Teclast T50 Tablet review - The price-performance ratio rocks
Possible competitors in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Drive | Size | Resolution | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81.8 % v7 (old) | 04 / 2023 | Teclast T50 T7255 (T616), Mali-G57 MP1 | 510 g | 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash | 11.00" | 2000x1200 | |
| 80 % v7 (old) | 03 / 2023 | Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 T610, Mali-G52 MP2 | 460 g | 64 GB eMMC Flash | 10.10" | 1920x1200 | |
| 80.8 % v7 (old) | 02 / 2023 | Blackview Tab 13 Helio G85, Mali-G52 MP2 | 450 g | 128 GB eMMC Flash | 10.10" | 1920x1200 | |
| 81.5 % v7 (old) | 01 / 2023 | Nokia T21 T7225 (T612), Mali-G52 MP1 | 466 g | 64 GB eMMC Flash | 10.36" | 2000x1200 |
Case and equipment - Aluminum chassis creaks from time to time
The Teclast T50 is a tablet with an 11-inch display that is available for 260 Euros. For such a price, you get an aluminum unibody chassis. Our test device also has a clean finish and appears stable, even if we can provoke quiet creaking noises.
The corners are well rounded, and the T50 feels good in the hand. It is not lightweight at 510 grams but not excessively heavy for its size. It also offers a bit more screen area than conventional 10.1-inch tablets.
The tablet is only available in Central Europe with a comparatively lush 8 GB RAM and 128 GB UFS 2.1 mass storage. However, there is no 3.5 mm port for the headphone jack, and you also have to do without NFC, for example, for mobile payment transactions.
The microSD reader can accept cards with a capacity of up to 1 TB, but it blocks one of the two SIM slots when used. The reader seems rather slow and also shows significant fluctuations in transfer rates in our tests with the reference card Angelbird V60.
| SD Card Reader - average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Nokia T21 (Angelbird V60) | |
| Average of class Tablet (7.61 - 58.4, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Blackview Tab 13 (Angelbird V60) | |
| Teclast T50 (Angelbird V60) | |
| Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 (Angelbird V60) | |
Cross Platform Disk Test (CPDT)
Communication, software and operation - Pure, but not quite up to date Android
The Teclast T50 features Wi-Fi 5 as the fastest Wi-Fi standard. The tablet's speeds of 298 to 379 Mbit/s are on par with other tablets in this price range. The transfer rates are also quite stable in our test.
The tablet can also accept two SIM cards and can use them for mobile Internet access. This works with a maximum LTE speed, and the most necessary frequencies for operation in Europe are supported.
You can also make standard calls via the tablet, but there is no earpiece, so either everyone will be listening or you'll need a headset.
Android 12 is preinstalled and is hardly changed by the manufacturer, so the user interface works like on many other devices. The security patches are, unfortunately, a bit older, namely from September 2022 at the time of testing. At least the Teclast T50 comes with Widevine L1 certification, so you can enjoy streams in the highest quality.
The tablet does not have a fingerprint sensor, but the user can use facial recognition as a biometric alternative to unlocking the device. This works reliably and even in the dark due to the residual light of the large screen, but this method is more vulnerable due to the pure software evaluation of the facial data.
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| Blackview Tab 13 | |
| Teclast T50 | |
| Nokia T21 | |
| Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Blackview Tab 13 | |
| Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
| Nokia T21 | |
| Teclast T50 | |
Camera - Tablet quality
Teclast installs a single camera with a Sony sensor on the back. It has a resolution of 20 megapixels and shows quite a decent image sharpness for an inexpensive tablet in object photography. However, the dynamic range leaves a lot to be desired: dark areas hardly offer any detail, while bright ones quickly become blurred. This is particularly visible in low light and high contrasts.
The impression is also confirmed in the photos in the test lab: the test chart in good studio lighting looks reasonably sharp but clearly overexposed. Nothing can be recognized in the pictures at only 1 lux illuminance.
Users can record videos in 1080p and 30 fps at most. The autofocus seems a bit overwhelmed from time to time, and the brightness compensation sometimes only reacts with a delay. Overall, however, the pictures are usable if the demands are not too high.
There is a selfie camera with 8 megapixels at the front. It takes decent pictures that look a bit washed out in detail, but they are well usable.
Image Comparison
Choose a scene and navigate within the first image. One click changes the position on touchscreens. One click on the zoomed-in image opens the original in a new window. The first image shows the scaled photograph of the test device.
Main cameraMain cameraLowLight
Display - Bright and without PWM
With its 2000 x 1200 pixel resolution, the IPS display presents content quite crisply, even on the relatively large display of the Teclast T50. Unfortunately, there is only 60 Hz as the maximum frame rate. Teclast refers to a "120 Hz sampling rate" on its website, but that probably means the touchscreen's sampling rate.
The tablet cuts a good figure in terms of brightness: we measured an average of 417 cd/m², which is considerably more than other inexpensive pads provide and might not be enough for bright outdoor days, but at least is sufficient for a light-flooded living room.
Unfortunately, the black value of 0.5 cd/m² is relatively high, so dark areas look rather gray and colors on the panel are not as brilliant. A slight blue cast is visible in the grayscale in our tests with the spectrophotometer and CalMAN software. However, colors are basically reproduced with good accuracy.
We did not notice PWM flickering.
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Brightness Distribution: 85 %
Center on Battery: 438 cd/m²
Contrast: 876:1 (Black: 0.5 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.37 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.86
ΔE Greyscale 5.3 | 0.5-98 Ø5.1
92.6% sRGB (Calman 2D)
Gamma: 2.322
| Teclast T50 IPS, 2000x1200, 11" | Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 IPS, 1920x1200, 10.1" | Blackview Tab 13 IPS, 1920x1200, 10.1" | Nokia T21 IPS, 2000x1200, 10.4" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response Times | 23% | 7% | -38% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 45.5 ? | 42 ? 8% | 35.9 ? 21% | 84 ? -85% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 29.7 ? | 18.4 ? 38% | 32.2 ? -8% | 27 ? 9% |
| PWM Frequency | ||||
| Screen | -13% | -4% | -10% | |
| Brightness middle | 438 | 343 -22% | 344 -21% | 389 -11% |
| Brightness | 417 | 332 -20% | 330 -21% | 382 -8% |
| Brightness Distribution | 85 | 94 11% | 93 9% | 94 11% |
| Black Level * | 0.5 | 0.31 38% | 0.27 46% | 0.57 -14% |
| Contrast | 876 | 1106 26% | 1274 45% | 682 -22% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 4.37 | 5.9 -35% | 5.32 -22% | 4.93 -13% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 7.48 | 11.2 -50% | 11.27 -51% | 8.53 -14% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 5.3 | 7.9 -49% | 6.2 -17% | 5.7 -8% |
| Gamma | 2.322 95% | 2.184 101% | 2.106 104% | 2.073 106% |
| CCT | 7855 83% | 9198 71% | 8023 81% | 8029 81% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 5% /
-6% | 2% /
-2% | -24% /
-16% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 29.7 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 13.4 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 16.3 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 78 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (20.7 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 45.5 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 22.8 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 22.7 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 76 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (32.5 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8485 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Measurement series with fixed zoom level and different brightness settings
Performance, emissions and battery life - Powerful speakers
The Unisoc T616 is an SoC with up to 2 GHz, which is completely sufficient for simpler tasks and also enables reasonably smooth navigation through the menus of the Teclast T50. However, multitasking or more complex apps sometimes pose a challenge for the system, where some inputs are only implemented with delays. There are some faster devices in this price range, especially in terms of graphics performance.
However, the storage speed is a real highlight because the Teclast T50 can outdo all similarly priced rivals with its UFS 2.1 flash. This also often results in a smooth experience when surfing the Internet.
The heating up to 34 °C is hardly noticeable, even under high load. The results of the stress test in 3DMark, which do not show a decrease in performance under prolonged load, also match this.
The Teclast T50 comes with four speakers, which is not exceptionally loud in our tests, but the sound is good. It does not contain any deep basses but reproduces deep mids powerfully. The speakers do not overload even at full volume, and vocals and instruments can be heard in quite a lot of detail.
Users can also connect external audio devices via USB-C or Bluetooth 5.0. However, the variety of supported audio codecs is a bit limited, especially the more modern variants: SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, and LDAC are available.
The tablet comes with a comparatively high-capacity 7,500 mAh battery. The battery life is good, and we determined just under 15 hours in our Wi-Fi test. However, other tablets with much smaller batteries also achieve similar runtimes, so the Teclast T50 probably still has some catching up to do in terms of efficiency.
The maximum charging power is 18 watts, and a corresponding power supply is included. Thus, it can take up to 3 hours until the tablet is fully charged again. Wireless charging is not supported.
| Geekbench 6.0 | |
| Single-Core | |
| Teclast T50 | |
| Average Unisoc T7255 (T616) (n=1) | |
| Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
| Blackview Tab 13 | |
| Multi-Core | |
| Teclast T50 | |
| Average Unisoc T7255 (T616) (n=1) | |
| Blackview Tab 13 | |
| Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
| PCMark for Android - Work 3.0 | |
| Average of class Tablet (3195 - 25683, n=75, last 2 years) | |
| Average Unisoc T7255 (T616) (7936 - 8066, n=7) | |
| Teclast T50 | |
| Nokia T21 | |
| GFXBench | |
| on screen Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Onscreen | |
| Average of class Tablet (3 - 122, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Blackview Tab 13 | |
| Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
| Teclast T50 | |
| Average Unisoc T7255 (T616) (5.4 - 6, n=7) | |
| Nokia T21 | |
| 1920x1080 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen | |
| Average of class Tablet (2.5 - 340, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Blackview Tab 13 | |
| Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
| Teclast T50 | |
| Average Unisoc T7255 (T616) (6.1 - 6.3, n=7) | |
| Nokia T21 | |
| on screen Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen | |
| Average of class Tablet (1.9 - 106.4, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Blackview Tab 13 | |
| Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
| Average Unisoc T7255 (T616) (3.4 - 3.8, n=7) | |
| Teclast T50 | |
| Nokia T21 | |
| 2560x1440 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen | |
| Average of class Tablet (0.9 - 114.5, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Blackview Tab 13 | |
| Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
| Teclast T50 | |
| Average Unisoc T7255 (T616) (2.2 - 2.3, n=7) | |
| Nokia T21 | |
| 3840x2160 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen | |
| Average of class Tablet (0.4 - 55.1, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Blackview Tab 13 | |
| Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
| Average Unisoc T7255 (T616) (0.95 - 1, n=6) | |
| Teclast T50 | |
| Nokia T21 | |
| Octane V2 - Total Score | |
| Average of class Tablet (763 - 111219, n=94, last 2 years) | |
| Average Unisoc T7255 (T616) (12141 - 15522, n=6) | |
| Teclast T50 | |
| Nokia T21 | |
| Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
| Blackview Tab 13 | |
| Teclast T50 | Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | Blackview Tab 13 | Nokia T21 | Average 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash | Average of class Tablet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AndroBench 3-5 | -64% | -70% | -69% | -37% | 10% | |
| Sequential Read 256KB | 920.5 | 277.2 -70% | 289.1 -69% | 266.46 -71% | 760 ? -17% | 1229 ? 34% |
| Sequential Write 256KB | 713.4 | 210.4 -71% | 173.1 -76% | 195.53 -73% | 297 ? -58% | 869 ? 22% |
| Random Read 4KB | 207.1 | 105.1 -49% | 79 -62% | 78.85 -62% | 152.9 ? -26% | 202 ? -2% |
| Random Write 4KB | 238.1 | 78.5 -67% | 63.1 -73% | 71.2 -70% | 131.6 ? -45% | 207 ? -13% |
Temperature
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 34 °C / 93 F, compared to the average of 33.7 °C / 93 F, ranging from 20.7 to 53.2 °C for the class Tablet.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 34 °C / 93 F, compared to the average of 33.2 °C / 92 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.1 °C / 77 F, compared to the device average of 30 °C / 86 F.
| 3DMark | |
| Wild Life Extreme Stress Test | |
| Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
| Nokia T21 | |
| Wild Life Stress Test Stability | |
| Teclast T50 | |
| Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
| Nokia T21 | |
Speaker
Teclast T50 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 21.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (9.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.1% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (18.4% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 43% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 50% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 129%
Compared to all devices tested
» 38% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 54% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Nokia T21 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (79.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 25.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.9% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (6.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (20.4% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 55% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 38% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 129%
Compared to all devices tested
» 51% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 41% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Battery life
| Battery Runtime - WiFi Websurfing | |
| Nokia T21 | |
| Blackview Tab 13 | |
| Teclast T50 | |
| Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
| Average of class Tablet (319 - 1764, n=83, last 2 years) | |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - The Teclast tablet is convincing
The Teclast T50 offers a good price-performance ratio with a lot of fast memory, a bright screen as well as good runtimes, and even LTE support. The tablet is not an extraordinary design highlight, but its manufacturing quality is solid and it comes to buyers with quite a pure Android 12.
The cameras will not satisfy demanding users, but they are OK for a tablet. You will look in vain for a fingerprint sensor and a 3.5 mm audio port. The choice of Bluetooth codecs is also somewhat limited.
In return, the four installed speakers have a high volume and provide good sound quality. Teclast could still work on efficiency; the tablet could achieve even better runtimes with its large battery. A faster charging technology would also be a nice thing for such a huge battery, but on the other hand, the question is whether you will often be far away from power outlets with a tablet weighing over 500 grams.
The Teclast T50 comes with very good equipment for relatively little money.
If you want to go for more established manufacturers, you can get a better tablet with the Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 but will have to make concessions in terms of screen brightness and software. The Blackview Tab 13 is even cheaper, but it is annoying with patronizing apps that cannot be uninstalled.
Price and availability
In Central Europe, the Teclast T50 is sold via amazon.de and can currently be found there at a discount of about 200 Euros.
Teclast T50
- 04/20/2023 v7 (old)
Florian Schmitt
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