Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite Kids on AT&T gets you a rugged case and a bargain
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite is one of the best cheap tablets money can buy, especially if you’re looking for a network connection on one of the nation’s mobile networks. Today, AT&T is launching a kids bundle that includes a connected version of the tablet, including a rugged case, for about $250, a $50 premium over the base tablet.
With that premium, you get the case you see here, as well as some preloaded software to make Samsung Kids setup easier. Samsung Kids is an interface that puts strict limits on what your kids can do with the tablet. It’s great for very young kids, but tweens and older will find it a little too childish.
Furthermore, there are no differences between the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite Kids and the normal tablet. Even the tablet color is the same under that clear, rubbery cover. This is still a great deal, as kid-friendly rugged tablet cases can cost up to $50 or more, so the premium isn’t over the top.
If you want to split your payments, AT&T lets qualified buyers finance the tablet at 0% interest over three years. You can pay for this tablet until your two-year-old turns five, at a rate of $7 per month. Or you can just buy it for $250. The AT&T service plan is extra.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite has an 8.7-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 1340 x 800 pixels. It has a microSD card slot, in addition to the 32GB of onboard storage. There’s a welcome headphone port, so you can plug in some cheap kid-friendly headphones if you don’t want to hear all the Toca Boca from the back seat.
We haven’t had time to test the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, but we’re very familiar with Samsung tablets, and this is an easy one to recommend. Samsung Android tablets run a version of the One UI and they can run almost any Android app from the Google Play Store.
Amazon Fire tablets, on the other hand, look like a great inexpensive option, but they’re much more limited in the software they can run. Amazon tablets cannot run Google apps or use the Google Play Store. You still get apps for all your favorite streaming services, but the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite has a much larger library of apps and games for you and your kid.