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frater_secessus [tablets]
communication:devices [2018/03/18 20:04]
frater_secessus [smartphones]
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-Pro:  portability, battery life, availability of apps, connected by wifi or wireless data.+Pro:  portability, battery life, availability of apps, connected by wifi or wireless data, charge from USB. 
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 +Con:  small screen, no keyboard, no pointing device, limited internal storage, limited RAM.  Some (iPhone?) are picky about chargers. Easy to drop and break.  
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 +==== use as netbooks ==== 
 +Smartphones (and tablets -- next section) can be pressed into service as netbook work-a-likes by the addition of: 
 +  * a [[http://amzn.to/2FSKAHL|phone stand]] to hold the device at a useful handsfree viewingangle (usually horizontally) 
 +  * a [[http://amzn.to/2G48mDP|portable bluetooth keyboard]].  Some have a phone stand built in. 
 +  * a [[http://amzn.to/2G6pKba|bluetooth mouse]] or other pointing device, sometimes built into the keyboard mentioned above.   
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 +Note:  the keyboards mentioned above are normal keyboards, although usually sized smaller.  There are also [[http://amzn.to/2FW3opC|mini wireless keyboards]] used for "lean-back" experiences with devices but they are not for touch typing. If you hunt-and-peck anyhow one of these phone-sized keyboards with integrated touchpad might work fine for you.  They come in bluetooth and 2.4G wireless.
  
-Con:  small screen, no keyboard, no pointing device, limited internal storage, limited RAM. 
  
  
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