Prime Day tablet deals: up to $300 off Apple, Samsung and Microsoft

Amazon's annual Prime Day sale begins today and lasts all week, making it a strong opportunity to buy tablets at major discounts. Whether from Apple, Samsung, or Amazon itself, tablets show up on sale across a range of sizes, specifications, and generations for work, travel, entertainment, and keeping kids occupied.

Editors who test tablets have rounded up favorites on sale for Prime Day, with some discounts saving up to $300. Highlights include the new iPad Air (current price $610, original $699), the base-model iPad ($299, orig. $349), the Microsoft Surface Pro ($1,000, orig.

$1,150), the Boox Note Air5 C ($540, orig. $581), and the Amazon Fire HD 7 Kids' tablet ($55, orig. $110). Other notable deals cover e-readers and budget tablets—Kindle Scribe $380 (save $120), Lenovo Idea Tab $200 (save $90), TCL NXTPAPER 11 Plus $224 (save $146), and Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ $170 (save $130)—along with accessories such as the Apple Pencil Pro $99 (save $30), Samsung S Pen $35 (save $6), and the Logitech Combo Touch $200 (save $60).

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