We have noted on more than one occasion that ever since HMD Global took over the production of Nokia Mobile phones, it has been making a name for itself when it comes to affordable Android devices. Now a new category is being delved into as the Nokia T20 tablet sees the light of day.

This is HMD’s first foray into the space, with Android-powered tablets seemingly having a resurgence in the past year, according to the company. The hope then is that the T20 can be a tablet version of the phones which have proved so popular over the past couple of years.

The company is aiming the T20 at the entertainment and enterprise crowd alike, so the device features a few productivity-focused elements. These include a 5MP camera up front for video calls and an 8MP one of the rear for taking pictures (although we’re not fans of using tablets for that), along with a dual mic setup and stereo speakers.

In terms of the critical dimensions, the T20 is a 10.36″ tablet that features a 2K screen (2000 X 1200).

Added to this is USB Type-C for charging (15W) the 8 200 mAh battery onboard and configurations of either 3GB or 4GB RAM, along with 32GB or 62GB storage and a microSD slot for up to 512GB.

There’s 4G or WiFi variants too, with an octa-core Unisoc T610 chipset present, which was chosen for its power efficiency, HMD tells us.

As with recent Nokia Mobile devices, there are certain promises as far as Android support goes, and the T20 will receive three years of monthly security updates and two years of OS updates.

Local pricing and availability are yet to be confirmed, but we have been assured that the Nokia T20 tablet will indeed be coming to South Africa, along with some of the new accessories that HMD has created for this device.

For now, in Europe the Nokia T20 will retail for €199 (~R3 463) for the WiFi version and €239 (~R4 160) for the 4G/LTE model.