Doogee RK3562 Android tablet
Ranked 9 of 9 tablets by recommenders
People recommend this cheap Android tablet as less bloated than stock Android, and as a low-cost Debian Linux workstation.
People recommend this cheap Android tablet as less bloated than stock Android, and as a low-cost Debian Linux workstation.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 63%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Smoother than stock Android
“Performance is usable, especially compared to stock Android, because there is less background bloat.”
Comment from 17 May 2026 in “I turned a $80 RK3562 Android tablet into a Debian Linux workstation” “it is still more useful to me than stock Android on this hardware”
Comment from 17 May 2026 in “I turned a $80 RK3562 Android tablet into a Debian Linux workstation” “performance is definitely better than the Samsung”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “I turned a $80 RK3562 Android tablet into a Debian Linux workstation” Admired as a fun project
“Thank you for this outstanding project!”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “I turned a $80 RK3562 Android tablet into a Debian Linux workstation” “I think this is a cool project”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “I turned a $80 RK3562 Android tablet into a Debian Linux workstation”
Other tablets people recommend
The four most recommended other tablets, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad | 268 | 302 | 47% | 12 | 5 yrs42 owners | — |
| iPad Pro | 95 | 80 | 54% | 12 | 8 yrs30 owners | — |
| Apple iPad Air | 61 | 69 | 47% | 9 | 6 yrs8 owners | — |
| iPad mini | 53 | 76 | 41% | 10 | 11 yrs8 owners | — |
| Doogee RK3562 Android tabletThis page | 5 | 3 | 63% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
12 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I can't recommend it. YT has gotten pretty toxic with the dark patterns.”
“performance is definitely better than the Samsung”
“This tablet fits that well, Android for the kids or for testing an app, and Linux when I need something more specific.”
“The hardware is already powerful enough.”
“I think this is a cool project”
“Thank you for this outstanding project!”
“I don't think Android will ever run smoothly on this device.”
“It's quite common for the manufactured e-waste that gets sold on sites like these.”
“it is still more useful to me than stock Android on this hardware”
“it's really shady that they prominently advertise it as having 9GB of RAM”
“Performance is usable, especially compared to stock Android, because there is less background bloat.”
“because it boots from the SD card first, it makes a perfect candidate for this project”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.