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Best kids tablets to buy right now
For most families the Amazon Fire Kids tablets are the default: a tough case, a two-year worry-free guarantee and solid parental controls for less than a grown-up tablet. Learning tablets from VTech or LeapFrog suit only the under-fives.
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Best overall
1. Amazon Kids Tablet 8 (newest gen)
3+ · 8.7 inch HD · 1 year of Kids+ and a kid-proof bumper
The best-selling kids' tablet on Amazon UK by a distance, and the default for most families. The listing confirms an 8.7 inch HD screen, a kid-proof bumper and a year of Kids+, Amazon's ad-free library of books, videos, games and apps. Kids+ is a subscription after the first year, so budget for it or switch it off.
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Best for under-sevens
2. Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids
3 to 7 · 8 inch HD · Up to 13 hours · 32GB, expandable to 1TB
Amazon's kids edition in a Peppa Pig design, with parental controls and ad-free books, games and videos for ages three to seven. The listing confirms an 8 inch HD screen, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. The Peppa theme will feel babyish to an older child, so buy the plain Kids Tablet 8 for them.
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Best Android tablet
3. Samsung Galaxy Tab A11 Kids Edition
4GB · 8.7 inch · 64GB plus microSD · Kids case with handle and a tethered pen
For families who want Google Play and a big brand rather than Amazon's store. The listing confirms an 8.7 inch screen, 64GB of storage, 4GB of memory, a shock-absorbing case with a carry handle and a pen on a tether. Parental controls run through Samsung Kids and Google rather than a single kids' subscription.
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Best big screen for less
4. Laptok Android 16 Kids Tablet
10.1 inch, 1280 x 800 · Android 16 with Google Play · 6000mAh · 64GB, expandable to 1TB
A bigger screen for the money than the Fire tablets, with the full Google Play store instead of Amazon's. The listing confirms Android 16 with Google services, a 10.1 inch 1280 x 800 screen, 64GB of storage and a protective case. Laptok is an unknown brand and the listing describes no kids' content service, so parental controls are down to you through Google's own tools.
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Best budget
5. VASOUN Kids Tablet 7 inch
3 to 7 · 7 inch · Android 13 · 32GB
The cheapest proper Android tablet here, for a young child who mainly watches and plays simple games. The listing confirms Android 13, 32GB of storage, a parental control mode and a kids app bundle. VASOUN is a little-known brand, so expect a slower tablet than the Amazon and Samsung picks.
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Best for older kids
6. Amazon Fire 7
2GB · 7 inch · Up to 10 hours · 32GB, expandable to 1TB
The cheapest Amazon tablet and the best seller in this list, for an older child who has outgrown a kids edition. The listing confirms a 7 inch screen, 32GB of storage, 2GB of RAM and up to 10 hours of battery. This is the standard model with ads and no kids case or kids content bundle, so add a case and set up the parental controls yourself.
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Best for under-fives
7. VTech Toy Story 5 Explore & Learn Lilypad
3 to 6 · QWERTY keyboard and 10 number buttons · Letters, words and counting to 100
A toy tablet for a pre-schooler who wants to copy the grown-ups, with Toy Story characters. The listing confirms a QWERTY keyboard, number buttons for counting to 100, music and on-screen chats with Woody, Buzz and friends, for ages 3 to 6. It runs VTech's built-in activities, so it is a learning toy rather than a tablet for apps and video.
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