I just realized how small 7" is...

[MdX MaxX]

I just realized that the Samsung Galaxy Tab is about the size of a DVD case. I took the specs from the Samsung website and measured out a DVD case, and the DVD case was a pretty accurate comparison. I didn't expect a 7" tablet to be so small.

How do you guys feel about this? For me, an Android tablet (or pretty much any tablet) is mostly about productivity. I don't think 7" provides much more space to work with than today's 4.3" smartphones.

 

[Martimus]

To give you a perspective on size the screen on my Droid X is approximately 3 3/4-inches by 2 1/4-inches. The screen on my Witstech A81-E tablet is approximately 6-inches x 3 5/8-inches.

Personally I find some things (PDF files and text editing) easier to deal with on the tablet and other things easier to deal with on the Droid X (phone and games). When the new crop of 10-inch Android tablets comes out I will likely consider investing in one because the A81-E isn't optimally sized for me to use for note taking.

 

[SporkLover]

Just remember that is the screen size! For me the tablet would be more for a portable media player and internet browsing on the go than productivity, 7inches would be acceptable, 10inches preferable.

 

[Martimus]

7inches would be acceptable, 10inches preferable.

Did you have to phrase it quite that way?? As my better half would say that leaves the door wide open for a "typical male response"...

 

[nb_mitch]

Did you have to phrase it quite that way?? As my better half would say that leaves the door wide open for a "typical male response"...

We all know size doesn't matter. Mr Jobs says 3.5 inches is the prefect size

 

[Martimus]

To give you a perspective on size the screen on my Droid X is approximately 3 3/4-inches by 2 1/4-inches. The screen on my Witstech A81-E tablet is approximately 6-inches x 3 5/8-inches.

Personally I find some things (PDF files and text editing) easier to deal with on the tablet and other things easier to deal with on the Droid X (phone and games). When the new crop of 10-inch Android tablets comes out I will likely consider investing in one because the A81-E isn't optimally sized for me to use for note taking.

Here's a more graphic comparison of my A81-E tablet and the Droid X:


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[Catfish]

Here's a more graphic comparison of my A81-E tablet and the Droid X:

oh no... let's not get more graphic than this thread already has gotten.

 

[darndot]

I am finding that the A81-E is to small for my taste. I am use to a 10.1 Netbook for most of my surfing. I do believe that my tablet is great for as e-reader, and some very light surfing.
I would't buy another one until the 10 inch tablets can run Gingerbread.

 

[irishpride]

Does the A81-E have a capacitive or resistive screen? I saw two different sites in which on said it had capacitive, the other resistive.

EDIT: Nevermind, just saw the answer on a previous post.

 

[jdk33]

I don't think 7" provides much more space to work with than today's 4.3"

That's what she said!

7inches would be acceptable, 10inches preferable.

That's what she said!



My work here is done.

 

[badankles]

Portability + multi-touch for pinch and zoom makes the 7"perfect. But I think I'm gonna wait as I currently have samsung epic. The next gen of tablets will be dual core or better with gingerbread.

 

[Cobravision]

I prefer the 7" simply because I can hold it in one hand. My biggest complaint with the iPad is that it's just too big and bulky to be a portable game/media/ebook device.

As for productivity -- I'll leave that to my desktop. I want a tablet because it's a toy, not because it's productive.