I had been searching for a tablet for my mom since Christmas. My original idea was to buy her the 8.4 Samsung Galaxy Tab S since I own the 10.5 Samsung Galaxy Tab S since last year.Well... I bought her a refurbished one from Best Buy and the screen wouldn't show any pictures. I hauled it back to Best Buy and they refunded me my money.Months past and I still kept trying to find a reasonable price for the tab s. I know that I spent a fortune on my tablet and parts of me still regrets it from time to time.No luck. Still more money than I had to spend. My mom then started to tell me to forget it. She didn't want another tablet. The first one I bought her had been a. 80 dollar one that barely lasted two years. A nextbook.So I see this and I see the galaxy tab 3 which I had purchased for my neice earlier in the year. I knew the tab 3 was great for a 6 year old but for my mom I wanted better picture quality and a bigger screen, yet not the biggest.I prayed and hoped it would be everything she needed...and it was. I'm glad I waited and I'm glad she said she didn't mind if it were a hundred bucks or so cheaper than the 8.4 tab s. At times I envy how easily she can hold it and type with her thumbs. I can't do that 10.5 inch tab s!Also, picture quality is better than I expected and speed is really good even before I turned apps off.