tldr; Samsung's budget entry - good for streaming and light use. No S Pen support, skip for note-taking.
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Best praise vs top criticism for Samsung Galaxy Tab A9
“I'd hold out for the Pad 6 but that Poco has some appeal. I think both those are in the midrange. The a9+ is in the budget category. The a9+ with OneUI could be important for some. I think OneUI is the best UI. Some others hate it.”
“The 2020 version, 2022 version and 2024 are all the same tablet except the chipset. Same mediocre screen for thw price, same lack of RAM. Dont do it. S6 Lite is more Samsung A series (budget) with S Pen support (hell, even the A9+ 8/128 GB has partially better specs for less money). The S6 Lite is only okay if you can get it for extremely cheap and dont use heavy programs. It is very much not sufficient for your usage, as your usage is not very light. Trust me, I can say from experience that running a Samsung tablet on 4 GB of RAM is a challenge. As a long term Samsung Tab user, I would 100% pick the iPad if that was my choice. The iPad is sufficient for your usage, and has an older flagship chipset, too, so it is a much smoother experience. I have to say that the S Pen feels nicer than the Apple Pencil, but thats personal preference, so I still want to throw in the S9 FE which may have some discounts going on, but you will lack the integration between your phone and tablet, if you wanf to use that”
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