Android tablet

Google-powered portable screen

An Android tablet is a touchscreen mobile device larger than a smartphone, running Google's Android operating system.

Tablets occupy the space between phones and laptops—portable enough to hold but with enough screen real estate for reading, watching video, or light productivity: She uses her Android tablet for sketching.

The Android designation distinguishes them from Apple's iPads.

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operating system ecosystem

Android tabletiPad

Apple's tablet device

Microsoft Surface · Kindle Fire

device form factor

Android tabletdesktop computer

Fixed-location personal computer

Android TV · Chromebook · laptop · smartwatch · e-reader

technological era

Android tablettypewriter

Mechanical printing keyboard

writing tablet · pen and paper · clay tablet · papyrus scroll · analog media

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G