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  • I'm in the market for a tablet (of the old, discontinued, NOS or refurbed variety), but can't decide between the Tab A (because tester recommended) or the Tab S2 (which I have had success with in the past, although it doesn't like things dropped on it, apparently).

    Does your wisdom extend to recommending one over the other?

  • Does your wisdom extend to recommending one over the other?

    Not sure about wisdom, but the A7 10.4"runs Android 12 (13 on the smaller Lite model) while the S2 is much older and stops at Android 6 or 7 depending on the variant. Depending on the use case, that could be a bit of a hostage to fortune as app compatibility with such and old OS version is likely to drop off.

    As a portable web browser/media player, the lighter weight, higher resolution, OLED display and MHL connectivity all weigh in favour of the S2 if the price is similar

  • Reassuringly, that's sort of my view, and I'm erring towards the S2 - I don't really need any apps other than browsing & reading (and I can always dig out older versions of apps from apk mirroring sites if I need them & don't already have them).

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