Choose Tablet or Laptop and SmartPhone

A tablet is a type of ultraportable computer with a compact design with a distinctively thin, tabular shape. Tablet is said to be a digital device that can replace laptops (Latop) and smart mobile phones (SmartPhone).

You are looking to equip a mobile device to support you in work as well as entertainment but do not know which type to choose, the following comparisons between Tablet, Laptop (including Mini Laptop, Netbook) and SmartPhone will be partial. Which helps you make an informed decision when choosing.

Size and style

1. The obvious advantage of a regular cell phone is that it's compact, although the SmartPhone is a bit larger in size, all of them can easily fit into your pocket or pocket.
2. Tablets are larger and have more usage options. Most of them do not have a keyboard, but use a virtual keyboard on the touch screen, which users can easily turn on and off. Some Tablets allow the keyboard to be attached via a dock, but this keyboard is not supplied with the machine and must be purchased separately.
3. Laptop has the largest size with its own screen and full QWERTY keyboard (common typing keyboard), users are very comfortable when working with this device.

Dimensions and models of devices

Function

1. Although increasingly integrated with other functions, it is clear that the main function of SmartPhone is still listening and making phone calls.
2. Designed primarily for use with Internet-connected applications, although some Tablets are equipped with additional GSM networking functionality, their size cannot be conveniently used by a mobile phone.
3. Laptop is a computer, so its functions are very diverse, although it is not equipped with mobile features such as calling SmartPhone, but so far it is still difficult to have a mobile device that can be replaced.

Operating systems and applications

1. There are many Operating Systems for you to choose from such as: Android (used a lot in SmartPhone), Windows (common in computers) and iOS (Operating system exclusively for Apple devices). There is also Google Chrome OS, BlackBerry Tablet OS,. With the very strong development of software today, users can easily download application programs to their device even though they are using it. any operating system.
2. However, because the screen of SmartPhone is quite small, it is not convenient to use applications, such as office applications that often only allow reading documents, but cannot create new or edit them.
3. Tablets can't integrate all their own application programs and keyboards like laptops, but with the support of their own operating systems, the touch keyboard can also meet office tasks. room and entertainment.
4. Laptops have the most advantage when there are many options to install and use all the functions of the application programs for them.

Operating systems and applications

Multitasking

1. Another issue of concern is the multitasking feature, which is a feature that allows multiple application programs to run at the same time.
2. Although more and more SmartPhones and Tablets are supporting this feature, they still cannot have the multitasking power of laptops.

Battery life

1. Battery life is a problem for SmartPhones. Due to the need to have a compact size, the battery of this device is also quite limited, especially the need to always provide power to maintain a connection to the phone network. SmartPhone batteries are also not designed to run many applications and connect to Wi-Fi wirelessly for long periods of time.
2. The battery life of Tablet and Laptop is comparable, the newer models of this device have a battery life of up to 10 hours.
3. With the Tablet, although using the touch screen, it does not affect the battery life much. In addition, compared to the design and hardware configuration, it is clear that the Tablet has a better battery life than the Laptop.

Refer to the survey to see the number of people using Tablet for what purpose

Refer to the survey to see the number of people using Tablet for what purpose

1. Thus, through the above information, it can be seen that although Tablet is increasingly popular, it is only an additional option, not an alternative choice for SmartPhone and Laptop. 
2. In addition, most SmartPhones and Tablets have ports for connecting to computers, which shows that these devices still need the support of a computer in some way.

Kareem Winters

Update 08 May 2023