ALLDOCUBE Android 13 Tablet iPlay50 Mini 8.4 inch Tablet 12GB (4+8) RAM 64GB ROM Widevine L1，FHD 1920×1200 Incell IPS Display,8 core CPU, Support 4G LTE, BT5.0 5MP/5MP,GPS

The media could not be loaded. I have created a device I call the ‘Gaming Lens’ mount that allowed me to mount a LCD panel to the top of gamepad like Sony’s DS4 (or clones) and the DualSense, as well as number of XBOX gamepads. By floating the panel above the controller, not only do you have perfect balance, but the familiar feel of the gamepad itself instead of handles like the Nintendo Switch or the number of new mini gaming consoles like the Steamdeck or ASUS Ally. The ‘Gaming Lens’ is meant to connect to a miniPC, but the mount itself also allows it to be used with small tablet, like those from Lenovo and Apple. The former 8” are priced right, but frankly underpowered on an older Android OS version & only 720P screen. The Apple mini iPad — way too expensive for my purpose. Then I saw the ALLDOCUBE T811 and my first reaction. Is this the one? Decent SOC & storage, 4GB of RAM (2 GB virtual) , WiFi 5 & 5.2 ( WiFi 6 would have been better) and an 8.3” HIGH RESOLUTION 1920x1200 IPS screen. The other important factor was weight, which is actually the same or less than the iPad mini, just a tad thicker. So I order one and……Believe it or not not a single specification or marketing blurb was a lie or stretch of the truth. More important, it is a LEGITIMATE license of Google Android Play, a rarity in low-cost Chinese Android devices. Performance actually exceeded my expectations thanks to its T606/Mali-G57 AND the 4GB+2GB memory arrangement and I was able to side-load my purchased copy of “Alien Isolation” and actually play it. A little sluggish, but expected for something meant for higher phones and tablets. Same thing with Half-Life 2 or Portal with the ‘Source’ app. This was icing on the cake since my real reason for purchasing it was to be a Sony Portal “killer” and for $80 plus my Gaming Lens mount (about $25) you take the DualSense you already own and ‘Sony Remote’ app or the much better ‘PS Play’ 3rd party app and do the same thing. Even better, you can use it with any cloud gaming service like ‘Game Pass’ or ‘GeForce now’ as well as PC streaming services using ‘Moonlight’ or ‘Steam Link’. Then when your done with the gaming, you can use it with any video streaming service, or video player app to watch videos from your own Plex (like) server or add them to micro SD card (or set up the micro SD as Android storage to increase the 64GB and copy them over the network. For reading, due to its nice sharp, bright screen makes reading or internet browsing, makes it one of the best LCD screens for this, and definitely something you are going to find in this price bracket. Frankly, I have not found a better tablet for twice, no maybe even five times that if were are comparing “Apple and…” Lightweight, great 8.3” IPS screen, WiFi 5.0, BT 5.1 4GB of RAM, decent battery, 9W charging (okay, but not super fast), USB-C port (USB 2.0 performance) and a REAL GOOGLE LICENSE. What’s not to love? Well……I would have love to have had speakers on both sides in landscape, instead of single speaker in the left bottom corner, but that is what headphones are for right? Which by the it does have an actual 1/8” headphone jack (you have buy your own headphones though). WiFi 6 would have been nice, but the “Spreadtrum T606’ does not have it included in the SOC and frankly its WiFi 5 modem is no slouch for game/video streaming either. But before I pout, I just remind myself THIS ONLY COSTS ME $82–backed by Amazon and overnight delivery.As I said, the perfect partner to the ‘Gaming Lens’ mount.

I bought this tablet mainly for watching movies in my bed or reading my phone wasn't an ideal size. And thanks to manufacturers strong arming customers, modern phones now lack expandable storage and headphone jacks. Both of which are nice if you don't want to fiddle with Bluetooth in bed or hope a streaming service has what you want to watch.In my opinion tablets now are in an awkward place where they're only really useful for fairly narrow cases where a phone is too small and a laptop is too big or cumbersome. Which means it's hard to justify for myself purchasing a Samsung Tab S9 for $800+ or an iPad for $350+. In contrast you can purchase this tablet which is on sale all the time for less than the cost of taking a family of 4 to Applebee's.The tablet itself is actually very nice, unlike cheapo no-name Android tablets of 5 years ago, the iplay mini has a solid 1920x1200 IPS panel. It's not as nice as my S23 Ultra sure, but it's miles better than the garbage dim 1280x800 displays you usually get at this price point. It works great to read books, my only minor quibble is the IPS display can't get nearly as dark as an OLED can, but it's not bad either. It even comes with a film screen protector installed, which is a nice touch. Build quality seems good to me, it's almost all aluminum. Performance is... Fine. It's not going to be running Switch games on a emulator, but it plays lighter games ok, and most importantly it doesn't feel sluggish to use. I was skeptical that the "virtual ram" would actually do anything, but it does seem to let the tablet keep a number of background applications open after you enable it, more than you could with just 4gb of RAM. So, it seems to actually be useful after all. In put in a 512gb microSD card loaded with movies, old games, books, and music and pulled out my old corded headphones and have been pretty happy.In short, for $69 (it's on sale for that much all the time, don't buy it when it's listed for $89) you get a tablet that'll do nearly everything a tablet that cost 5X as much does. As long as you're not looking to run Genshin Impact or Switch emulation this is probably all you need for when you want to use a tablet.