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Where are the proper large tablets?
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But just scaling the app to a large sized display means simply having a larger sized phone app, at least for all of my experience using Android tablets, vs. an iPad app that takes advantage of the extra real estate by offering addition panes/columns of functionality. It's a terrible user experience in most cases on Android by comparison.
Very true. Several years ago, I started a thread on here comparing the same app running on an iPad and a Nexus 7 side by side. You could clearly see the Android apps were just phone apps scaled to fit the Nexus 7 screen. Very few of those Android apps had tablet versions and this was back in 2013.
Today, there really hasn't been all that much that has changed. I updated those apps running on that Nexus 7 to the latest versions and it is still clear today that many of them are still phone versions.
As for Android users not paying for apps, I would gladly pay for my Android apps if they offered paid versions. Many of them don't and so they load them with ads and I end up blocking those ads with Adguard Pro.
Look, no reason to bother. He had a bad experience with Apple more than five years ago and has decided to begrudge them forever.
I was just browsing for the best Android tablet of 2017 last night and it seemed to be Amazon, Samsung, and the Pixel C.
Sadly, none of the newer Android Tablets are more than 12" and higher than HAD.
As a guy who likes tablets, I can tell you why they don't sell. A 12" tablet is a niche market. Most use tablets for content consumption, and that size just isn't as good for that.
A 12 inch screen is great for watching movies and reading comics etc. The problem for me is that it isn't portable. If I had a 12 inch tablet it would have to stay on a desk. That's why I went for the 10.5 inch pro.
I guess we all like different things but a 12 inch tablet would not be comfortable to hold. It's not about putting it in my handbag because it would fit.
Not really. A 12" tablet is a bit bulky to hold.
If it's going to be desk only, no point getting a tablet.
Then it is about ergonomics, not portability.
The solution is lighter tablets.
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Are you for real? How many people hold up a newspaper for two hours to watch a single movie? And a new paper generally weighs ounces.
LOL. You have a (ridiculous) answer for everything!
What is ridiculous about electronic paper?LOL. You have a (ridiculous) answer for everything!
We will never get tablets light enough to overcome just how cumbersome a large tablet is. As a guy that's used different sized tablets, my 10.5" iPad Pro is the best tablet I've ever watched movies on. The size is just great for a single person watching experience.
Not to mention laptops can be gotten for cheaper.