Which drawing tablet is best?

I recently got the XP-Pen 12 as my first screened tablet, and it's personally made digital art feel a lot easier for me. It was pretty cheap for a monitor tablet too, only 250 dollars, and for only 150 bucks more it was a massive upgrade from my 7 year old wacom intuos. My only gripes with it are that it's got a lot of spots you gotta plug it into, and that the bottom of the screen gets hot when you draw for too long, but the wires are long enough to not be much of a bother, and I live in a hot climate and have hot hands so that probably has a big influence on the heat issue. Def. recommend it if you want a good tablet tho, it's outstanding 

I know this is a little late, but I agree Shenkkazoo and Aim.

I got an ipad, apple pencil, and procreate over a year ago and almost all of my PC drawing things have sat around doing nothing. I pick them up occasionally, but I don't really see anything replacing my Ipad for art (the 2018 model was pretty affordable to me, and can be used for more than just drawing). The apple pencil felt pricey at first (the 1st gen is about the same price as some wacom pens), but for how I often I use it, it's more than worth it (plus she got ran over multiple times and is still works perfectly; absolutely not throwing shade on my wacom pen that's held together by tape after falling off the table once). 

That paragraph was gross, but to TLDR, the Ipad is versatile, portable, and has a great display (and battery life). The apple pencil feels natural to use and (for me) is very hardy. Procreate is my app of choice, but there are plenty of apps that can be used too. Also it's nice to be able to post straight to insta or other places without needed to upload to some other site or storage.

I didn't see anyone else say this, so I came to. 

The most important aspect of a drawing tablet is how many 'levels' it has because that dictates the range of pen pressure the tablet can handle, so the more levels, the more accurate your strokes will be. For example, the wacom intuos only has 4096 levels while the Huion HS611 has 8192 levels making the huion superior in that same price range. I would look into reviews by verified purchasers, overall size and features of the tablet (i.e. screen or not), and levels to get one you can be most pleased with. :)

I have the Wacom Bamboo Create, and it's been sturdy but really there are better choices in brands. A screen is nice but it adds a lot to the cost, perhaps starting out just get a non-screened tablet if budget is an issue.