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Originally Posted by chlettn View Post
Quite frankly, current tablets were neither fish nor meat. Too small to be really useful as a productivity device, too big to be taken whereever you go. And by now, they really just don't stand a chance as dedicated web-browsing devices against the newest smartphones which combine good enough web browsing with a ton of other features in a package just small enough to fit in a jeans pocket (which the current tablets certainly don't).
What you're overlooking in your rush to post and leave is that many of us quite frankly never cared about the pocket fit issue and that the continued focus on that is a red herring. Especially where pants pockets are concerned. IF I carry my tablet in a pocket, it's in a shirt where it fits very well.

There are numerous pouches for carrying the tablets, clipped to a belt, over a shoulder, whatever.

In my case I typically trot out the door with N810 in hand and slide it into its convenient dash stalk. The GPS guides me (sometimes frustratingly) to my destination, whereupon I may remove it and place it into a belt pouch, shoulder bag, shirt pocket or my hand. If I need to use it I pause and do so. No biggie.

You're amused by the screen change complaints-- I'm amused that the "neither fish nor meat" remarks must always be seen in a negative light. It's a good thing inventors over the years never let such closed-mindedness dissuade them.

So the tablet sweet spot doesn't work for everyone. Welcome to a world rich in varied opinons, needs and wants. Viva la difference!
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