Amazon makes the mid-range Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE with S Pen a very smart buy at $130 off
Forget about the existing Galaxy Tab S11 and the fast-approaching Galaxy Tab S12 duo and get this ultra-affordable 10.9-incher instead!
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The Galaxy Tab S10 Fan Edition is Samsung's most affordable tablet with a built-in stylus. | Image by PhoneArena
But that only created more opportunities for major US retailers like Amazon to make frequent headlines, and today marks the latest such occasion. Yes, the e-commerce giant is once again selling the 10.9-inch mid-ranger at a substantial discount, and this one is bigger than anything I've seen in the last couple of months or so.
That being said, the Tab S10 Fan Edition is not hitting any all-time record low prices right now, so if you want to wait for that type of deal before getting a new tablet, you might need to stay patient for a few more months until this year's hopefully epic Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales arrive.
For the time being, however, you'll have to resist the temptation of slashing $130 off the (revised) $549.99 list price of a Galaxy Tab S10 FE in an entry-level 128GB storage configuration and two color options. The same discount applies to a 256 gig variant that typically costs $669.99 in three different paint jobs, but I don't think that's a particularly great deal, even though the pricier model does also upgrade the 8GB RAM count of its cheaper brother to 12 gigs.
Whichever of the two variants you will decide to go for, the built-in S Pen is likely to prove the key selling point and your favorite feature in the long run, possibly followed by Samsung's epic software support.

The 10.9-inch IPS LCD screen is not the world's greatest, but it's still pretty good. | Image by PhoneArena
Yes, the Galaxy Tab S10 FE is guaranteed to receive no less than seven major OS updates (including the Android 16 promotion that's already rolled out), which is only one step behind the significantly costlier Galaxy Tab S11 and Tab S11 Ultra and likely two steps behind the fast-approaching and even pricier Galaxy Tab S12+ and Tab S12 Ultra.
The best (relatively) affordable alternatives from Samsung-rivaling brands like Lenovo can't even come close to such a commitment, and if you also take the undeniably premium build quality and insanely thin profile of the Tab S10 FE into consideration, you might realize this is easily the greatest Android tablet you can buy... on a budget today.
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