Even under prolonged load, the large casing can be cooled without any problems, so you do not feel any heating up. The color balance and contrast are decent – the default wallpaper shows this off pretty well – and while it seems clear that HMD Global has saved some money with the screen, it still largely impresses. The bezels around the edges of the display aren't particularly thin, but we do like the curved corners that have been deployed here (which are very iPad Pro). Specs, performance and cameras Nokia's T20 is the company's (re-)entry into the tablet market. The chic metal casing with IP52 certification and the large battery are the highlights, but the unusual SoC also performs well overall. Perhaps the biggest compliment we can pay to the design of the Nokia T20 tablet is that it looks more expensive than it actually is. You don't get anything above the standard (60Hz) refresh rate, you don't get any cool innovations like mini-LED, and you don't get a particularly high pixels-per-inch density at 224ppi.

You'd expect that given the price though, and when it comes to a value-for-money Android tablet, the Nokia T20 is worth a place on anyone's shortlist. We're pleased to see more manufacturers taking an interest in making Android tablets, and actually giving Apple something to worry about (especially at the cheaper end of the scale).Under the hood of the Nokia T20 we've got a Unisoc T610 processor, and our review unit came with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage (a model with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage is also available in certain markets). If you're going to keep the multitasking down to a minimum, and don't mind a leisurely speed when it comes to getting stuff done, then the Nokia T20 will suffice. We wouldn't recommend this for any kind of demanding photo or video editing though, or for playing sophisticated games. Nokia's T20 only comes with stereo speakers, the realme Pad for example, provides even more powerful sound with four speakers. However, Nokia's T20 sounds quite clear and the trebles do not distort even at high volumes. Qualcomm's aptX HD for Bluetooth audio is on board, but the newer aptX adaptive code is not. Nokia's T20 is a successful mid-range tablet, but it is only suitable for entertainment fans to a limited extent. There's life in the old dog yet: While Samsung and Apple divided the tablet market among themselves, it became less and less interesting for other manufacturers due to the long lifespan of the devices. But in times of home offices, home schooling and video conferencing, tablets are experiencing an unexpected revival. Nokia is now also launching its first tablet in a long time, the T20.

Performance-wise, the Nokia T20 is unremarkable. Due to the restrictive nature of Fire OS, I’m unable to directly compare Geekbench performance between the T20 and Fire HD 10 Plus, but the Geekbench 5 graph below offers an indication of how it compares against the (much pricier and faster) ninth-gen iPad. As is traditional for Nokia devices, the T20 runs a very clean installation of Android 11. The standard Google apps and services are all present and correct, and the front end hasn’t been tweaked in any noticeable way. This is excellent news for businesses – it means you can be confident that your core apps will be available, and you won’t have to worry about support calls from staff battling with an unfamiliar interface. Those specs are very much budget specs, and it shows in the performance of the tablet. Opening apps, loading menus, switching between screens, changing from landscape to portrait mode and so on – this all takes a few milliseconds (or even whole seconds) longer than it would on something faster and more expensive. Nokia does not do things by halves concerning the battery and installs a massive battery with 8,200 mAh. Nokia's T20 lasted 17:23 hours in our WLAN test and left the competition behind. Thus, two days of use without charging should be possible without any problems. The tablet needs to be plugged in even less often when used sparingly.With the Unisoc Tiger T610Nokia's T20 has an unusual SoC, but it can still place itself on the class level in many benchmarks. Nokia's tablet does not break any speed records in everyday use, but it cuts a decent figure. However, the installed eMMC storage is now noticeably outdated and slow. We like what Nokia has done with the design and the screen here, and it's a credit to HMD Global that the tablet looks more expensive than it actually is. Under the hood though the specs aren't great – you'll be fine doing the basics, but not much more than that, and the device is notably slower than the premium models on the market at the moment. Until the Nokia T20, that is, which for the price is remarkably well specified. This 10.4in tablet comes with a 2K (2,000 x 1,200) screen, runs Android 11 and is powered by an octa-core 1.8GHz Unisoc T610 chipset, which works in tandem with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage (expandable up to 512GB via microSD). Brightness and contrast are good too. We measured a peak brightness of 440cd/m2, which is par for the course for an IPS panel, and the tablet’s contrast ratio of 1,903:1 is one of the best around – most Android tablets manage around 1,300:1.

The Nokia T20 tablet is available in one color called Deep Ocean, which is a very dark blue – you can see what it looks like in the photographs accompanying this review. Some more color options would've been welcome, but we've got no real complaints about the one that HMD Global went for here. Finally, it carries an IP52 rating, so it's splash resistant but in no way fully water resistant. Display As for the cameras, you're not the sort of person who takes photos with a tablet are you? Oh you are? Well in that case the Nokia T20 features a single-lens 8MP rear camera that takes some of the grainiest and most washed out photos we've seen in a while – seriously, you do not want to be shooting a lot of images with this. In low light the performance of the camera is even worse, and this is obviously an area where costs have been cut. Battery life is reasonable, too. The T20 lasted for 12hrs 24mins in our battery drain test – which plays a looped video with data connections switched off and the screen set to a brightness of 170cd/m². That’s respectable, but it’s still around two-and-a-half hours short of the Fire HD 10 Plus. The Nokia T20 comes running Android 11, and we're pleased to say that HMD Global has confirmed that the tablet is going to get Android 12 and Android 13 as well when the time comes – so you're covered for a couple of years at least when it comes to getting the latest software on this device.

Case and equipment - Metal and LTE

The tablet measures 247.6 x 157.5 x 7.8mm, and weighs in at 465 grams (the LTE version is very slightly heavier). It's comfortable to hold, and you can just about manage it with one hand – though perhaps not for long. On the downside, Android has never really been great on tablets, and that continues to be the case: Google doesn't really do much to tweak the software for a bigger screen, and nor do app developers (there are some exceptions, including Gmail and Spotify). It's not a disaster, but it's not iPadOS. The Nokia T20 sports a 10.4-inch, 1200 x 2000 IPS LCD display, and let's be honest – it's not the greatest display panel we've ever seen attached to a tablet. Then again, you wouldn't expect it to be at this price. The stereo speakers fitted to the tablet are perfectly capable and actually probably a bit more than that – they can produce a decent amount of volume and are fine for watching movies and listening to podcasts. At a push, they'll do for a tune or two as well. Obviously they're not the last word in distortion-free audio fidelity, but considering the price you're paying, they're a feature that HMD Global has managed well.