Can you see yourself having both a 10" and 7" tablet?

[JeffreyLebowski]

I much prefer an iPad to a 7" device or even a 10" android tablet. I hate, Hate, HATE the larger android tablet form factor.
I have a SGS2 phone and an iPad2 tablet, an Asus i7 based laptop for gaming, and my old desktop computer has been relegated to a DLNA server.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Yeah but having a phablet eliminates the need to carry a tablet alongside a phone. I also disagree with the phone being too big for calling, txting, searching, and mapping.

Note 2 does not eliminate the need to carry a tablet. You're still better off reading/watching movies off a 10" screen.

A tablet was not necessary to begin with for 99% of people. But if you separate the lines between a phone and a tablet more, then yes then the tablet serves more of a purpose, but you're never going to have a product that bridges the two successfully without compromises.

 

[cronos]

Note 2 does not eliminate the need to carry a tablet. You're still better off reading/watching movies off a 10" screen.

This topic was about 7" vs. 10" tablet though, and whether or not you can see yourself needing both.

I still think regardless of whatever screen size you're comfortable with on your phone, it is going to be really hard to justify both a 10" and 7" tablet in addition to that.

added: I guess when he said "having a phablet eliminates the need to carry a tablet alongside a phone", I understood it as: you may get a tablet, but it's not for something mobile, which means might as well get it with a 10" screen.

 

[MoInSTL]

The new Nook HD+ is a 9" tablet for $269. Coming out around Nov. 1st.

Isn't it locked down now like the new Kindle?

 

[shortylickens]

Isn't it locked down now like the new Kindle?

Prolly. But it will also be cracked right after debut just like the previous models.

 

[Raduque]

I already have two Android smartphones (myTouch 4G Slide, Galaxy S II) Transformer TF101, my desktop, HTPC and server.

I do want a square-ish 7" Android tablet. It would live inside my dashboard.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

This topic was about 7" vs. 10" tablet though, and whether or not you can see yourself needing both.

I still think regardless of whatever screen size you're comfortable with on your phone, it is going to be really hard to justify both a 10" and 7" tablet in addition to that.

added: I guess when he said "having a phablet eliminates the need to carry a tablet alongside a phone", I understood it as: you may get a tablet, but it's not for something mobile, which means might as well get it with a 10" screen.

Well yeah I'm of the camp that believes the 10" form is the right way to go. It's nicer for reading and surfing and stuff. I do agree weight could be a factor but we all know the iPad is on the heavier side of the spectrum.

The 7" form factor starts blurring with larger phones and I believe with even 4.8" phones it starts to come close. I don't see a 4.8" replacing a 7", but I don't see a need for both 7" and 10" if I have a 4.8" phone already. I could see the 7" being more useful if you have only a 3.5" iPhone which reading might be annoying on.

The OP deals with a Windows 8 tablet and I find that to be very different. The reason why I get an Android tablet versus an iPad are two different things. My CM9 TouchPad was for modding and installing crazy stuff. My iPad 2 was for consumption. You can mod your Android tablet, but I'm pretty sure the Windows 8 tablet will be locked down. For me that already spells two different purposes. Even if it weren't for ROM flashing, there's still a lot of customization and I see the Android tablet as a eccentric gadget. Meanwhile the Windows 8 tablet won't have all content available, so it's really an apples and oranges decision.

If you're only evaluating form factor, you should ask yourself if there was a Nexus 7 and 10, would you have both? Or if there's an iPad mini and an iPad regular, would you have both?

 

[bassoprofundo]

Well yeah I'm of the camp that believes the 10" form is the right way to go. It's nicer for reading and surfing and stuff. I do agree weight could be a factor but we all know the iPad is on the heavier side of the spectrum.

The 7" form factor starts blurring with larger phones and I believe with even 4.8" phones it starts to come close. I don't see a 4.8" replacing a 7", but I don't see a need for both 7" and 10" if I have a 4.8" phone already. I could see the 7" being more useful if you have only a 3.5" iPhone which reading might be annoying on.

The OP deals with a Windows 8 tablet and I find that to be very different. The reason why I get an Android tablet versus an iPad are two different things. My CM9 TouchPad was for modding and installing crazy stuff. My iPad 2 was for consumption. You can mod your Android tablet, but I'm pretty sure the Windows 8 tablet will be locked down. For me that already spells two different purposes. Even if it weren't for ROM flashing, there's still a lot of customization and I see the Android tablet as a eccentric gadget. Meanwhile the Windows 8 tablet won't have all content available, so it's really an apples and oranges decision.

If you're only evaluating form factor, you should ask yourself if there was a Nexus 7 and 10, would you have both? Or if there's an iPad mini and an iPad regular, would you have both?

^^^This^^^

Having a 7" and 10" for the same platform has no appeal to me and probably doesn't to most folks. I have a "new" iPad, a Touchpad, and a BB Playbook that I use personally, and while I love the fact that having a 7" and a 10" gives me size options depending on the usage scenario, how I use them is much more about the OS. The iPad is my main content consumption device, the Touchpad gives me an alternate/experimental platform (WebOS & Android), and the Playbook is the perfect work companion for the corporate Blackberry (ex.- Bridge mode allows me to access company mail from a tablet when I otherwise couldn't (no EAS on personal devices where I work)). The only way I could see myself doubling up on multiple form factors for the same OS would be on devices for family members (ex. - I have an iPad, and I get the kids an iPad mini due to price difference)

 

[podspi]

I really like the size of 7" tablets, but they're too small for real productivity work.

I am excited for the Surface tablets (10.6"!), but I am a bit worried that it'll be too much to use comfortably in bed/on the couch. I guess we'll see.

I kind of imagine the sweet spot might be a 5" phone + 10" tablet, and a 13" laptop. Just don't ask me how I'll be carrying all that cargo...