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I have a nifty Android tablet with a detachable keyboard. Unfortunately the manufacturer stopped supporting it a few years ago and the version of Android which it's running is really quite ancient. So ancient that some new apps - including one new app that I really, really want to use - just won't work with it.
So I'm prepared to bite the bullet and buy a new tablet. I guess my question is, should I be worried about Android upgrades? Is there a minimum Android version which I should insist on? Is it worth buying from a name brand who you might expect will support it for a few years, or should I just by a cheap no-name tablet (assuming the specs are otherwise OK) - like this £85 one from Amazon, say - and accept the fact that after 2-3 years it will need to be replaced again?
(If anybody has any recommendations for specific tablets, I'm all ears. I want a 10" screen or bigger, with decent resolution, and I need a decent amount of storage - which could be via an SD card - but otherwise I'm not looking for a high spec and I don't need a keyboard. My new tablet has a hopefully long but not particularly demanding life ahead of it.)
So I'm prepared to bite the bullet and buy a new tablet. I guess my question is, should I be worried about Android upgrades? Is there a minimum Android version which I should insist on? Is it worth buying from a name brand who you might expect will support it for a few years, or should I just by a cheap no-name tablet (assuming the specs are otherwise OK) - like this £85 one from Amazon, say - and accept the fact that after 2-3 years it will need to be replaced again?
(If anybody has any recommendations for specific tablets, I'm all ears. I want a 10" screen or bigger, with decent resolution, and I need a decent amount of storage - which could be via an SD card - but otherwise I'm not looking for a high spec and I don't need a keyboard. My new tablet has a hopefully long but not particularly demanding life ahead of it.)