Best Gaming Android Tablets of April 2015
Before
meeting the tablets that made it on our Best Android Tablets of April 2015
list, I should add that the tablets are sorted by OEM and size, in descending
order. You will also be able to find some information about each device and
links that will redirect you to Amazon to easily order the one that suits your
needs.
Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2
Samsung
Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 packs a 12.2-inch Super Clear LCD screen, 2560 x 1600
resolution, it is powered by a 1.9 GHz Exynos 5 CPU, 3GB RAM and it can hold up
to 9500 mAh battery charge. The 8MP camera should offer enough quality for
those that are looking to take pictures with their tablet. It comes with 32GB
or 64GB internal storage variants, but it support the addition of an external
microSD card that goes up to 64GB.
The Samsung
Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 has been launched earlier this year and it is one of the
best Samsung tablets currently on the market. The best thing about this huge
gadget is that it comes with an S Pen Stylus that’s optimized with the S Pen
software functions.
Amazon Fire HD 7-inch and 6-inch
Fire HD 7
and Fire HD 6 have the same technical specifications, of course, with the
exception of screen size. The tablets are equipped with 800 x 1280 screens with
IPS LCD technology, both arrive with 8 or 16 GB of native storage, 1 GB of RAM,
and a quad-core processor. Fire HD 7 and Amazon Fire HD 6 run KitKat out of the
box, customized with Amazon’s proprietary Fire OS 4 Sangria skin.
The device
can be purchased in two screen variants: 6 and 7 inches.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
The tablet
boasts about an 8.9-inch IPS LCD display with an impressive resolution of 2560
x 1600 pixels, while being underpinned by a quad-core 2.5 GHz Snapdragon 805
CPU. It has 2 GB of RAM and it’s available with either 16, 32, or 64 GB
storage.
Nexus 7
The Google
Nexus 7 2013 edition was a major improvement over the previous 2012 model and
it packs a full HD 7-inch screen with 1920 x 1200 resolution, the 1.5GH
Snapdragon S4 PRO chipset, 2GB RAM, 16GB or 32GB internal storage, Bluetooth
4.0, 3950 battery, LTE, Wi-Fi.
Nexus 9
Nexus 9 arrives
with beastly technical specifications. It features an 8.9-inch IPS LCD screen
with 1536 x 2048 resolution, 281 ppi pixel density, and Gorilla Glass 3
protection, a 64-bit Nvidia Tegra K1 processor with dual-core 2.3 GHz Denver
CPU and Kepler DX1 GPU, 3 GB of RAM, and 16 GB storage. It has an 8 MP primary
cam with LED flash and 1080p video recording, 1.6 MP secondary cam, and a 6,700
mAh battery.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet
Xperia Z3
Tablet Compact comes pre-loaded with Android 4.4 KitKat and it should get upgraded
to Android 5.0 Lollipop in a couple of months. The tablet integrates an 8-inch
TFT LCD display with a resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels, a quad-core 2.5 GHz
Snapdragon 801 processor, and 3 GB of RAM.
Sony Xperia
Z3 Tablet Compact has an 8.1 MP main camera and 2.2 MP secondary shooter. It
features 16 GB of native storage and support microSD cards up to 128 GB.
Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
Sony Xperia
Z2 Tablet has a 10.1-inch TFT screen with 1200 x 1920 resolution, 224 ppi pixel
density and Triluminos technology and integrates a quad-core Snapdragon 801
processor at 2.3 GHz. It features 3 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal storage,
microSD, 8.1 MP primary camera, and 2.2 MP secondary camera. The device is kept
alive by a 6,000 mAh battery and runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat. Sony promised to
bring the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to the Z3 Tablet in 2015.
LG G Pad 8.3
The 8.3 G
Pad table from LG is currently one of the best Android devices you could ever
hope to lay hands on. It packs a full HD display and its design is sleek and
looking much more modern than the Samsung counterparts.
LG G Pad 8.3
device packs the 1.7GHz Snapdragon 600 chipset, it featurs 2GB RAM and it runs
the latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS. Its screen measures 8.3 inches, obviously,
while its resolution measures 1280 x 1980.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 4
Samsung
Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 device packs a 1.2 GHz Snapdragon CPU, 1.5GB RAM, 7-inch TFT
screen with 800 x 1280 screen resolution, 8 and 16GB internal storage variants,
3.15MP camera, 1.3MP camera, 4000 mAh battery, and it is running the Android
4.4.2 KitKat OS.
This is the
final Samsung device that we thought that it would be great to have in this
post. It is low-end model launched in May 2014 and it is available in both GSM
and LTE variants, so if you’re looking for cheap tablet then this is the one
for you.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0
Galaxy Tab 4
8.0 device packs the 1.2 GHz Quad-core processor, 8-inch TFT capacitive
display, 800 x 1280 resolution, 3.15 rear-facing camera, 1.3MP front-facing
camera, 4450 mAh battery, 1.5 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage and support for
adding an extra 64GB storage via external microSD card.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S
This is a
table that was launched only a few months ago and it comes with a really strong
lineup of specs. It packs a 2.3 GHz Snapdragon CPU for the LTE Model, while the
GSM one is sporting a Octa-core 1.9Ghz Exynos 5420. It runs on the Android
4.4.2 KitKat and it comes in two color variants: dazzling white and titanium
bronze.
Here are
some other interesting features of this device: 8MP camera, 2.1 secondary
camera, 16GB and 32GB internal storage models, the storage can be expanded up
to 128 GB via external microSD card, 1600 x 2560 resolution, 8.4 inch Super AMOLED
display, fingerprint sensor just like the one present on the Galaxy S5 and
Galaxy Note 4 phones, 4900 mAh battery.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro
The salte
comes with an 8.4-inch Super Clear LCD display with 1600 x 2560 resolution and
it’s underpinned by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 chipset with quad-core 2.3 GHz
Krait 400 CPU and Adreno 330 GPU. It also features 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of
internal storage, microSD support, 8 MP primary camera, and 2 MP secondary
camera.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 4
This Samsung
Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 device features the 1.2 GHz Snapdragon CPU version, 1.5GB
RAM, 16GB internal storage, 10.1 TFT display and a 3.15MP camera. This device
comes with support for the addition of an extra microSD card that can measure
up to 64GB in size.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
Galaxy Note
10.1 2014 Edition packs the Snapdragon 800 Qualcomm Chipset with the 2.3GHz
Krait 400 Quad-core CPU for the LTE model, while the 3G variant features the
quad-core 1.9GHz Cortex A15 + 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 CPU. Its other important
hardware specs are as following: 10.1 inches Super Clear LCD screen, 3GB RAM,
16GB, 32GB and 64GB internal storage, 8MP rear-facing camera, Adreno 330 GPU
for the LTE model, 8220 mAh battery.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2
Tab Pro 12.2
sports a 12.2-inch Super LCD display with 2560 x 1600 resolution, an octa-core
1.9 GHz Exynos 5 processor, 3 GB RAM, 9,500 mAh battery. On the back there’s an
8 MP primary shooter, it’s available with either 32 /64 GB storage, and runs
Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box. Just like Note Pro, it should get updated to
Android 5.0 later this year.