With the Christmas just around the corner, there is no doubt that many of us will be busy these days with shopping and, as more and more studies continue to point out, tablets are one of the favorite gifts in this age. To help you choose the best choice To those of you who have in mind to surprise someone with one of these devices, we bring you this selection of the best tablets to give this Christmas.
A luxury gift
Few of us will be lucky enough to receive a gift like this this Christmas, but for those who are determined to buy someone a tablet and want to give them a real treat, making sure that the tablet they receive is at the highest level and without sparing expenses, we have some good options.
iPad Air
The first, the most classic, would be the latest generation of the iPad, iPad Air, especially suitable if the lucky recipient is one of many lovers of the products of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), and the ecosystem iOS. Bill iPad Air is an expensive gift (the cheapest model, with 16 GB of storage capacity and Wi-Fi connection costs $479), but few tablets outperform it quality: a spectacular design with great finishes, light and thin, 64-bit processor, Retina display and fantastic autonomy, are its main attractions. An additional advantage, as Tim Cook never tires of repeating, is that the App Store has the widest offer of optimized apps for tablets.
Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition
Posts to make a significant outlay (its price is $619 for the model with 32 GB and Wi-Fi connection), it is worth considering also the option of the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition, one of the tablets Android with best technical specifications, if not the best: Quad HD screen (higher resolution even than that of the iPad Air), 1,9 GHz octa-core processor, 3 GB of RAM, 8 MP rear camera ... And, although this gives us An idea of the fantastic hardware of this device, this is not even its greatest attraction, since the feature that distinguishes it most clearly from other competitors is its integrated stylus (the S Pen) and all optimized apps for use, they make working with this tablet a really enjoyable experience.
To work
Both the iPad Air and Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition They would be great options to work with, but if this is going to be its main use, and especially if the person receiving the gift is going to replace a PC with it, the best idea is probably to opt for a tablet with a keyboard. Once we have decided this, although the question remains of how much that person may need Office and other applications of the Desktops because while there are great productivity apps in both iOS as in Android, the best option in that case is surely a tablet Windows.
Surface Pro 2
There are many tablets with the operating system of Microsoft very interesting, but to date, those of the company itself are one of the best options and, if we can afford a significant investment, the Surface Pro 2 is the perfect candidate. It is the most expensive device that we bring you in this selection, but you have to bear in mind that it is practically a laptop And, in fact, its technical specifications are superior to those of many of these (Intel Core i5 processor, Intel HD Graphics 4400 graphics card, up to 8 GB of RAM).
Asus Transformer TF701T
If we are open to considering other operating systems, in Android we find hybrid of great quality too, and with somewhat more affordable prices. It must be taken into account, in any case, that we cannot compare the technical specifications of any of them with those of the Surface Pro 2 which, as we say, is practically a laptop. One of the most interesting options, and our personal bet, is the new Asus Transformer TF701T, the latest model in the most popular range of hybrids with the operating system of Google, which has a Tegra 4 processor (which will also give us a great service with games, thanks to its GPU with 72 cores) and a great Quad HD screen.
To play
If the gift recipient is going to use the tablet more to play that for work (and tablets are still for many users a device more related to leisure than to work), we want it to be a computer powerful, with the capacity to move quality games, demanding with the devices, but we probably do not want to spend as much money as if it were to be given other uses. A good option, in this case, is to consider the compact tablets, which will always be cheaper and which, in addition, have the advantage of being lighter and more comfortable to use if hours and hours of play lie ahead.
Kindle Fire HDX 7
Our first recommendation, in line with these guidelines, is the Kindle Fire HDX 7. As its name makes clear, it is a tablet of 7 inches, with all the essentials for an unbeatable gaming experience: Full HD screen, an excellent audio system and A powerful Snapdragon 800 processor with 2 GB of RAM. It has the little disadvantage compared to other tablets Android to be limited to Amazon App Store (Although there are always ways to get around these limitations), but the truth is that its game offer is not negligible. The best part is that all these virtues come with a really good price ($229). It is no coincidence that a recent survey showed that it is the preferred tablet of the most gamers.
iPad miniRetina
Another very good option, however, if we are willing to spend a little more money or if, simply, we are unconditional lovers of iOS, is the new iPad miniRetina. It has a screen somewhat larger than the tablet AmazonBut it weighs about the same and is not far behind in image quality (with nearly identical pixel density) or fluidity (thanks to the new A7). The position of the speakers is not, however, the best for playing games (in landscape mode they are both on the same side), but, in return, it has a small advantage in terms of the range of games available, since the Apple App Store get some of the big premieres well in advance.
To take it everywhere
One of the great attractions of tablets over Desktops it is, without a doubt, the convenience to take it anywhere. It is true that, despite this, many of the tablet users use it mainly at home and actually move it relatively little, but if you have no doubt that whoever you give it to is not going to leave it still, there are some fundamental things to keep in mind, such as the weight, resistance, connection and autonomy.
Nexus 7 2013 LTE
The first option that we propose in this case is the Nexus 7 2013 LTE: it's a tablet small, easy to operate with just one and very light (less than 300 grams), with a great Full HD screen and a processor more than enough to be able to play and navigate fluently wherever we are, in addition to a very good autonomy. The main advantage of the tablet Google, in any case, it is your quality / price ratio, since usually the versions with mobile connection are much more expensive than those with only Wi-Fi connection: the model with 32 GB of storage capacity and LTE connection costs only $349, a price difficult to improve considering its technical specifications.
Xperia Tablet Z LTE
If we want to have the maximum comfort to move from one side to another with the tablet but we do not have price limitations, or we need a larger screen, the Xperia Tablet Z LTE it is probably the best alternative. Not the tablet anymore light its size, but the difference is negligible (the iPad Air weighs 30 grams less, but it also has a slightly less screen), and it is the most fine, with a thickness of only 6,9 mm. Its main advantage, however, is resistance since, like the entire Xperia Z range, it has certificates of dust and water resistance, which makes it a true all-rounder. Regarding autonomy, it does not exactly have the battery with the highest capacity, but its mode stamina, it is a great help in saving energy.
To economize
Considering that a tablet is quite an expensive gift, in many cases the priority will simply be save, and make sure we get a good value for money, with a device that meets everything that an average user can ask for without investing too much money. Fortunately, the low-cost tablets It has experienced spectacular growth in recent times, so there is no shortage of options.
bq Maxwell Plus
One of the most interesting options, and with the small plus of being a Spanish company, are the tablets of bq. Although they have a very wide offer to respond to various needs (3G connection, different screen sizes, etc.), we opted to propose the Maxwell Plus, a tablet of 7 inches with 1024 x 600 resolution IPS screen, 1,6 GHz dual-core processor, 1 GB and micro-SD card slot, which perfectly fulfills the basic tasks and costs only $99.
Refurbished iPad mini and iPads
The second option is not actually that cheap, but for high-end products Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),, can be considered a bargain. We refer to Refurbished iPads, devices that have been returned due to a small failure and that are put on sale again once they are perfectly repaired, but with an interesting discount: we can buy, for example, a iPad 4 for 20 euros less than what the iPad 2 new (with a much less powerful processor and no Retina display). You also have to take into account the price drop of the first iPad mini now that the Retina display model has arrived: now it costs only $289 And although its technical specifications are not exactly dazzling, it is a tablet light, comfortable to use, with a good screen even if it does not have as much resolution and with a fluency amazing for the processor it has.
