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Nokia T20 | First look

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I recently purchased the Nokia T20 and had no real expectations going in. I did some light research on Youtube so I kind of knew what to expect. What I didn't anticipate was enjoying the tablet as much as I have thus far. The performance is solid aside from the occasional jank in the UI. Speaking of the UI, it's as stock Android as one can get today, and to be honest that's my preference. 

For a budget tablet under $250, I can already tell this thing is pretty legit. Let's chop this up and talk about a few things I've noticed so far.

Display

The display is good say for a couple quirks that took me a little bit to get used to. For instance, the screen looks really blue to me. Fortunately, there is an adjustment in settings that can make the display a little warmer, not much though. Off angles are good, however, things do get a little dim. This is definitely not a Samsung display. Outside of that, I must say that the display meets my needs. Colors are nice and saturated producing vibrant hues.

Perks

Nokia touts 2yrs of Android updates and 3 years of monthly security patches. If proven to be true the T20 would rival tablets made by Samsung and possibly beat out other Android OEMs. Promised updates are a selling feature for me and wished more Android device makers would follow suit. 

Performance

While not earth-shattering, I was pleasantly surprised with how smooth things moved around the screen. Animations are nice and tight. Multitasking is another bright spot. Apps did a decent job with staying in memory (only 4gb of RAM) and launching without having to reload. 

Speakers

The Nokia T20 features dual speakers, one on each side of the tablet. I found the sound to be good as I prefer rich tones and don't expect bass in this form factor. Speaking of bass, there is none and to me, that's not a big deal. Music and video get loud enough although there is definitely room to improve here. The one odd thing I noticed is that the volume is loud at low volumes and does not increase that much when turning up the volume. Could be a bug so I will keep my out on this one.

UI and Overall Experience

As I mentioned before, the UI is stock Android which is good and bad if I am being honest. So, what's good? It's a familiar UI and very similar to what I have on my Pixel 6. The search bar at the bottom of the screen and the At a Glance widget with the date and weather at the top. With a swipe right, you have Google's Entertainment Space. Here is where your videos, books, and games reside. I think it's a good idea for tablets and plan on talking more about this in another blog post. The rest of the UI resembles a Pixel. Swipe up to get to your apps and the like. Unfortunately, this is where we have to talk about the not-so-good. That's just it. The tablet ships with a phone UI and not a tablet UI. The Nokia T20 can use Android 12L like yesterday.

Conclusion

A tablet missing a tablet UI would scare off most people but I am encouraged especially with Google taking the category more seriously with Android 12 set to release in the Spring of 2022. For those in the market for a tablet, especially a budget tablet, I believe the Nokia T20 is worth a look. The tablet is good now and will be even better after Android 12L.

Specs

  • Runs: Android 11 (2yr OS updates and 3yrs of security patches)
  • Display: 10.4 inch 2k display with 400 nits of brightness
  • CPU: Unisoc T610
  • Storage: 64gb of internal storage (up to 512gb of Micro SD Card support)
  • Battery: 8200 mah (15w fast charging; 10w charger in the box)
  • Bluetooth: 5.0
  • Speakers: Dual stereo speakers
  • Mics: Dual mics


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