20 Best Tablets for Car Travel & Trips

In a car, a tablet can be mounted on the dash, or used by the passenger while travelling. Here, we’ll look at the best tablets for cars.

In order to function optimally in a car, a tablet must have the features we’ll look at below. The most important one, is the display quality. The tablets listed here, come with a minimum resolution of 1200 by 800. This ensures that it can be comfortably used in a car, without loss of details. You get sharp and clear graphics. To deal with unwarranted reflections, you also get a high nits count in these devices.

When playing games or browsing the web, or using the tablet for navigation when mounted on the dash, battery life, is quite important. If your car does not have a USD port at the back, then tablets should be able to be used for many hours at a time. The tablets listed here, with moderate usage, come with at least 8 hours of battery life. This ensures that your kids at the back, can watch movies, play games and listed to music if you are driving long distances.

Speaking of performance, you get at least 2GB RAM, in addition to a 1.2Ghz peak performance processor. These features, can handle most apps without freezes, lags and performance issues. Several apps can be run in the background and not relaunch when you open them.

Other features that have been taken into account, include support for both cellular and Wi-Fi, good design and build quality, large storage capacity, in addition to quality cameras. This list of best tablets for travelling  in cars, has the key specs and features, in addition to the pros and cons.

You should also check out the Best Tablets for GPS Navigation in addition to the Best Tablets for Ride Hailing App Drivers.

The Following are the Best Tablets for Cars (Travel and Navigation):

Google Pixel Slate 2 in 1 i7
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CPU	8th Gen Intel Core i7 processo
GPU	Intel HD
Display Size	12.3 inches
Display Resolution	3000x2000 pixels
RAM	16 GB
Storage Space	256 GB
Operating System	Chrome OS
Ports	USB, Headphone
Dimensions (L x W x H)	11.45 x 7.95 x 0.28 in
Weight	1.59 lbs
Pros	Performance, Display Quality, Design
Cons	Price

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 Tablet
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Operating System	Android 9 PIE
Screen Size	8 inches
Display Resolution	1280x800 Pixels
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon
GPU	Adreno 504
RAM	2GB
Storage Space	32GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	Yes
Main Camera	8 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	5 Megapixels
Battery Life	13 hours
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth
Pros	Performance
Cons	None

Jumper EZpad 6 Pro Tablet
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Operating System	Windiws 10
Screen Size	11.6 inches
Display Resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels
Processor	Quad-Core Processor 1.6GHz (up to 2.0GHz)
GPU	Intel HD Graphics 500
RAM	6GB
Storage Space	64GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	Yes
Main Camera	5 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	5 Megapixels
Battery Life	up to 6 hours
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Pros	Performance
Cons	NA

Teclast T30 10.1 inch 4G Tablet
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Operating System	Android
Screen Size	10.1 Inches
Display Resolution	1920×1200 Pixels
Processor	Mediatek
GPU	ARM-MALI G72 MP3
RAM	4GB
Storage Space	64GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	Yes
Main Camera	8 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	5 Megapixels
Battery Capacity	8000mAh
Connectivity	Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
Pros	Performance, Battery Life
Cons

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 10.4, 128GB WiFi Tablet
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Operating System	Android 10
Screen Size	10.4 inches
Display Resolution	1920 x 1200 pixels
Processor	Exynos 9611
GPU	Mali G72 MP3
RAM	4GB
Storage Space	128GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	Yes
Main Camera	8 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	5 Megapixels
Battery Capacity	7040 mAh
Connectivity	Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS
Pros	Battery Life, Display Quality, Performance
Cons	NA

Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Wi-Fi, -512 GB
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Operating System	Android 10.0
Screen Size	11 Inches
Display Resolution	2560 x 1600 Pixels
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
GPU	Adreno 650
RAM	8GB
Storage Space	512GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	Yes
Main Camera	13 + 5 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	8 Megapixels
Battery Life	up to 15 hours
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Pros	Storage, Display Quality
Cons	Price

Haehne 8 Inch Tablet - Android - 2G RAM - 32GB
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Operating System	Android
Screen Size	8 inches
Display Resolution	1280 x 800 pixels
Processor	Cortex-A53 Quad-Core 1.3GHz
GPU	Mali
RAM	2GB
Storage Space	32GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	Yes
Main Camera	2 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	0.3 Megapixels
Battery Life	up to 6 hours
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Pros	Performance
Cons	Display

Xiaomi Mi Pad 3
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Operating System	Android
Screen Size	7.9 inches
Display Resolution	2048x1536 pixels
Processor	MediaTek MT8176
GPU	Mali
RAM	4GB
Storage Space	64GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	Yes
Main Camera	13 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	5 Megapixels
Battery Capacity	6600mAh
Connectivity	Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
Pros	Battery Life, Performance
Cons	Price

Apple iPad Mini (Wi-Fi + Cellular, 64GB)
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Operating System	iOS
Screen Size	7.9 inches
Display Resolution	1536 x 2048 pixels
Processor	A12 Bionic chip
GPU	Apple GPU
RAM	3GB
Storage Space	64GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	No
Main Camera	8 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	7 Megapixels
Battery Life	up to 10 hours
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth + Cellular
Pros	Portable, Performance
Cons	NA

VANKYO MatrixPad S7 7 inch Tablet
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Operating System	Android
Screen Size	7 inches
Display Resolution	1024 x 600 Pixels
Processor	Quad-core processor 1.3GHz
GPU	Mali T820
RAM	2GB
Storage Space	32GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	Yes, up to 128gb
Main Camera	5 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	2 Megapixels
Battery Capacity	2900mAh battery
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Pros	Storage
Cons

Apple iPad 10.2-inch, Wi-Fi, 128GB 8th Gen)
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Operating System	iPad OS
Screen Size	10.2 inches
Display Resolution	1620 x 2160 pixels
Processor	Apple A12 Bionic
GPU	Apple GPU
RAM	3GB
Storage Space	128GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	No
Main Camera	8 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	1.2 Megapixels
Battery Life	up to 10 hours
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Pros	Storage, Price
Cons	None

Apple iPad 10.2-inch, Wi-Fi + Cellular, 128GB -( 8th Gen)
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Operating System	iPad OS
Screen Size	10.2 inches
Display Resolution	1620 x 2160 pixels
Processor	Apple A12 Bionic
GPU	Apple GPU
RAM	3GB
Storage Space	128GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	No
Main Camera	8 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	1.2 Megapixels
Battery Life	up to 10 hours
Connectivity	Cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Pros	Storage, Price
Cons	None

Microsoft Surface Pro 7 – 12.3 Touch-Screen - i5 - 8GB - 128GB SSD
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Operating System	Windows 10
Screen Size	12.3 inches
Display Resolution	2736 x 1824 Pixels
Processor	10th Gen Intel Core i5
GPU	Intel Iris Plus Graphics
RAM	8 GB
Storage Space	128GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	Yes
Main Camera	8 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	5 Megapixels
Battery Life	10.5 hours
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Pros	Performance, Battery Life, Display
Cons	None

Zonko 10 inch Tablet
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Operating System	Android 9.0 Pie
Screen Size	10.1 Inches
Display Resolution	1920x1200 Pixels
Processor	Mediatek
GPU	Mali
RAM	2GB
Storage Space	32GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	Yes
Main Camera	5 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	2 Megapixels
Battery Capacity	6000mAh Li-ion,6-10 hours of working time
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Pros	Battery Life
Cons

Apple iPad Air 10.9-inch, Wi-Fi, 256GB - Silver
Operating System	iPad OS
Screen Size	10.9 inches
Display Resolution	1640 x 2360 pixels
Processor	A14 Bionic chip
GPU	Apple GPU
RAM
Storage Space	256GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	No
Main Camera	12MP back camera
Front Selfie Camera	7MP FaceTime HD front camera
Battery Life	up to 10 hours
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Pros	Performance, Display Quality
Cons	None

Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch, Wi-Fi + Cellular, 1TB) - Space Gray (4th Gen)
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Operating System	iPad OS
Screen Size	12.9 inches
Display Resolution	2048 x 2732 pixels
Processor	A12Z Bionic
GPU	Apple GPU
RAM	6GB
Storage Space	1TB
SD Card Expansion Slot	No
Main Camera	12MP Wide camera, 10MP Ultra Wide camera, and LiDAR Scanner
Front Selfie Camera	7MP TrueDepth front camera
Battery Life	up to 10 hours
Connectivity	Cellular, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
Pros	Storage, Display Quality, Performance
Cons	None

Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch, Wi-Fi, 128GB) - Space Gray (4th Gen)
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Operating System	iPad OS
Screen Size	12.9 inches
Display Resolution	2048 x 2732 pixels
Processor	A12Z Bionic
GPU	Apple GPU
RAM	6GB
Storage Space	128GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	No
Main Camera	12MP Wide camera, 10MP Ultra Wide camera, and LiDAR Scanner
Front Selfie Camera	7MP TrueDepth front camera
Battery Life	up to 10 hours
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Pros	Battery, Performance
Cons	NA

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 10.5, 128GB ( WiFi)
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Operating System	Android 9.0 Pie
Screen Size	10.5 inches
Display Resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
GPU	Adreno 640
RAM	6GB
Storage Space	128GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	Yes
Main Camera	13 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	5 Megapixels
Battery Life	up to 15 hours
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Pros	Display, Battery Life, Performance
Cons	NA

Microsoft Surface Pro Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB LTE
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Operating System	Windows 10
Screen Size	12.3 Inches
Display Resolution	2736 x 1824
Processor	Intel Core i5
GPU	Integrated Intel HD Graphics 620
RAM	8GB
Storage Space	25GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	Yes
Main Camera	5 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	5 Megapixels
Battery Life	12 hours average
Connectivity	LTE, Wifi, Bluetooth
Pros	Performance
Cons	None

VANKYO MatrixPad S21 10 inch Tablet
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Operating System	Android
Screen Size	10.1 inches
Display Resolution	1280*800 pixels
Processor	Quad Core
GPU	PowerVR GE8322
RAM	2GB
Storage Space	32GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	Yes, up to 128 GB
Main Camera	8 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	5 Megapixels
Battery Capacity	5000mAh battery
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Pros	Large Display, Portable and Lightweight, Long Battery Life
Cons	RAM

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