If you’re deciding on buying a tablet for the first time to either up your productivity or make your (or your kids’) entertainment content more portable, the vast selection of Android products can be both intimidating and overwhelming. Luckily there are budget-friendly yet feature-rich options for those on the lookout for a starter gadget for themselves, their kids, and even the elderly.

Nokia‘s latest tablet offering is its T20, which rounds up all your essential tablet needs and then some for a reasonable price. Read on if you’re on the lookout for an affordable tablet suitable for kids, beginners, and everyday work and play.

Signature Nordic Design

If you’ve recently held a Nokia smartphone in your hands, then the T20 tablet is going to have a familiar look and feel, translating the aesthetics of the phone into a sleek tablet. It comes in one color, Deep Ocean – a dark greenish-blue. The T20 is given that Nordic touch Nokia is known for: sleek, stylish, and understated, making it a gadget that looks more expensive than it actually is. 

Display and Sound

The big screen is built for keeping you entertained and also productive if you’re looking for a tablet to stream your movies, check your emails, and a tablet to hand over to the kids for their educational games and shows. The T20 has a 2K 10.4-inch display paired with stereo speakers with a power amplifier, featuring OZO Playback Panorama, a Nokia technology that makes the audio more immersive. This playback feature also includes bass enhancement, loudness optimization, and stereo widening to fill a bigger space with sound, perfect for streaming your favorite shows and films. The big display coupled with immersive and enhanced sounds make streaming movies and series more enjoyable! Another plus is the Night Light option, which activates the low blue light mode that prevents eye strain when you’re using your table for a more prolonged period.

Good Battery Life

A long-lasting battery is always a plus with any smart device, so Nokia T20 can keep up with the demands of movie marathons and binge-watching series all throughout the day. If you’re a regular user of a tablet for entertainment content like Netflix, Spotify, or YouTube you don’t need to worry about the T20 running out of juice from full charge (Nokia claims its tablet’s 8200mAh battery can last up to 10 hours of video streaming). What I observed though is that the battery takes quite a while to achieve a full charge, but this isn’t necessarily a deal-breaker. You also get to stretch the T20’s battery life when using it in automatic brightness mode.

2 Year OS Upgrades plus 3 Years of Security Updates

A big plus for the Nokia tablet is its inclusion of OS updates for two years – this means that aside from the stock Android 11, you will also get to upgrade to 12 and 13. This is a feature that’s already enjoyed by Nokia users, as the brand assures multiple years’ worth of software upgrades for their budget smartphones – assuring your gadget will always be up to date. In addition, the T20 gets security updates for 3 years, delivering the latest Security Patches and Maintenance Releases to your device for a better gadget experience.

Google Kids Space and Entertainment Space: A Tablet Experience Tailor Fit to the User

I’ve saved this feature as the T20’s last highlight because these two Google experiences really encapsulate the ideal user for the tablet. As its name implies, Kids Space is designed with a child’s interests and entertainment in mind, showcasing curated content for a younger Android tablet user paired with parental controls. All kid-friendly content goes here, so the T20 can access apps, games, videos, e-books – everything to keep the little ones entertained and educated at the same time.

The Google Entertainment Space, on the other hand, is an Android tablet experience that makes portable entertainment tailor-fit to its user. This entertainment hub feature by Google was launched last year and is a personalized entertainment ‘homepage’ that customizes its content suggestions (movies, shows, games, e-books, etc.) based on your installed apps, watch history, and recent activities. Entertainment Space also allows multiple profiles so every family member can have their own personalized Entertainment Space. As far as I know, this feature is not available across all Android tablets so it’s pretty cool that the Nokia T20 is part of the select Android devices that has it installed.

For P12,990, the Nokia T20 is a good option for an entry-level Android tablet that has an impressively sleek design partnered with a long-lasting battery to keep both kids and adults entertained all day. Whilst its camera isn’t anything special, all the tablet basics are ticked off with this one and make this tablet a good buy for anyone seeking premium aesthetics offered at a reasonable price. If it’s a budget-friendly portable device for entertainment you seek for yourself and the entire family, this is an easy recommendation.

Get the Nokia T20 for P12,790 from March 3 to 7, 2022 at the Lazada Birthday Opening Sale: add to cart here.

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