Biegedy, an affordable 10-inch tablet with good features

This year, I got a tablet as a Christmas present. It's the first one I've used, so you have to bear in mind that I have no comparison.

I have always considered these devices as expensive gadgets for leisure. And since we already have plenty of screens, I have never considered buying one.

It is a budget tablet, less than a hundred euros (at the time of writing) and more than decent in terms of features and performance.

Here are the contents of the box: The tablet, a protective film for the screen (I failed miserably at sticking it on), a Bluetooth mouse (also with a USB stick that I wasn't able to get working), the charger and its cable, a USB A to USB C adapter, a little stick to remove the MicroSD card, a Bluetooth keyboard, a classic case with a plastic back and a small quick-start manual in several languages.

The tablet has a very good finish, both in terms of the buttons, the frame and the screen. The whole feels sturdy. It has its weight, without being annoying, and is pleasant to the touch.

It must be said that all the complements are of average quality, although they fulfil their function, it is noticeable that the materials have been cut back on, but you can always use better ones of your choice.

The keyboard, although it looks good in the photos, feels flimsy to the touch. It is very thin. It sounds like what it is. A light sheet metal that can be bent, but it works well. I can't find where the battery is, so I guess I'll have to look for it by removing the twelve screws on the back.

Although I have not been able to get it to work via USB, I have tried it via Bluetooth and the key response is correct.

It has the letter Ñ, although it took me a while to figure out how to use it.

The sequence of keys to display the Ñ is as follows:

1. With the Alt Option key held down, press the N key.
2. Alt Option is released
3. Press N again and the Ñ appears.

The device, running Android 14, moves very well thanks to its 1.8 GHz Octa-core processor and 20Gb RAM, (12Gb RAM + 8Gb virtual RAM). It has 128GB of internal storage capacity and a MicroSD card slot for up to 1Tb.

The quality of the screen (1280 x 800) is much better than I expected. One thing that struck me is that, even if you set the brightness to minimum to save battery life, the intensity is at least close to the 20% to 25% brightness of my phone and most other phones I've used.

The sound is not bad. The volume with headphones is somewhat better than with the built-in speakers. I found it to be quite low, even when turned up to full volume to hear it from a distance.

Close-up of the on/off, volume, Micro SD slot, charging input and one of the two speaker outputs.

It has two cameras, a 5 MP front camera and an 8 MP rear camera. The quality of the cameras is, shall we say, very modest. The pictures do not cope well with the lighting.

The WiFi behaves moderately well. I tested it with a 600Mb connection and it ran between 180 and 200 Mb down and about the same up.

The worst thing is the 6000mAh battery. It's a little short, although the battery life is in line with the estimated usage times advertised by the seller: about 24 hours on standby, 8 hours playing music, about 5 hours playing video and 4 hours playing games.

There is a slightly more expensive version with an 8000mAh battery,

Almost all of this tablet's weaknesses are balanced by its price/performance ratio. It moves smoothly even when multitasking while playing video and everything opens quickly.

As a curious detail, the seller offers a "lifetime warranty" by sending an email with your Amazon order number. Although nothing is known about the details and conditions of this guarantee, at least they reply to the email to let you know that the guarantee associated with your email has been registered or activated.

In short, taking into account its minor shortcomings, which in no way limit its performance when it comes to intensive domestic use for leisure purposes, it is an option at a very interesting price to take into account.

A short video using the tablet with the mouse in navigation and video playback with the brightness set to minimum. Sorry for the quality of the video, the camera of the mobile phone does not give much more and does not do justice to how the screen actually looks.