There is also a Pro version, which is nothing like the P11. It is powered by a Snapdragon 662 SoC and has a large, 7700 mAh battery. The Lenovo Tab P11 has a large 11” screen and a much nicer resolution of 2000×1200. There is also a Smart Tab M10 FHD, which I don't recommend, as it will stay on Android 10. On a more positive note, security updates should be provided until the beginning of 2023. The Lenovo Smart Tab M10 ships with Android 10 and should be updated to Android 11 around the time Android 12 will make its first stable appearance. What it does have, are very slim bezels with no branding on them. There is only 2 GB of RAM available to the system, which is powered by a MediaTek Helio P22T SoC. The Lenovo Smart Tab M10 is the cheaper of the two, and you don't have to dig very deep to find out why: Its 10.1″ screen only has a resolution of 1280×800. While they definitely aren't the best tablet to wall-mount and display Home Assistant, the charging station does give those not wanting to drill any holes a decent option. Similar to the Fire tablets mentioned earlier, both of these tablets can be fitted in to a Smart Charging Station, making them perfect as semi-permanent Home Assistant displays. Lenovo does not have the best reputation when it comes to keeping their phones and tablets up to date, but there are two models I can cautiously recommend: The Lenovo Smart Tab M10 and the Lenovo P11. Just as the Tab A7, the S6 Lite will receive the update to Android 12. Design and spec-wise the two tablets are almost identical, with the Tab A7 basically being a Tab S6 Lite, but with the Snapdragon 662 instead of the Exynos 9611. When on offer, it can be had for a similar price, with the main difference being that the Tab S6 Lite supports pen input and even ships with an S Pen. The other disadvantage OLED screens have, is that they can suffer from burn-in when displaying the same thing for extended periods.įinally, the Tab S6 Lite, announced roughly half a year before the comparable Tab A7, should definitely also be considered. While Samsung does offer a premium tablet with a nicer OLED display in the Galaxy Tab S7+, it might be wasted for just this purpose. Overall, you are likely to get more out of the Galaxy Tab A7, as it has already been unlocked and rooted. There have also been some severe security issues related to their SoCs. MediaTek has short support cycles and their SoCs are difficult to programme for. Performance isn't the only downside of going for a MediaTek SoC. While the MediaTek Helio P22T isn't necessarily bad, it isn't as powerful as the Snapdragon 662. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite features a smaller screen (8.7″), and weaker SoC when compared to its larger sibling. Thanks to Samsung's new and improved Android update policy, the Galaxy Tab A7 will receive Android 12. Because these tablets run Android, you will also be able to use them to talk to the Google Assistant. The benefit of using a Samsung tablet over the Amazon Fire tablets is that these come with fully-fledged Android and have access to the Google Play Store without any workarounds. They each have a good high-resolution screen and enough power to run the Home Assistant app, alongside a few others in the background, without any performance hiccups. I consider the 10.4″ Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 and Tab S6 Lite to be the best Android tablets to wall-mount and display Home Assistant on. Sadly, but also expectedly due to the pricing, the Tab A7 series does not use Samsung's fantastic OLED screens, but instead use LCDs. As we have come to expect from Samsung, these tablets have more than just decent screens, and narrow bezels (without any branding). The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 series of tablets are cheaper than the premium Galaxy Tab S series, but have more than enough power to display the Home Assistant dashboard. Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 (10.4″ and 8.7″) and Tab S6 Lite If all you are planning to do is display your Home Assistant dashboard, the cheaper model will likely be more than powerful enough. The only other differentiator between the Plus and non-Plus model is that the more premium model has a total of 4 GB of memory, 1 GB more than the non-Plus model. It now features USB-C charging and, if you opt for the Plus version, Qi wireless charging. In 2021, the Amazon Fire HD 10 received some very welcome updates and a new Plus model. With it's 16:10 aspect ratio, which is slightly taller than your standard 16:9 widescreen display, the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablets are suitable to be mounted horizontally. At this size, you will still be able to clearly see all of your card’s details and switches will not be too small to press. At 10.1″, it is just about the perfect size for the Home Assistant dashboard, and the screen’s bezels don't have any branding printed on them, making it clean looking. Amazon’s Fire HD 10 and Fire HD 10 Plus tablets are cheap and have good-looking 16:10 Full-HD displays (1920×1200).
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