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Best tablet deals right now: Apple iPad, Galaxy Tab, Amazon Fire
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While you won’t find the just-announced 2024 Apple iPad Air or Apple iPad Pro tablets on sale just yet, you can find some great deals on other iPad models, as well as an assortment of popular and powerful Android and Amazon Fire tablets.
For help choosing the perfect iPad model, we’ve just updated our comprehensive, 2024 Apple iPad buyer’s guide and roundup of the best Apple iPads for college students. If you’re seeking out one of the latest Android tablets, we’ve got you covered with our coverage of the six best Android tablets for 2024 and best tablets for 2024.
Best tablet deals in 2024
Our team of shopping experts has compiled this roundup of pre-Memorial Day deals you can snag today.
Apple iPad (9th Generation): $249 (24% off)
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Although Apple just dropped the price of the slightly newer Apple iPad (10th Generation), so it now starts at just $349, if you’re looking for a really low-cost iPad, the previous model is on sale right now on Amazon for just $249. This makes it the least expensive iPad you can get.
The iPad (9th Generation) is an entry-level model that’s a great starter tablet for kids. However, it’s just as suitable to anyone who needs just basic tablet functionality from an iPad that offers a 10.2-inch Retina display, 64GB of internal storage and up to a 10 hour battery life.
This model runs using the older Apple A13 Bionic processor, but it comes with the latest version of iPadOS and the same preinstalled apps as newer and more advanced iPads.
Apple iPad Air (5th Generation): $650 (13% off)
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If you’re looking for a mid-priced iPad that’s thin and light, the iPad Air (5th Generation) might be what you’re seeking. This model was just one-upped by the just-announced 2024 iPad Air tablets, so it’s not the newest technology, but it still offers the power and versatility to handle everyday tasks.
This iPad Air is on sale right now for 13% off, which brings the price down to $650. It features a 10.2-inch Retina display, includes 64GB of internal storage and offers up to a 10-hour battery life.
This edition of the iPad Air also runs the latest version of iPadOS and comes with the same collection of preinstalled apps as the most current iPads. It runs using Apple’s M1 processor. It’s just 0.29 inches thick and weighs 1.07 pounds.
Apple iPad Mini (6th Generation): $400 (save $100)
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This is the most current version of Apple’s most compact iPad — the iPad Mini (6th Generation). It offers the same power and functionality that you’d expect from an Apple tablet, only it’s more compact. Right now, you can save $100 on this iPad Mini and buy it for just $400 on Amazon.
With this more compact iPad, you get an 8.3 inch Liquid Retina display and 64GB of internal storage. It runs using the Apple A15 Bionic processor and comes in your choice of four casing colors. If you tend to use your iPad for reading e-books, the iPad Mini is a great option because it’s lighter and more comfortable to hold in your hands for extended periods.
It’s just 2.5 inches thick, weighs 0.65 pounds and has up to a 10 hour battery life. Like all iPads, there’s an Apple Pencil stylus, optional keyboard and a vast selection of apps available for it. As an e-reader, it works with all of the popular e-book reading apps, including Apple Books, Kindle, Nook and Libby.
2024 Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 11″ Android tablet: $220 (19% off)
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For fans of Android mobile devices, it’s easy to find powerful and versatile tablets that run this popular operating system for a fraction of what you’d pay for a mid- to high-end Apple iPad. This 2024 Samsung Talaxy Tab A9+ is the perfect example. Right now, Amazon has it on sale for just $220, which is 19% off its usual $270 price.
The tablet offers an 11-inch display with a 90Hz refresh rate, 128GB of internal storage and a quad speaker system. It’s able to handle multitasking with ease. It comes in a graphite or silver casing color. One of the things we love about the Samsung tablets is that most have a microSD memory card slot built in, so you can expand the storage capacity easily and whenever you choose.
This model offers a 7,040 mAh rechargeable battery, so it provides all-day battery life, as well as a quick charge feature. It runs using the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 processor and measures 10.12 x 6.64 x 0.27 inches.
2023 Amazon Fire HD 10: $95 (32% off)
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Amazon offers a selection of extremely low cost tablets that run a modified version of Android that requires optional apps to be downloaded from the Amazon app store instead of the Google Play Store. However, at just $95 when on sale, it offers really good value for someone needing the most basic tablet functionality.
This model offers a 10.1-inch Full HD display and runs using an octa-core processor. This configuration includes 32GB of internal storage, but you can upgrade to 64GB at the time of purchase. Using an optional microSD memory card, upgrading this tablet’s storage capacity at anytime is simple. Battery life is up to 13 hours.
2023 Samsuing Galaxy Tab S9 11″ Android tablet: $799 (save 13%)
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This 2023 version of the popular Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 tablet offers enough processing power for average users. It offers an 11-inch AMOLED touchscreen display, 256GB of internal storage and runs using the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor.
The tablet comes with an S-Pen stylus and is one of the very few tablets on the market that’s waterproof and dust proof (rated IP68), so it’s a lot more durable than most. We also like that the S9 offers a quick charge feature and a long battery life.
For a limited time, you can buy this tablet on Amazon for 13% off and pay just $799. It comes in your choice of a beige or graphite casing color.
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen) 10″ Android tablet: $140 (26% off)
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Featuring a 10.6-inch Full HD (2K resolution) touchscreen display and 32GB of internal storage, this low-cost, entry-level tablet is a great option for first-time Android tablet users or anyone who doesn’t need a lot of enhanced processing power of fancy features.
This tablet comes with Android 12 preinstalled and is on sale right now on Amazon for just $140 — that’s 26% off. In addition to being a great deal for the price, we love that this tablet is only 0.29 inches thick and weighs 1.03 pounds.
With this tablet, you can expect up to a 12-hour battery life. And when you stream video content from services like Netflix or Disney+, you can watch it at 1080p resolution.
2023 Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE 10.9″ Android tablet: $413 (8% off)
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This 2023 edition of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S90 FE tablet offers less processing power than the company’s most powerful Tab S9 Ultra tablet, but this one is more than adequate for the average using who wants to run Android apps on device with a 10.9 inch touchscreen display. It comes with an S-Pen stylus and 128GB of internal storage.
One of biggest selling points of the Tab S9 FE is that its waterproof and dust-proof (IP68 rated), which is not a feature any Apple iPad tablet can boast. This gives it an extra level of durability while being able to run the latest version of Android. Battery life is up to 18 hour. Thanks to its quick charge feature, you can fully recharge the battery in under 90 minutes.
Using the built-in microSD memory card slot, it’s easy to upgrade the tablet’s storage anytime. And the tablet’s multitasking ability allows you run and switch between three apps at once.
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There were no injuries after a Southwest flight carrying passengers was struck by gunfire on the tarmac of Dallas Love Field Friday night, authorities said.
Southwest Airlines Flight 2494 was preparing for departure to Indianapolis when “a bullet apparently struck the right side of the aircraft under the flight deck,” a Southwest spokesperson told CBS News in a statement.
The airline said no one was hurt. A spokesperson for Dallas Love Field said in an email that the aircraft returned to its gate after sustaining damage from a “security incident” and the passengers deplaned. The runway was also temporarily closed, but has since reopened.
Dallas police confirmed the incident, saying that officers responded to reports of gunfire at 9:48 p.m. local time, arriving to find that the aircraft had been struck.
No further details were provided on the circumstances of the incident or what was the potential source of the gunfire. It’s unclear how many people were aboard the jet at the time, or how much damage the aircraft sustained.
In its own statement provided to CBS News, the Federal Aviation Administration said that the plane “was reportedly struck by gunfire near the cockpit.”
Dallas police are leading the investigation into the incident.
Earlier this week, gunfire amid ongoing gang violence struck three planes that were either landing or departing Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince. The shootings prompted the FAA to issue a 30-day ban on U.S. airlines flying to Haiti.
Social media star Jake Paul defeated boxing legend Mike Tyson in a highly anticipated fight with an age difference of over three decades between the two contenders. The Friday night win for the YouTuber-turned-pro-boxer was streamed on Netflix from the home of the Dallas Cowboys in Texas.
Paul defeated Tyson by an unanimous decision after the two fighters went eight full rounds.
Fight night for the 58-year-old Tyson and 27-year-old Paul came following doubts over whether it would happen at all. The fight was originally scheduled for July, but was postponed after the former heavyweight champion experienced an ulcer flare-up on a plane in May.
A different kind of flare-up happened during the official weigh-in Thursday with Tyson slapping Paul in the face. Tyson later told the New York Post that Paul had stepped on his toe when the two were toe to toe onstage.
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What is Jake Paul’s fight record?
With the win, Paul’s record improved to 11-1.
Was Jake Paul predicted to win?
Oddsmakers had Paul as the slight favorite to win. Former heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua also went with Paul.
How much prize money does Jake Paul win?
Paul was expected to earn about $40 million from the fight, according to DraftKings Network and other online sources.
Promoters didn’t reveal the payouts ahead of the bout. Paul is a co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions, which produced the fight.
Does Mike Tyson still get paid?
Tyson was expected to take home around $20 million for the fight, according to DraftKings and other online reports.
Tyson entered professional boxing in 1985 and became the youngest heavyweight champion in history a year later. After serving time for a rape conviction in the 1990s, Tyson won the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association titles.
He retired from boxing in 2005 and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011. He last fought in a 2020 exhibition match against former four-division world champ Roy Jones Jr.
“He like put on another 20 pounds from when I fought him, so he’s more bigger and he’s more dangerous because more size, more power, so it’s going to be a tough one for Jake to climb,” Jones told CBS News ahead of the fight.
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