Even in a world where phones are huge, a tablet can be nice to have around. Whether you’re reading, researching, watching videos, or playing games, you can benefit from a tablet’s larger screen. However, Android tablets tend to be cheap and unpleasant to use or obscenely expensive — there’s not a lot of middle ground. The venerable Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE is a rare exception with its mid-range $449 MSRP. That might be a little spendy for an around-the-house beater tablet, but with the current $299 sale, this thing is a no-brainer.
The case for one more screen
I used to think that smart displays were the way we’d interact with larger screens around the house, but voice control has been slow to improve (it may even be getting worse), and smart displays aren’t portable. Google seemingly acknowledges this with the Pixel Tablet, which has a stand that essentially makes it into a smart display.