ZDNET's key takeaways Tabwee's 10-inch tablet with Android 15 is available on Amazon for $220.
It features a large 5,000mAh battery for decent runtime, and comes with a folio case, keyboard, stylus, and a mouse.
The hardware has its limitations for more demanding tasks. $219.99 at Amazon
It amazes me just how much bang for your buck you can get if you choose an Android tablet over an iPad these days. While the cheapest new iPad will set you back at least $300, you can get some absolutely amazing deals if you're happy to go with Android.
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A good example of this is the Tabwee T20 that I've been testing for the past few weeks. This tablet has a lot to offer for the price, and emulates the ultraportable 2-in-1 experience you'd get from the Microsoft Surface Pro -- albeit for a quarter of the price.
I go into reviewing cheap smartphones and tablets with low expectations, forgetting just how good most of them are. This is thanks to how rapidly processing power and storage capacity grow every year, and how cheap octa-core processors and 256GB of storage have become.
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The T20's specs are everything you need for a essential tablet: a 10.1-inch 1280 x 800 pixel display, a decent octa-core processor with 8GB of RAM (expandable to 16GB using virtual RAM), and 256GB of storage (which you can boost by up to 2TB using a microSD card).
The screen is big and adequate for the job, and bright enough to cope with most situations. At 150 pixels per inch, it's not so dense that you see the pixels at normal viewing distance, but again, for the money, the screen is more than enough. I've had no problems using it for extended periods for web browsing, watching my favorite YouTube channels, and even doing work on it.
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