Kogan Agora HD Mini

AN EXAMPLE OF AGING UNGRACEFULLY.

CONSIDERING KOGAN FIRST released this tablet a year and half ago for just $199, we’re slightly dismayed to see that the price has actually increased since then. We understand that the crashing Aussie dollar hasn’t helped, but it still leaves a rather bitter taste in the mouth to see that it’s now $20 more expensive than at launch, yet technology has moved on by 18 months since then.

For the price you get a plain-Jane Android tablet that weighs a lot more than it should, at 398 grams. It feels chunky in the hand, despite only weighing 100 grams more than the Mini 4. e 7.85 inch screen is truly average, its problems starting with rather obvious pixel structure. Colours are washed out and lifeless, despite it using an IPS panel.

For the price we can forgive the lack of 802.11ac Wi-Fi, as well as the tiny onboard storage amount of 16GB. We’re not so sure about the processor though. A er using the other tablets, and being accustomed to apps opening as soon as we touched them, having to wait several seconds for each action was a real pain in the posterior. Our 3D benchmark backs up just how outdated the processor within really is.

e one advantage this tablet has over the rest is a ridiculously low price tag. Yet there are other generic tablets now ooding store shelves that weren’t designed back in 2013, making the Agora HD hard to recommend.