We’re halfway through Tech Guide’s 2025 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: Headphones/Speakers
DAY 10: TVs/Blu-Ray/4K
DAY 11: Appliances
DAY 12: Computers
DAY 6: TABLETS/EREADERS
SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB S11 – From $1,399
Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab S11 tablet series is packed with AI features and a more powerful DeX experience while still maintaining a super thin and light design.
The Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra and Galaxy Tab S11 offer an advanced tablet experience for work and play.
The devices are powered by Galaxy AI and running the One UI 8 platform on top of Android.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra has a 14.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display and, at just 5.1mm, it is the thinnest Galaxy Tab to date and is designed to offer productivity on the go.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 has an 11-inch screen and is 5.5mm thick.
The tablets have an upgraded Samsung DeX onboard along with a redesigned S Pen to allow multitasking and productive workflows.
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iPAD PRO WITH M5 – From $1,699
Apple’s iPad Pro featuring M5 – the latest generation of Apple silicon – offers a noticeable speed bump in performance across the board.
Available in 11-inch and 13-inch sizes, the iPad Pro with M5 provides incredible power and performance which can easily be used on the move by high end users.
The M5 chip offers a next generation GPU with a Neural Adapter in each core to deliver a dramatic improvement whether you’re working on a high end project or using AI.
AI capabilities have also taken a leap thanks to a more advanced GPU and CPU and a faster neural engine.
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KINDLE COLORSOFT
The Kindle Colorsoft the company’s first ever colour e-reader so you can view covers, book photos, images in colour and add colour highlights.
Kindle ColorSoft has a 7-inch Colorsoft high contrast display that still offers the paper-like look and feel but now with full colour to bring book covers and other content to life.
The Kindle ColorSoft has a custom screen coating to enrich the colour as well as a light guide with micro deflectors to reduce glare.
Users can adjust the display from white to amber so they can read in any light conditions and in the dark.
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REMARKABLE PAPER PRO – $999
Bring paper into your digital workflow with reMarkable Paper Pro. Ultra-slim and portable, but with a full-size 11.8” color display, adjustable reading light, and an unmatched paper-like writing experience. The all-new Marker Plus is an exceptionally precise, high-quality tool for note-taking, sketching, annotating, and erasing. Balanced and weighted like a real pen for all-day comfort.
TCL NXTPAPER 11 PLUS
In a sea of Android tablets, the TCL NXTPaper 11 Plus stands out from the crowd for several reasons – namely for the innovative NXTPAPER 4.0 display that is designed to protect your eyes.
We all love to spend hours on our devices whether its working, gaming and scrolling TikTok or all of the above.
But how many tablets have got your back when it comes to your health and eye comfort?
The other benefit of the matte surface is that it is extremely resistant to fingerprints so you’re not see any marks and any reflections. That means all you’re looking at is the excellent display.
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LOGITECH FLIP FOLIO – $269.95 (iPad AIR), $289.95 (iPad Pro)
Logitech’s new Flip Folio for the iPad Air (M2 and M3) and iPad Pro (M4 and M5) is both a protective case and a productivity tool that can help you get even more from the device.
Whether you’re hard at work or kicking back and streaming content, the Flip Folio can adapt to your needs.
Available in graphite, lilac and pale grey, the Logitech Flip Folio is available for both the 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air and iPad Pro.
The versatile case can fit the iPad snugly and provide protection on the move.
But when it’s time to get to work you can pop out the full keyboard that pairs via Bluetooth to the iPad.
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iPAD AIR WITH M3 from $999
Apple released a new faster iPad Air with its M3 silicon which makes the device compatible with Apple Intelligence and sporting new abilities and improved performance.
The iPad Air with M3 will be available in 11-inch and 13-inch models and will go on sale on March 12.
The iPad Air – the device that sits between the iPad and iPad Pro – has been supercharged so it can handle high-end and graphics-intensive apps and games.
This model is 3.5x faster than the iPad Air powered by the A14 Bionic.
The iPad Air with M3 has noticeable improvements even over the previous M1 model.
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SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB S10 LITE – From $719
Stay on top of it all this season with the Galaxy Tab S10 Lite – the tablet that helps you sleigh your festive to do list. It’s large 10.9-inch display is perfect for immersive viewing which makes it the ideal companion for streaming and browsing. If it’s creativity you crave, the S Pen that comes bundled lets you draw to your heart’s content or just stay on top of jotting down your gifts or groceries list.
LASER 10-INCH ANDROID TABLET WITH CASE – $159
Work, stream and stay productive anywhere with the Laser 10-inch Android 15 Tablet. Powered by the latest Android 15 OS and a responsive 1.8GHz Octa-Core processor, it delivers smooth performance for everyday tasks, entertainment and multitasking.
It features 4GB RAM and 64GB of storage and is expandable for even more room. The vibrant 10-inch display is perfect for movies, browsing and gaming, while the long-lasting 6000mAh battery keeps you powered through the day.
Complete with a free folio case for protection and hands-free use, this tablet is your versatile companion for on-the-go productivity and entertainment.
Available through JB Hi-Fi, Amazon, Laser Co
KOBO LIBRA COLOUR – $379.95
The new Kobo Libra Colour also adds stylus compatibility so you can mark up your books, highlight passages and create notes to organise your thoughts.
And being colour, naturally you have the choice of colours for your highlighter and writing.
Kobo Libra Colour is available in black or white and has a 7-inch E Ink Kaleido 3 touchscreen display and has an area to the right of the screen so you can hold the device without blocking any of the screen.
It also has page up and down buttons so you can manually turn the pages of your book instead of swiping the screen left or right (you can do that too).
KINDLE PAPERWHITE – FROM $299
The Kindle Paperwhite, the best-selling Kindle, is now faster than ever so you can scroll through your Kindle library and the Kindle store even faster.
The new Kindle paperwhite also offers 25 per cent faster page turns so you can get through your books even faster.
Under the larger 7-inch display is an oxide thin film transistor which offers a higher contrast than ever before so text and pictures leap off the screen.
