A lot of us have used tablets, as pretty much anyone has any idea how such a device works. But even so, the vast majority of people still prefer smartphones and laptops or desktop PCs. Tablets are not a thing anymore, even though they were initially presented as revolutionary gadgets capable of replacing laptops and desktop PCs for good while also offering high portability.
If a student has used a tablet for three years, that doesn’t mean that he will be less likely to use it in the near future. Tablets are still important, at least when it comes to specific fields. Even though a teacher has taught lessons using a tablet at school, that doesn’t necessarily mean that you will be using a smartphone or laptop for the same purpose as well.
Reading
Let’s suppose that you’ve read manga for two hours from your laptop or desktop PC. While we are not here to say that reading your favorite manga from such a gadget is wrong, it can surely be a lot more pleasant to do it from a tablet. That’s because using your smartphone or laptop while you stay in bed to read manga or an article online cannot be as comforting as doing so from a tablet. Tablets take up less space, and they are even lighter than computers such as laptops or desktop PCs. Surely, you can also read anything you want from his smartphone, but guess what? The smartphone screen cannot be enough in some cases when you want to read such content. Therefore, tablets represent the best option for such scenarios.
Construction sites
Let’s say you have worked on a construction project in order to build a house. Obviously, you cannot exactly do it by yourself, as you need other workers to help you out and another guy who is the architect and knows how to arrange everything. That is if you are not having all that knowledge by yourself, of course. Otherwise, group activity is essential when it comes to working at a construction site. Very often, the architect needs to grab a tablet and show the rest of the workers how to do their jobs. Tablets are perfect for such scenarios, considering that they have larger displays than smartphones while they also offer high portability. Using smartphones to explain to others what they have to do on a construction site can be a bit difficult, especially if you need several people to watch the presentation simultaneously.
Other specialized use cases
Tablets excel in niche use cases where smartphones and laptops fail to fully meet the requirements. While the construction site example was a very good one for this specific topic, we can also consider industries such as education, healthcare, and retail. Tablets can serve as powerful tools in these fields as people can use them for patient care, data collection, interactive learning, as well as point of sale transactions. Some tablets are even known for rugged durability, which is always a plus when it comes to devices that can connect to the internet.
Therefore, you got the idea: where laptops and smartphones cannot fully meet requirements for specific tasks, tablets can do the job pretty well. That’s because tablets offer a powerful mix of versatility, portability, and convenience.
Tim M. Hill helped bring Digital-Overload from a weekly newsletter to a full-fledged news site by creating a new website and branding. He continues to assist in keeping the site responsive and well organized for the readers. As a writer to Digital-Overload, Tim mainly covers mobile news and gadgets.
