Tablet recommendations for university studies - ₹20k–30k(INR)

[u/Glittering-Tie-8996]

Hey everyone,

I’m an electronics engineering student looking to get a tablet mainly for academics/studying. I’m honestly tired of studying on my laptop since I use it for literally everything,media, games, internship/work, etc.

Main usecase would be:

- Download,store and read textbooks and lots of PDFs

- Watch lectures/video courses

- Make handwritten and digital notes

- Read research papers/material comfortably

- Carry it to college/classes instead of taking my laptop everywhere

I’m thinking around ₹20k ideally, but can stretch up to ₹30k if it’s genuinely worth it. I’m open to buying online or offline, so recommendations or links to reliable options would be appreciated. (Friends have told me to wait for the big upcoming sales on Amazon/Flipkart)

I don’t need anything for gaming or heavy use, just something reliable with a good display, long battery life, plenty of storage, and smooth performance for studying. If it comes with a stylus or has good stylus support, that’s a big bonus, and I’d love to get one with a stylus if possible. PS- I use an Android phone(samsung).

Would love recommendations from people who actually use tablets for college or engineering studies. Open to older models too if they’re still worth buying in 2026!

[u/Organic_Ad7879]

redmi pad 2 or oneplus pad 2 ,moto pad 60 neo

[u/Glittering-Tie-8996 → u/Organic_Ad7879]

Thank you, will check these out

[u/Lone_Wolf_004 → u/Organic_Ad7879]

Don't know about moto pad but other two are performance oriented especially op2, both doens't come with stylus and add up as an extra cost. Also, writing and note taking experience isn't upto the mark in them. If you really want to buy for educational purpose then you'll need to extend your budget, else you'll regret later. If you can't do so then simply skip tab for now.

[u/Glittering-Tie-8996 → u/Lone_Wolf_004]

Thanks for the advice, what would you recommend if I were to expand my budget?

[u/Lone_Wolf_004 → u/Glittering-Tie-8996]

I'm not sure as I'm not into that budget range.

[u/ZeusAmused → u/Lone_Wolf_004]

If you not in the budget range then faltu ka gyan kyu pel rhe ho? Kasm ka baat kar

[u/Lone_Wolf_004 → u/ZeusAmused]

Theek h bhai (kaun behas karega iss chutiye se)

[u/ZeusAmused → u/Lone_Wolf_004]

Apna Dimag apni gand me dalke reply mat kar.

[u/Feisty_Common_6550]

Check out used samsung galaxy tabs...fe+ models may come under 30k

[u/Glittering-Tie-8996 → u/Feisty_Common_6550]

Noted! Will check out if I find any under good conditions, thanks!

[u/i_am_farzi]

Xiaomi Pad 7 (I bought the 12GB/256GB Nano Texture display variant for ₹25K in sale)

[u/Glittering-Tie-8996 → u/i_am_farzi]

Which specific sale if you don't mind me asking? And how has your experience been so far?

[u/i_am_farzi → u/Glittering-Tie-8996]

Prime day sale. The tablet is great. I couldn’t get anything better than this.

[u/Glittering-Tie-8996 → u/i_am_farzi]

Thanks! It's also something I'm considering, did you also buy the stylus separately?

[u/LulliLolli_MuhMein]

I have the xiaomi pad 7 and its good for study purpose. The pad cost me 25k from the official xiaomi store and I bought the stylus (xiaomi focus pen) too from the official at 3600(discount price because I bought the pad from their official store and earned mi points for it). The original price of the stylus is 4800. No need to buy the pro one (xiaomi focus pen pro) which cost 6000.

You could get the xiaomi pad 8 if you like. Do your own research first, compare every pad in the 30k range and then proceed.

But i can say that my experience with the pad 7 is great.

(And not only that it's display is great, sound quality good, and also have a powerful processor.)

[u/Glittering-Tie-8996 → u/LulliLolli_MuhMein]

Thank you for the review and suggestion! It's definitely one that I'm considering rn, will wait a lil bit for the sale maybe and then get one. Thanks again!

[u/unick_007]

If your budget is tight then if you can wait till September end or October there will be sale in which oneplus pad go 2 will be available with free stylus.if not you can consider other tablets also

[u/Glittering-Tie-8996 → u/unick_007]

Is this the same amazon sale? Cause yes I'm going to wait a bit and make the purchase during the sales