Best Black Friday tablet deals: highlights of the event

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Best Black Friday tablet deals: highlights of the event
Black Friday 2024 was one of the best times to score a new tablet this year. We saw bonkers Black Friday tablet deals on slates from Samsung, Apple, Google, OnePlus, and more. Now that the event is officially over, it's time to summarize these incredible offers. So, let's not waste any more time and check out the top tablet deals from this Black Friday!




Black Friday iPad deals


Apple iPad mini (6th Gen)
9.0

Apple iPad mini (6th Gen)


The Good

  • Perfect size and weight for reading and jotting down notes
  • Unrivaled performance on a small tablet
  • Punchy stereo speakers
  • USB Type-C
  • 2nd-gen Apple Pencil support

The Bad

  • Unimpressive display, wavy scrolling in portrait mode

Apple's iPads don't usually get hefty discounts during shopping events, but we still managed to find a few sweet Black Friday iPad offers. The 256GB iPad Mini 6 with cellular connectivity was $100 off on Amazon, making it a great pick for a compact yet powerful device. In addition, the 10th generation iPad saw a $70 discount, bringing it to just under $280. Another great offer was on the iPad Air 13-inch (M2), which was discounted by $100.


 Black Friday deals on Samsung tablets


Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
8.6

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9


The Good

  • Bright and vivid AMOLED display
  • Excellent performance
  • Very decent battery life
  • Functional interface, S Pen stylus
  • Compact size makes it super-manageable

The Bad

  • Absolutely terrible haptic feedback
  • Not enough bass
  • Camera is so-so
  • No version with cellular connectivity

Unlike Apple's iPads, Samsung's Galaxy Tabs do get hefty discounts during shopping events. You could say Black Friday 2024 was one of the best times to score a new Galaxy Tab this year. The Galaxy Tab S9 with 256GB of storage was $300 off, dropping to under $620, while the 256GB Galaxy Tab S9+ saw the same discount, making it available for less than $700.

Shoppers in the market for a new mid-ranger could save $150 on the 256GB Galaxy Tab S9 FE, bringing it to just under $370. The 256GB Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ was also discounted by $200. We saw a sweet $95 markdown on the budget-friendly Galaxy Tab S6 Lite with 128GB, allowing shoppers to grab one for just under $250.

Black Friday offers on Lenovo tablets



Lenovo's tablets may not be the best on the market, but they're great for entertainment and usually come at a budget-friendly price. During Black Friday 2024, we saw a few sweet deals that made it into our roundup of the best Black Friday tablet offers.

One of the deals we included was on the Lenovo Tab M11, which was discounted by $70, bringing it to just under $160. Another was on the Lenovo Tab M9 (2023), which saw a $50 discount. We also spotted a nice deal on the Lenovo Tab Plus 2024 with 128GB of storage, marked down by $55, bringing it to under $250.

Black Friday offers on Microsoft Surface Pro tablets



The Surface Pro tablets are among the best slates available. Their main selling point is that they run on Windows and can essentially replace your laptop when used with a keyboard. The best part is that we saw a few sweet Black Friday deals on these tablets as well. For instance, the latest Surface Pro (11th Edition, 2024) was discounted by $321, bringing it down to just under $1,000. Another nice offer was on the Surface Pro 9, which was discounted by $66 for the event.

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Black Friday deals on the OnePlus Pad and Pixel Tablet



OnePlus fans were able to save quite the sum this Black Friday, with both the OnePlus Pad and the newer OnePlus Pad 2 seeing solid discounts. The former was $104 off, dropping its price to just under $377, while the latter saw a $70 discount, bringing it to under $480.

Google's Pixel Tablets were also up for grabs with nice discounts. The Pixel Tablet with Charging Speaker Dock was marked down by $140. If you didn't need the dock, the Pixel Tablet without an included Charging Speaker Dock was also $140 off, bringing the price down to just under $360.

Black Friday deals on Amazon Fire tablets



For those on a tight budget who needed a decent tablet for entertainment, Amazon's Fire tablets were a great choice this Black Friday. The Fire HD 10 with 64GB of storage was discounted by 53%, making it super affordable. In addition, the Fire HD 8 (2024) saw a 45% discount, bringing it down to just under $55. Lastly, the Fire Max 11 with 128GB of storage was $120 off, dropping it to its lowest price.

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