Are Tablets Obsolete?

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If you want to give your soul away - go Android (Google).
If you want to give all your money away - go Apple.
If you want to give a bit of both but not as much - go Microsoft.

But to be less serious for a moment (!) - depends what you want Sludge. Techradar recommends the Huawei MatePad Pro at number 5 in their totally unbiased paid-for pseudo-journalistic tech reviews. As far as I am aware, Google is still refusing to update the OS on Huawei tablets and phones but that may have changed recently. It's still a gun to the head by a Tech Giant though.

I use a tablet for sketching and 2D graphics only (3D requires a kick-ass PC and a wind-farm) because of its size and the accessibility options. I personally value speech recognition, touch, and voice commands and, as I can't feel anything in my left hand/arm most of the time these days, mobile tech needs to be light and thin. I prefer Siri (to Google and Cortana) for voice commands - though if I could operate everything via Alexa I would in a heartbeat because that AI is the best. Tablets are light, thin, and very mobile. They're not going down the toilet (unless you drop one). Used with a pen, they are amazing and a lot nicer to use than a laptop and graphics tablet.

They're easier to edit photos on and certainly more comfortable to watch videos. The Adobe apps are a joy to use on them. Phones, even the biggest ones are still small. For older people and disabled people (or both) Tablets are brilliant and avoid a lot of OS headaches and laptop (Mac or PC) management.

If you're a pro, then it's the iPad Pro or Surface Pro (neither of which are Google). If it's for everyday use, go for the best spec within your budget whether buying new or pre-owned. If you don't know who pre-owned though, with any tech, it's a risk unless it comes with a 12-month warranty. If you know someone who really looks after and loves their tech and likes to have the latest and greatest, then snaffle something off them because it'll last you and will cut the price by two-thirds

Finally, the tech press and MSM like the gaming press are bought (via advertising) so word of mouth is a good option.

Its android for me , not going anywhere near apple

Don't do any gaming or watch films etc

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Its android for me , not going anywhere near apple

Don't do any gaming or watch films etc

I'm questioning whether I'm still asleep or have woken up in an alternate universe. What exactly is this thread about and what was the question again?