Why do people spend money (and quite a lot of it) for devices that have less functionality than a smartphone?
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Tablet is just a bigger screen, but not same power like a laptop.
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Smartwatch is just tracking device that sends even more of your personal data.
And BOTH are another battery that you have to worry about.
Tablet
Great for watching videos, reading the newspaper and drawing (with a digital pen).
I actually don’t have a laptop anymore, because I found that a tablet could do everything I needed on the go with less bulk, longer lasting battery and no fan noise.
Smartwatch
Tracks my heartrate (had some issues with elevated heart rate before), guilt-trips me into doing more excercise, shows me notifications without having to get my phone out, displays the time with a customizable watch face.
less functionality than a smartphone
Tablet is just a bigger screen
A bigger screen is more functionality.
Well, i guess so.
By that logic, an external, portable screen connected to the smartphone is even more functionality!
Tablet is just a bigger screen…
And this is why I got a tablet, I needed more space in my screen 🤷♂️
But then, why not get an external portable monitor connected to the smartphone?
Because then I’m giving my phone more responsibility and the goal is to take away some from it, I don’t want to be reading and get bombarded with notifications from social media, or get calls, or drain my battery by doing do. I want a dedicated device for that, an a tablet is more capable than an e-reader. I also want to practice writing and a tablet with a digital pen is good for that purpose.
I prefer to read manga and comics on a tablet screen, easy to make text bigger for someone with dyslexia, more portable than a laptop, not to mention cheaper. Smart watch makes it so u don’t have to pull out my phone when i get a notification at work or when my hands are full, and i can glance to see if it’s important. Also helps me reduce my screen time, and lengthens my phone’s battery life. As far as tracking, i have almost all tracking disabled except what is necessary for operation of the “local”(i have precise gps disabled) weather. All health features and telemetry disabled/routed to 0.0.0.0. i understand not everyone has uses for these kinda of devices, but that doesn’t mean no one does. My watch lasts 2+ months on a charge, my phone 1-3 days, tablet, lives connected to a wall unless i wanna read on the go. I don’t worry about battery life.
I use a Pine64 watch, and set it as a notification center. It shows me notifications as they come in, so I don’t have to take my phone out of my pocket while at work. It allows me to see if the notification is urgent or if it can wait until break. When I’m not at work, I put on an analog watch. I don’t use tablets, except for an ereader.
Edit: added link.
I was interested in the Pine64 for its very low price, i mean, even if I don’t like it, i didn’t spend much on it.
But then… Why would i pay for a device that gives me more notifications??
My phone has no notification sound, not even vibration, I hate being distracted while I am in the middle of something!!
I want less notifications, not more!!
