10-inch tablet test: the best models in comparison!

If you have a large smartphone, you don’t need a small 7-inch tablet. Because most mobile phones now have almost the same dimensions, can handle every tablet application, usually have better cameras and are generally allowed to use the Internet on the go. On the other hand, nowadays only a manageable number of customers choose large tablets – around 12 or even 13 inch models. Why? They are not so easy to use on the move, they serve more as a replacement for a notebook. Manufacturers sell most tablets with a 10-inch screen diagonal. The selection? Enormous! Find out which device is the best in this 10-inch tablet review.

Testing tablet PCs requires a sophisticated test procedure. The editors explain the most important disciplines for the 10-inch tablets here.

picture quality

The be-all and end-all of a tablet is and will always be the display. A good display is just as important for working as it is for surfing the web or playing photos and videos. If the screen is too dark, little can be seen – especially when it is hit by strong sunlight. A special sensor measures color range and color fidelity. In addition, the examiners determine the contrast and the pixel density.

pace of work

A good display is a must, but so is high speed! In the tests, the tablets not only have to cope with everyday tasks such as writing messages or surfing the web quickly, but also edit photos and videos quickly. Sophisticated benchmark apps push the devices to their performance limits in order to determine the maximum working speed.

battery life

A fast tablet is great. But is it also clever and economical to use energy storage? COMPUTER BILD has developed a new method for measuring battery life. The Dobot robot arm from Variobotic (see picture above) operates the tablet like a user: write messages, surf the web, shop, watch films and much more. It does this in an endless loop – until the battery is empty and the tablet switches off.

Basically, before buying a tablet, you should pay attention to the following things:

• Hardware: On a small SsystemOn / A-CThe entire hardware of the tablets is usually located on the hip (short: SoC) – similar to the motherboards of notebooks or PCs, only much smaller. This is where the processor, the graphics chip, but also the main memory and the modules for WLAN and Bluetooth are located. The SoCs Apple M1 or the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 are considered to be particularly powerful.
• Display: The screen is the most important part of a tablet. It should show content sharp, high-contrast and colors true to the original. In addition, he must implement inputs by fingertip precisely and without delays.

• With and without SIM: Like the models tested here, the tablet should have fast WLAN-ax or -ac for fast Internet access at home. And if you want to be able to access the Internet while you’re out and about, it’s better to choose a tablet with LTE or even 5G functionality. LTE and 5G flat computers have a separate slot for the SIM card for this.
• Expandable Storage: The iPads come with a lot of memory in the equipment variants tested by COMPUTER BILD, but this cannot be expanded using a microSD card, as is the case with the rest of the test field.
• Operating system: Make absolutely sure that the tablet is not an old camel and works with the current operating system. For Android tablets it should be Android 12, for Apple iPads it should be iPad OS 15.

But as chic and classy as the tablet is, a good screen is far more important. After all, it not only has to ensure precise and delay-free implementation of inputs by fingertips, but also flawless playback of websites, photos and videos. In terms of screen, both are Apple tablets iPad Air and iPad Top. They offer a lot of contrast, are nice and bright and show photos and videos with colors that are almost true to the original. But that too Realme Pad convinced in the test with a decent screen. The Nokia T20 On the other hand, it failed with a distorted color reproduction.

But neither iPad, iPad Air and that Realme Pad take the lead among 10-inch tablets in the battery life measurements. The crown went to that with a good twelve and a half hours Fire HD 10 Plus – Incidentally, no tablet has lasted that long in the laboratory since the test procedure was adapted in 2020.

The number one 10 inch tablet is this Apple iPad Air: It offered a high working speed in the test, the image quality was flawless, the processing without fault and blame. Shortcoming: At 935 euros, the tested equipment variant hits a huge hole in the household budget. If you make a few compromises, you should go to the price tip Realme Pad grasp. It doesn’t work quite as fast and the display isn’t as brilliant as that of the iPad. But the test did not reveal any major weaknesses. And the Realme is already available for around 200 euros.