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Three price drops in two days on a tablet that was already good value

The Galaxy Tab A11+ launched at $299, which was already a competitive price for an 11-inch Samsung tablet with Dolby Atmos quad speakers and Google Gemini built in. Then Prime Day started, and Samsung apparently decided $299 was too much. Then they decided the next price was too much. Then they decided that price was also too much. Three cuts later, it sits at $160, which is a number that makes the original $299 look like a different product entirely. Whether this reflects aggressive inventory management, a desire to clear stock ahead of a new model, or someone at Samsung with a very busy finger on the pricing dashboard is unclear. The deal, however, is real.

The 11-inch display at 1920×1200 with a 90Hz refresh rate handles streaming, gaming, video calls, and document work with the smooth, fluid motion that 60Hz tablets can’t match during fast-scrolling and animation-heavy content. Dolby Atmos quad speakers deliver audio that most tablets this size produce from two drivers at best, and the cinema-like sound experience is the spec that makes a significant practical difference during movie watching and gaming sessions. The 5MP front camera handles video calls with enough clarity to read facial expressions, which covers the family video call use case that tablets increasingly serve as a primary device for.