Looking for a Tablet for Video Chats and Controlling IoT Devices

Enigmatic Runner · May 31, 2023

Looking for a tablet for a relative - their main use case would be using it for WeChat video calls back to folks in HK, and I would also be setting it up for some Tuya-based IoT devices (mostly security cameras and lights at the moment). If it matters any for the latter, their ISP is Bell using the supplied HH3000 modem.

I haven't really kept up with tablet hardware so I don't have any inkling on what's good or not - never really followed mobile hardware news. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Currently, I saw this Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2022 model) with average reviews that's on sale at BestBuy for $280 CAD that seems like it might be suitable?

Edit: Update, I ended up going with the Tab S6 Lite and they've been happy with the product so far.

jaslion · May 31, 2023

s6 lite would also be my choice

BlueChinchillaEatingDorito · May 31, 2023

2 hours ago, Enigmatic Runner said:

Looking for a tablet for a relative - their main use case would be using it for WeChat video calls back to folks in HK, and I would also be setting it up for some Tuya-based IoT devices (mostly security cameras and lights at the moment). If it matters any for the latter, their ISP is Bell using the supplied HH3000 modem.

I haven't really kept up with tablet hardware so I don't have any inkling on what's good or not - never really followed mobile hardware news. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Currently, I saw this Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2022 model) with average reviews that's on sale at BestBuy for $280 CAD that seems like it might be suitable?

My last experience with Android tablets (Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e specifically) was mediocre. I'm not sure what's it with the Android Operating System and tablets, but they always seem to be clunkier than iPads that are generations older. Android tablets just seem to stutter all the time even on the "high end". The cheap low-end ones are just hopeless. They perform worse than an iPad Mini on iOS 9 which was already a dumpster fire.