Replacing kids' Fire tablets
Discussion
Leaning toward Android, as its what I naturally use and may make switching over from the Fire tabs easier? But open to Apple products, potentially.
Looking for 2x devices - ideally around the £100ea mark, but upwards of £150ea if they represent good long term value.
The kids play games like minecraft and a bunch of other play store based games. Unfortunately Amazon's Fire version of Android limits some of the games and makes other an absolute hassle to update. Some vendors don't seem to support their games/apps when they go wrong on Fire OS.
The only real requirements -
1. Can run games without 'lagging' - I've not checked the specs on the Fire tabs, but they probably aren't great.
2. Being able to add/remove media easily - Potentially being able to leverage Onedrive/Google drive to back up their pics. I've not figured out how to get their pics off the Fire tablets and have ended up deleting them to make space.
3. Relatively robust and last upto 5 years.
4. Kids are 6 and 9 - So some sort of kids controls (timers/age appropriate apps/approving app downloads etc) which I think can now be done natively in android?
Looking for 2x devices - ideally around the £100ea mark, but upwards of £150ea if they represent good long term value.
The kids play games like minecraft and a bunch of other play store based games. Unfortunately Amazon's Fire version of Android limits some of the games and makes other an absolute hassle to update. Some vendors don't seem to support their games/apps when they go wrong on Fire OS.
The only real requirements -
1. Can run games without 'lagging' - I've not checked the specs on the Fire tabs, but they probably aren't great.
2. Being able to add/remove media easily - Potentially being able to leverage Onedrive/Google drive to back up their pics. I've not figured out how to get their pics off the Fire tablets and have ended up deleting them to make space.
3. Relatively robust and last upto 5 years.
4. Kids are 6 and 9 - So some sort of kids controls (timers/age appropriate apps/approving app downloads etc) which I think can now be done natively in android?
Bought the family (my daughter) an Alldocube iplay 50 from the Alldocube store Aliexpress a few months ago
6gb ram, can't remember the rest of the spec, but it was decent enough for the money, and streets ahead of Fire and other budget units, and it will take a sim card too..
Daughter has a google kids profile with lots of restrictions.
Paid £105 inc all taxes etc.
6gb ram, can't remember the rest of the spec, but it was decent enough for the money, and streets ahead of Fire and other budget units, and it will take a sim card too..
Daughter has a google kids profile with lots of restrictions.
Paid £105 inc all taxes etc.
I've got 3 kids (10, 9 & 5) the 2 eldest both had the amazon ones as replaced if damaged etc when they were 4ish up until 6ish, then they progressed to used iPad mini's at the same time my youngest got an iPad mini (all 2nd gen).
Due to the apple way of not letting you update older tablets they all migrated to standard new iPad through the last 12 months Birthday / Christmas intervals (eldest 2 also have iPhone 11's)
They just seem to work better for kids than android, I'm the only android user at home, I think I have them on varying buy now pay later but took a hit last year on tech so hopefully I'll be back to bikes this year
Due to the apple way of not letting you update older tablets they all migrated to standard new iPad through the last 12 months Birthday / Christmas intervals (eldest 2 also have iPhone 11's)
They just seem to work better for kids than android, I'm the only android user at home, I think I have them on varying buy now pay later but took a hit last year on tech so hopefully I'll be back to bikes this year
Thanks all..
Knowing android can be heavily locked down is helpful..
The kids use chromebooks at school, so that could be a good route especially if they can install android apps?
Ipads are possibly the easiest option, but the issue with not being able to update older tablets sounds expensive? What's the update life cycle/time line like for apple Ipads?
Knowing android can be heavily locked down is helpful..
The kids use chromebooks at school, so that could be a good route especially if they can install android apps?
Ipads are possibly the easiest option, but the issue with not being able to update older tablets sounds expensive? What's the update life cycle/time line like for apple Ipads?
Replaced my daughters Fire with a Samsung A8 tablet when she was 8. Doesn't get great reviews but is fine for youtube, roblox..etc.
Seems to have come down in price recently too. I'm sure you can get the equivalent / better from a chinese one but I'm always wary of the backup and support on them so preferred to stay with a known brand.
I'm not an apple fan so ipads didn't appeal.
Seems to have come down in price recently too. I'm sure you can get the equivalent / better from a chinese one but I'm always wary of the backup and support on them so preferred to stay with a known brand.
I'm not an apple fan so ipads didn't appeal.
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