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I found a cheap Android tablet worthy of replacing my iPad (and better in some ways)


Blackview's Mega 1 is an 11.5-inch Android 13 tablet with a brilliant 120Hz display and 24GB of RAM at a surprisingly low price point.

The company was once synonymous with rugged smartphones, but over the past few years, Blackview has diversified its catalog to now include budget devices with a uniquely premium feel. Adrian Kingsley-Hughe/ZDNETThe system also supports Widevine L1 digital rights management specifications, allowing for streaming HD and HDR content from Netflix, HBO, Disney+, and more. You're not getting the pop and detail you see from an Apple iPad or a Samsung Galaxy S24, but this difference has less to do with the hardware and more with the intense amount of on-device processing that high-end devices now perform on images.

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