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Which iPad

I am thinking of getting a iPad and wanted to get an use weather to go for apple or Samsung

As saw a Samsung one which takes call on iPad while it recharges as want it saw my son can use and the screen shoulda good size
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  • Would probably help if you reworded your question as it really isnt clear what you are asking.

    If you want an iPad then it has to be Apple as Apple is the only one to make iPads. Samsung's tablets are the Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Note

    As to which is the best for you, well that depends on if there are any particular apps you want that may support only iOS or Android, if you want to buy into either the Apple or Android ecosystem etc. The overall capabilities of both brands are broadly similar
  • althas
    althas Posts: 410 Forumite
    Sorry a little clarity here

    An iPad is an Apple product specific

    Are you meaning a tablet computer? That is the generic name for that type of product

    Can you answer a couple more questions please to help us. How old is your son, what will it be used for and what sort of budget is there?

    Sorry for so many questions but the range of tablets is huge from <£100 to >£700 and everything inbetween. So there is a lot to choose from
    There are 10 kinds of people that understand binary
    Those that do
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  • Cisco001
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    1. What size?
    2. What budget?
    3. ios? Android? Windows?
    4. Why do you need tablet to take calls?
  • aayush
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    althas wrote: »
    Sorry a little clarity here

    An iPad is an Apple product specific

    Are you meaning a tablet computer? That is the generic name for that type of product

    Can you answer a couple more questions please to help us. How old is your son,4 what will it be used learning for and what sort of budget is there?£ 400

    Sorry for so many questions but the range of tablets is huge from <£100 to >£700 and everything in between. So there is a lot to choose from

    Sons Age is 4

    it will be used to for leaning and browsing web sites and if it can bed for other thing that as well

    budget £500.
  • aayush
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    Cisco001 wrote: »
    1. What size?
    2. What budget?
    3. ios? Android? Windows?
    4. Why do you need tablet to take calls?

    1 not to large and not to small


    2 £500

    3) Which ever is best

    as that what the person said some people can not be with out there mobile
  • tyllwyd
    tyllwyd Posts: 5,496 Forumite
    I don't think anyone will be able to help you much on the internet. The best thing will be to go to a shop like PC World, where they can show you some different tablets and you can see which one you like best.
  • aayush wrote: »
    1 not to large and not to small


    2 £500

    3) Which ever is best

    as that what the person said some people can not be with out there mobile

    3) it's down to personal preference. There will be as many agree as disagree.
  • donny-gal
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    I would not spend that much on a Pad. 1 - They are constantly updating and will soon be out of date.
    I think a child can easily handle a 7" one, 10" for bad eyesight, or oldies like me.
    They are easily broken, both by dropping and the screen breaking, and the charging/connecting point being damaged by slight tugging when plugged in.
    I took advice from here and recommended an Asus from Argus for £100, for my 12 year old great niece. She is delighted with it.
    http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/2449274.htm

    It can load all the apps for educational games, and others from the Play Store, just don't tell him your password:eek:
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  • donny-gal wrote: »
    I would not spend that much on a Pad. 1 - They are constantly updating and will soon be out of date

    iPads are updated every 12 months, do you really think Android tablets are updated less often? :rotfl:

    As to the OPs question, if you have money to burn then get an iPad as I personally think they are still the best tablets however if I had kids and was buying something for a 4 year old it certainly wouldnt be a £500 iPad but a much cheaper Android that I wouldnt care about if it got dropped and the screen broke etc
  • donny-gal
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    Inside Insurance - I didn't say iPad, but Pad, either sort.
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