Mobile Phone Reviews

Happy Black Friday, everyone, now let’s see what’s good. Note that we have smartphone deals in a separate post. Here we will focus on the best tablet, laptop, smartwatch and other offers in Germany. Note that Black Friday sales will run for a whole week, leading up to the actual Black Friday (and there’s Cyber Monday after that, but all in due time).

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Tablets
Smart rings
Laptops
Amazon Fire Kids tablets
E-readers

Tablets

The M2-powered Apple iPad Air 11” and 13” models are on sale – while the chipset is now three generations old, the tablets themselves are from last year. Note that only models with a lot of storage are left.

Apple iPad Air 11 (2024)

Wi-Fi
€100 off
512GB – €745 at Amazon DE 1TB – €860 at Amazon DE

Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Wi-Fi + Cellular
€239 off
1TB – €1,111 at Amazon DE

You can also consider buying a keyboard for the Air tablets to turn them into a highly-portable laptop. Here’s one from Belkin.

Belkin Pro iPad Keyboard Case

€80 off
Air M2 11″ – €100 at Amazon DE Air M2 13″ – €120 at Amazon DE

Samsung didn’t release a Plus model for the 2025 generation, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ is still a viable option with its Dimensity 9300+ chipset. It has a larger 12.4” display but is otherwise more of the same.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+

Wi-Fi
€310 off
12/256GB – €730 at Amazon DE 12/512GB – €830 at Amazon DE

The Xiaomi Pad 7 and Pad 7 Pro feature 11.2” IPS LCDs (144Hz, 12-bit). The Pro model is powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, while the vanilla slate has a Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3. Both models have 8,850mAh batteries, however, the Pro has slightly faster charging (67W vs. 45W).

Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro

Wi-Fi
€20 off
Read our review 8/256GB – €380 at Amazon DE

Xiaomi Pad 7

Wi-Fi
€55 off
includes stylus
Read our review 8/128GB – €315 at Amazon DE

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE and Tab S10 FE+ also use IPS LCDs – 10.9” and 13.1”, respectively (both 90Hz). The Exynos 1580 is a mid-range chip, however, not on the level of the Snapdragon 8 or Dimensity 9000 silicon.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE

Wi-Fi
€75 off
8/128GB – €400 at Amazon DE

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+

Wi-Fi
€100 off
8/128GB – €480 at Amazon DE 8/256GB – €600 at Amazon DE

The Galaxy Tab S10 Lite is the new affordable tablet from Samsung. It has a 10.9” LCD (90Hz, stylus included) and is powered by the older Exynos 1380.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Lite

Wi-Fi
€100/€70 off
6/128GB – €300 at Amazon DE 8/256GB – €400 at Amazon DE

The Redmi Pad 2 is another 11” slate, this one with a 90Hz IPS LCD. It uses the Helio G100 Ultra chipset.

Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2

Wi-Fi
€70 off
Read our review 6/128GB – €230 at Amazon DE 8/256GB – €280 at Amazon DE

Laptops

The Microsoft Surface Pro is a Windows tablet powered by Qualcomm’s ARM chipset. It comes in several varieties with different LCD and OLED displays and different chips – Snapdragon X Plus or X Elite. Note that the cheaper 12” LCD variant with the Snapdragon X Plus includes a free keyboard (that’s a separate purchase for the pricier OLED/X Elite model).

Microsoft Surface Pro

16/256GB
€320/€720 off
13″ LCD, SD X Plus – €750 at Amazon DE 13″ OLED, SD X Elite – €900 at Amazon DE

Or you can get an actual laptop – the Microsoft Surface Laptop. This one also has several screen options (LCD or OLED, from 13” to 15” in size) and a choice between Snapdragon X Plus and X Elite chipsets.

Microsoft Surface Laptop

16/512GB, Snapdragon X Elite
€350/€700 off
13.8″ – €900 at Amazon DE 15″ – €1,100 at Amazon DE

The Asus Zenbook A14 has a 14” 16:10 OLED display (1,920 x 1,200px) and promises up to 32-hour battery life with its Snapdragon X Plus chipset – not bad for a sub-1kg laptop that measures 13.4-15.9mm thick. The 70Wh battery supports fast charging over USB-C (60% in 49 minutes).

ASUS Zenbook A14

14″ OLED, Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD
€370 off
€830 at Amazon DE

The Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge also has a Snapdragon X Plus chip – this one is larger with a 15.6” display but is still lighter than most laptops in its size class at 1.5kg (and it measures 15mm thick). The battery promises to last up to 26 hours and also does fast charging over USB-C (45% in 30 minutes).

Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge

15.6″, Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD
€210 off
€500 at Amazon DE

Smart rings

You can pair – or even replace to some extent – a smartwatch with a smart ring. The Samsung Galaxy Ring works with the Samsung Health app and does not require a subscription. The Ultrahuman Ring Air has almost complete functionality built into the app as well (though a subscription offers some extra features). The functionality of the Oura Ring 4 is pretty limited without a subscription, though.

Samsung Galaxy Ring

€160 off
Read our review €290 at Amazon DE

Ultrahuman Ring Air

€120 off
Read our review €260 at Ultrahuman

Oura Ring 4

€170 off
€380 at Amazon DE

Amazon Fire tablets

Amazon offers Kids versions of their Fire tablets. They disable ads and are built for young users – by that we mean that they ship with a sturdy case and have a 2-year worry-free warranty. They also come with a 1-year subscription to Amazon Kids+ – an all-you-can-eat service with free, curated content for kids (including Marvel TV shows).

Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids

€105 off
3/32GB – €110 at Amazon DE Pro 3/32GB – €110 at Amazon DE

Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids

€96 off
3/32GB – €64 at Amazon DE Pro 3/32GB – €64 at Amazon DE

You can install the Parent Dashboard app on your phone and set time limits and educational goals. You can enable or disable certain apps like YouTube and Spotify. A quick note about the Pro models: these come with a different set of permission defaults. For example, a Pro tablet can access the whole internet (with content filters in place), while the regular models can only open select sites. Of course, this is all subject to change via the parental control app.

E-readers

While you can read books on an LCD tablet, your eyes will thank you for going with an e-reader instead. Amazon has a wide variety, ranging from small and cheap to larger, more premium models.

Amazon Kindle

€25 off
16GB – €95 at Amazon DE

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

€40 off
16GB – €140 at Amazon DE 32GB Signature – €160 at Amazon DE

The Amazon Kindle Colorsoft has an e-ink display capable of displaying colors. This is great for graphic novels or for viewing more complicated documents. It can be used in Black & White mode too (which increases the screen’s PPI).

Amazon Kindle Colorsoft

€85 off
16GB – €175 at Amazon DE 32GB Signature – €205 at Amazon DE

The Amazon Kindle Scribe is large enough to read PDFs comfortably and comes with an included stylus. It is intended for work and creativity more so than reading books (though you can do that too). Note that there is a Colorsoft variant coming soon, but it didn’t launch in time for Black Friday.