128GB Samsung Galaxy Tab 11" A9+ WiFi Android Tablet w/ 8GB RAM (2024 Model) Expired

Is this laggy?

i'm no apple fan and don't own any. however , android has lagged long enough, they caught up with phones 5+ years ago, but when you can snag ipad air with m1 for $399 and you still need to pay as much plus trade in of an expensive tablet, android tablets are a joke. if price didn't factor, i love my tab s9 oled, but i paid $90 for it. id love another one , but don't feel like plunking down nearly $500 for one, plus it's not even as easy as forking over the cash, it's the whole samsung trade-in game. don't feel like playing it, then it's a laggy tablet which are not fun, even just for emails or netflix.

heck, the ipad 9th gen is now $250 and blows this out of the water. if it weren't for iphone , i'd jump. i just can't stand using iphone.

might just introduce some apple in my life with ipads. i've held out for a decade, but apple has really trashed ipad pricing, despite headlines saying new ipads can top out at $2000+. performance wise for 99% users, same experience with an ipad of $400 or $2400.

My two cents: I bought this and then returned it because the screen is not IPS. While it has a decent refresh rate and is adequate for performance, it was very frustrating that if I moved my head a few inches to the left or to the right or have the tablet at the slightly wrong angle if I was laying down it would have a washed out image. That's the VA panel. If that doesn't bother you, then the rest of the specs are actually pretty good. That was a deal killer for me though.

I would never buy a Samsung tablet, just gets laggy overtime

I'm with you. Originally an Android+PC user, switched over to iOS+macOS when I started working at Apple. Initially hated iOS and macOS. The rest of this post won't be about macOS, I basically only used it for work (even at my current job).

As for iOS, eventually just got complacent and stuck with it for a few years even after leaving Apple.

Recently did a bunch of world travel, and wanted to take a cheaper burner android around. Also, got an iPhone 14 pro (US) so needed a phone with physical SIM for travel. Physical SIM for Cheaper, better local service, and often long stays (months at a time). Got a pixel 7. Been using the pixel abroad and the iPhone in the US. Annoyed every time i came back home and had to use the iPhone.

Decided to take the plunge and moved my US service to my pixel 7. Yes, the pixel 7 and iPhone 14 pro are worlds apart, but I just highly prefer the Android UX. Looking to get a higher end Android, when a good sale rolls around. Probably a Galaxy or Pixel.

As for tablets, I've had a few cheap Android tabs years ago (nook, lenovo). Didn't really use any of them much. My mom has had several Samsung tablets, most recently a Galaxy Tab S8+. Fantastic tablet and DEX is really interesting.

The year that I stopped working at Apple, got myself an iPad 7th gen, and over the years, I've been using that tablet consistently mostly as a media machine while traveling or in bed. Over the years, it's become pretty useless for shopping or browsing. Just too underpowered now. I'd of course expect Android tablets even the high end ones like the galaxy tab s series to perform similarly, if not worse.

Recently sold the iPad 7th Gen for $150, though i think i probably could've gotten a bit more for it maybe $200. Really impressed by the resale value. Having bought it for $343, that's like leasing the machine for $35-40/year.

While the Galaxy Tab S8+ is great, I just got myself an iPad Air 11in M2. For my pretty casual use of tablets, I find the iPad to be a much better value.

Price-wise, a new iPad Air 11 in M2 is comparable to the older S8+.
I'll get more years of support on an iPad. I'll get a great resale value when I'm ready to upgrade again.
There are nicer, wider options for things like cases.

But for tablets, I'll have to give it up to iPads. I'd also own an apple watch if it weren't for the walled garden.

Galaxy Tab A series are fine for casual watching and playing casual puzzle games. My mom has had a few of these A series tablets, and she does complain about the lagginess like a year later.

This is true, with OLED and 120hz screen and way better CPU and 6gb of RAM. But Lenovo software sucks and it's not optimized like Samsungs.

I would never buy a Samsung tablet, just gets laggy overtime

Is this laggy?

Is this laggy?

If you're coming from an iPad, yes it is laggy. I have this from the last deal. It's probably laggier than -a four-year-old iPad. For reference I have the first gen M1 iPad Pro and this is definitely by far way slower experience, luckily I only use it for diagnostic tools for automotive so I don't mind it being slightly slow. It's probably fine for general media consumption but don't expect it to really be a iPad killer of any sorts.