{"id":380526,"date":"2026-10-11T05:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T12:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=380526"},"modified":"2026-10-11T05:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T12:08:10","slug":"amazon-goes-android-these-are-the-new-tablets-with-google-play-that-want-to-take-on-the-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/amazon-goes-android-these-are-the-new-tablets-with-google-play-that-want-to-take-on-the-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon goes Android: these are the new tablets with Google Play that want to take on the iPad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amazon has made a fairly substantial shift in its tablet lineup. The company has introduced three Alexa Tablets with Android<\/a>, access to Google Play<\/a>, and integration with Alexa+. Starting at $229.99, Amazon is looking to move much closer to the iPad’s turf<\/strong>, as reported by MacRumors, especially in apps, productivity, and device design.<\/p>\n\n

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An Alexa Tablet 12 Pro to compete with Apple<\/h2>\n\n

The star of today’s announcements is the Alexa Tablet 12 Pro, which starts at $499.99 with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. It has a 12-inch 120Hz display and four Dolby Atmos-compatible speakers. Alternatively, you can get the version with a Nanomatte display for $549.99, while the magnetic keyboard and stylus are compatible with both models.<\/p>\n

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Amazon has also introduced the Alexa Tablet 11 starting at $329.99 and the Alexa Tablet 8 at $229.99. Across the lineup, Google Play gives us access to YouTube<\/a>, Gmail<\/a>, Google Docs, and other apps, while Alexa+, fully integrated with the system, offers the most direct way to use Amazon’s AI.<\/p>\n\n

The comparison with Apple is inevitable, and the design similarity to the iPad is hard to miss. The iPad starts at $449 and the iPad Air at $749, so Amazon is mainly competing on price and screen size<\/strong>, while the iPad Pro<\/a> with M5 chip stands out for its OLED display, its enormous power, and the range of pro apps available in the App Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

The iPad continues to be the most well-rounded option on the market<\/strong> for those of us looking for power, longevity, and a more integrated experience, but Amazon’s offering is genuinely interesting. And the most interesting thing, as always in cases like this, is what this new competition will drive.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amazon has made a fairly substantial shift in its tablet lineup. The company has introduced three Alexa Tablets with Android, access to Google Play, and integration with Alexa+. Starting at $229.99, Amazon is looking to move much closer to the iPad’s turf, as reported by MacRumors, especially in apps, productivity, and device design. An Alexa … Continue reading “Amazon goes Android: these are the new tablets with Google Play that want to take on the iPad”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9262,"featured_media":380525,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-380526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380526"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":380540,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380526\/revisions\/380540"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380526"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=380526"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=380526"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=380526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}