Baby & Family · Head-to-head
Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ Kids Edition
Which should you buy? Our verdict on both, pulled from our full The Best Kids Tablets: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) comparison.
The Fire HD 10 Kids Pro pairs granular parental controls with a breakage replacement guarantee, which is why it remains the safest recommendation for most families. The Galaxy Tab A11+ Kids Edition is the smarter buy when you want a larger screen, longer software support and a tablet that outlives kids mode.
Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro
Buy itThe default choice for school-age kids: a big 1080p screen, the granular parental controls, and a two-year breakage replacement guarantee.
- Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard lets you set per-activity time limits, require reading before games, and pause the device from your phone
- Two-year worry-free guarantee - Amazon replaces the tablet if a child breaks it
- Bright 10.1-inch 1080p screen and roughly 13-hour battery, with a year of ad-free Amazon Kids+ content included
- Slim case suits ages 6-12 without looking babyish
- Locked to the Amazon Appstore - no Google Play, so some popular apps are missing or arrive late
- The interface steers kids toward Amazon content, and controls take an evening to set up properly
Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ Kids Edition
Buy itThe kids tablet that grows up with the kid: Samsung Kids parental controls on a big 11-inch 1920x1200 screen, in a handled shock-absorbing case.
- 11-inch 1920x1200 display, the largest screen in this comparison, with refresh rates of up to 90Hz
- Samsung Kids comes preloaded, with parent control over screen time, app access, contacts and content behind a PIN
- 128GB of storage, a microSD slot for more, and up to seven generations of OS and security upgrades
- Shock-absorbing case with a carry handle plus a Crayo-Pen stylus and tether in the box
- The parental controls are not switched on out of the box; you create the PIN and set them up yourself
- No Amazon-style accidental-damage replacement guarantee is listed with the bundle
Side by side
| Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ Kids Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict | Buy | Buy |
| Best for | Families with kids roughly 6-12 who want maximum parental control and don't mind living inside Amazon's ecosystem | Parents who want a Galaxy tablet that starts as a gated kids device and converts to normal use as the child gets older |
| Price tier | $$ · mid-range | $$ · mid-range |
The bottom line
Our overall pick is the Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro - The default choice for school-age kids: a big 1080p screen, the granular parental controls, and a two-year breakage replacement guarantee. Choose the Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ Kids Edition instead if parents who want a Galaxy tablet that starts as a gated kids device and converts to normal use as the child gets older.
Want the full picture, including the other options we compared and the popular one we'd skip? Read the complete The Best Kids Tablets: 4 Compared (and One to Skip).