The battle for the tablets, of different sizes and operating systems, that I personally feel, is the potential new battle ground for the year 2011 and possibly 2012. A few tablets are already available in the market, probably many more ready to make an appearance soon, all wanting a lucrative pie of the social media connected internet lifestyle today.
What do you use the tablet for ? Is it for work ? Is it for leisure ? What are some of the tablet sizes choices available in the market ? Looking at some of the key tablets in the market today, it can be classified into the following categories
4.5 – 5 inch
Selections : Dell Streak & Apple iPhone 4
- It’s more of a smartphone + leisure tablet features
- A good alternative for consumers who are considering a smartphone with tablet features
- *Note : Apple iPhone 4 isn’t really classified as a tablet technically*
7 inch
Selections : Dell Streak 7 & Samsung Galaxy Tab
- An ideal mix especially for consumers who would like a balance between leisure and business/work usage
- Not too big and heavy
- Ideal for bringing overseas for travel
- The 7inch size still quite alright for tablet + smartphone functioning together (Galaxy Tab)
9 to 10 inch
Selections : Apple iPad & Samsung Galaxy Tab 10
- With the size, it’s more suitable for “heavier” business/work usage
- More comfortable for reading and viewing photographs
- Ideal for bringing overseas for travel
- Size is not ideal for phone calling function
Based on current technologies and hardware, that’s some limitations here with using just tablets in your work/business situation and even leisure lifestyle.
- Not powerful enough for certain work programs
- It’t not meant to replace and it can’t really replace a laptop/netbook if your work and/or leisure lifestyle demands it
- Based on your work requirements, weight and portability considerations, a netbook or even a smaller size laptop might be a better choice for your work and/or leisure lifestyle usage
To get the best of both worlds, how would you like to go about doing/planning it ?
Apple iOS + Android ? Smartphone + Tablet ?
What could be some of the potential combinations ?
– Apple iPhone 4 + Apple iPad
– Apple iPhone 4 + Dell Streak 7
– Dell Streak 5 + Apple iPad
– Dell Streak 5 + Dell Streak 7
– Apple iPhone 4 + Samsung Galaxy Tab 10
– Samsung Galaxy Tab + Apple iPad
A smartphone (4.5 to 5 inch) + Tablet (5 or 7 or 10 inch), what’s your ideal combination ?
Personally , Apple iPhone 4 + Apple iPad (Gen 2) coming soon or Apple iPhone 4 + Dell Streak 7, well, we shall see and keep a lookout for my updates !
p/s : All the above points are of personal opinion and experiences.