Sub £200 10inch tablet

[sparkythecat]

Before I buy a Samsung A8, is there anything else in this price bracket that I should consider?

[andburg]

How important is access to the Google app store and who will be using it?


for the money when on offer you won't beat the amazon devices but they'll full price right now eg Fire HD 10 plus, £189.99 but regularly drops below £140

[sparkythecat]

It’s just for my own use and I do like my android apps.

[NMNeil]

I have the Digiland tablet. And unlike Apple products, you can actually pop the back off and change the battery. Had it about 3 years and so far so good
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/digiland-10-1-tablet-...

[devnull]

You can modify a fire tablet to put the play store on them.

They are cheap, but they are utterly piss slow however.

A secondhand iPad is usually a better shout!

[sparkythecat]

The problem with buying second hand is that you’ve no idea about the battery health

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2nd hand iPad

[Easternlight]

I use a Lenovo Tab M10 HD 2nd Gen. does everything I need from a tablet, and had another 10" Lenovo before that that Mrs Easty is using now still going strong an has a far bigger battery than the new one, only changed it for a better screen res (didn't really make much differance truth be told)

[andburg]

stretch budget

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/apple-refurbished...

[vikingaero]

The new Nokia T20 looks interesting and I believe you can have LTE for under £200.

[sparkythecat]

vikingaero said:

The new Nokia T20 looks interesting and I believe you can have LTE for under £200.

It does look good that and the review reads well apart from the camera which the reviewers suggest is no good for for zoom calls. Pity

[Basil Brush]

Easternlight said:

I use a Lenovo Tab M10 HD 2nd Gen. does everything I need from a tablet, and had another 10" Lenovo before that that Mrs Easty is using now still going strong an has a far bigger battery than the new one, only changed it for a better screen res (didn't really make much differance truth be told)

+1 on the Lenovo

[sparkythecat]

Of all the suggestions up to now, the Lenovo is looking favourite. I might even stretch the budget to the £209 Lenovo P11 plus which gets very good reviews

[Paul Drawmer]

I did this a few weeks ago..
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

The Lenovo is brilliant.

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08WRCYD8M/r...

[Radec]

Paul Drawmer said:

I did this a few weeks ago..
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

The Lenovo is brilliant.

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08WRCYD8M/r...

£130 is a bargain for the 64gb version.

[Denis O]

On the strength of this thread, I ordered tge Lenovo 64gb from AO. Due to be delivered at lunchtime today.

The Hudl2 has given up so this is tge replacement. Night and day I suspect.

[Defcon5]

Apple refurbished IPad - £210

https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/FW742B/A/Ref...

[Jonny_]

Interesting thread! Has got me pondering a replacement tablet...

I'm currently using a rather battered iPad Air 2 for Netflix/YouTube/iPlayer etc at home. It's done well considering the screen is quite badly cracked (I rescued it from being binned at work!) and has been held together by a screen protector for the past 4 years or so. It's definitely due for replacement; although it remains just about usable for navigating streaming apps, the screen damage makes it very difficult to use the on screen keyboard, and it's getting gradually worse over time. Did ponder repairing but it's an expensive job on the Air 2, and not worthwhile given the age of the thing.

Now I'm not a big Apple fan in general, I much prefer the flexibility of the Android OS for my phones, but that poor old wreck of an iPad does have a nice display and quite decent audio. Compared to the POS Kindle Fire HD that we also have at home, it's much more responsive and therefore nicer to use, despite the Kindle being considerably newer. Battery life is still fairly decent too.

Don't suppose anyone has any experience of both the 7th gen iPad posted above and the bargain Lenovo tablet a few posts before that? Does the Lenovo display, sound, battery life and general responsiveness compare at all well with the iPad? Or is it worth the extra £80 for that refurbished iPad?

Cheers

[Defcon5]

I bought an IPad3 when they first came out in 2012. My kids still use it daily.

In that time, we have had Samsung tablets, Amazon fires, and a hudl. All sit unused in a drawer despite being much newer.

[Jonny_]

I've ordered that Apple-refurbed 2019 iPad.

Logic is that I've had several years' use out of the old Air 2, and other than the effects of the damaged touchscreen it's still performing well, despite being 7+ years old. It even updated the OS the other day, which was a surprise given its age.

If I get 4 years' use out of the "new" one, then at £210 it'll have been a bargain. Hopefully, with a decent case and screen protector, this one won't end up with a smashed screen