Cheap Android Tablet Below 5k

[bloowolf]

I'm looking for a cheap basic tablet. It will be used only for viber. A smartphone is too small. It's the user's first time to use this technology.

Have you tried checking the tech area F SM malls where they sell cell phones, laptops etc? They have a lot of brands like Cherry, star etc that are within your budget. When buying cheap tablets, you have to test it & consider the display clarity.

[dr. d]

one thing i have learned re. consumer goods..
"we usually get what we pay for."
it's cheap because someone scrimped in its manufacture. but it will probably take a week or so of use, for the buyer to find out just where the scrimp occured..

"...but i can live with it..." is a lie.
"i refuse to buy another, better one..." is probably the more truthful statement.

but if the item is for giving away to someone, i suppose buying cheap is "ok".
"if i didn't spend money for it, i can't really complain about its weaknesses.." "if i spent for it, i can complain even if only because i don't like the color.. inside."
it's all psychological to me.

heh heh.

my un-solicited advice, is to get the more expensive (or most expensive) one that you can afford. i foresee that that tablet will soon be tasked to do more than just viber.
when the user finds out just what else it can do, (s)he will quickly learn how to appreciate and maximize its capabilities..

have fun, comparing and buying.

[XTO]

Sa dami ng may FB account mas madali maghanap at i video call.

[oj88]

one thing i have learned re. consumer goods..
"we usually get what we pay for."
it's cheap because someone scrimped in its manufacture. but it will probably take a week or so of use, for the buyer to find out just where the scrimp occured..

"...but i can live with it..." is a lie.
"i refuse to buy another, better one..." is probably the more truthful statement.

but if the item is for giving away to someone, i suppose buying cheap is "ok".
"if i didn't spend money for it, i can't really complain about its weaknesses.." "if i spent for it, i can complain even if only because i don't like the color.. inside."
it's all psychological to me.

heh heh.

my un-solicited advice, is to get the more expensive (or most expensive) one that you can afford. i foresee that that tablet will soon be tasked to do more than just viber.
when the user finds out just what else it can do, (s)he will quickly learn how to appreciate and maximize its capabilities..

have fun, comparing and buying.

You're making it more difficult for the TS. The enduser is a 70 y/o senior so I don't see the tablet being maximized to its fullest potential.

And not to mention, the TS knows the enduser better than all of us combined. If she says that it's only for Viber, I'd listen to her.

Just my 2c.

[dr. d]

You're making it more difficult for the TS. The enduser is a 70 y/o senior so I don't see the tablet being maximized to its fullest potential.

And not to mention, the TS knows the enduser better than all of us combined. If she says that it's only for Viber, I'd listen to her.

Just my 2c.

i was talking based on personal experience.
binigay namin kay elderly yung tablet, so she can "keep in touch with the apos".
aba...! after a few weeks, kung anu-ano na ang ginagawa sa tablet...
but yes... it's not my relative we are talking about..

my apologies.

[oj88]

i was talking based on personal experience.
binigay namin kay elderly yung tablet, so she can "keep in touch with the apos".
aba...! after a few weeks, kung anu-ano na ang ginagawa sa tablet...
but yes... it's not my relative we are talking about..

my apologies.

I know exactly what you mean. If it was for someone like myself, I'd be looking for something more powerful. For that matter, I use an iPad Air. I play a few graphic-intensive games and lots of media on it. But I also have three old and/or low-end Android tablets for specialized tasks. (I'll cross-post that thread in the approprate sub-forum in a while)

[dr. d]

I know exactly what you mean. If it was for someone like myself, I'd be looking for something more powerful. For that matter, I use an iPad Air. I play a few graphic-intensive games and lots of media on it. But I also have three old and/or low-end Android tablets for specialized tasks. (I'll cross-post that thread in the approprate sub-forum in a while)

well, we laid our opinions on the table...
i am now curious what TS will eventually decide on.

[yebo]

i was talking based on personal experience.
binigay namin kay elderly yung tablet, so she can "keep in touch with the apos".
aba...! after a few weeks, kung anu-ano na ang ginagawa sa tablet...
but yes... it's not my relative we are talking about..

my apologies.

agree. my mom's 90+ year old neighbor can not be separated from her ipad. her son said besides being on chat and fb she plays games all day long.

[dr. d]

agree. my mom's 90+ year old neighbor can not be separated from her ipad. her son said besides being on chat and fb she plays games all day long.

hah!
come to think of it, my elderly pays more attention to her tablet than to me.
yeah, ...has good vision, still.

[yebo]

hah!
come to think of it, my elderly pays more attention to her tablet than to me.
yeah, ...has good vision, still.

sadly i can only wish for that. my mom is 89, she does not even know how to use a cel phone (pero marunong sa cordless phone hahaha!) her eyes are bad, too. sana lang kung naging active ang mind e di sana naging malala ang alzheimer's nya.

[Gumusut_Amige]

meron akong binili para sa mga bata noon na tablet. sayang lang ang pera sa mga low-end model kahit Samsung pa sya. ayun, andon lang nakatambak ayaw ng gamitin. kaya balik laptop na lang sila.

bumili naman ako ng Samsung Tablet S7 for light office duty + movie streaming kaso nagustuhan ni misis (kanya na lang daw). kaya ako rin balik laptop
naghanap ng kapalit, ended up buying a Realme Pad (6GB + 128GB Wi-Fi + 4G LTE) 10.4". primarily for watching netflix and games lang. no complaints so far pero nasa >10K pesos din noon.

[oj88]

Ah, I see. So if I relaxed the requirement a bit, ano magandang "relatively budget" 10" tablet?

iPad is out of the question. I myself still use my really aging iPad Air 1 from 2014.

[yubby24]

Ah, I see. So if I relaxed the requirement a bit, ano magandang "relatively budget" 10" tablet?

iPad is out of the question. I myself still use my really aging iPad Air 1 from 2014.

Bumalik na ulit ang competition ng android tablets.
Realme: Pad, Pad mini, Pad X
Xiaomi: Mi Pad
Oppo: Pad
Huawei: MatePad
Teclast marami rin.

Edit: Di ko agad napansin ung size requirement. Nagvavary pala ng sizes itong nabanggit ko.

[minicarph]

one thing i have learned re. consumer goods..
"we usually get what we pay for."
it's cheap because someone scrimped in its manufacture. but it will probably take a week or so of use, for the buyer to find out just where the scrimp occured..

"...but i can live with it..." is a lie.
"i refuse to buy another, better one..." is probably the more truthful statement.

but if the item is for giving away to someone, i suppose buying cheap is "ok".
"if i didn't spend money for it, i can't really complain about its weaknesses.." "if i spent for it, i can complain even if only because i don't like the color.. inside."
it's all psychological to me.

heh heh.

my un-solicited advice, is to get the more expensive (or most expensive) one that you can afford. i foresee that that tablet will soon be tasked to do more than just viber.
when the user finds out just what else it can do, (s)he will quickly learn how to appreciate and maximize its capabilities..

have fun, comparing and buying.

Just watch the Intern with Anne Hathaway. I have almost all of those things in her office except the iPad Pro

Pag ganun kasi nakapanood ka ng sine na ganun, parang wala Lang tapos fit ako .pero to the masa, big deal sobra siguro yun