Best Android tablet with Removable Storage?

[silentmemories]

(I looked at the list of forum categories on this forum and couldn't find a suitable one for this topic, so I settled for this one. Sorry in advance.)

I'm an iOS/OS X guy (with a gaming Windows PC, but that's beside the point, and I'm interested in getting an Android tablet.

What is the best (also take into account of the cost) Android tablet (7", 12" - suggestions for multiple screen sizes very welcome) with removable storage (most important part).

Thanks.

 

[corkyg]

Take a look at the Wi-Drive by Kingston. It can add significant removable storage to any Android tablet with Wi-Fi.

http://www.kingston.com/us/support/technical/products?model=WID

 

[paperwastage]

8" -
>$300 (>1080p) Samsung Tab S 8.4 / Tab Pro 8.4,

$200-$300 (1080p) LG G Pad 8.3 (a little dated though, but a lot cheaper and still powerful),

?$ Z3 Tablet compact (coming soon)

10.1" -
>$300 (>1080p) Tab S 10.5 / Tab Pro 10.1 / Note 10.1 (2014)

$200-$500, (1080p) Xperia Z/Z2/Z3 tablet (The Z is available refurbed at $219, but still a great tablet)

 

[frozentundra123456]

Dont most have a flash card slot? Problem is, with Andriod, I have never been able to figure out how to move the files to the flash card or tell the apps to send the data to the external storage.

I have an empty flash card in my tablet, but the internal storage is almost full, and I cant figure out how to move the files to the flash card.


Edit: If you are coming from iOS, are you *sure* you want Android? Personally I have used it for a tablet for a couple of years now, and still hate it with a passion for anything larger than a phone.

 

[vailr]

Any tablet running current Android versions should be capable of using an OTG miniUSB storage device. There are also OTG > standard USB adapters that allow using standard USB thumb drives or even spinning external USB hard drives (but those can't be powered via the USB connection).
@ frozentundra: you need a Google store app called "ES Explorer":
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&hl=en
Note: ES Explorer can also be installed on a Kindle Fire, but for OTG devices to work requires rooting the device and installing standard Android instead of Amazon's version.

 

[frozentundra123456]

Any tablet running current Android versions should be capable of using an OTG miniUSB storage device. There are also OTG > standard USB adapters that allow using standard USB thumb drives or even spinning external USB hard drives (but those can't be powered via the USB connection).
@ frozentundra: you need a Google store app called "ES Explorer":
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&hl=en
Note: ES Explorer can also be installed on a Kindle Fire, but for OTG devices to work requires rooting the device and installing standard Android instead of Amazon's version.

I did try something called "Android File Manager" but I cant really figure out how to move files around. Maybe I just have a mental block; too used to windows or something.

 

[mfenn]

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