The best tablets are great devices for watching videos, surfing the web and reading digital books and comics. You can even turn some of them into pseudo laptops with a detachable keyboard. Because of their versatility, it’s no wonder tablets are so popular among a wide range of users — including kids, college students and professionals. Tablets provide a good middle ground between smartphones and laptops for those who want a portable computing device.
I’ve reviewed many tablets for Tom’s Guide so I know exactly what I want in a slate I’d purchase for myself. Of all the tablets I’ve tested so far, my favorites are the iPad Air 5 and iPad Pro 2022. And while the latter has a large 12.9-inch display and packs the powerful Apple M2 chip, the humble iPad Air 5 was my favorite tablet of 2022 and is still the one I’d get for myself. It’s also the tablet I’d recommend to most people. I’ll explain why below.
