6 iPad Air 2 alternatives worth the sweat of your brow

6. hmd74 (Posts: 519; Member since: 31 Jan 2013)

Nope...

13. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)

Yup...

21. jaytai0106 (Posts: 1888; Member since: 30 Mar 2011)

I think you are right. Beside Z3 Tablet Compact should never get compared to the iPad at all. Let's put both tablets in the water then we can talk :P

7. sipha (Posts: 439; Member since: 12 May 2012)

Seemed pretty average to me!!

24. The-Sailor-Man (banned) (Posts: 1095; Member since: 25 Mar 2014)

The right title should be :
"6 Tab S alternatives worth the sweat of your brow".... if the article was honest.

But the tech media have special tactic and aim.

14. alumoyo (Posts: 381; Member since: 26 Aug 2013)

I was also surprised by the small battery. The difference with the iPad Air 2 is a just too big to ignore.

33. slh163 (Posts: 140; Member since: 19 May 2014)

but also the screen size is about 1 inch smaller than ipad aire so...
i think we should wait for battery test first

41. Napalm_3nema (Posts: 2236; Member since: 14 Jun 2013)

The .8 will make a small difference, but I don't have any faith that the Denver cores will be anywhere near as efficient as the A7, or else they would have shipped the Nexus 6 with a Denver derivative.

20. bucky (Posts: 3555; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)

I would have to agree and also include the nvidia shield tablet.

My gaming computer is upstairs and I would like to be able to play on the big screen in the family room occasionally. I'm worried about the latency issues though.

42. newbey123 (Posts: 672; Member since: 19 Mar 2012)

Yes, the Nexus 9 is really the only serious iPad competitor. Its got best design, build, UI, all around best tablet available if want and android experience. Good job HTC/Google.

18. shuaibhere (Posts: 1986; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)

The next big thing is already there in US
...but not here in india...

27. The-Sailor-Man (banned) (Posts: 1095; Member since: 25 Mar 2014)

Buying Nexus 9 instead of Tab S is masochism, or ignorance, or dumb patriotism

37. HTCOE (Posts: 650; Member since: 20 Nov 2011)

hecky naw!...how about you enjoy your Tab S...the user experience is crappy imo i dont care about all of the bells & whistles i'll never use

38. The-Sailor-Man (banned) (Posts: 1095; Member since: 25 Mar 2014)

"the user experience is crappy....(blah, blah)"

ROTFL

16. jack123 (Posts: 267; Member since: 07 Jan 2013)

If you're a fandroid, any high-end android tablets are alternate to ipad Air 2.
If you like jungle then amazon tablet also an option.
If you like the finger print thing maybe ipad Air2 or mini 3.
BTW if it's only you who is using the tablet just go with your preference, but if it's for family use maybe you can pick one that the easiest to use.

40. The-Sailor-Man (banned) (Posts: 1095; Member since: 25 Mar 2014)

..... but if you want the best, you can pick Tab S.
And no need to be a rocket scientist to use it. Even you can manage. LOL

43. jack123 (Posts: 267; Member since: 07 Jan 2013)

Tab S just ur ideal tablet but not the rest. If u said the best it would be MS surface pro 3, that the fact( if price not a problem), and you should not complain about 4g or LTE because there are many tiny USB Broadband that u can use it on the go.
It's just come consumers preference like availability, prices and customer services.

44. bob_monkeywarts (unregistered)

So what you are saying is that you should get the Nexus unless you are an Apple fanboy?