Stuff - UK (2021-03)

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+

++++, from £719 / stuff.tv/TabS7Plus

A true iPad Pro alternative that brilliantly

balances productivity and entertainment.

Apple iPad (2020)

++++, from £329 / stuff.tv/iPad2020

The A12 Bionic chip turns Apple’s cheapest

tab into an absolute powerhouse.

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Just enough power to be a genuine iPad rival

Microsoft Surface Go 2

from £399 / stuff.tv/SurfaceGo2

The Surface Go 2 feels less user-friendly

and slick than an iPad, but pair it with the

optional Type Cover and it turns into a neat

mini-laptop. It’s also a surprisingly good way

to play games.

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Apple’s mega-tablet is a performance beast

Apple iPad Pro

from £769 / stuff.tv/iPadPro

With its huge and super-slick 120Hz Liquid

Retina screen, ludicrously speedy internals

and double-lens camera, this is one working

device to rule them all – and the best tablet

to replace your laptop.

Apple iPad Air (2020)

from £579 / stuff.tv/iPadAir

The 4th-generation iPad Air ushers in big changes. It looks the

spit of an 11in iPad Pro (at least from the front), and supports

Apple’s snazzy Magic Keyboard and second-gen Pencil... and

the A14 chip makes it blazingly fast, leaving its predecessor in

the dust. Sure, there are compromises, but none are critical. So

if you were considering an iPad Pro but don’t care about audio

apps in portrait, a 12.9in display or more advanced cameras, save

yourself a couple of hundred quid and buy the new Air instead.

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Pointing to the iPad’s future rather than its past, this is

a meaningful, impressive, powerful Air update

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This 2-in-1 console is the real deal

Microsoft Xbox Series X

++++,£450 / stuff.tv/XSX

A fully future-proofed beast of a console that

needs more games to make it sing.

Microsoft Xbox Series S

++++,£250 / stuff.tv/XSS

Delivers affordability without sacrificing key

features, but still falls short on new titles.

Sony PlayStation 5

£450 / stuff.tv/PS5

The PS5 is not a modest upgrade. Its hulking design means it’ll

make a bad first impression on some, but spend time playing it

and it’ll soon win you over – and then some. This is essentially a

high-spec gaming PC for the living room: stupendously powerful,

with greatly reduced loading times compared to the PS4. Most

last-gen titles will run fine, many with a boost, and the line-up of

new games is strong; we just hope developers make use of that

fascinating DualSense pad and its haptic feedback trickery.

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Huge power, clever hardware and a guarantee of great

games to come make the PS5 hard to resist

Nintendo Switch

£280 / stuff.tv/NintendoSwitch

Nintendo’s console earned a promotion in

our list after it impressed us with a growing

list of fantastic games. Plus, no other device

here offers the joy of portable gaming. Train

journeys will never be boring again.