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If you don't have a smartphone and want a cheap "tablet," then look into buying a used smartphone. Doing so is super cheap because you don't have to buy a data plan. Besides, phones tend to be more portable. I got a Droid2 for $30 on Amazon.

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The value sweet spot is almost certainly at a higher price than these products, but even a 7" tablet with a crummy screen has a better UX for browsing and Google Drive apps than a handset. The pricing of these devices could be the reason lots more poor kids get a real Internet experience, and that could be revolutionary.

> The pricing of these devices could be the reason lots more poor kids get a real Internet experience, and that could be revolutionary.

I really hope they remember the lousy experience and remember to code for low-spec devices in future. I love the nice whizz-bang websites, but it's frustrating when they use weird features for no real purpose and thus slow the page load down.

sounds more like an "iPod touch" than a tablet per se but I approve of the clever strategy :)

Give it a few years and all those 5.5" "phablets" will be cheap on the used market. :)

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