The tech market has recently witnessed an upsurge in the entry-level tablets. The OEM’s have been vigorously manufacturing multiple affordable and cost-effective tablets with excellent features. Among them, Realme and Honor have been upgrading their portfolios, by launching new tablets. The former recently forayed in the tablet industry, while the latter is revamping its business with the Honor Pad 5 in India.
Nokia has also been one of the top performing tablet and smartphone manufacturers and has secured a strong foothold in the Indian market. We are going to compare the Realme Pad, Honor Pad 5 and Nokia T20 affordable tablets in this article. Read on here:
Display Specifications
The Realme Pad features a screen of 10.4-inches which is an LCD panel. It has a resolution of 2000×1200 pixels and a screen-to-body resolution of 82.5 percent. It has a typical brightness of 360 nits, and the feature of sunlight mode which allows good visibility outdoors.
The Nokia T20 has a 10.4 inches screen, which operates on al 2K resolution of 1200 x 2000 pixelsThis budget Nokia Tablet’s display has a brightness of 400 nits, which is higher, when copmpared to the Realme Pad. It is specifically curated to minimize eye-fatigue with itslow blue light certification.
The Honor Pad 5 is furnished with a 8-inch wide Full HD screen, which delivers rich visuals. It has a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels and a pixel density of 283PPI. Moreover, it has a screen-to-body ratio of 74.63 percent.
Overall, the Nokia T20 and the Realme has an upper hand which ensures crisp and clear output.
Camera Features
The Realme Pad features an 8MP HD camera, both in the front and the back. The front camera can capture wide-angle shots, of up to 105 degrees. Moreover, it has a dual-mic setup to ensure a crisp voice during voice and video calls. The face recognition feature can instantly unlock the tablet.
The Nokia T20 is packed with an 8MP auto-focus front camera and a 5MP front camera with fixed focus. It captures decent shots with good details.
The Honor Pad 5 is equipped with an 8MP front and back camera, which supports HDR, Digital Zoom, auto flash and CMOS image sensor, which caprtures excellent shots.
All three tablets offer a basic camera hardware that is suitable for general photography.
Chipset Comparison
The Realme Pad houses a gaming processor i.e the Helio G80 based on a 12nm octa-core fabrication. Apart from that,this mid-range Android tablet is available in two different variants, the first one with 3GB RAM and 32GB of storage and the second one with 4GB RAM and 64GB of ROM. Also, it has an additional feature of expanding memory support of up to a whopping 1TB via external microSD card.
The Nokia T20 operates on the Unisoc T610 which is also an octa-core chipset for entry-level devices. The Nokia T20 is available in two variants, the first one features 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage and the second one comes with 4GB of RAM along with 64GB of onboard storage. It also allows an expandable memory of up to 512GB via a microSD card slot.
The Honor Pad 5 operates on the in-house Kirin 710 processor. The octa-core chipset is combined with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of ROM, which can be expanded up to 512GB via a microSD card slot.
After taking all the aspects into consideration, the Realme Pad comes out to be the best performer both in terms of chipset and performance. The Nokia T20 and Honor Pad 5 have similar features except Nokia features a much more efficient chipset than the latter.
Battery and Fast Charging Capabilities
The Realme Pad is equipped with a 7100mAh Li-ion battery. It is accompanied by an 18W fast charger that takes about three hours to completely charge it. It can allow up to 12 hours of continuous video streaming with one single charge.
The Nokia T20 offers a huge 8200mAh battery that supports 15W fast charging.However, it comes with a 10W charger. It takes about three hours to completely recharge the tablet, that allows up to ten hours of video streaming.
Unlike other tablets, the Honor Pad 5 features a standard battery of 5100mAh. It is supported by a quick charging technology and one complete charge can offer up to 10 hours of video playback.
Overall, the Nokia T20 offers the biggest battery among the three. However, as per the company claims the Realme Pad can support up to 12 hours of video play, which is more than the Nokia T20 and the Honor Pad 5.
Final Verdict- Which One Should you Choose?
When compared, we came to the conclusion that Realme Pad will be the best choice. However, the Nokia T20 has an upper hand in the battery and display display department. Overall, the Realme Pad is an absolute value for money and is a resourceful tablet.