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I put away my iPad and Kindle just hours after testing this tablet (and it’s cheap)

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source has been a mainstay in my household for more than half a year now, and it felt like an upgrade almost immediately. Within hours of setting it up, I gave my daughter my old Kindle, and my husband got my old iPad.

The TCL Tab 10 Nxtpaper 5G’s display smoothly transitions from regular mode to color paper or ink paper, whether you’re reading, scrolling on social media, watching videos, or playing a game. TCL’s Nxtpaper technology TCL Tab 10 Nxtpaper 5G

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The lack of a backlight and the display’s frosted finish reduce glare and reflections, contributing to better energy efficiency and longer battery life. Using several anti-reflective and anti-glare layers, TCL’s Nxtpaper enhances readability in different conditions, so you can enjoy that bestseller on a bright day at the beach or by the pool. A front light panel evenly illuminates the screen and helps maintain a comfortable viewing experience. 

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E Ink, in turn, doesn’t traditionally transition from monochromatic to full color and has a slower refresh rate. Though there are color E Ink displays, they’re not as vibrant or suitable for multimedia content. 

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The TCL Tab 10 Nxpaper is an entertainment tablet that lets you take your essentials anywhere. It’s not meant to replace a brand-new $1,000 iPad, but it can replace an e-reader and an older iPad model, which was my case.

I’m not a tablet power user. I don’t need a tablet with strong processing power to replace my MacBook Pro or iMac for video editing or graphic design; I mainly use tablets for entertainment. This includes streaming video on YouTube or a subscription service, reading the news, making notes and lists, catching up on baseball, checking the weather, and playing some games. For all of those use cases, this tablet works well.

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I sometimes work on my tablet, but as a writer, I only need a keyboard and a reliable note-taking or word-processing app, which are easy to use on this TCL tablet.

. I was excited to see how this tablet would feel as an e-reader, and I wasn’t disappointed.

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A Kindle e-reader is a single-purpose device, so upgrading to a tablet with a similar display and the benefits of a faster refresh rate and processor was a pleasure. After using the same Kindle for six years, I was blown away by the simple fact that I could breeze through the Kindle app as I would on any other tablet, while the TCL Nxtpaper display looks as good as any e-reader.

for my seven-year-old, and never looked back. Even better, because now my kid is reading more than ever. During the first three days of using the Kindle, she read for four and a half hours. She’s been reading for a few years but now dedicates at least 40 minutes of reading each night before bed on her own, whereas before, she’d read maybe 20 minutes a day during the school week.

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The TCL Tab 10 Nxtpaper 5G is also perfectly capable of performing the tasks my regular iPad did at home and on the go. Part of being a parent means sitting on the sidelines for hours a week while the kids attend extracurricular activities that cost an arm and a leg.

This tablet has become my new iPad and Kindle while I’m killing time. Plus, if I have a deadline, I can continue my work in Docs; if I’m bored, I can stream on Netflix or scroll through TikTok; and if I’m looking to relax, I can read the latest novel I’ve downloaded from Kindle Unlimited

The convenience of two devices in one made it easy to give my husband my old iPad on the same day I set up the TCL Tab 10 Nxtpaper 5G. While the Android experience differs from an iPad, I’ve encountered minimal bugs and inconveniences. I can still work and play on the TCL Tab 10 Nxtpaper 5G, use a split screen, and stream videos flawlessly. 

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