Amazon's Fire HD 10 Plus has great battery life, a good screen and easy access to movies, music and books. But it lacks a lot of apps.
It's light and offers a big 10.1-inch display that's crisp, bright and colorful. The tablet is made out of plastic, but the soft-touch finish helps make it feel a little less cheap. You won't find metal or any other higher-end design features you'd get on an iPad, though.I like the stereo speakers that play audio from both sides of the tablet, instead of just one side, so that audio sounds balanced when you're watching movies in landscape mode.
Another bonus you don't get with an iPad: there's a microSD card slot for expanding the storage so you can download more movies, photos and music for listening when you don't have a Wi-Fi connection. I recommend buying the cheapest 32GB model for this reason, instead of the 64GB model, since microSD cards are cheap and can be easily popped into the side.