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):

Amazon Fire Max 11 tablet, vivid 11” display, 64GB
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Operating System	Android
Screen Size	11 inches
Display Resolution	1024 x 600 (171 ppi)
Processor	Quad-core 2.0 GHz
GPU	Quad-core 2.0 GHz
RAM	2GB
Storage Space	64GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	Yes
Main Camera	2 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	2 Megapixels
Battery Capacity	Up to 14 hours
Connectivity	Wifi
Pros	Large storgae, Affordable
Cons	n/a

Amazon Fire Max 11 tablet, vivid 11” display
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Operating System	Android
Screen Size	11 inches
Display Resolution	1024 x 600 (171 ppi)
Processor	Quad-core 2.0 GHz
GPU	Quad-core 2.0 GHz
RAM	2GB
Storage Space	128GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	Yes
Main Camera	2 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	2 Megapixels
Battery Capacity	Up to 14 hours
Connectivity	Wifi
Pros	Large storgae, Affordable
Cons	n/a

Fire HD 8 tablet, 8” HD Display, 64 GB
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Operating System	Android
Screen Size	8 inches
Display Resolution	1024 x 600 (171 ppi)
Processor	Quad-core 2.0 GHz
GPU	Quad-core 2.0 GHz
RAM	2GB
Storage Space	64GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	Yes
Main Camera	2 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	2 Megapixels
Battery Capacity	Up to 10 hours
Connectivity	Wifi
Pros	Performance, Price
Cons	n/a

SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab S9 11” 256GB , WiFi 6E Android Tablet
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Operating System	Android
Screen Size	11 inches
Display Resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor	Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
GPU	Adreno 740
RAM	8GB
Storage Space	128GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	Yes
Main Camera	13 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	12 Megapixels
Battery Capacity	Li-Po 8400 mAh, non-removable
Connectivity	Wifi, Bluetooth,
Pros	Battery, Performance
Cons	N/A

SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab S9 FE Wi-Fi 10.9” 128GB Android Tablet
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Operating System	Android
Screen Size	10.9 inches
Display Resolution	2304 X 1440 pixels (WUXGA+)
Processor	Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
GPU	Mali-G68 MP5
RAM	6GB
Storage Space	128GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	Yes, Up to 1TB expandable storage
Main Camera	8 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	12 Megapixels
Battery Capacity	8,000 mAh (up to 18 hrs.)
Connectivity	Wifi, Bluetooth
Pros	Performance, Quality Display
Cons	None

SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab S9 FE Wi-Fi 10.9” 256GB Android Tablet, IP68 Water
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Operating System	Android
Screen Size	10.9 inches
Display Resolution	2304 X 1440 pixels (WUXGA+)
Processor	Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
GPU	Mali-G68 MP5
RAM	8GB
Storage Space	256GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	Yes, Up to 1TB expandable storage
Main Camera	8 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	12 Megapixels
Battery Capacity	8,000 mAh (up to 18 hrs.)
Connectivity	Wifi, Bluetooth
Pros	Performance, Quality Display
Cons	None

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

Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th Generation) with M2 chip, Liquid Retina XDR Display, 1TB, Wi-Fi 6E, 12MP
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Operating System	iOs
Screen Size	12.9 inches
Display Resolution	2732 x 2048 Pixels
Processor	Apple M2 8 Core
GPU	Apple M2 10 Core
RAM	8GB
Storage Space	256GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	No
Main Camera	12 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	10 Megapixels
Battery Capacity	Li-Po 10758 mAh
Connectivity	Wifi
Pros	Performance, Display Quality
Cons	Quite expensive

Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th Generation) with M2 chip, Liquid Retina XDR Display, 512GB, Wi-Fi 6E + 5G Cellular
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Operating System	iOs
Screen Size	12.9 inches
Display Resolution	2732 x 2048 Pixels
Processor	Apple M2 8 Core
GPU	Apple M2 10 Core
RAM	8GB
Storage Space	512GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	No
Main Camera	12 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	10 Megapixels
Battery Capacity	Li-Po 10758 mAh
Connectivity	Wifi, 5G, Bluetooth
Pros	Display, Performance
Cons	None

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

Apple iPad (10th Generation) with A14 Bionic chip, 10.9-inch Liquid Retina Display, 256GB, Wi-Fi 6 + 5G Cellular
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Operating System	iOS
Screen Size	10.9 inches
Display Resolution	2360 x 1640 Pixels
Processor	A14 Bionic
GPU	A14 Bionic 6 Core
RAM	4GB
Storage Space	256GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	No
Main Camera	12 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	12 Megapixels
Battery Capacity	Li-Po 7606 mAh
Connectivity	Wifi, Bluetooth, Cellular
Battery	Li-Po 7606 mAh
Pros	Performance, Display, Battery life
Cons	None

Apple iPad (10th Generation) with A14 Bionic chip, 10.9-inch Liquid Retina Display, 256GB
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Operating System	iOS
Screen Size	10.9 inches
Display Resolution	2360 x 1640 Pixels
Processor	A14 Bionic
GPU	A14 Bionic 6 Core
RAM	4GB
Storage Space	256GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	No
Main Camera	12 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	12 Megapixels
Battery Capacity	Li-Po 7606 mAh
Connectivity	Wifi, Bluetooth
Battery	Li-Po 7606 mAh
Pros	Good performance, Quality Display
Cons	None

Apple iPad Air (5th Generation) with M1 chip, 10.9-inch Liquid Retina Display, 64GB, Wi-Fi 6 + 5G Cellular
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Operating System	iOS
Screen Size	10.9 inches
Display Resolution	2360 x 1640 Pixels
Processor	Apple M1
GPU	Apple M1 GPU
RAM	8GB
Storage Space	64GB
SD Card Expansion Slot	None
Main Camera	12 Megapixels
Front Selfie Camera	12 Megapixels
Battery Capacity	Li-Ion (28.6 Wh),
Connectivity	Wifi, Bluetooth, Cellular
Pros	Good performance, Quality Display, Large display, Battery life
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

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