The iPad doesn't really have compromises. The base model is (relative to its performance) pretty cheap and the Pro model is pretty beefy; both of them run great out of the box and thereafter, and should satisfy most people's tablet needs as long as you don't go in expecting an actual laptop and accept the limitations of Apple's mobile OS and ecosystem.
There's like two Android tablets that are pretty good, arguably great even, but they are so expensive that at the price they retail for, you may as well consider something like a Microsoft Surface instead so you don't have to compromise on getting a full desktop experience. Or, ya know, maybe just get an iPad.
The rest of the Android tablet playing field is kind of shit. There are a few that are "fine" (and are similarly priced to the base iPad), but the large majority have notable drawbacks or are just slow, bad, and arguably unusable. If you literally want something to check your email on or you want something to give to your 4-year-old that you don't care if they fuck up, sure, there's options, but there's very few Android tablets on the market today that I would recommend as a daily driver. There just isn't the diversity of quality, powerful Android-powered tablets like there is in the space of Android-powered phones unfortunately.
