[Sussex] Tablet Talk Request

[Fay Zee]

On 6 October 2011 20:54, Steve Dobson  wrote:
>> On 6 October 2011 18:31, David Morris  wrote:
>>> It was actually the Samsung Galaxy S2 rather than a tablet.
>
> That makes all the difference.  This is a phone not a tablet.
> - --
> Steve Dobson

So Samsung gave the name "Galaxy" to a phone as well as a tablet. 

I notice neither the tablet nor the smartphone illustrations on their
website show a physical keyboard. They look quite similar except for
size.

http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/mobile-devices/tablets?gnb=Y
http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/mobile-devices/smartphones?gnb=Y

In outward appearance, it now seems to me as if physical size is the
only difference between a tablet and a smartphone? The internals of
course would be quite different.

From Wikipedia: A tablet computer, or simply tablet, is a complete
mobile computer, larger than a mobile phone or personal digital
assistant, integrated into a flat touch screen and primarily operated
by touching the screen.

And: A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone that combines the
functions of a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a mobile phone.

It also points out that differentiations between types of devices is a
little grey.

I haven't taken much notice of the field at all, probably since it is
so confusing if you've not actually seen a range of devices in action.

Best Regards,
Fay
East Grinstead Linux User Group
www.eglug.org.uk


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