Best Tablets - Android OS Operating System, 300 to 500 $ Prices

'Forgoing high-end gimmicks, the slate's supreme specs speak for themselves -- it prevails as the preeminent premium, pure Android tablet to date. '

'The Google/HTC Nexus 9 is a good tablet, but not quite a great one. '

'Material Design face-lift is warm, welcoming.'

'Plenty of features.'

'We've already established that the Nvidia Shield Tablet is a more than adequate Android tablet, but it's the gaming content that makes the Shield Tablet really shine. '

'really good 8-inch tablet'

'In every way that matters, this is a great tablet. '

'So let's cut to the skinny: the Tab S, seen here in its 8.4-inch version, is one of the best tablest the company has yet made.'

'brilliant tablet'

'Overall, the Super AMOLED display alone makes the tablet one of the best compact offerings on the market. '

'The top of the range 8.9" Kindle Fire HDX boasts a stunningly thin and light design and has an excellent screen, but the lack of access to Google's Play Store means there's a heavy reliance on Amazon's limited apps. '

'Very easy to use'

'The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 ($499, 16GB) pours the S5 equation into the best Android media tablet we've seen so far. '

'This is the best 10-inch Android tablet available. '

'The South Korean manufacturer has thrown some of the best hardware out there into the tablet's ultra-slim body, headed by stunning Super AMOLED display with the ultra-high resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels. '

'The Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 isn't a tablet that will instill gadget lust the way an iPad Air might, but a good screen and reasonable size make it a solid option. '

'excellent Android tablet'

'The Tab Pro 8.4 is among the best Android tablets you can get, but it just can't match the Editors' Choice winning. '

'The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has one of the more conventional screens in the Tab Pro series, but its specs are impressive.'