Two-minute review
As we saw with the Nokia T20, under the guidance of parent company HMD Global, the Nokia brand is back in the budget tablet market. While the Nokia T10 we’re reviewing here comes a year after the Nokia T20, this tablet is actually smaller and even more affordable than its predecessor.
In other words, it’s a cheap and cheerful tablet designed to act as entertainment for the kids or something you can use to check your email or binge-watch the latest must-see streaming show. What you have here is very much an Amazon Fire 7 (2022) competitor, with pricing and specs to match.
As is the case when choosing the best smartphone for your needs or the most suitable laptop for your next upgrade, picking out the perfect tablet for you involves working out where on the performance vs price line you want to land. The low price of the Nokia T10 is definitely its biggest selling point, and as a result of that you’re not going to get the sharpest screen or the speediest performance.
When it comes to the display and the internal specs, we’re talking about just about good enough rather than anything special. Don’t expect to jump between apps or complete demanding tasks very quickly at all, but this is a tablet that does the basics well enough, and a lot of people won’t want a lot more than that. If you’re just checking social media and watching videos on the sofa, you’ll be fine.
On the plus side, the battery life is better than average, and the Android 12 software that comes on board is clean and largely bloat-free. If you’re planning to give this tablet to younger children, that’s something that Android can now handle during the setup process, giving you access to parental controls through your own Google account.
If you need a cheap tablet for consuming content and some casual browsing of the web and your social feeds, the Nokia T10 fits the bill. If you’re interested in serious levels of productivity, image and video editing, and high-end gaming on your next tablet, you’re going to be better off looking elsewhere.
Nokia T10 price and availability
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- Out now
- Costs $170 / £129 / AU$319
The Nokia T10 is out and available to buy now in the UK and the US: you’ll need to pay $170 or thereabouts for it in the US, and somewhere in the region of £129 to pick it up in the UK. In Australia it retails for AU$319.
That’s a competitive price point for everything you get in return, and you might be able to find further reductions online.
Nokia T10 design and display
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- Sturdy and built to last
- Looks plain and cheap
- The screen is adequate but lacking in brightness and resolution
The Nokia T10 looks very much like what it is: a cheap Android tablet. It’s relatively chunky with its 9mm thickness, and its looks are about as plain as they come – although its Ocean Blue backing does catch the eye more than black …….