We’re halfway through Tech Guide’s 2023 12 Days of Christmas Gift Ideas to help you find the gifts that your family and friends will absolutely love.
Today it’s Day 6 and we’re looking at tablets and e-readers. Tablets are popular with everyone and are ideal for school students and mobile professionals.
And if you love reading then there are plenty of e-readers which can hold all your books, allow you to write and organise your notes and puts the actual bookstore at your fingertips as well.
Here are Tech Guide’s 12 Days of Christmas Gift Ideas:
DAY 6: Tablets/e-readers
DAY 7: Drones/Gadgets
DAY 8: Smart/IoT devices
DAY 9: In-car gadgets
DAY 10: TVs/Blu-Ray/4K
DAY 11: Appliances
DAY 12: Computers
DAY 6: TABLETS/EREADERS
SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB A9+ – From $379
Samsung has released the new 11-inch Galaxy Tab A9+ which offers an impressive tablet experience but at a more affordable price.
The Galaxy Tab A9+ combines an excellent display with a crisp quad speaker system with Dolby Atmos so users can enjoy their games and content anywhere.
It can also support productivity applications so you can still work efficiently on the move.
REMARKABLE 2 – $749 and $849 with folio cover
Replace your notebooks and documents with the only tablet that feels like paper. You can keep all your notes, PDFs, and to-do lists perfectly organized and accessible on a slim digital device.
At just 4.7 mm, reMarkable is the world’s thinnest tablet. It has a paper feel never experienced before on a digital device.
Stay free from distractions and stay focused and think clearly. There are no pop-up ads, notifications, or social media. Just you and your thoughts. Store all your handwritten notes, to-do lists, PDFs, ebooks, and sketches in one place. Organized, and easy to find.
Available from JB HiFi and Kogan.com
SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB S9 ULTRA – From $1,999
This is the “go big or go home” tablet. The 14.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra is a tablet on steroids and it has the power and features to back it up as well.
Tablets have become a lot more powerful in recent years – so powerful they can take the place of your laptop or step in as an alternative.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra is one of those tablets.
It is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 3.36Ghz octa-core processor and 12GB RAM which makes it quite a capable device.
OPPO PAD 2 – $699
Oppo’s Pad 2 is the first tablet to adopt a 7:5 aspect ratio to offer a more comfortable viewing and reading experience for users.
Traditionally, Android tablets have a 16:10 shape but Oppo decided to make the move the other way so the device is more like the shape of an A4 piece of paper or a book.
The device is just 6.54mm thick and weighs 552g.
Oppo’s Pad 2 has an 11.61-inch display with a 2800 x 2000 resolution and support for 144Hz refresh rate to offer a smooth high quality viewing experience. It has 8GB RAM and 256GB onboard memory.
GOOGLE PIXEL TABLET – $899
The Google Pixel Tablet is a bit of an allrounder – it’s great for entertainment and running your favourite apps and, when attached to the included dock, can turn into a smart speaker, smart home hub and a mini smart TV.
The Android tablet has a 10.95-inch LCD display with a 2560 x 1600 resolution, 60Hz refresh rate and has a soft touch rear panel and edges.
It is also powered by the Google Tensor G2 chip which offers excellent performance and speed to make using the tablet a breeze. Onboard is 8GB RAM and either 128 or 256GB internal storage.
KOBO ELIPSA 2E – $579
Kobo has released the new Elipsa 2E which provides an upgraded reading and writing experience so you can have your books at your fingertips and handwrite your notes directly on the screen.
The Kobo Elipsa 2E has a 10.3-inch E Ink touchscreen with ComfortLight Pro to reduce blue light and eye strain.
Users can adjust the brightness and colour temperature and there’s even a natural light feature which makes the backlight imitate the light at that time of day so it doesn’t interrupt your natural rhythms.
KINDLE SCRIBE – From $599
Kindle Scribe is not only the biggest Kindle ever produced but you can also write on the screen with the included pen with a feel like you’re writing on paper.
For customers who still enjoy the tactile experience of writing and prefer to read their eBooks, the Kindle Scribe is ideal.
The 10.2-inch Paperwhite glare-free 300ppi (pixel per inch) screen is sharp and clear and has an adjustable built-in light to suit your writing/reading environment.
