9 Best Budget Tablets Under $200 in 2024

Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 released in 2023, October is the best tablet under $200. It’s running on Mediatek Helio G99 (6nm), has two storage options: 64GB and 128GB. You can get it with 4GB RAM or 8GB. 

It’s a good budget tablet, that handles tasks like web browsing, social media, movies, videos, video-calls, emails, light gaming very well. It starts to slow down with apps that require heavy processing power. This budget tablet is not meant for that. It’s also not compatible with active stylus pens..

A9 Tab has a TFT LCD Display, with 81.7% screen-to-body ration. Considering the fact that it’s a budget tablet it has a very bright screen. 

The tablet is equipped with both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi+LTE connectivity options.

The Amazon Fire Max 11 was released in 2023, May. It runs on Android OS and Fire OS operating systems, unlike other Amazon Fire Tablets it is compatible with Stylus pen and you can take notes on it, which is unusual for tablets in the price range. 

The tablet is running on Mediatek MT8188J, it has two storage options 64GB and 128GB and has 4GB of RAM.

It’s a solid budget tablet on which you can take handwritten notes. It’s also possible to order an external keyboard and turn it into a mini-laptop. As any budget tablet in this price range it’s good for lightweight tasks: web surfing, reading, video watching, video calls, emails, light gaming etc. It struggles with heavy processing tasks as photo editing, video editing and other tasks that require heavy processing power. 

Fire Max 11 has a IPS LCD display. 81.2% screen-to-body ratio with very bright display. A big disadvantage is that it doesn’t have cellular connectivity and that you can to do some workarounds in order to install Google Play Store apps like YouTube, Gmail, etc.

The Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE was released in 2023, August, it runs on Android OS, MIUI Pad 14. 

It features a Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm) processor. It has two storage options 128GB and 256GB and you have an option to choose between 3 RAM options: 4GB, 6GB and 8GB.

It’s a decent budget tablet that can handle lightweight and medium tasks with ease, making it suitable for casual browsing, streaming content, and light productivity on the go. However, it may struggle and experience slowdowns when handling more demanding tasks.

The Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE features a IPS LCD, 90Hz display. It has 81.4% screen-to-body ratio. One of the biggest disadvantages this tablet has is that it doesn’t have a cellular(LTE) connectivity you have to solely rely on WiFi connection.