[Q] [Smartphone vs. Tablet] Samsung Galaxy S II vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

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I am planning to buy samsung galaxy s II, but i have read news from samsung galaxy tab 10.1. I also read the news that tablets will beat the smartphones in the future. They have pros and cons on each. I am quite confused that samsung galaxy tab 10.1 is cheaper ($499) than samsung galaxy s II ($800+). So if you're gonna choose between the two, sgs II or sam tab 10.1? This also is a battle between smartphone and tablet. A need vs a want. Which do you think is better to have?

I have also read that even the best smartphone is no match on any tablet.

I'll give a advantages and disadvantages of the two:

a) Smartphone
Pros: - a phone
- more portable
- more stable
- community (custom roms)
- rootable*
Cons: - more expensive
- smaller means less performance
- slower
- not so great for watching movies and web browsing
b) Tablet
Pros: - cheaper
- better performance
- bigger display
- better movie watching
- better gaming experience
- better multitasking
-better web browsing
Cons: - bigger
- not as powerful as a netbook that's almost its size
- not a phone

All are the same excluding the pros and cons of the both

The choice is yours

Except for the fact that the SGSII has a lower resolution screen while having a faster cpu than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Which makes it... faster and better for multi-tasking.

A smartphone is for doing phone stuff, and a tablet is for browsing the internet etc. I wouldn't use a tablet as a replacement for a phone!

I woud consider a tablet a replacement for a small laptop, not a smartphone.

If you use your smartphone's features (like browsing the web and using email) mostly around the house, then I would pick a tablet over a smartphone, and get a cheaper Android phone to go along with it.

- smaller means less performance
wrooong..

++ smaller means you can take it anywhere without having to have a bum bag too.

Smartphones are way more portable than tablets, which for me means I'd take a smartphone over a tablet any day if I could have only one. I can't be bothered to take a 10" tablet with me everywhere I go, but definitely love the functionalities of a smartphone.

If you can have just 1: smartphone > tablet

Agreed, if I had the choice between the two, it would be the phone. A tablet is a nice convenient toy.

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