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Best Android tablets this year

- The following Cnet staff members contribute­d to this report: Alexandra Garrett, Andrew Gebhart, Scott Stein, Jim Hoffman and Laura K. Cucullu. For more reviews of personal technology products, visit www.cnet.com.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 packs in a lot for an Android device. It has a speedy Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor and flexible expandable storage up to 1TB with a microSD card. The Galaxy Tab S6 also looks amazing, with a super AMOLED display with a 16:10 ratio screen. Battery life clocks in at about 15 hours, and the rear camera has a 13megapixe­l resolution. And if you’ve ever operated a Samsung Android device, the operation of this particular tablet will feel very intuitive. The recent updates to Samsung’s DeX mode even makes the Tab S6 a possible laptop substituti­on, letting you connect to a mouse and even an external display. Just grab a keyboard and you will be all set.

Google Pixel Slate

The Google Pixel Slate tries to match the iPad Pro and Microsoft Surface Pro by blending a tablet and Chromebook into a single device — a kind of tablet PC, if you will. Though it’s not a fullfledge­d Android tablet (and it certainly isn’t a cheap Android tablet), you do have access to the apps in the Google Play store and plenty of power here to use them. It comes with a stylus, and has a 48watthour battery, front and rear camera and an LCD touchscree­n. It also has a full desktop browser and support for a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard. It could even be used as a gaming tablet. The Pixel Slate also has the option for Google Assistant. Overall, just a great tablet.

Lenovo Smart Tab P10

The Lenovo Smart Tab P10 combines a tablet and a smart display into one 10inch device. This Android tablet comes with Android Oreo, front and rear cameras, a fingerprin­t scanner and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor. When you set it on the dock, the Lenovo Tab becomes a smart display, a lot like the Amazon Echo Show.

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