One of the trends in tablet computers has been the steady increase in screen size on tablets over the years. And not just at the top end, but in the middle too, where 11-inch and 12-inch tablets have now taken the place of the former 9.7-inch iPads and 10.1-inch Android and Windows tablets for many people.
When it comes to the very largest tablets, the choice is still slim. But at least the tablets that are in the category of the largest tablets on the market, are also all flagship tablets from each of the brands. So not only does these tablets have the largest screens, but the most powerful hardware and highest level of specs in other areas too.
These are the largest tablet computers on the market in Q3 2023, and they have all been launched this year. And naturally, at these sizes, they all have dedicated keyboards for them.
| Tablet model | Screen size | OS | Launched when |
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
14.6″ | Android 13 | August |
Lenovo Tab Extreme |
14.5″ | Android 13 | May |
Xiaomi Pad 6 Max 14 |
14″ | Android 13 based MIUI Pad | August |
Asus ROG Flow Z13 2nd Gen. |
13.4″ | Windows 11 | April |
Samsung and Asus are the only two brands that already have a second generation tablet in this category, and both of them are the most powerful tablets with their respective operating system too.
Before these tablets, the largest tablet that was made was the 15-inch version of Microsoft Surface Book 3. This was a true tablet when detached from the keyboard, and featuring an Intel Core i7-1065G7 processor and Nvidia GPU, it had a high performance when it launched in May 2020.
But these days the performance is actually surpassed by Samsung’s S9 Ultra tablet. It has been discontinued by Microsoft too, so I’m surprised to see that it’s still possible to buy it new.
There have been even larger devices on the market, such as the 18.4-inch Android tablet Samsung Galaxy View, but as we can see by the name, even Samsung decided not to include it under the Tab moniker of Galaxy Tab tablets. On the other hand, it worked just like any normal Android tablet, and it was closer to the tablet category than the AIO category. But having an integrated kickstand, it was thicker than what we want in a tablet.
Fortunately all the largest tablets on the market today have none of those issues.
– Jim Miller
