Best Tablets UK (2026)

If you already use an iPhone, an iPad like the Air M4 or Pro M5 here makes moving photos, files and messages between devices seamless. If you use an Android phone, or specifically a Samsung Galaxy phone, an Android tablet like the Honor MagicPad 4 or Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra here will integrate more naturally with your existing ecosystem.

A higher refresh rate, like the 165Hz on the Honor MagicPad 4 or 185Hz on the RedMagic Astra 2 here, makes scrolling and gaming feel noticeably smoother. It matters most for gaming tablets and general everyday feel; for reading or note-taking, like on the reMarkable Paper Pure here, refresh rate is far less important than screen contrast and readability.

For everyday browsing, streaming and light multitasking, 8-12GB like on the iPad Air M4 here is plenty. If you plan to do demanding creative work, like heavy photo or video editing, look for 12-16GB, available on the iPad Pro M5 and Honor MagicPad 4 here, to keep multiple apps and large files running smoothly.

If you have one clear, dominant use case, a specialist device can genuinely outperform an all-rounder: the RedMagic Astra 2 beat pricier flagships in gaming benchmarks here, and the reMarkable Paper Pure's E Ink screen gives a genuinely paper-like writing feel a standard tablet can't match. For general use spanning several tasks, though, an all-rounder like the iPad Air M4 remains the safer choice.