This brand-new TCL tab is big, thin, sharp, and crazy cheap for Black Friday،
Remember the TCL Tab 10 Gen 2 unveiled internationally by the TV industry veteran a few months ago and released in the US last week? Don’t worry, we’re here to refresh your memory… or rather to make sure you know about this mid-ranger, and to recommend it as a possible alternative to the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite and Tab S6 Lite for the holidays.
Technically priced at $189.99 but actually available for $20 less right off the bat, the Android 13The 10.4-inch DC motor-powered model is now $51 off on top of its US launch markdown. In total, you’re looking at shaving $71 (or 37%) off the list price of $189.99 as of this writing, although, oddly enough, this particular Amazon Black Friday 2023 deal is only open ‘to Prime subscribers of the e-commerce giant.
If you can (and want to) meet this particular requirement, it’s certainly hard to argue with the (theoretical) value the TCL Tab 10 Gen 2 provides at its incredibly low pre-holiday price. There aren’t many budget tablets with this bad boy’s premium metal build and ultra-thin 7.4mm profile, but given that last detail, you shouldn’t be shocked to learn that the Battery life isn’t great, only up to 9 hours of uninterrupted video playback (according to official, often exaggerated, claims).
On the decidedly positive side of things (both figuratively and literally), there’s no doubting the quality of this 10.4-inch NXTVision display with 2K resolution and 350 nits peak brightness, especially if you’re familiar with excellent TVs from TCL.
The 128GB of internal storage and 4GB of RAM are also remarkably generous for the sub-$150 price bracket, and compared to something like the more expensive Lenovo Tab P11 (Gen 2), The TCL Tab 10 Gen 2 has a key advantage in the relatively new version of the operating system, it is ready to use.
Will you ever get an Android 14 update? It’s unfortunately not set in stone, but even if you ignore the software and focus entirely on its hardware specs, this budget-friendly product Android 13 the slate with octa-core MediaTek processing power seems virtually impossible to beat at $150 or less.
