With children and parents preparing for back to school season, one of the must-have gadgets for students is a tablet, which serves as an alternative to a laptop while having a similar functionality with phones. There have been multiple budget tablets released in the last few months of 2025, and we think they are solid picks for students who need a device with a large display for Zoom sessions, for doing their school work, and for binging on their favorite shows.
Here are our top picks for 2025, all of them available for purchase at your nearest Cyberzone:
Top Tablets for Back to School 2025 (Under Php 15k)
TechLife Pad Plus 12Â – Php 9,999 (8GB/256GB)
As TechLife’s top-end tablet to date, this boasts a 12-inch display and Widevine L1 cetification so that you can enjoy your favorite Netflix shows in Full HD. It’s also one of the most affordable tablets to have a 4-speaker system. Its Helio G91 processor is good for general productivity, and it comes in a 8GB/256GB configuration that’s more than enough for most students. You also have a MicroSD card slot for expanding storage, and a SIM card slot to keep you connected even if there’s no WiFi.
HONOR Pad X9a – Php 10,999 (8GB/128GB)
HONOR’s latest tablet is the most affordable offering that has a 120hz refresh rate for its 11.5-inch display for a smoother navigation experience, and is one of the few models that you can purchase with a keyboard accessory to make it a productivity powerhouse. Its Snapdragon 685 processor is good for most tasks, and its 8300mAh battery can last you hours of productivty work. It comes in an 8GB/128GB variant, which is enough for the needs of most students.
OPPO Pad SE – Php 9,999 (4GB/128GB)
OPPO’s most affordable tablet can be availed with a matte display, and it’s a better experience than the usual tablet with glossy displays. Having a matte display saves you from glares and reflections, giving you vastly better visibility even when using outdoors. It’s the most powerful tablet in this lot with a Helio G100 processor, and its 9340mAh battery is huge for an 11-inch tablet–giving you the best battery life on an 11-inch tablet.
Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE – Php 7,999 (4GB/128GB)
The Redmi Pad SE is more enticing with its promo price for the month of June, and is a decent choice for students with its 11-inch 90hz display and 4-speaker system. It’s the only tablet in this list that keeps the headphone jack, and the Snapdragon 680 is known for its power efficiency–it is one of the most power-efficient laptops we’ve tested to date.
itel VistaTab 30 Pro – Php 9,999 (8GB/256GB)
If screen size matters, the VistaTab 30 Pro has the biggest display in this lot at 13 inches. That also makes itel’s budget tablet the most affordable to have a huge display. It’s decently specced with its use of a Helio G99 processor that’s paired with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, and its 10000mAh battery is enough to let you binge on several KDrama episodes for the entire day. It also has an optional keyboard attachment to transform it into a productivity machine.
Those are the best budget tablets you can buy at Cyberzone for 2025. Which one do you plan to get?
