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Hi,


I've been putting off buying a tablet for a long time and I think I'm giving in now... I have Galaxy S5 phone and spend way too much time on my small phone screen so I might as well get a tablet.


The question is...should I get iPad Air or Galaxy Tab the latest version?


I know that iPad is the go-to tablet for anyone, it's easy to use, I won't have to worry about virus, it's cool, but the only downside is the IOS / I-tune system. I used to use iPhone and never got used to the whole sync / transferring file / etc on IOS.


Android is easy to use when I want to transfer photos or music between my laptop and also to a SD card as well...


In terms of price, I think Galaxy tab is slightly cheaper but not by much.


Which would you recommend?

I'll mainly use it for surfing net, watch stuff on Netflix, downloading movies for travelling, online shopping, texting with friends, etc.


Thank you!

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People go on about ipads being easy to use. I have an ipad, and I often find it harder to find the setting I'm looking for than I do on my Android devices. The reason for this is that I am used to Android. You are used to a Galaxy phone, so the tablet would seem totally natural to you.


I am also not seeing the best apps only being on ios, as they may have been a couple of years back. I think Android has largely caught up.


Only area the ios still wins hands down (and is the reason I have one) is for music recording type apps, where you're plugging a guitar / mic in to the device (via an interface). Android doesn't have these apps (yet) due to latency issues which no one has sorted out. But if you're not planning to make music, I'm not sure I'd bother splashing out on an ipad.




Oh, and I only have an ipad because my sister gave me her's when she upgraded to an air.

Salsaboy Wrote:

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> I had an Android tablet that just got slower and slower.


Yep... that definitely happens a lot with the cheaper ones. I'd hope that an upmarket one like a Galaxy would last a bit better, but they all grind to a halt in the end.

If it's the Tab S you're talking about then this was/is pretty well known for having a really great screen, so if you're going to use it for tv/movies on the go this may be a selling point for you.


Worth watching a few reviews on YouTube from the likes of Android Authority, Pocketnow, Detroitborg etc. Expect some of these will do comparison vids with the ipad too.

Salsaboy Wrote:

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> It actually got worse after the last update to Android. Killed it dead.


Same here. It's a common problem. Maybe not as bad with other manufacturers who might perform more dilligent testing before deploying to older devices.

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