If someone asks me what tablet to buy, my first pick would be Apple’s iPad. Unlike the iPhone, the iPad line up is available for as low as 17k and caters to wide price ranges. But, not every one will like a tablet with restricted ecosystem and functionality, however good the applications are. Picking an ideal tablet from the vast number of models available in the market is more difficult than searching for a needle in a haystack. To make the task easier, We have compiled a list of tablets that will make it easy for new buyers select ideal model.Take a look and spread the word. We put lot of time and effort to compile this list sot that every tablet buyer benefits. Click on the phone to head to the pricelist and other information. Do note that the prices are taken from final week of March 2016 and may not match the actual price listed on the site as of now.
Dell XPS 12
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Apple iPad Pro 12″
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Microsoft Surface Pro 4
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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
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Apple iPad Pro 9.7″
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Apple iPad Air 2
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S2
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Apple iPad Mini 4
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Dell Venue 8 Pro 5000
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Lenovo PHAB Plus
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ASUS ZenPad 7
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Apple iPad Mini 2
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Lenovo Yoga 3 8″
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Xiaomi Mi Pad
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Dell Venue 8 Pro 3000
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HP Stream 8
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Dell India Store (1,20,990);
| The Good |
The Bad |
- 12.5″ display (FullHD or 4K resolution options).
- UltraSharp Display has 100% color gamut, protected by Corning® Gorilla® Glass NBT
- Best alternative to Microsoft’s Surface Pro lineup
- Magnesium alloy unibody construction
- Full size keyboard
- Runs Windows 10 desktop OS
- 6th Generation Intel® Core™ M series chips
- 8GB of memory, 256GB/512GB storage options
- 8mp rear camera, 5mp front camera
- Wide array of ports
- Thunderbolt™ 3 (40Gbps bi-directional)
- USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
- VGA, HDMI
- Ethernet and USB-A via Dell Adapter (sold separately)
- Headset
- Free bose headset (limited offer)
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- Absolutely over-priced
- Poor battery life when compared to the life on tablets like iPad
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Flipkart (66,899 onwards); Amazon (58,999 onwards); Infibeam(67,900 onwards); Snapdeal (58,799 onwards) 
| The Good |
The Bad |
- Screaming fast Apple A9X chip
- Apple pencil is getting highly positive reviews from artists
- 12.9″ 2732×2048 pixel resolution display
- Four speakers deliver great audio output
- Up to 10 hour battery life
- Wide range of accessories are available
- Fingerprint sensor, NFC support
- 8mp rear camera ; 5mp front camera
- Top class after sales support
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- Apple Pencil has to be purchased
- iOS is not the right OS for the iPad Pro
- You still need a computer, unlike Surface tablets
- Grossly overpriced
- Smart Keyboard accessory is un-ergonomic and lacks trackpad
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Amazon (89,900 onwards);
| The Good |
The Bad |
- The world’s best tablet PC, period!
- Laptop in tablet skin, can do AudoCAD, heavy photoshop work etc in Core i7 variant.
- The kickstand concept is unique and brilliant.
- Full fledged Windows 10 Pro OS, Intel Core CPU
- Gorgeous 12.3” PixelSense display with 2160 x 1440 pixel resolution
- Full size USB port, mini Display port, microSD card slot
- Surface pen is exceptional, comes with eraser at the back and has 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity.
- Couple it with Type keyboard cover and you have an amazing notebook
- Up to 1TB SSD option
- Upto 16GB of RAM
- 8mp rear camera and 5mp front facing camera
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- Price is a bit too much, should’ve included smart keyboard.
- Exclusive to Amazon and this negates possibility of price wars.
- The kickstand does not feel stable when tablet is placed on lap.
- Windows Store is no where close to Apple’s app Store in providing tablet optimized applications.
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Amazon (58,900 onwards); 
| The Good |
The Bad |
- Laptop in tablet skin. Great for entertainment and works as a regular laptop.
- Core i7 variant can do professional video and audio editing and 3D modeling.
- The kickstand concept is unique and brilliant.
- Full fledged Windows 10 Pro OS, Intel Core CPU
- Gorgeous 12.3” display with 2160 x 1440 pixel resolution
- Full size USB port, mini Display port, microSD card slot
- Surface pen is exceptional
- Couple it with Type keyboard cover and you have an amazing notebook
- Up to 512GB SSD option
- Upto 8GB of RAM
- 5mp rear camera and 5mp front facing camera
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- Exclusive to Amazon and this negates possibility of price wars.
- Only the basic variant is made available in India.
- Surface Pen is not included in the package, costs around 8k
- The kickstand does not feel stable when tablet is placed on lap.
- Windows Store is no where close to Apple’s app Store in providing tablet optimized applications.
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| The Good |
The Bad |
- Screaming fast Apple A9X chip
- Apple pencil is getting highly positive reviews from artists
- 9.7″ 2732×2048 pixel resolution display
- Four speakers deliver great audio output
- Up to 10 hour battery life
- Wide range of accessories are available
- Fingerprint sensor, NFC support
- 12mp rear iSight camera ; 5mp front camera
- Top class after sales support
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- Apple Pencil has to be purchased
- iOS is not the right OS for the iPad Pro
- You still need a computer, unlike Surface tablets
- Grossly overpriced
- RAM, CPU speed are cut down (compared to 12 inch iPad Pro)
- This should be the iPad Air 3, not ‘pro’
- Smart Keyboard accessory is un-ergonomic and lacks trackpad
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Flipkart (34,700 onwards); Amazon (34,797 onwards); Infibeam(35,900 onwards); Snapdeal (35,800 onwards)
| The Good |
The Bad |
- 9.7″ 2048×1536 pixel resolution retina display is gorgeous
- Up to 10 hour battery life
- Wide range of accessories are available
- Fingerprint sensor, NFC support
- 8mp rear iSight camera
- Top class after sales support
- iOS is unmatched in number of tablet optimized applications
- New price is perfect
- Aluminum unibody design is absolutely lightweight and beautiful
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- The front facing camera has tiny 1.2mp sensor
- Weak speakers
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Samsung Store (38,500); Flipkart (38,500); Amazon (38,500); Snapdeal (39,900)
| The Good |
The Bad |
- 9.7″ 2048×1536 pixel resolution Super AMOLED display
- Thin and lightweight, looks premium
- Exynos octa core chip, 3GB of RAM, 32GB onboard storage
- microSD card slot for memory expansion
- 8mp rear camera can record QHD resolution videos
- Fingerprint scanner on home button
- 100GB free space on OneDrive
- 5870mAh battery
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- Touchwiz can lag a lot after few weeks of usage
- Front camera is only a 2.1mp unit
- Support/service is nowhere close to that offered by Apple
- Still on Android 5.0 Lollipop version of Android
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Flipkart (28,300 onwards); Amazon (28,590 onwards); Infibeam(28,900 onwards); Snapdeal (28,889 onwards)
| The Good |
The Bad |
- 7.9″ 2048×1536 pixel resolution retina display is gorgeous
- Up to 10 hour battery life
- Wide range of accessories are available
- Fingerprint sensor, NFC support
- 8mp rear iSight camera
- Top class after sales support
- iOS is unmatched in number of tablet optimized applications
- New price is perfect
- Aluminum unibody design is absolutely lightweight and beautiful
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- The front facing camera has tiny 1.2mp sensor
- Weak speakers
- no memory expansion. 16GB is too low for a tablet
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Dell Venue 8 Pro
Amazon (19,990); Snapdeal (23,990)
| The Good |
The Bad |
- 8″ display
- Windows 8.1 desktop grade OS
- 64GB onboard storage, 2GB of RAM
- 1.2GHz Intel Atom Z3740 quad core CPU
- Up to 9 hour battery life
- microSD card slot for memory expansion
- SIM card slot
- Up to 10 hour battery life
- Wide range of accessories are available
- Fingerprint sensor, NFC support
- 8mp rear iSight camera
- Top class after sales support
- iOS is unmatched in number of tablet optimized applications
- New price is perfect
- Aluminum unibody design is absolutely lightweight and beautiful
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- The front facing camera has tiny 1.2mp sensor
- The display is only a 800p resolution display
- Windows 8.1/10 lacks tablet optimized applications
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Lenovo PHAB Plus
Amazon (14,999);
| The Good |
The Bad |
- 6.8″ display FullHD IPS panel display
- Android OS
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 CPU, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of onboard storage
- 13mp rear camera and 5mp front facing camera
- microSD card slot for memory expansion
- SIM card slot
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- Battery is only 3500mAh
- Stuck on Lollipop version
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Flipkart (14,999); Amazon (14,999);
| The Good |
The Bad |
- 7″ display with 1280×800 pixel resolution
- Android OS
- Intel® Atom™ x3-C3230, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of onboard storage
- 8mp rear camera
- microSD card slot for memory expansion
- SIM card slot
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- Battery is only 3450mAh
- Stuck on Lollipop version
- 2mp front facing camera
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Flipkart (20,490); Amazon (17,999); Infibeam(19,244); Snapdeal (21,100)
| The Good |
The Bad |
- 7.9″ 2048×1536 pixel resolution retina display is gorgeous
- Up to 10 hour battery life
- Wide range of accessories are available
- 5mp rear iSight camera
- Top class after sales support
- iOS is unmatched in number of tablet optimized applications
- New price is perfect
- Aluminum unibody design is absolutely lightweight and beautiful
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- The front facing camera has tiny 1.2mp sensor
- No TouchID sensor
- Weak speakers
- no memory expansion.
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Flipkart (18,990);
| The Good |
The Bad |
- 8″ display
- Interesting kickstand design, not as good as Surface’s though
- 8mp camera can be rotated 180 degrees. No need for second low quality camera
- Up to 20 hour battery life
- Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8909 chip
- 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage
- SIM card slot, supports 4G LTE
- microSD card slot for memory expansion
- Dual Front Facing Stereo Dolby Atmos speakers
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- Stuck on Android 5.1 Lollipop OS
- Should have got a FullHD display
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Flipkart (10,990);
| The Good |
The Bad |
- Price
- 7.9″ 2048 x 1536 resolution display
- NVIDIA Tegra K1 is a powerful chip
- 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage
- 8mp rear camera, 5mp front facing camera
- huge 6700mAh battery
- microSD card slot for memory expansion
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- Stuck on Android 4 KitKat
- MIUI is heavily toned down when compared to the OS on smartphones
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Flipkart (13,490); Amazon(15,399Snapdeal(13,299);
| The Good |
The Bad |
- Price
- 8″ IPS display
- Windows 8.1 desktop grade OS
- 32GB onboard storage
- 1.8GHz Intel Atom Z3735G CPU
- Up to 7 hour battery life
- microSD card slot for memory expansion
- SIM card slot
- Office 365 1 year subscription, 60 minutes/month free Skype, 1TB OneDrive Storage, dropbox 25GB storage for 6 mths free
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- Only 1GB of RAM
- Should’ve come with a bigger battery to attain 10 hour battery life
- The display is only a 800p resolution display
- Windows 8.1/10 lacks tablet optimized applications
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Dell Venue 8 Pro 3000
Amazon (10,770); Snapdeal(13,388);
| The Good |
The Bad |
- 8″ display
- Windows 8.1 desktop grade OS
- 64GB onboard storage, 2GB of RAM
- 1.2GHz Intel Atom Z3740 quad core CPU
- Up to 9 hour battery life
- microSD card slot for memory expansion
- 5mp rear camera
- SIM card slot
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- The front facing camera has tiny 1.2mp sensor
- The display is only a 800p resolution display
- Windows 8.1/10 lacks tablet optimized applications
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