Nokia tablet
While smartphone manufacturers in China are in a state of disrepair, there is still no sign of momentum when it comes to tablets. Is Xiaomi's high-performance cospa model "Xiaomi Pad 5" the only one that stands out? Samsung is strong in Android tablets overseas, and Lenovo has many products in Japan. Looking at the top global market share makers, these four companies, including Amazon, which sells Kindle, which is popular as a low-priced tablet, and Huawei, which is struggling with smartphones but is quietly developing tablets, are ranked 2nd to 5th. It is Of course, Apple's iPad is the number one tablet market share.
When it comes to choosing an Android tablet, it is practically the product of these four companies, and there are not many choices. However, tablets have also appeared from well-established smartphone brands, and they are about to become a little worrisome. Nokia and Motorola tablets.
Tablet with Motorola logo
HMD Global's "Nokia T20" is the company's first tablet product. When it comes to Nokia-branded tablets, the 2013 Lumia 2520 with Windows RT and the 2014 Nokia N1 with Android 5.0 are the first. The Nokia brand, which dominated the smartphone market during the Symbian OS era and was resurrected by HDM Global after the Microsoft era, surprisingly does not have many tablet products.
Nokia tablet "T20"
The main specs of the Nokia T20 are the UNISOC T310 chipset, 4GB of memory and 64GB of storage, which is entry-class performance. The display is 10.4 type (2000 x 1200 dots). Looking at the spec table, it says "Widevine L3 support", and it is not compatible with HD playback such as Netflix. Equipped with stereo speakers and OZO Audio. The battery is 8000mAh.
An LTE model and a Wi-Fi model are available, and the price is 199.99 pounds (approximately 31,000 yen) for the LTE version and 179.99 pounds (approximately 28,000 yen) for the Wi-Fi version in the UK, where it was first released. The price is quite affordable, but can you say that it is suitable for the specifications? HDM Global's Nokia brand smartphones also have many mid-range models at low prices, and the sales strategy is "Nokia = affordable smartphones that anyone can buy." Therefore, tablets are also launching price-oriented products.
Even the LTE version is as low as 30,000 yen
On the other hand, Motorola's latest tablet is the "moto tab g20". This is a compact model with an 8-inch (1280 x 800 dots) display. The chipset is MediaTek's Helio P22T, with 3GB of memory, 32GB of storage, a 5MP main and 2MP front camera, and a 5100mAh battery. It would be suitable for use as an e-book reader.
Motorola's small tablet "moto tab g20"
Currently only available in India. The Wi-Fi model only costs 10,999 rupees, about 17,000 yen. This product is probably aimed at users who want to select products from famous manufacturers with a slightly larger screen than a smartphone. It also seems to be suitable for remote learning for students from the recent times.
The screen size is slightly larger than a smartphone. Great for remote learning
Both tablets emphasize price over specs, and do not compete with tablets from major manufacturers. Low-priced tablets from minor manufacturers and unknown manufacturers are sold in various countries, but many consumers will want products from major manufacturers when considering quality and reliability. The Nokia T20 and moto tab g20 are tablets that meet such user needs. If sales are strong, we can expect variation models with different display sizes. You may be able to buy it in Japan someday.
I want you to increase the number of reasonably priced products and sell them in Japan
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