Walmart launches new budget-friendly Android tablets starting at $97

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Walmart's Onn brand launched six new budget-friendly Android 16 tablets, including the $97 Onn Core 7, with prices up to $288 for the Onn Pro.

<figure> <img alt="The Walmart Onn 7 tablet in four colors: silver, brown, pink, and blue" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/walmart-onn-7-tablet.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="has-text-align-none">Walmart's Onn brand just launched a whole line of budget-friendly Android tablets that, all together, cost less in total than a single iPad Pro. As spotted by <a href="https://9to5google.com/2026/05/18/walmart-onn-new-android-tablets-2026/"><em>9to5Google</em></a>, the six new tablets ship with Android 16 and all but one cost less than $200. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">The little <a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/ONN-7-CORE-BLU-G5/18523851311">Onn Core 7</a> is the most affordable of the bunch at just $97, which gets you a 7-inch 1040 x 600 IPS LCD display, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage that's expandable with a microSD card, and, according to Walmart, up to 10 hours of battery life. </p> <div class="image-slider"> <div class="image-slider"> <img src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/walmart-onn-13-pro.avif?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,16.666666666667,100,66.666666666667" alt="The Walmart Onn Pro 13 Android tablet with folio case" title="The Walmart Onn Pro 13 Android tablet with folio case" data-has-syndication-rights="1" data-caption="&lt;em&gt;The Onn Pro includes a folio case and stylus. &lt;/em&gt; | Image: Walmart" data-portal-copyright="Image: Walmart"> <img src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/walmart-onn-core-8.avif?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,16.666666666667,100,66.666666666667" alt="Four Walmart Onn Core 8 Android tablets in pink, brown, silver, and blue" title="Four Walmart Onn Core 8 Android tablets in pink, brown, silver, and blue" data-has-syndication-rights="1" data-caption="&lt;em&gt;The Onn Core tablets are all available in four colors. &lt;/em&gt; | Image: Walmart" data-portal-copyright="Image: Walmart"> <img src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/walmart-onn-kids-11-tablet.avif?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,16.666666666667,100,66.666666666667" alt="" title="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" data-caption="&lt;em&gt;The new Onn kids tablet comes in two sizes, 11-inch and 8-inch. &lt;/em&gt; | Image: Walmart" data-portal-copyright="Image: Walmart"> </div> </div> <p class="has-text-align-none">A step above that are two larger Core tablets. The <a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/ONN8-BLU-TABLET/18593964369">Core 8.1</a> costs $138 and includes an 8.1-inch 1524 x 1000 IPS LCD display, 6GB of …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/932642/walmart-onn-new-core-pro-kids-tablets">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
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# Walmart launches new budget-friendly Android tablets starting at $97 Source: [https://www.theverge.com/tech/932642/walmart-onn-new-core-pro-kids-tablets](https://www.theverge.com/tech/932642/walmart-onn-new-core-pro-kids-tablets) [![Stevie Bonifield](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/STEVIE_BONIFIELD_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=96)](https://www.theverge.com/authors/stevie-bonifield) Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech\. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI\. Walmart’s Onn brand just launched a whole line of budget\-friendly Android tablets that, all together, cost less in total than a single iPad Pro\. As spotted by[*9to5Google*](https://9to5google.com/2026/05/18/walmart-onn-new-android-tablets-2026/), the six new tablets ship with Android 16 and all but one cost less than $200\. The little[Onn Core 7](https://goto.walmart.com/c/482924/565706/9383?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FONN-7-CORE-BLU-G5%2F18523851311)is the most affordable of the bunch at just $97, which gets you a 7\-inch 1040 x 600 IPS LCD display, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage that’s expandable with a microSD card, and, according to Walmart, up to 10 hours of battery life\. **1/3** *The Onn Pro includes a folio case and stylus\.*Image: Walmart A step above that are two larger Core tablets\. The[Core 8\.1](https://goto.walmart.com/c/482924/565706/9383?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FONN8-BLU-TABLET%2F18593964369)costs $138 and includes an 8\.1\-inch 1524 x 1000 IPS LCD display, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of storage \(also expandable with microSD\), and up to 15 hours of battery life\. The[Core 11](https://goto.walmart.com/c/482924/565706/9383?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FONN11-SIL-TABLET%2F18558867200)for $167 is a bit bigger, similar to a base iPad, featuring an 11\-inch 1840 x 1280 IPS LCD display, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage that’s expandable with a micoSD slot, and up to 17 hours of battery life\. There are also two affordable kids’ tablets available in[8\-inch](https://goto.walmart.com/c/482924/565706/9383?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FONN-8-KID-TABLET-ORG%2F18674065715)and[11\-inch](https://goto.walmart.com/c/482924/565706/9383?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FONN-11-KID-TAB-PNK%2F18653550110)sizes for $118 and $136, respectively\. The priciest of the new tablets is the[Onn Pro](https://goto.walmart.com/c/482924/565706/9383?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FONN-13-PRO-TAB-BLACK%2F18676256126), which costs $288 and includes a 13\.2\-inch 2400 x 1600 IPS LCD display, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and an unnamed 2\.6GHz MediaTek processor\. Unlike the iPad Pro it’s imitating, it also includes a folio case and a stylus\. **Follow topics and authors**from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates\. - Stevie Bonifield

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