Hisense Sero 7 Pro
Hisense Sero 7 Pro features a rear-facing 5-MP camera with a flash and a front-facing 2-MP camera, plus it comes with a microSD card slot for expandable storage up to 32GB. In addition to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 support, this 7-inch slate features NFC support, meaning users can share playlists, Web pages and clips with other NFC-supported devices simply by bumping the backs together.
Google Nexus 7
The Nexus 7 is the among the best 7-inch tablets on the market today. It combines fast quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 performance, top-notch design and Google's smart Jelly Bean OS for a pretty fantastic $199 price. Google Now is especially useful, giving you Siri-like functionality along with offline voice typing. At 7.8 x 4.7 x 0.41 inches and 12 ounces, the Nexus 7 fits easily in one hand and won't weigh down your bag.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD
Amazon's affordable $199 tablet boasts a bright, crisp 1280 x 800-pixel display, booming sound and access to Amazon's vast library of movies, music, books and magazines. Amazon Prime members even get free access to those same books and video options. Parents, in particular, will love the FreeTime feature for curating content and setting use limits for kids
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0
Samsung's Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 packs an 8-inch 1280 x 800 display, giving it a higher resolution screen than the iPad mini. With its 1.5-GHz dual-core Samsung Exynos 4 processor and 1.5GB of RAM, the Tab 3 8.0 offers solid performance, while its 4,450 mAh battery means you'll get well over 8 hours of use out of this slate. Then there's the built-in IR blaster and Peel Smart Remote and Samsung WatchOn apps, that let you control your TV, download movies and search for TV shows. Better still, at $299, the Tab 3 8.0 is $30 less than the iPad mini
ASUS MeMO Pad HD 7
ASUS' MeMO Pad HD 7 is easily one of the best Android tablets around. This 7-inch slate packs a gorgeous HD display, quad-core power, great audio and front- and rear-facing cameras, a rarity in its size category. What's more, the MeMO Pad HD 7 offers an astounding 9 hours and 40 minutes of battery life, which easily outpaces competitors like the Hisense Sero 7 Pro and Google Nexus 7 . Best of all, you can get all of this for just $149.