HACKER Q&A
📣 amichail

Why aren't tablets supersets of smartphones?


Why would you want to carry both if you can just carry a tablet?


  👤 mikequinlan Accepted Answer ✓
1. You can't put your tablet in your pocket; it needs to go into a backpack or case or purse of some sort.

2. Nobody wants to hold a tablet up to their ear to make a phone call.

Edit: (Almost) nobody wants to hold a tablet up to their face to take a picture.


👤 taylodl
Because the tablet is replacing a laptop. Instead of carrying a phone and a laptop, you're carrying a phone and a tablet.

👤 eimrine
Because a tablet is a subset to smartphones? Just carry a smartphone and a laptop.

👤 solardev
They don't make pockets big enough.