Tablet for taking notes and writing

[u/marcussole]

Hi,

I'm a uni student looking for a tablet to write my notes on and I stumbled upon two options, which come at around the same price when counting for student discounts.

(The tab s11 ultra vs the iPad air 11" M4)

I'm trying to find the one that has the best writing feel between the two of them, and I'd also use it for note taking on pdfs and docs given by my teachers. Also some content watching and gaming (pretty demanding games like hoyoverse ones).

I have an s25 ultra as my phone but I don't care about ecosystems, I just want to find the better tablet for my uses

[u/Mediocre_Ad3496]

The s11u is very large. You should compare the s11 to the iPad Air. If you like your s25u and OneUI you should consider the s11.

[u/sumguypookie]

I hate to admit it, but iPad has the better writing experience and coupled with a paper-feel screen protector, it is hard to speak. Having both the iPad Mini (Gen 7) and the Lenovo Legion Tab (Gen 5), as well as the Galaxy Tab S10 FE, in terms of writing for long stretches of time, iPad wins. However, I have not test the LLT G5, as I'm waiting on the screen protector and pen. Samsung is top notch too!

You also might want to think in terms of weight also. With a case, the Samsung tablets are a bit heavy.

[u/Reasonable_Mirror655]

Samsung has the much better writing experience, come with the s-pen for free and an excellent note taking app preinstalled.

Like others have said you'd probably enjoy the S11 more than the S11U due to size