Which Tablet is Better, the Tagital T10K or the Leapfrog Epic Academy Edition?

The Tagital T10K and the LeapFrog Epic Academy Edition are both children’s tablets, but of rather different types, for the Epic is primarily an educational tablet. The T10K is a 10.1″ tablet compared to the still more common 7″ of the Epic. The resolution of the T10K is 1280×800 pixels, compared to 1024×600 pixels for the Epic. Both tablets come with a protective case in a number of colours; the T10K’s case has an integral stand.

Both tablets are Android tablets, with the T10K running 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box. The Epic, in contrast, runs a variant of 4.4. KitKat, rather than being a pure Android tablet. The T10K comes with Google Play pre-installed, but this isn’t available on the Academy Edition, although that can install the Amazon Appstore.

Each tablet has 16 gigabytes (GB) of internal memory and both come with memory card slots that will take cards up to 32 GB in size. Both come with WiFi, Bluetooth and a micro USB port; the T10K also has a DC charging port.

Both tablets have front and rear facing cameras. The resolution of the cameras on the T10K hasn’t been precisely determined; it is believed that the front facing camera has a resolution of 0.3 megapixels (MP) and the rear facing one a resolution of 2.0 MP. On the Academy Edition, both cameras are 2,0 MP.

Although battery life does depend on usage, the listed 5 hours of the T10K is inferior to the 7+ hours given for the battery life of the Academy Edition.

The T10K comes with third-party parental controls from iWawa, whilst the Academy Edition comes with LeapFrog’s own. Like all of LeapFrog’s parental controls, these are very strong, although with more customisation than was seen in older tablets and parents can add additional approved material and use it like a normal browser.

The T10K doesn’t come with definite educational content, although such can be installed on it. The Academy Edition is designed first and foremost to be an educational tablet. It includes LeapFrog Academy, an educational programme designed for children aged 3-6. This is a subscription service, although some months are included. The Academy Edition also has more included content.

The technical capabilities of the tablets are fairly similar. The T10K has a higher screen resolution, but is also bigger, which can be a disadvantage for smaller hands. It also has a poorer battery life and probably a poorer front-facing camera. The Tagital T10K is more suited as a general-purpose tablet, but the LeapFrog Epic Academy Edition has better parental controls and, assuming the LeapFrog Academy subscription is kept up, is a better educational tablet for younger children.