Tablets are seeing a sudden surge in demand thanks to the work from home and e-learning situation in the post-pandemic times. We have already seen newcomers like Realme Pad launch recently, and now Motorola is also entering the scene with the Moto Tab G20. This is a fairly affordable tablet and so let’s quickly see what all it brings to the table.
Moto Tab G20 Unboxing
Moto Tab G20 comes in a familiar blue colored box with nothing but the Moto logo and a teaser image of the product. Here is everything you get within the box:
- 10W Adapter
- USB Type-C cable
- And the tablet
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Contents
Moto Tab G20 Indian price and specs
Dimensions and Weight: 199.1 x 121.8 x 8.2 mm; About 305g
Screen: 8-inch, IPS LCD TDDI, 800 x 1280 pixels HD+, 60Hz, 350 nits brightness
CPU: MediaTek Helio P22T
GPU: PowerVR GE8320
RAM: 3GB LPDDR4x
Storage: 32GB eMMC 5.1; Up to 128GB Memory Expansion
Rear cameras: 5MP; 1080P 30fps
Front camera: 2MP HD Camera
Battery: 5100mAh with 10W charging;
OS: Android 11
Moto Tab G20 India Price: INR 10,999 (3+32GB, WiFi-only)
And here’s my first impression of the Moto Tab G20.
Moto Tab G20 Design
Moto Tab G20 is a mini tablet that is easy to handle. Its dimensions, 305 grams of heft, and the curved edges by the back contributes to this in-hand feel. It is fully metal and comes in a silver grey paint. It seems sturdy but there’s nothing fancy about it’s design. By the back, there is just the single camera bump towards the top left corner, a Moto logo at the middle, and Dolby Atmos branding towards the bottom.
The actual speaker is at the top flanked by a 3.5mm headphone jack (Yay!). There is a USB-C 2.0 socket by the foot (again, good to see). The left has the dedicated memory card reader slot and the right houses volume rocker, power key, and the solo mic in between. The buttons are slightly loose, but offer discernible tactility.
Let’s now go to the front.
Moto Tab G20 Audiovisual
A new thing you might get to learn is the display type of the Moto Tab 20. That is it sports something called TDDI which expands to Touch Display Driver Integration. This is made by Synaptics and involves the touch sensors baked into the LCD resulting in thinner, clearer, and economical screens. So, you get why it is used here.
Now the rest of the display specs includes it being 8 inches in size with 1280×800 pixel resolution (standard affair), 60Hz refresh rate, 350 nits of brightness (okayish legibility outdoors), and 10-point Multitouch support. So, this should be suitable for casual games like Fruit Ninja and high-octane shooters, provided the internal machinery support it.
Within the display settings, you can choose the color profile, dark mode, eye protection mode, and system navigation, among other things.
As for the audio, the sound from the single speaker isn’t going to win any prize. It is just serviceable.
Moto Tab G20 Connectivity
The Tab G20 brings no cellular facility. So, no phone calls. Allyou can communicate is over dual-band WiFi 5.
Other connectivity options are Bluetooth 5.0, and GPS.
Moto Tab G20 Performance
Motorola has stowed in a 12nm Mediatek Helio P22T chipset that consists of four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 2.3 GHz while four other Cortex-A53 cores run at 1.8 GHz. The graphics are handled by PowerVR GE8320 processor. The only memory configuration is 3GB of LPDDR4x RAM and 32GB of storage. This can be further expanded via microSD card up to 128GB.
The software on top is Android 11 with no ads and no junkware. So clean stock experience with some Google apps only. Two notable inclusions are Google Kids Space and Google Entertainment Space. As the name hints, the former is a library of kid-friendly apps, videos, and books with built-in parental controls for ensuring the kiddos consume safe content and within limits. The other one, btw, is a hub-of-sorts that assembles all your OTT content at one place for quicker access.
That’s all to know about key internal specs and software at offer. But one of those interior components is —
Moto Tab G20 Battery
Moto Tab G20 packs a 5100mAh battery backed by a 10W charger. Considering stock Android optimization and lack of any power-consuming pre-installed crapware, the battery life should be good.
Anyways, moving on…
Moto Tab G20 Camera
Moto Tab G20 is outfitted with a 5MP camera on the rear side, while the front keeps a 2MP webcam for video calls. While the back one can go up to 1080p@30fps videos, the front shoots at just 720p.
Note that the camera app is Camera Go with the bare minimum settings and switches. You get to translate from within this app, which can be useful.
And, with that, it’s time for my hot take —
Moto Tab G20 First Impression
For the asking price of ₹10,999, the Tab G20 offers goodies that are competitive. This includes everything from its display resolution, Helio P22T chip, available memory, battery size, charger speeds, and perhaps more. The major draw is the vanilla Android 11 software. So on one hand, it can be your kid or dad’s tablet due to its straight forward form and function. Still to be sure, in the days leading to the full review, I will be putting this Moto tablet through its paces and see whether you should go for this one or spend elsewhere.
