Best Windows 10 Tablet 2021

Best Windows 10 Tablet Windows Central 2021

There are many Windows 10 tablets on the market, and it can be hard to sort through all the rubbish, especially if you rely on it to work from home. But we love Windows, and we love tablets. More importantly, we want you to be using the best you can buy. Here are our picks for the best Windows 10 tablets on the market right now, with the Surface Pro X being our top pick for best overall.

Best Overall Windows 10 Tablet: Surface Pro X

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The Surface Pro X is everything we’ve ever wanted out of a Windows 10 tablet. Rocking a custom-built Microsoft SQ1 or SQ2 ARM processor on the inside, this is a device that has LTE built-in and instantly wakes when you tap the power button, just like a tablet should. It has a huge 13-inch display with a screen resolution of 2880×1920 for crisp and clear image quality. It has super thin bezels along the sides and a slim 7.3mm chassis with a built-in kickstand.

Ports include two USB-C and one Surface Connect port for fast charging. It also has an upgradable SSD, so if you ever need to swap out your drive for a new one, you can do just that without having to break open the entire device to do so. Battery life is pretty good, with usage lasting around seven to eight hours on a single charge. Thanks to the ARM processor, it consumes little to no battery when you put it to sleep. So it should get you through a day just fine.

You can get the Surface Pro X configured with either 8GB or 16GB of RAM, and 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB of storage out of the box. Like any other Surface Pro, it also has an optional pen and keyboard accessories, with support for wireless charging the pen inside the keyboard cover itself.

This is our pick for the best Windows 10 tablet as it’s the closest thing to a real tablet, something that we think can rival the iPad in form factor and functionality.

• Instant wake
• Good battery life
• LTE built-in
• Super thin and light

• Not the most powerful
• No headphone jack
• Compatible with new accessories only

Best Overall Windows 10 Tablet

Surface Pro X 13″

A device that does it all

If you like Surface Pro but are looking for a smaller PC, look at Microsoft’s new Surface Go. It’s cheaper too.

Best Windows 10 Tablet for Power: Surface Pro 7

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Featuring an incredible 2736×1842 3:2 display, 10th gen Intel Core i3, i5, or i7 processors, up to 16GB RAM, and a 512GB SSD, you can’t go wrong with the Surface Pro 7 for photo editing and more. It’s a sturdier alternative to the Surface Go, with a larger 12-inch screen and beefier internal specifications.

This is the tablet for those that don’t just browse social media and check email. It can be obscenely powerful if you configure it to be as such. Even on the entry-level model, you should be able to get by with medium to heavy multitasking, a few light edits in Photoshop, and home video editing at 1080p.

It’s considerably more expensive than the Surface Go. Just like the Surface Go, it also doesn’t come with the Type Cover bundled at that price. Considering the display’s size, you’re going to want to buy the Type Cover to take advantage of everything the Surface Pro 6 has to offer.

Battery life on the Surface Pro 7 can depend on the tasks you’re doing. It should get you through a workday with no problem; however, thanks to the 10th gen Intel processors that are much more battery efficient in routine tasks. It also finally has a USB-C port, meaning you can charge either with Microsoft’s proprietary Surface Connect port or through USB-C. It also supports fast charging too!

Microsoft also has the Surface Pro 7+ for sale, though that product is for commercial customers only. The Surface Pro 7+ features Intel’s 11th-generation processors, paired with Intel’s new Iris Xe graphics for a huge boost in GPU performance. Get this if you need to do video editing or light rendering work while on the go.

11 best Windows 10 tablets to own in 2020 [Samsung, Surface]

Since Windows 10 is a cross-platform operating system, it is present on a lot of tablets and 2-in-1 devices.

Not to mention that a lot of new Windows 10 devices will be released in the years to come.

So, if you decided to buy a Windows 10 tablet this year, you’ve come to the right place. This is our list of the best Windows 10 tablets to get today.

This list focuses on Windows 10 tablets, as well as 2-in-1s. Honestly speaking, standard Windows 10 tablets are not really the best Windows 10 devices in the market.

If you want to find out what are the most powerful Windows 10 tablet devices, check out our in-depth list of the best hybrid devices.

Best Windows 10 Mobile Tablets

Besides regular Windows 10 tablets that run the same system version as PCs, there are a few tablet devices powered by Windows 10 Mobile as well.

So, in case you want to get a Windows 10 Mobile device with a bigger screen, you might decide on one of these.

Without further delay, let’s jump to Windows Report’s list of the best Windows 10 tablets to own this year.

What are the best Windows 10 tablets to buy today?

Fusion5 FWIN232 Plus S1 Ultra Slim Tablet Computer

• Intel Quad-core processor
• 4GB of RAM
• Ultra-slim stylish design
• A comfortably wide 10-inch screen

• The battery doesn’t last very long

If you were looking for a device that can deliver good performance without straining your budget, this might just be the best Windows tablet under $300 you can find.

This tiny device will tick all your boxes in terms of CPU and GPU thanks to the powerful Intel Quad-core Processor and beautiful graphics, not to mention the 4GB of RAM.

Storage space and performance are also privileged and we know for sure you will put the full-size USB 3.0 port to good use.

You may think that all this technology must surely result in a bulky thing that adds to the clutter on your desk, but we are here to tell you otherwise.

All these modern enhancements are neatly wrapped up in an ultra-slim and stylish looking tablet that is quite a sight for sore eyes.

Microsoft Surface Pro 6

• Built-in kickstand to turn the device into a laptop/tablet/portable studio
• Fully customizable hardware
• Ultra-slim and light design
• Built-in gyroscope

• The laptop bag is sold separately

Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is perhaps the best Windows 10 tablet that you can purchase in 2020.

The Redmond giant officially introduced this ultra-thin and highly versatile device in October 2018. Its modern design will definitely help you stand out in the crowd and attract people’s attention.

The Surface Pro 6 is equipped with the latest 8th-gen Intel Core processor for lightning-speed performance. The device is perfect from office and business tasks to home usage tasks.

For more info, you can watch the presentation video below:

Surface Go

• Equipped with a USB Type-C 3.1 port
• No USB-C adapter is needed
• Intel Pentium Gold processor
• 8GB RAM, 128GB

• Software installation may be a bit tricky

We simply cannot add the Surface Pro 6 to this list without also mentioning the amazing Surface Go.

This affordable device may be the best Windows tablet under $500 that you can get. Of course, you can add other pieces of hardware, such as a stylus pen and keyboard and the price tag will go up a bit.

The Surface Go is powered by an Intel Pentium Gold processor that clocks in at 1.6 GHz .

As far as its storage capacity is concerned, it varies from 64 GB to 256 GB, depending on your needs.

Speaking of specs, the device supports 4-8 GB of RAM depending on the configuration you choose. The display resolution reaches 1,800 x 1,200.

Microsoft Surface Pro 7

• 10th Gen Intel Core i5 processor
• Touch-Screen support
• 8GB memory plus 128GB SSD
• Bluetooth and Wifi compatible

• The battery life is not so great

This highly versatile product can turn itself into pretty much any device from a studio to a tablet in order to perfectly suit your needs.

It’s no wonder that solving daily tasks or even more complex tasks is so fast. Equipped with the 10th generation of Intel Core processor, the tablet is quick and responsive, just as you want it.

The dual connectivity (USB-C and USB-A ports) opens up a whole new world of possibilities, all elegantly wrapped in an ultra-slim, lightweight, and portable device that you can take with you anywhere.

Editor’s note: The article continues on the next page. Feel free to check out more options for tablets and similar devices.

Windows Tablets

The Gadgets 360 Windows Tablets page shows you all Windows tablets in our massive database. The list is already sorted by recency of launch, and there are numerous filters and tabs you can use to help you further refine your search to find the tablet best suited to your needs from the hundreds on offer in a market. Other types of tablets you can take a look at are Android tablets and iOS/ iPadOS tablets.

As mentioned, you can sort the Gadgets 360 Windows Tablets page using the tabs on top of the page — Popularity (based on Gadgets 360 reader interest), High Price (from highest price to lowest price), Low Price (from lowest price to highest price), and Name. On top of all this, you can use the filters on the left side further refine your search, helping you find the tablet that fits your requirements.

The helpful filters on the Gadgets 360 Windows Tablets page include Brand, Screen Size, Internal Storage, External Storage, Voice Calling functionality, Rear Camera Resolution, Front Camera Resolution, RAM, Battery Capacity, Operating System, Sensors, Number of Processor Cores, Number of SIM Cards supported, SIM Size, Network Type, Market Status, and much more.

Has the Gadgets 360 Windows Tablets page been helpful to you? Visit our other helpful Gadgets 360 tablets pages, including the Gadgets 360 Tablet Finder, Android Tablets page, the Best Tablets page, and more. The Compare Tablets tool is another option, allowing you to compare up to four tablets at once.

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11 LTE connection requires wireless carrier plan, sold separately.

12 Up to 9 hours of battery life for local video playback. Testing conducted by Microsoft in June 2018 using preproduction Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y Processor, 128GB, 8 GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback. All settings were default except: Wi-Fi was associated with a network and Auto-Brightness disabled. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.

13 Up to 13.5 hours of battery life for local video playback. Testing conducted by Microsoft in August 2018 using preproduction Intel® Core™ i5, 256GB, 8 GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback. All settings were default except: Wi-Fi was associated with a network and Auto-Brightness disabled. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.

14 Up to 14.5 hours of battery life for local video playback. Testing conducted by Microsoft in September 2018 using preproduction Intel® Core™ i5, 256GB, 8 GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during local video playback. All settings were default except: Wi-Fi was associated with a network and Auto-Brightness disabled. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.

16 Up to 12.5 hours for video playback. Testing conducted by Microsoft in November 2017 using preproduction Intel Core i5, 256GB, 8 GB RAM LTE device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback. All settings were default except: LTE enabled and device connected to LTE Network. WiFi and Bluetooth in airplane mode and Auto-Brightness disabled. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.

17 Listed battery life for each computer is provided by manufacturers or retailers unless otherwise stated. Please check individual specifications on retailer or manufacturer site for full battery life details. Battery life varies with settings, usage, and other factors.

18 Surface Go with LTE Advanced: Up to 8.5 hours of battery life for local video playback. Testing conducted by Microsoft in October 2018 using preproduction Intel® Pentium® Gold 4415Y Processor, 128GB, 8GB RAM LTE Advanced device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback. All settings were default except: LTE enabled and device connected to LTE Network. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in airplane mode and Auto-Brightness disabled. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.

19 LTE functionality only available on the following consumer configuration: Surface Go Intel® 4415Y/128GB SSD/8GB RAM with LTE Advanced. Service availability and performance subject to service provider’s network. Contact your service provider for details, compatibility, pricing, SIM card, and activation. See all specs and frequencies at surface.com.

20 eSIM capable PC required. Not all carriers support eSIM.

21 Mobile Plans application requires specialized hardware, including cellular modem and SIM card or eSIM. Please check with PC manufacture for details. SIM may be sold separately.

22 LTE functionality only available on Surface Pro i5/256GB SSD/8GB with LTE Advanced. Service availability and performance subject to service provider’s network. Contact your service provider for details, compatibility, pricing, SIM card, and activation. See all specs and frequencies at surface.com. Availability of data plans for eSIM varies by market and by carrier.

23 Up to 15 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in September 2020 (Surface Pro X with Microsoft SQ® 1 and Surface Pro X with Microsoft SQ® 2) using preproduction software and preproduction configurations of Surface Pro X. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. Tested with Windows Version 10.0.19041.1(20H1) and Edge version 85.0.564.51. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.

24 Up to 11.5 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in September 2019 using preproduction software and preproduction 13.5” Intel® Core™ i5, 256GB, 8 GB RAM and 15” AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Mobile Processor with Radeon™ Vega 9 Graphics Microsoft Surface® Edition devices. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.

25 Up to 10.5 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in September 2019 using preproduction software and preproduction Intel® Core™ i5, 256GB, 8 GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.

26 Up to 17 hours of video playback. Testing conducted by Microsoft in October 2017 using preproduction Intel® Core™ i7, 512GB, 16 GB RAM dGPU device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback. All settings were default except: Wi-Fi was associated with a network and Auto-Brightness disabled. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.

27 Up to 17 hours of video playback. Testing conducted by Microsoft in October 2017 using preproduction Intel® Core™ i5, 256GB, 8 GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback. All settings were default except: Wi-Fi was associated with a network and Auto-Brightness disabled. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.

28 Surface Go 2: Up to 10 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in February 2020 using preproduction software and preproduction configurations of Surface Go 2. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.

29 Surface Go 2 with LTE Advanced: Up to 10 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in February 2020 using preproduction software and preproduction configurations of Surface Go 2. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage.

30 LTE functionality available on select configurations only. Service availability and performance subject to service provider’s network. Contact your service provider for details, compatibility, pricing, SIM card, and activation. See all specs and frequencies at surface.com.

31 Up to 15.5 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in April 2020 using preproduction software and preproduction configurations of Surface Book 3 13.5” Intel® Core™ i5, 256GB, 8 GB RAM. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.

32 Up to 17.5 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in April 2020 using preproduction software and preproduction configurations of Surface Book 3 15” Intel® Core™ i7, 256GB, 16 GB RAM. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.

33 Up to 13 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in September 2020 using preproduction software and preproduction Surface Laptop Go Intel® Core™ i5, 128GB, 8 GB RAM Microsoft Surface® Edition devices. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.

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