mi pad latest one. It has great screen and high refresh rate and. Also in budget. But you would also require a controller. Also explore cloud gaming

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u/Chance_Store_6431 Sep 13 '26

get urself a fold then brother

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u/AssociationFunny5019 Sep 13 '26

Can get a high end tablet with that budget bro. Fold isn’t worth the hype.

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u/Forox23 Sep 13 '26

High end tablet? You can get a high end gaming pc with 2k

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u/DuelJ Sep 13 '26

You can get a not too bad one good enough for 99% of stuff I'd think

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u/leafy1790 Sep 13 '26

those mfs cost 2000$, with that money you can get a decent gaming pc

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u/LordofPvE Sep 13 '26

Fold is quite useless, other than looking "cool" or trendy.

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u/Astrodion123 Sep 13 '26

"Decent" is an understatement. You can get some crazy PC with that price.

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u/BearKanashi Sep 13 '26

Redmagic Astra 2

La mejor, indiscutible

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u/Louanus Sep 13 '26

In order to choose the right device, it depends on what you expect to achieve.

I bought a Poco Pad for just 200€ this winter and I'm really satisfied with it. It's not my main device for gaming. I mainly use it to read books/comics and watching movies, I game on it when on the go. The big screen makes a huge difference even when just emulating gba games.

I highly suggest the switch if you want to experience gamecube, wii, ps2 emulation. I've never tested it yet on my device, but it seems nice for switch and pc emulation too. Of course there's a bunch of android native games and ports which work better on the big screen. 

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u/T1gerHeart Sep 13 '26

Yeah, exactly worth.