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<\/p>\nAmazon already sells four of the five tablets we checked for less than Apple and Samsung charge, yet only one of them, the Galaxy Tab S10 Lite, costs less today than it did on launch day. Apple and Samsung both raised tablet list prices this year, so a \u201c$100 off\u201d sticker in October often just walks back part of an increase rather than delivering a real Black Friday price. Here\u2019s what each tablet costs right now, how that compares with launch and with last year\u2019s sales, and the number each one needs to hit before November 27 is worth waiting for.<\/p>\n
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Read more<\/a><\/p>\n Available on Amazon<\/p>\n Amazon’s Choice<\/p>\n Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n Available on Amazon<\/p>\n Amazon’s Choice<\/p>\n Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M5)<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n Available on Amazon<\/p>\n Amazon’s Choice<\/p>\n Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M4)<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n Available on Amazon<\/p>\n Amazon’s Choice<\/p>\n Apple iPad 11-inch<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n Available on Amazon<\/p>\n VIEW MORE (4)<\/p>\n Black Friday Tablet Deals 2026: The Prices to Beat<\/p>\n We checked five matched configurations on Amazon.com on October 31, 2026, and compared each with the same model\u2019s current price at Apple or Samsung. Every Amazon offer below is sold and shipped by Amazon.com, and none of the listings carried a Black Friday or limited-time deal badge, so treat these as early prices rather than confirmed Black Friday deals. Launch prices come from Apple\u2019s and Samsung\u2019s own announcements, while last year\u2019s prices come from the early Black Friday sales Tom\u2019s Guide<\/a> tracked in mid-November 2025.<\/p>\n Tablet (configuration)Launch priceApple or Samsung nowAmazon, Oct 31Early Black Friday 2025iPad A16, 11-inch, 128GB, Wi-Fi$349$449$399$324iPad Air 11-inch M4, 128GB, Wi-Fi$599$749$649New modeliPad Pro 11-inch M5, 256GB, Wi-Fi$999$1,199$1,099.99$937Galaxy Tab S10 FE, 128GB, Wi-Fi$499.99$549.99$549.99Not trackedGalaxy Tab S10 Lite, 128GB, Wi-Fi$349$399.99$329.99Not tracked<\/p>\n The column that matters most is the last one, because the iPad A16 sold for $324 in the early sales last November, which means today\u2019s $399 is still $75 higher even after Amazon\u2019s discount. According to TechRadar<\/a>, Apple raised iPad and MacBook prices in mid-2026 as RAM and component costs climbed, lifting the 11-inch iPad Air M4 from $599 to $749. Samsung\u2019s tablets moved the same way, although Samsung hasn\u2019t given a reason: the Galaxy Tab S10 FE launched in the US at $499.99 in April 2025, according to SamMobile<\/a>, and now lists at $549.99, while the Tab S10 Lite rose from the $349 Samsung confirmed to 9to5Google<\/a> to $399.99. The same pattern of discounts measured against freshly raised prices shows up in our Black Friday laptop deals<\/a> guide.<\/p>\n Black Friday Tablets 2026 Deals & SalesApple iPad A16 at $399 Beats Apple\u2019s Price but Not Last Year\u2019s Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M5)<\/p>\n Overview<\/p>\n Apple M5 chip delivers extraordinary performanceiPadOS 26 with Liquid Glass designiPad Pro features a landscape 12MP Center Stage camera Check Price<\/a><\/p>\n See latest price on Amazon<\/p>\n The 11-inch iPad with the A16 chip, 128GB of storage and Wi-Fi is $399 at Amazon in Pink, which is $50 less than Apple\u2019s $449 and the cheapest way into a current iPad we found. Because the same model listed at $349 before Apple\u2019s price increase and sold for $324 last November, Amazon\u2019s discount only brings it back to $50 above where it started, so we\u2019d treat $349 as the line at which waiting stops making sense. Amazon\u2019s listing also bundles up to three free months of Apple Arcade, Fitness+ and News+, which is a pleasant extra but not a cash saving.<\/p>\n iPad Air M4 Has Held at $649 on Amazon Since Summer Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M4)<\/p>\n Overview<\/p>\n Wi-Fi 7 with Apple N1 gives you fast wireless connectionsM4 chip delivers advanced graphics and incredible performanceApple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil Check Price<\/a><\/p>\n See latest price on Amazon<\/p>\n The 11-inch iPad Air with the M4 chip, 128GB and Wi-Fi costs $649 at Amazon in Blue against Apple\u2019s $749, a $100 (13.35%) gap that looks generous until you notice Amazon was already charging $649 in mid-August, when TechRadar called it the Air\u2019s biggest discount since Apple\u2019s increase. A price that has held for about ten weeks isn\u2019t really an early Black Friday deal so much as the Air M4\u2019s normal Amazon price, and it still sits $50 above the $599 Apple charged when the tablet launched in March 2026. Amazon also shows $599 for shoppers approved for an Amazon Visa card, so that figure only counts if you were going to open the card anyway.<\/p>\n iPad Pro M5 Carries the Biggest Discount on the Biggest Price Increase Apple iPad 11-inch<\/p>\n Overview<\/p>\n The 11-inch iPad is now more capable than everThe superfast A16 chip delivers a boost in performanceWi-Fi 6 gives you fast access to your files Check Price<\/a><\/p>\n See latest price on Amazon<\/p>\n Amazon sells the 11-inch iPad Pro with the M5 chip and 256GB in Silver for $1,099.99, which is $99.01 below Apple\u2019s $1,199 and the largest cash discount among the iPads we checked. The 11-inch iPad Pro M5 listed at $999 before Apple\u2019s increase, though, and Tom\u2019s Guide tracked it at $937 during last year\u2019s early sales, so today\u2019s price is about $163 higher than what shoppers paid a year ago for the same chip and storage. The $1,049.99 Amazon Visa price depends on card approval like the Air\u2019s, and you\u2019ll still need to buy the Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard separately if you want the full laptop-replacement setup.<\/p>\n Galaxy Tab S10 Lite Is the Only Tablet Here Below Its Launch Price Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Lite<\/p>\n Overview<\/p>\n All of your fun content pops on the 10.9″ screenGalaxy Tab S10 Lite boasts an Exynos 1380 processor that lets you streamThe power of AI is just a tap away with the AI Hot Key Check Price<\/a><\/p>\n See latest price on Amazon<\/p>\n Samsung\u2019s Galaxy Tab S10 Lite with 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and Wi-Fi costs $329.99 at Amazon in Gray, which is $70 under Samsung\u2019s $399.99 and about $19 below the $349 it launched at in September 2025. That makes it the only tablet in this roundup where Amazon\u2019s price beats the original launch price, and since Samsung includes the S Pen in the box, you can take handwritten notes without buying a stylus. It\u2019s a mid-range tablet with a 10.9-inch LCD (liquid crystal display) and Samsung\u2019s Exynos 1380 chip, so it suits notes, streaming and schoolwork better than demanding games or heavy multitasking.<\/p>\n Galaxy Tab S10 FE Has No Discount Yet Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE<\/p>\n Overview<\/p>\n Make the grades using Math SolverTidy up your handwritten notes with Handwriting AssistGet big Galaxy power for fast-paced gaming Check Price<\/a><\/p>\n See latest price on Amazon<\/p>\n The Galaxy Tab S10 FE with 128GB and Wi-Fi costs $549.99 at both Amazon and Samsung, and Amazon\u2019s listing shows no reference-price reduction at all, so there\u2019s no store advantage and no early saving to chase. Because Samsung launched the Tab S10 FE at $499.99, today\u2019s price is $50 above where it started, and the $220 gap to the Tab S10 Lite at Amazon is a lot to pay for a step up within Samsung\u2019s mid-range. We\u2019d leave the Tab S10 FE alone until it returns to at least its $499.99 launch price.<\/p>\n New iPad mini A20 Pro or the Older A17 Pro Model?<\/p>\n Apple\u2019s new iPad mini with the A20 Pro chip and an 8.5-inch OLED (organic light-emitting diode) display starts at $699 for Wi-Fi, with preorders from October 28 and availability on November 6, according to Apple<\/a>. A tablet that only reaches stores three weeks before Black Friday is unlikely to get a deep cut in time, so the realistic choice this year is between paying $699 for the new model and buying the older A17 Pro version, which Amazon\u2019s own comparison panel showed at $545 during our check, a $154 difference. We didn\u2019t verify that $545 offer as a main listing, and it\u2019s a previous-generation tablet with an 8.3-inch LCD, so check the chip name before you buy. If you\u2019re weighing a mini against a foldable phone instead, our look at whether the iPhone Duo can replace an iPad mini<\/a> runs the screen-size math.<\/p>\n An iPad Deal Only Counts Once It Crosses Launch Price<\/p>\n Memeburn\u2019s reading of these prices is that this year\u2019s Black Friday benchmark for an iPad isn\u2019t Apple\u2019s list price but the price each model launched at, which is $349 for the iPad A16, $599 for the iPad Air M4 and $999 for the 11-inch iPad Pro M5. Since Amazon already sells all three $50 to $101 below Apple\u2019s current prices, a Black Friday cut that stops above launch price only undoes part of Apple\u2019s mid-2026 increase, and because the Air M4 has sat at $649 since summer, its first genuinely new price would need to start with a 5.<\/p>\n Our advice, if you need a tablet before the holidays and aren\u2019t tied to iPadOS, is that the Galaxy Tab S10 Lite at $329.99 is the one buy-now price in this list, because it\u2019s the only tablet already under its launch price and it comes with a stylus. That changes if Amazon pushes the iPad A16 to $349 or lower, since at that point you\u2019d be paying launch price for a much faster chip and Apple\u2019s app library, which is a better deal than any Samsung tablet here.<\/p>\n When Black Friday Tablet Deals Start and How to Check Them<\/p>\n![\"Samsung](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Memeburn_CTA_04.jpg\")
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