In recent years, the line between tablets and smartphones has almost disappeared. Many potential buyers are looking for a mobile phone with a huge display or want to make calls from devices that have a large screen. In most cases, it turns out that everyone initially needed a regular smartphone. In this article, the reader learns what a real 10-inch tablet is. The rating of inexpensive models, their functionality and technical specifications will help the future owner to understand whether he needs such a gadget or not.
Market positioning
The paramount task set for manufacturers was to provide the world with a portable device that can replace a personal computer or laptop. That tablet was supposed to be such a device. Light weight, small size, touch screen that can replace the keyboard, and affordable price. According to the listed criteria, the potential buyer only has to choose an inexpensive tablet. 10 inches in the diagonal of the screen just fits into the frame between a laptop and a smartphone.
Important factors for the user are the operating system and software that is necessary for work or entertainment. Therefore, in the market to meet all the wishes of customers and there is such a variety of devices built on the basis of Windows, Android and MacOS. The presence of multimedia and entertainment functionality is not a priority when choosing a gadget, often the manufacturer equips its product with the necessary capabilities only to attract the buyer.
The most affordable segment
In a budget niche, the best inexpensive 10-inch tablets in the domestic market are hiding under Chinese brands. All of them are based on the Android operating system and are designed to solve simple problems. In most cases, for office use (work with documentation, mail, instant messaging), as well as for multimedia (viewing content on the Internet, listening to music and watching movies).
It is not capable of a larger budget segment, since products with a low cost (4000-6000 rubles) have performance limitations: a weak processor, a small amount of RAM and an integrated video adapter. Well-known Chinese brands GoClever, Jeka, Bravis, Assistant and Prestigio have proven themselves in the market. For home use, an inexpensive 10-inch tablet from the listed companies will be a great purchase for many people.
Well-known brand budget representative
Not every potential buyer is willing to give money for a new gadget from an unknown manufacturer, especially considering the fact that the device has Chinese roots. The situation is understandable, therefore, in the budget class there are inexpensive entry-level tablets under well-known brands, the cost of which is in the range of 6000-15000 rubles. The main criterion for choosing such devices is the presence of service centers in the regional cities of the Russian Federation.
The Lenovo 10 inch tablet is one of such representatives in the domestic market. A well-known brand throughout the country has many service centers, supports a long-term warranty and has something to do with the American company IBM. That's just the virtues and end there. While in the budget class, Lenovo gadgets are not far removed from the Chinese representatives in terms of performance. In most cases, in the low-cost segment, the buyer pays only for the brand, and the filling of the tablet does not change.
How to stand out in the low-cost segment?
A large selection of devices in the budget segment provoked many manufacturers to trick in order to force a potential buyer to pay attention to their product. For example, Asus tablets 10 inches are offered to users complete with a peripheral device. In the kit, the owner will find a wireless keyboard that can turn the gadget into a full-fledged laptop.
Oddly enough, in the market with a keyboard unit offers quite a lot of solutions from manufacturers. Moreover, each brand represents its own vision of such a transformer. Some companies offer to connect the keyboard through the docking station, while others create a system of magnets. The result is one - in any case, for a buyer choosing a 10-inch tablet, the rating in the budget class is not so important and he will prefer a multifunction device with a minimum cost.
Versatility and performance in a budget class
A potential buyer will not find in the cheap segment of a powerful tablet to perform complex tasks and games. It is enough to compare a portable gadget with a personal computer to see the price difference between important computer parts and peripherals. A processor, RAM or video card will always cost more than a keyboard or mouse.
The same Lenovo 10-inch tablet with the proud name "Yoga", which is positioned in the budget segment as a transformer and has great functionality in the form of wireless interfaces, is limited in performance. However, as the owners note in their reviews, there is no fault with this brand in terms of performance. The device is perfect for an undemanding owner who plans to use the tablet for surfing the Internet and entertainment.
Real businessman
The Samsung 10-inch tablet is considered the best purchase for corporate use. We must pay tribute to the representatives of the manufacturer. Samsung is the only organization in the domestic market that works properly with end users. Its representatives, bypassing the market, carry out direct sales of devices to many enterprises of the country at a very attractive price (15,000-20000 rubles).
Since the gadget is aimed at the business segment, all its functionality boils down to increasing the productivity of the device in working with resource-intensive applications. A powerful processor and a large amount of memory (the main criteria that 10-inch tablets should have, reviews of professionals confirm this fact), as practice shows, can cope with any tasks. The only drawback in Samsung tablets is the limitation of multimedia. Many potential buyers should not rely on high-quality sound, high screen resolution and camera capabilities.
A look into the future
In the middle price segment there are 10-inch Asus tablets designed for the latest Android 5 platform. Affordable price (15,000 rubles) and high performance clearly attract the attention of many potential buyers. Do not forget about the brand, definitely Asus has a higher position than the Chinese representatives. The new operating system confuses many users. As shown by many years of practice, innovations in the market of operating systems for mobile devices are very difficult to transfer.
Most (99%) of programs and games are written for the Android 4 platform and it is not a fact that applications can work correctly with the new operating system. The buyer will have to deal with compatibility issues, and not every user is ready to go for it. Definitely, it takes a little time to adapt a new platform in the software market.
Microsoft Innovation
Pupils, students and teachers, as practice shows, just need a 10-inch tablet. The rating of low-cost devices incorporates a gadget from Microsoft. In fact, this is a normal transformer, which is built on the Windows platform. The manufacturer did not limit the potential buyers in the possibilities and provided for free use a starter pack with office software.
A quite interesting and inexpensive device (17,000-20000 rubles) received a very productive filling: a powerful processor and a large amount of RAM that will cope not only with the work of office programs and multimedia, but also overpower the game. In addition, this is one of the few devices on the market that has a full USB 2.0 port. Accordingly, connecting a printer, scanner, phone and other peripherals is quite real to this tablet.
Professional device segment
In the elite class, oddly enough, there is also its own rating among affordable devices. The leading position on the criterion of "price-quality" here is the tablet "Samsung" 10 inches. Not only laptops and smartphones, but also many personal computers can envy its technical characteristics in terms of performance and multifunctionality. The manufacturer managed to provide in a professional class a really inexpensive device (45,000 rubles).
A powerful processor with 8 cores, a large amount of RAM (3-4 GB), a solid-state hard drive of large capacity and a discrete video adapter show excellent results in all demanding applications and programs. In fact, the Samsung brand hides the best 10-inch tablet on the mobile device market. After all, an important factor for buyers of such a device is the work with multimedia and wireless interfaces. There is everything: GSM, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS (with GLONASS support), Bluetooth and much more.
Legend tablet
Apple devices are hardly affordable. However, in the manufacturer’s portfolio there are also representatives of the budget class, which this article proposes to familiarize with a potential buyer. The best 10-inch tablet with the MacOS operating system in the lower price category will cost about 30,000 rubles. The buyer should not rely on high performance. The price of about 30-50% includes the cost of a famous brand.
On the other hand, it is the quality and modern technologies that Apple guarantees that allow the owner of the device to be in a zone of constant comfort. No problems in working with programs, long battery life, huge functionality that no device on the mobile market can boast of.
Breaking stereotypes
For many potential buyers who choose a 10-inch tablet, the rating of low-cost devices is interesting only in terms of performance. Quite a reasonable approach, given the fact that all mobile equipment is assembled in China (unless Blackberry is made in Mexico, and Samung in Korea). This statement of the problem is quite meaningful, because no matter whoever releases the device, when it enters the domestic market, it automatically falls under the Law on Consumer Rights of the Russian Federation.
Why shouldn't the potential buyer make a list of requirements for the tablet: a powerful processor, RAM, high-quality display, convenient screen resolution, operating system - whatever the user wants, he will certainly find what he is looking for. And at an affordable price for him.
Finally
For many users looking for a 10-inch tablet, the rating of low-cost devices is the main criterion of choice. However, most of the tests conducted by enthusiasts show that the user should choose a gadget from the opposite. Focus not on low cost, but on the requirements of working applications for the device. After all, having purchased the cheapest tablet on the market and having failed to launch a program or game, the owner will not be able to return the gadget to the seller. The purchase will be irrational. Professionals in the field of IT technology recommend changing the approach when buying and give preference to devices with a powerful processor and a large amount of RAM.