what is the recommended tablet for 8-9 inch, good screen, not sluggish, good battery life, and expandable memory?

this tablet will mostly use for surfing, video, and reading book.. price range below 1.5k.. trying to avoid china brand like ainol, vivo, and etc.. cos ady got bad experience before this..

currently in my mind: asus memopad 8, lg gpad 8.3

any other suggestion? thanks.