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The best cheap tablet deals in August 2022

The best cheap tablet deals
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Summer savings are heating up and the best tablet deals are at every corner. Today's Back-to-school sales continue to roll out big savings for students, parents and anyone else looking for a great bargain. We're currently seeing notable discounts on our favorite tablets like iPad, Galaxy Tab, Surface Pro, and more.

Whether you're looking for the best tablet for entertainment, productivity (or both), we've got your back. We're searching high and low for the best tablet deals out there so you don't have to. Our hand-selected roundup deals will help you get the best value for the price. 

Here are the best tablet deals you can get right now from several retailers.

Best tablet deals

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Amazon Fire 7 Tablet: $59 @ Amazon (opens in new tab)
On sale or not, the Amazon Fire 7 is one of the best tablet to buy on a budget. In our Fire 7 tablet review (opens in new tab), we praise is small durable design, bright display and long battery life of close to 11 hours. The base model Fire 7 features a 7-inch touchscreen, 4-core processor and 2GB of RAM. There's 16GB of storage on board (expandable up to 1TB via microSD). With Alexa built-in, you can update shopping lists, set reminders or listen to your favorite podcast. The Fire 7 is an affordable option if you're looking for a portable device for streaming and gaming. 

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite: was $349 now $249 @ Amazon (opens in new tab)
Save $100 on the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite — its biggest discount yet. The tablet in this deal features a 10.4-inch (2000 x 1200) display, an Exynos 9611 processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage.

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Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5: was $499 now $379 @ Best Buy (opens in new tab)
Save $120 on the Editor's Choice Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5. The device in this deal has a 13.3-inch (1920 x 1080) OLED 400 nit touch screen, 2.55-GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon SC7180 8-core CPU and 8GB of RAM. Rounding out its specs are Qualcomm Adreno graphics and 128GB of eMMC storage. 

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Apple iPad 10.2-inch Tablet: was $329 now $299 @ Amazon (opens in new tab)
Save $30 on the Apple iPad at Amazon. This 9th generation iPad has a 10.2-inch Retina display with True Tone, A13 Bionic chip, 64GB of storage and stereo speakers. It sports an 8MP wide angle primary camera on the back and a 12MP ultra-wide front camera. Touch ID and Apple Pay offer secure login payment. 

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Apple iPad Pro 11: was $799 now $699 @ Amazon (opens in new tab)
The iPad Pro is currently $100 off at Amazon. Powered by the Apple's M1 chip, the 2021 iPad Pro brings blazing performance to Apple's best-selling tablets. The iPad Pro in this deal packs an 11-inch Retina Display, Apple M1 8-core CPU, 8GB of RAM, 8-core GPU and 128GB of storage.

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Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (128GB): was $1,099 now $999 @ Amazon (opens in new tab)
Now $100 off, the 2021 iPad Pro 12.9 with Apple M1 chip is one of the most powerful tablets you can get. Apple's big-screen 2021 iPad Pro packs a 12.9-inch Liquid Retina Display with XDR, Apple's blazing M1 processor, and a storage capacity of 128GB. The new iPad Pro 12.9 supports Apple Pencil (2nd generation) and works with Apple's Magic Keyboard and Smart Keyboard Folio. 

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Microsoft Surface Pro 8 w/ Keyboard: was $1,249 now $999 @ Best Buy (opens in new tab)
Save $250 on the Surface Pro 8 with keyboard bundle. Our favorite 2-in-1 tablet, it scored a high rating of 4 out of 5 stars with us for its gorgeous display, powerful performance and excellent webcam. The tablet in this deal has a 13-inch (2880 x 1920) touch screen, 2.4-GHz Intel Evo Core i5-1145G7 4-core CPU, 8GB of RAM and 128GB of fast SSD storage. 

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra w/ Free Galaxy Buds Pro: was $1,249 now $1,099 @ Samsung (opens in new tab)
Save $150 with Samsung's Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra and Galaxy Buds Pro earbuds bundle. The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra packs a laptop-sized 14.6-inch (2960 x 1848) Super AMOLED display at up to 120Hz, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of microSD-expandable storage. Powering the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is a massive 11,200mAh battery. Save even more with up to $675 in enhanced trade-in credit. 

Hilda Scott
Hilda Scott

Hilda Scott uses her combined passion for gadgets and bargain shopping to bring you the best prices on all things tech. She has a bachelor’s degree in film and media studies from Hunter College and 11 years of tech and entertainment journalism. Her work has been featured on Tom’s Guide, iTechPost, Examiner.com, Parlemag, Enstars, and Latin Times. When she's not scouting for the best deals, Hilda’s catching up on her favorite TV shows and pro-wrestling matches.