Considering how much we use our tablets to play, today we are going to offer you a selection that will undoubtedly interest many, although an important precision must be made: if your favorites are the Candy Crush, Clash of Clans, Farmville or Angry Birds type games, which are not too demanding, not really You have a lot to worry about, since with practically any tablet you will be able to enjoy them. On the contrary, if you like higher level games and you are really going to spend time on your tablet, it is worth thinking about it a bit before choosing. We give you some keys important to guide you and we present you a selection with 6 of the best options that you have right now at your disposal.
To consider
We start with a brief review of what you have to keep in mind if you are looking for a tablet and you are clear that you are going to use it especially to play, since there are several key factors. For example, it is logical to immediately think of a screen of the highest resolution, but you have to think that all those pixels then have to move and if there is something that can spoil our enjoyment with a game, it is the lack of fluidity. It must also be borne in mind that not all games take full advantage of a Quad HD resolution, for example, so it is interesting to find a balance between screen and processor. It does not hurt to keep in mind that we can end up holding the tablet in our hands for many hours, so it is also good to resist the temptation to immediately bet on a screen as large as possible and become a little more interested in the question of the ergonomics.
Nvidia Shield Tablet
The first tablet that we are going to recommend you is not a surprise, but the most obvious option: the Shield Tablet. Tablet Nvidia It has everything to be a perfect device to play, starting with the Tegra K1 processor, one of the best, if not the best, that we can find for this purpose on tablets Android. It is a tablet, in addition, with a design thought in detail for games (with front speakersFor example, so that we do not block the audio outputs with our hands, it is quite manageable but with a still relatively large screen (8 inches) and has its own mando (although you have to buy it separately). A fundamental asset, in any case, comes from the software side, since it gives us access to pc games. Perhaps someone could reproach you that your resolution is "only" Full HD, but remember that this has its advantages in terms of fluency. One last extra: it is by far the tablet outside the Nexus range that is being updated the fastest to the different versions of Android Lollipop.
iPad Air 2
For those who prefer to have iOS as an operating system there is also a great option: the iPad Air 2. In other circumstances we might have opted for the compact model, probably more comfortable to hold for hours for many, but this year the difference in hardware between the two sizes is significant enough that it is worth betting on the model of 9.7 inches. The main reason for this is the A8X processor what has he endowed with Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), and that has proven to have spectacular power, especially in the graphic processing section. The screen maintains the 2048 x 1536 resolution of previous models, however, but it is more than enough to offer us some great quality graphics. For its size, it is also a fairly light tablet (just over 400 grams), which is quite welcome. Finally, and although the difference is less and less, the App Store still getting some titles before Google Play.
Nexus 9
After Nvidia Shield, tablets Android For which it is more advisable to bet are those that also mount the Tegra K1, as the Android device graphical performance rankings that we brought you at the end of last year, so the most obvious alternative is Google's Nexus 9. Processor Nvidia It's not the only thing that makes it a good option for those who want a good tablet to play with, but it also offers a good balance between screen and weight (8.9 inches y 425 grams) and share with the Shield Tablet the interesting detail of having the speakers on the front, which favors that we have a good audio experience when we play. Nor can you fault the resolution (2048 x 1536) and, although you are not too struck by enjoying the Android stock, what never hurts is to have a certain guarantee that you will always receive the updates Quick.
Xiaomi MiPad
We said that it is a good idea to bet on tablets with a processor Tegra K1 and that an obvious option is the Nexus 9, but not the only one, in any case, because, as you may remember, also the Xiaomi MiPad mount the processor Nvidia. It also has an important factor in its favor, which is its price: despite the fact that at the moment we still have to buy it imported, you have to think that the prices for which they are sold are around 230 euros. If we think that for that price we get a tablet with a powerful processor and a screen with 2048 x 1536 resolution, without a doubt it is an alternative that earns many points. Some also probably prefer a tablet that is slightly smaller than Google's (7.9 inches), but also lighter (360 grams).
Amazon FireHDX 8.9
Still in the territory Android, if we can't get a Tegra K1 one of the safest bets is the high-end processor Qualcomm. At the moment we do not have performance tests of the X that can get us out of doubt about its potential, but we do know that its predecessor, the Snapdragon 805, obtained very good results in graphic processing. There are not so many tablets, however, there are not too many candidates, although, fortunately, we do not need many, but one with a level and that we do have: the Amazon FireHDX 8.9. Two more important points in its favor: a display of 8.9 inches with only 375 grams weight (a weight less than that of the Shield Tablet and almost identical to that of the Xiaomi MiPad, even though these are almost an inch smaller) and the highest resolution of our top 5, with X.
Surface Pro 3
With the extra that we have added to this top 5, the first thing to say is that if we have not included it as it is in it, it is because it is not really comparable to the other tablets. His virtue, in fact, what makes him stand out, is allowing us to carry the gaming experience of a PC to a mobile device. This means, on the bright side, that your level is well above the others (both in terms of its hardware as the games that we are going to have at our disposal) but, on the bad side, it cannot be omitted to mention that it really does not seem likely that we will play much on it as we would on the rest of the tablets, to begin with because its size and weight invites you to use it mainly supported, and to continue because the games themselves will ask us in many cases to make use of keyboard and mouse or a mando. The price difference with the others is also substantial.