Huge Samsung tablet sale at Best Buy — 3 back to school deals I recommend from $599
For a limited time, Best Buy has Samsung tablets on sale from $449. It's one of the biggest Samsung tablet sales I've seen with discounts on some of the best Samsung tablets we've tested. Below I've picked out some of my top deals in Best Buy's sale.
It's only recently released, but the fantastic Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ is already $50 off! Not a bad price for a mid-range tablet that comes with an S Pen stylus, a splendid (and larger) 13.1-inch LCD panel, and a 15-hour battery life. This is great value for money!
The Galaxy Tab S9 is great for watching movies and playing games. It features an 11-inch 2560 x 1600 AMOLED display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, 8GB of RAM, and a 128GB SSD. We also like that you can expand its storage capacity via its microSD/microSDXC card slots.
Released in late 2024, the Tab S10 Ultra is as premium as Android tablets get, boasting a massive 14.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED display which has to be seen to be believed. It also features a MediaTek MT6989 chipset, 12GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD.
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