Tablets are small portable computers that enable us work more conveniently on a larger screen. Many prefer tablets to mobile phones because they use it to run their utility and productivity apps more conveniently. Application like Microsoft word, Google chrome etc. are better optimised on tablets than on mobile phones.
Tablets makes typing easier, giving you enough space to work on, some even come with detachable keyboards, making our typing experience awesome. Tablet segment experienced real growth around 2004 among business and gaming population. Many business-oriented apps like e-mail, Linked-In, E-books, Facebook and Twitter can be conveniently accessed on bigger screens, and tablets are also cheaper than laptops and pc then, hence the anticipation to own one. Tablets are portable and easy to carry around than laptops and many people developed a craze to acquire tablets
However, in 2013, the mobile industry experienced a boom with many Chinese manufacturers churning out mobile phones every month with mouth-watering specifications. The mobile phone segment keeps increasing with better upgrades, so many people look forward to the release of the next big mobile phone. This builds a kind of anticipation every year with people changing their smartphones every six months to buy the next big one. This is unlike in the Tablet segment where people hardly change their tablets. And many people who were part of the Tablet rush in 2004 later discovered that what they were looking for in tablets can now be smartly accessed on mobile phones
Many people are still using tablets and lot of people are still saving to acquire luxurious tablet devices. But from my findings online, these are what some people have to say about Tablets becoming the next Tech dinosaur
“Tablets will never be extinct or non-existent. I think they will always have a place. It’s obvious that the more that are sold, and “everyone” has one, then sales will decline due to less demand because people already have them. Not everyone can buy a new one every time one comes out. After the market is fairly well saturated, then of course sales will be down, and not like they were when nobody had one and everyone wanted one. That’s my reasoning”
My wife has owned two tablets, Blackberry phones and smart phones. I don’t know what happened to those tablets, but I am glad they are gone. The phones still takes me time to stabilise them for her usage. That normally takes a week after receiving a phone – and what I actually does, is just to remove every new app that interferes with her smooth communication with other parties. My grown-up children are all independent users of their tablets/pads and smart phones. With one of them, I noticed that the tablet screen got cracked and they don’t use a tablet in that household any more. Apparently, when it is easy to carry a tablet, it is also easy to fall from your grip.
So do you think Tablets are becoming the next tech dinosaur?
