If your workflow suits iPadOS, Apple’s iPad Pro is almost the default choice if you want a powerful tablet for work as much as play. Being a Samsung you also get a sumptuous OLED display and a pretty impressive sound system for your money. The Core i7 15.6in model is £1,299 and that includes a pen. Samsung’s Galaxy Book Pro 360 5G is a convertible laptop rather than a tablet but it's so incredibly light at only just over 1kg for both the 13.3in and 15.6in machines that it can easily compete with tablets when it comes to portability. Of course, the ARM processor means you will be running a lot of legacy Windows applications under emulation and you won’t be running 64-bit software at all, although the battery life is pretty good. Built around the Microsoft SQ ARM chipset, prices start at £829 for the 128GB SSD and 8GB RAM model.

The Microsoft Surface Pro X is also a cheaper option. That looks good value as long as you don’t plan on running any overly demanding applications. If that all looks a little too pricey then, at the time of writing, Microsoft is selling the Surface Pro 7 for just £639 but that’s for the discontinued Core i3 model with 4GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD – the only model left in stock. Our review package comprised the entry-level Core i7 tablet with the keyboard and pen, a package that costs £1,759. If you want the Surface Pro Signature keyboard, that will be another £160 the Surface Slim Pen 2 will set you back another £120, or you can buy the keyboard and pen in a bundle and save £20. All Core i7 models carry EVO certification. The Core i7 models start at £1,499 with 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD, increasing to £1,779 for the 512GB model, £2,059 for the 1TB model and, finally, £2,459 for the 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD model.

Best Android tablet 2023: Exceptional iPad alternatives from £60Īnother £200 and you can have either 16GB of RAM or a 512GB SSD, although oddly not both.

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