The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Best Tablet for Reading Comics (Updated For 2013)

I’m an old-school dude. I grew up in an era where a comic book was supposed to be held in your hands, or placed on a flat surface, and read. Comic books were created to be aesthetically appreciated. But that is probably an outdated way of thinking in 2023.

Almost 9 percent of comic book sales were digital in 2021. But I lamented about age with a friend of mine who learned that his son has friends who can’t read cursive writing – there are things that the new generation has no use for. And many kids now read digital comic books online and need to find the best tablet for reading comics.

Best Tablet for Reading Comics

I’m extremely biased when it comes to enjoying comic books – I think nothing beats holding a comic book in your hands.

However, it’s also 2023 – comic book fans have been enjoying digitally scanned comic books for a long time now.

It’s much easier to store hundreds or even thousands of comic books as digital files online. With the right computer tablet, reading comic books are convenient and can be done anywhere. And computer tablets can make comic book art look aesthetically vibrant under any under condition.

So, here are four options to consider for the best tablet for reading comics.

SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 10.4”

Is this the best tablet for reading comics? You will just have to decide for yourself after sampling all of the features offered by the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6.

This product is an Android computer tablet reader with digital drawing capabilities. It has a slim aesthetic, metal design, long life span battery, AKG speakers, and 64GB of data storage.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 battery can last for up to 12 hours under optimal conditions.

It comes with an S Pen digital stylus that magnetically attaches to the tablet. The display screen is vibrantly clear and will allow you to enjoy reading digitally scanned comic books without missing any vital aesthetic details.

Screen resolution parameters: ‎2000 x 1200 Pixels. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Weighs just over a pound.

Why You Need This Tablet to Read Digital Comics

The average Modern Age comic book roughly has the dimensions of 6’6 inches wide by 10’2 inches lengthwise. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6’s dimensions allow you to comfortably read digital comics in their real size ratio.

The display screen is vibrantly clear, and with the long-lasting battery, you can read your favorite digital comics for hours.

Get it now at Amazon for $259.

SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab S7 FE 12.4” with 64GB

The best tablet for reading comics on this list just might be this product – it also has the biggest screen width at 12.4 inches.

It’s an Android tablet with an S Pen digital stylus, a long life span battery, strong Wi-Fi reliability, 64 GBs of data storage space, and a multi-device connectivity function. And it has a display resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels.

CNET magazine called this computer tablet “The Best Android Tablet,” of 2023. The relatively larger 12.4-inch screen allows you to enjoy reading digital comics a lot more than with other smaller tablets.

Why You Need This Tablet to Read Digital Comics

The SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab S7 FE is over a foot long lengthwise and over 7 inches widthwise, so you have enough display size to view the real-world dimensions of one comic book page at a time.

This tablet’s high pixel resolution and fast processing speed also mean that you read and enjoy your favorite digital comics with less buffering lag.

Get it now at Amazon for $429.

Apple iPad Air – 10.9” Liquid Retina Display (5th Generation)

This product can be easily considered the best tablet for reading comics – The Apple iPad Air computer tablet with the proprietary 10.9-inch Liquid Retina Display.

It can be considered the best tablet for reading comics because it has 64 GB, an extended all-day battery life span, reliably fast Wi-Fi 6, an M1 chip, and a 12 MP front and back-facing camera. It weighs one pound.

The battery can last up to 10 hours under optimal conditions.

Here are the product’s screen resolution parameters: 2360 x 1640 Pixels

You can decide between using 64GB or 256GB data storage options. Along with reading digital comic books, the Apple iPad Air can seamlessly multitask. You can draw with the Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard app as well as play your favorite video games.

Why You Need This Tablet to Read Digital Comics

This tablet’s proprietary Liquid Retina display technology offers vibrant and crystal-clear display colors and tones. The display screen also offers low reflectivity so you can read your comic books clearly as you read near light sources.

You can get it now at Amazon for $559.

SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab S8 11” 128 GB

This computer tablet comes with a screen width of 11 inches, an S Pen stylus, and an extra wide camera lens. This is big enough to comfortably read any comic or graphic novel on the screen.

It also has a large 128 BG data storage capacity and extremely fast WiFi 6E capabilities. The battery power will last almost half a day and the S Pen has almost zero latency, meaning that it will draw almost like a real pen with little lag time.

The screen resolution is 2560 x 1600 pixels.

Why You Need This Tablet to Read Digital Comics

This tablet is enabled with super fast WiFi 6E meaning that that buffering lags or screen freezes should not be a problem for you as you read your digital comics. The battery is long-lasting and the display screen offers crisp and vibrant color tones.

Get it at Amazon for $599.

Conclusion

Reading digital comics on a tablet instead of a laptop can be an acquired taste. More functionalities are digitized instead of being button to cursor-based. It may take time to get used to handling a tablet for reading digital comic books  – reading physical comics is an aesthetic-based pleasure based on handling the paper, turning pages, and admiring the art firsthand.

But the more things change, the more they stay the same.

You can still appreciate digital comic book art just as much as a physical comic book. In fact, the pixel resolution and color displays could make the visual enjoyment more pleasing.

You can also read hundreds if not thousands of comic books on a thin tablet without having to carry, organize, or physically handle hundreds or thousands of comic books.

And all of the tablets on this list have just as much, if not more processing speed than some of the best laptops on the market. If you need a great laptop with a vibrant display and high processing speed, then get one of the tablets on this list now.

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Allen Francis

Allen Francis is a full-time writer, prolific comic book investor and author of The Casual’s Guide: Why You Should Get Into Comic Book Investing.  Allen holds a BA degree from Marymount Manhattan College.  Before becoming a writer Allen was an academic advisor, librarian, and college adjunct for many years. Allen is an advocate of best personal financial practices including saving and investing in your own small business.