--- description: Here are the five best sub-$150 tablets you can buy right now, based on data from our friends at FindTheBest. title: Best Cheap Tablets: Top 5 Tablets for Under $150 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteabd7152a45a9d0f/698685fd13c79f67e819117e/tablets.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Best Cheap Tablets: Top 5 Tablets for Under $150 by [Doug Aamoth](/author/doug-aamoth/) ## Doug Aamoth Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 18, 2014 5:53 PM CUT  Doug Aamoth / TIME by [Doug Aamoth](/author/doug-aamoth/) ## Doug Aamoth Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 18, 2014 5:53 PM CUT Here are the five best sub-$150 tablets you can buy right now, based on [data from our friends at FindTheBest](http://tablets.findthebest.com/compare/135-156-160-244-275/Amazon-Kindle-Fire-HD-vs-Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-2-7-0-vs-Barnes-And-Noble-NOOK-HD-vs-Hisense-Sero-7-pro-vs-ASUS-MeMO-Pad-HD-7# "undefined"). Each tablet’s ranking is based on FindTheBest’s Smart Rating, which aggregates scores from gadget review sites along with specifications and benchmark scores for each device. Watch the video above and then click on any of the tablets in the below graph to learn more about each model: [See all Tablet Computers | FindTheBest](http://tablets.findthebest.com "undefined") **Related:** * [Best Big Phones: Top 5 Large-Screen Phones on the Market Right Now](http://time.com/18912/best-big-phones-top-5-large-screen-phones-on-the-market-right-now/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/29076/best-cheap-tablets-top-5-tablets-for-under-150/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/29076/best-cheap-tablets-top-5-tablets-for-under-150/"},"headline":"Best Cheap Tablets: Top 5 Tablets for Under $150","datePublished":"2014-03-18T17:53:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:45.755Z","description":"Here are the five best sub-$150 tablets you can buy right now, based on data from our friends at FindTheBest.","url":"https://time.com/29076/best-cheap-tablets-top-5-tablets-for-under-150/","keywords":["Tech","Tablets","Videos","Graphiq","video"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteabd7152a45a9d0f/698685fd13c79f67e819117e/tablets.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Doug Aamoth","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/doug-aamoth/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteabd7152a45a9d0f/698685fd13c79f67e819117e/tablets.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"tablets","caption":"tablets","creditText":"Doug Aamoth / TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/29076/best-cheap-tablets-top-5-tablets-for-under-150/","name":"Best Cheap Tablets: Top 5 Tablets for Under $150"}}]}] ```