6 Best Budget Tablets Under $100

The Lenovo Tab M8 Gen 4 is a solid budget tablet with an 8-inch HD display a reasonable SoC (Mediatek MT8768 Helio A22) to handle basic tasks, and it also runs Android. It packs IPS LCD display with 350 nits of brightness. 

You can get a tablet with a maximum of 64GB storage, which puts a limit on how many apps you can download, but you can get a microSD card to get more storage. 

You can also get the LTE version of the tablet, so you won’t be reliant on the WiFi network.

I liked the design, it felt sturdy and from premium materials and I managed my expectations when I used it. I knew the tablet costs $79.99. I didn’t expect to have the sharpest display or play Fortnite on the highest settings with it. It’s a budget tablet made for very basic tasks. 

Amazon Fire HD 8 is a bestseller. It offers quite a bit, considering the price. It comes with an 8-inch HD screen, 1280×800 resolution. Considering the price, the colors look sharp and vibrant. It has a decent SoC (MT8169A). It handles the basic tasks well. The tablet has an audio jack and a micro SD card slot for more storage space.

The tablet runs on Fire OS, which puts some limits. You can get Google apps on it directly. Like YouTube, Gmail, Google Drive, etc. You need to install a few apps before you can get them on an Amazon tablet. Amazon tablets have the Amazon App Store instead of the Google Play Store. 

This tablet is a hit with various audiences. Perfect for individuals seeking a media consumption device and families in need of an affordable option for kids. Packed with a bunch of apps, games, and kid-friendly movies, it also has parental controls. Beyond entertainment, it excels in managing smart gadgets, facilitating video calls, web browsing, and providing a gateway into Kindle books.

The Amazon Fire 7(2022). It’s the smallest tablet on the list. Comes with a 7-inch screen and 1024×600 resolution. Has a decent SoC to handle the basic tablet tasks (MediaTek MT8168). It comes in three colors: Black, Rose and Denim. The maximum storage size is 32GB, which puts a lot of limitations on how many apps and movies you can store on it. On the upside, the tablet has a microSD card slot.

Like all Amazon tablets, it operates on the Fire OS operating system. However, if you want access to apps from the Google Play Store, a few adjustments to the tablet settings are required.

It’s a decent device on which kids can play games and you can stream Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video, Disney+, etc. You can also do online shopping, browse the web, do video calls and read Kindle books.

The COOPERS 10-inch Android tablet. Getting a 10-inch tablet under $100 is rare it offers an LCD display with 1280×800 resolution, and the quality is decent considering the price tag. It has decent performance and can handle light apps and games well. It has a 1.5GHz CPU.

It runs Android 12 which gives you access to all the apps that are on Google Play Store. It has no cell phone functionalities it only works on WiFi networks. 

It’s a budget tablet and handles basic tasks well. It’s good for kids to play games and educational apps as well as for adults to watch YouTube, Netflix, Disney+, etc. Good for reading, web surfing, online shopping, and social media.

Pritom M10 Android Tablet. Another 10-inch tablet under 100 dollars. It’s a budget tablet meant for basic stuff. 

It runs Android 10, and it supports so-called OTG(on the go). You can connect it to a computer, transfer files in and out, and save them on a microSD card. You can also connect a thumb drive to the device and dump the files there or upload them to your tablet.

It’s a good tablet to watch movies YouTube consume other content and use for file transfer. The display quality is decent, the audio quality is below average, but you can connect headphones to it, since it has a 3.5mm headphone jack.