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Best Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ screen protectors in 2024

Samsung's Galaxy Tab A9+ has a screen worth protecting

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Samsung's newest affordable tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+, is finally here. If you bought yours already, you're probably enjoying its big and beautiful HD screen. And if you'd like to keep your display in pristine condition, you'll need a screen protector. Yeah, we know that screen protectors aren't as fun to browse through as cases, but they're just as important.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE vs. Google Pixel Tablet

The Pixel Tablet's versatility is quirky, but the Galaxy Tab S9 FE is a brilliant all-rounder

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The Google Pixel Tablet is Google's latest foray into tablets, and rather than directly competing with the likes of Samsung, it aimed to market it as serving a dual purpose as a smart home hub. Nevertheless, tablets like the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE show that the Google Pixel Tablet might be trying to do much at once. The Galaxy S9 FE is a stellar addition to Samsung's tablet portfolio, paring down the Galaxy Tab S9's features to hit an affordable price point.

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If I bought a Samsung tablet right now, it'd be the Tab S8 or Tab S8+

If you're in the market for a new Samsung Galaxy Tab, the S8 and S8+ are the perfect pickups for Cyber Monday

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I've never been shy about loving tablets to the point that I go out of my way to pick up the new Galaxy Tabs when they launch. I want the best of the best at all times, from build quality to features. Samsung has rarely let me down. But here's the thing: in the last year, many of the new devices that came to market, including the Galaxy Tab S9, mostly contained incremental improvements. Heck, even in my review for the Tab S9+, I mention how it's pretty comparable to the S8 line, mostly polishing a few areas. So if you are looking to snag a high-end tablet at an excellent during Cyber Monday, the current sales on the Galaxy Tab S8 and Galaxy Tab S8+ are definitely worth looking at among the tablet deals this shopping holiday.

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Best Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ chargers in 2024

If you want to make use of your Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ throughout the day, you'll need one of these chargers

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Whether you’re casually browsing the Internet or lounging in the pool reading a book on your Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+, a low battery alert is disruptive. It’s even more annoying if you’re without the proper charger to boost your battery back to 100%, especially since Samsung doesn't include one in the box.

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Best Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE accessories in 2024

If you've bought the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, it's time to round out the purchase with a few great accessories

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The newest Samsung devices have officially dropped (Galaxy Buds FE and the Galaxy Tab S9 FE series, of course), leading to a renewal of thoughts about the best Android tablets available. The new Galaxy Tab S9 FE looks and feels a lot like the original Tab S9 build. Many of the same great features have been held onto, all while delivering a reliable tablet at a fraction of the full build's price tag.

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Best Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ screen protectors in 2024

Keep your fan edition looking shiny and new with a top-tier screen protector

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The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Tab S9 FE+ have arrived, and as you'd probably expect, they're not exactly chock-full of shocking innovations. What they are is significantly less expensive than their more full-featured brethren, which is a pretty big selling point as Samsung's flagship tablets edge up to (or exceed) a $1,000 price tag.

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Which Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ color should you buy?

The new Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ offers up just two color options to choose from

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The new Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 series has officially arrived, and these new devices promise to be some of the best Android tablets available. Not only does this new lineup offer a handful of new and exciting features, but the overall design and aesthetic mesh well with our day-to-day activities.

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The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ poses for the cameras in a new leak

The design appears to be largely unchanged from the Galaxy Tab S8+

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Samsung makes some exciting and innovative phones, and the same can be said about its premium tablets too. The AMOLED display toting Galaxy Tab S series has been among the top Android tablets money can buy for a while — however, it's just about time for a refresh. We've learned a fair bit about the upcoming Galaxy Tab S9 series so far, including the knowledge that water and dust resistance could become a staple of the tablet lineup. We're now coming across a handful of renders of the Galaxy Tab S9+, which will sit between the entry-level Galaxy Tab S9 and the high-end Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra.

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The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra could use an exclusive ‘for Galaxy’ chipset

It will seemingly also pack a beefy battery

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Samsung's Galaxy Tab lineup might not be as popular as its flagship smartphones and foldables, but it is hard to ignore the company's offerings when buying a new tablet. The Korean giant is among the few companies in the market with a high-end Android tablet lineup. Last year's Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra impressed us with its massive display and powerful internals. For 2023, the company is preparing the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra and it seems set on using a major component that first appeared on the Samsung Galaxy S23 lineup.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 review: Stick to streaming with this budget tablet

Samsung's low-cost tablet is built for entertainment, not work

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With Samsung offering some of the most expensive devices on the market, a good deal goes a long way. As far as the best Android tablets are concerned, the Tab A series has provided affordability without sacrificing too much, so those on a budget can enjoy the tablet experience. The most recent slate, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, is exactly that. It offers a solid tablet experience for an affordable $230 price point, matching the same cost as its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7, while beating out the entry-level iPad by $100.

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This 4-hour $99 with trade-in Galaxy Tab S8+ sale was Samsung's best deal of the whole year

$300 instant rebate + $500 trade-in = the perfect Christmas gift

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If you're shopping for a new tablet during the holidays, you have plenty of options in the world of Android. That said, if you're looking to surprise a loved one with one of the best Android tablets around, you really only have one choice: Samsung's Galaxy Tab S8 lineup. While the 11" Tab S8 is a great entry-level slate, it's missing out on the AMOLED display that makes Samsung's hardware so special. The Tab S8 Ultra, meanwhile, is a behemoth of a device. Its 15" display is sure to impress, but it might be too big for everyday use.

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Best Buy slashes Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 and A8 prices in weekend deal

Our favorite Android tablet — and our favorite budget Android tablet — just got a whole lot more affordable

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When it comes to Android tablets, Samsung’s Galaxy Tabs are among the best. They’re known for great performance, solid build quality, and reliable software updates. In fact, three of the Galaxy Tab series made our list of the best Android tablets you can buy this year, with the S8 garnering both the top spot and our Editor’s Choice badge. If you haven’t picked one up yet, now may be the time. Best Buy is taking up to $160 off select Galaxy tablets.

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Samsung announces the rugged Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro

Designed for the outdoors (or just a very rough time indoors)

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Samsung's hottest new smartphones right now are the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4, and while these may be its best-built foldables to date, we also can't deny that they're more fragile than your average phones. What you might not be aware of is that Samsung also makes a range of ruggedized smartphones and tablets on the opposite end of the spectrum — mostly for enterprise customers. While these don’t fold (at least not yet), they can endure rough handling in ways your typical glass-sandwich phone simply cannot. Samsung’s newest addition is the Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro, a rugged tablet designed to survive the great outdoors.

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Apple dominates the tablet market, with Samsung being pretty much the only Android manufacturer to release compelling iPad alternatives. The Korean company's Galaxy Tab S7+, while expensive, is an impressive offering and easily the best Android tablet to launch last year. For 2022, Samsung plans to take things to 'ultra' level with the super-sized Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra. Ahead of its potential launch early next year, the full specs of the device have made their way to the internet — though we've heard quite a bit about the tablet before already.

Samsung's Galaxy Tab S7 could ditch AMOLED in favor of LCD

The more expensive Tab S7+ is tipped to stick with AMOLED for its 12.4-inch screen

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At next week's Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event, Samsung is expected to take the wraps off a total of five devices, which includes its new flagship tablet range. The Galaxy Tab S7 for 2020 is rumored to be accompanied by a bigger Plus model, and we’ve already heard a lot about the two. But the latest WinFuture report gives away nearly everything about the two slates. What’s most surprising here is that Samsung looks set to downgrade the standard model’s screen by using LCD technology instead of keeping the AMOLED from last year.

Galaxy Tab S7+ renders show off 12.4-inch screen as rumors talk 9,800mAh battery

Samsung still believes in large-form Android tablets

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Samsung is one of the only remaining companies still putting out new Android tablets — at least, those worth buying. Earlier this year, rumors pointed to a large-screen refresh of the Tab S6. New renders of the upcoming S7 tablet were released online just last week. Now there's another early look available at the Tab S7 line, this time showcasing the plus-sized variant, the Galaxy Tab S7+.

Android tablets, like their phone counterparts, receive periodic Android OS updates — albeit much more slowly. The Verizon Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 tablet — a flagship LTE tablet from 2017 — has now been updated to Android 9 Pie. Sure, Android 10 would be preferable, but that will probably never happen considering the Tab S3 launched with Android 7 Nougat.

We're fast approaching the final release of Android Q, but Android 9 Pie is still trickling out to some devices. Two such devices: Samsung's Galaxy Tab S3 and Galaxy Tab A, both released in 2017. The tablets have started seeing the update in some Asian countries.

Apple released an updated iPad Mini earlier this month, with one of the new features being Apple Pencil support. Samsung also has released an updated version of its 8-inch tablet, complete with S Pen support. Coincidence? I'll let you be the judge.

Unexpected device updates give us Android geeks warm fuzzies, and candidates for updates don't get much less expected than budget tablets — but here we are. We've received several reports that Samsung's Galaxy Tab A, released in the spring of 2016, is being updated to Android 8.1 Oreo.

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