I Own 3 Tablets And It’s The Only One In Its Class

I currently have three tablets – an iPad 6th generation, a 13-inch iPad Air M2, and a Redmagic Astra – but only one of them has made me use tablets a lot. Honestly, I’ve never been a fan of tablets, even though I review them for a living. I got my hands on a 6th generation iPad as part of my flight training package. Although it was very useful for navigation while in the air (compared to using paper maps), it was the only thing I used it for. I felt that the iPad’s 9.7-inch screen made it difficult to play games, but it’s also too small to do any important work on it while I’m down, especially since I have multiple windows and tabs open when I’m writing.

That’s why I bought the 13-inch iPad Air M2 as soon as it became available. Its larger screen made it the perfect device for editing my photos, and it served as a backup and second screen to my MacBook Air. However, my biggest gripe with it is that the screen tends to dim after a few minutes of use, especially when using heavy applications like Lightroom. This may be caused by the hot shake, as I can feel the tablet getting a little warm to the touch. And while it can’t be avoided, it makes me work harder, as I prefer to flip the tablet to its highest setting when I’m locked inside. Because of this, I just ended up lugging my Apple laptop around everywhere I go – that is, until I checked out the Redmagic Astra.

At first I was skeptical about how useful I would find this little tablet – after all, it only has a 9.06-inch screen, which made it much smaller than my original iPad. But the more time I spent using it, the more I liked it. In fact, it is now my primary device for entertainment, media consumption, and photo editing. It’s been weeks since I last used my iPad Air, and I’ve even stopped playing games on my smartphones.

The biggest thing that makes the Astra my favorite tablet is its OLED screen. It can reach a maximum brightness of 1600 nits, with a standard brightness of 1,000 nits, which means I can see clearly whatever I’m working on. In addition, I haven’t felt any thermal shock from the device, probably because of the built-in fan that helps keep it cool even when it’s being used hard for a long time. It also has a 165 Hz refresh rate, which makes it smoother than my iPads, especially for gaming. So, even though it has less screen real estate than my two Apple tablets, it’s a compromise I’m willing to make because of its excellent display.

Now, the Redmagic Astra is much larger than any mobile, but I still find it easy to carry around in my shoulder bag, unlike my iPad Air, which will only fit in my laptop bag. That’s why I can say that this Android device is a game changer for me, as it has changed my tablet habits. Now I rely on it for most of my photo editing work and a little bit of note taking and I use it mostly for gaming and watching YouTube and Netflix.