Difference between a tablet and phone?
mintbro
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I'm not really a techno person but is it worth getting a tablet when I already have an iPhone
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Most smartphones are capable of doing pretty much everything a tablet can do. Processors are near enough the same too. Only key difference is size.
So apart from size it's not worth getting?
You can't make phone calls from a tablet , well not in the traditional sense .
The tablet thing has always baffled me - seems so unnecessary given that their functionality is covered by the two things most people have. Bit faddish IMO.
depends on your requirements. If you wish the iphone was bigger, then a tablet maybe for you. I find the iphone screen way to small, even for a phone. So I have a phone with a larger screen. However I wouldnt dream of reading a book on my phone (not for more than 15 mins), or spend more than a few mins reading web pages. So for me a tablet would fit the bill. I can read on my tablet, and I can spend quite a bit of time surfing.
it's not as simple as that.
technically they can both do the same things. but it's about ease of use and convenience.
if you have a tablet you will basically stop browsing on your phone at home, because it is far more convenient to use the tablet.
Well technically, you can swallow your phone but it's a nightmare trying to answer it when it rings in your stomach. You have to punch yourself in the gut.
Tablets are considerably cheaper than laptops and much easier to use/understand - especially for those who aren't tech-minded.
By installing an app that offers word-processing capability and the addition of a physical keyboard, you can do virtually everything you could do on a laptop at a fraction of the cost.
Tablets offer multi-functionality as e-readers, videoplayers, games consoles etc and can be slipped into a pocket or a handbag - unlike a laptop, which is why many people buy them, eg for taking on holiday.
Schools use them because of their portability and they are now outstripping laptops in sales.
You might prefer all the alternatives but tablets are not a fad.
You may very well have opened a can of worms with that quote, "some tablets are cheaper than laptops would be more correct" Otherwise we're going to have 3 thousand posts on how you can get a laptop cheaper than an iPad etc.
But the rest I agree with, tablets are easier to use when slouched on the sofa, on the toilet etc. And are probably faster for general tasks like emails, web browsing than using a laptop with the stupid "track pad" control.
Trying to run LogMeIn and do the same thing on my smartphone is not very practical - you either have to zoom in so much that you can't see even a quarter of the desktop footprint without scrolling, or if you don't zoom in so that the full desktop area is visible on the phone, you have very little accuracy in terms of selecting the correct icons, reading what the text says etc.
I also prefer the android OS to either Windows or the Apple iOS - so a generic tablet is preferable to me than an iPad, an Apple Mac or a laptop running Windows. If I require keyboard and mouse its easy enough to connect one to a tablet - if I don't require a keyboard, its not so easy to ignore the one on a Mac or a laptop/.
They are pretty cool but personally to big to carrying around all day, the size of those things in my pocket after a while would get a little annoying.
You could always get a mobile WiFi modem. No USB connection required.
I agree. They are probably okay for women with massive handbags but I wouldn't like the feel of them stuffed in my pocket all the time.
I have MiFi, mobile wifi.
I barely use my laptop now, and I take my iPad mini everywhere in my bag. I gave a Galaxy S4 mini, which is big enough for a phone for me, so my tablet us invaluable for me.
It may be invaluable to me, but apparently I can't spell on it