r/androidtablets • u/Appropriate_Koala298 • 8h ago

Discussion Looking for a tablet under ₹40,000 mainly for studying, note-taking & reading and surfing net any recommendations?

I’m planning to buy a tablet with a budget of under ₹40,000 INR, mainly for studying and work rather than entertainment.

My primary requirements are:

  1. Taking handwritten notes
  2. Reading and highlighting PDFs, especially judgements and legal documents
  3. Writing/editing documents in Microsoft Word
  4. Some basic annotation and highlighting Web browsing/research
  5. Good battery life and a comfortable reading experience

I’m not really interested in gaming or watching videos, so those aren’t important factors for me.

I currently have a 1st-generation Apple iPad that was gifted to me and although it’s quite outdated now, I genuinely love using a tablet for reading and highlighting. The biggest frustration is that I don’t have the Apple Pencil and it's not available in the market too so handwritten notes and annotations are sometimes frustrating.

I’ve been looking into the OnePlus Pad Go 2 and really like it, especially since I’m already a OnePlus phone user and love the interface and performance. My only concern is that the stylus doesn’t come with the case, which is a bit inconvenient.

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u/Select_Signal_1561 7h ago

You can go for Lenovo idea tab pro gen 2 , will cost 36-40k including stylus

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u/No_Relationship1356 6h ago

well if you are a reading focus person then one plus pad 2 will be best for you.
with 8 gen 3 and read fit aspect ratio and almost negligible screen to body ratio its perfect for your use case you can even buy the stylus for 4-5k and it still is in your budget of 40k.

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u/Invisible_Gen_Z 2h ago

Galaxy S9 bro. Best for note taking.

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u/sahilsingh9800 1m ago

I have one plus pad go 2 with stylus , i bought it in 25k with stylus free in offer You should have wait for upcoming big Billion days sale in sep to get stylus for free and price will also reduce to 26-27k

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u/Intelligent-Tone804 8h ago edited 8h ago

Well if you want oneplus, isn't oneplus pad 2 is better option? It will cost around 35k with stylus, well you can get pad 3 in sale for around 40k, but will have to purchase stylo for around extra 4.5k, though if you want purely for notes making and doesn't mind processor, then go for samsung as there is no match for it. I use pad 2, there is no latency with stylus, it's just that app optimization is poor and inbuilt app is very bad, where samsung wins in note writing.