SmartPhone as Tablet Replacement - 10 of 14 is Not Bad
SmartPhone as Tablet Replacement
- Alarm clock: 61.1 percent
- GPS: 52.3 percent
- Digital camera: 44.3 percent
- Personal planner: 41.6 percent
- Landline phone: 40.3 percent
- MP3 player: 37.6 percent
- Video camera: 34.2 percent
- Newspaper: 28.2 percent
- Radio: 27.5 percent
- Desktop/Laptop computer: 24.2 percent
- Gaming device: 20.8 percent
- Books: 20.1 percent
- Internet service at home: 19.5 percent
- DVD player: 14.1 percent
Of course, the question becomes, how WELL can it replace those items? I have used my iPhone for many of these tasks, but have to rate the following as poor:
- GPS – have you ever gone outside of cell coverage and needed a map
- Newspaper - news in snippets only, I still get a Sunday paper
- Desktop/laptop - nope, still own and use both types
- DVD player - not yet, but soon. Netflix is trying to kill the DVD and streaming might be the only way to see movies
I would not surprised if:
- Apple discontinues the smaller iPods after this winter (the iTouch will remain)
- GPS devices all add wi-fi and browsers to avoid extinction (Garmin is nearly there with their newest models)
- More Smartphone docks start appearing for regular charging and syncing
- Hotspots finally gain traction for instant network tethering
~Xolo