One for All

I have always thought that having a tablet, camera and phone is a nice thing though too much at the same time. Whenever you are on the go having these three devices is always a joy. However issues of charging, WIFI and juggling them always gets in the way of enjoyment. That is why you need to lose some of them.

Wouldn’t it be easier to throw away the three devices and get one that does all those functions at once while saving you from the issues. This is a big smartphone, the likes of Galaxy Note II and HTC Butterfly. How? You may want to ask. The typical tablet has a 7” screen and runs “Android”. It can take pictures and allow you to surf.

A camera on the other hand is expressly for pictures and video with some allowing you to share through WIFI. So it’s like a tablet with a different form factor less some functionality. Then you have a phone in your pocket that calls and sends text but also repeats the WIFI, photo and video story. 

So why not eliminate the camera whose functions also appear in the tablet (good camera) and phone (not so good camera). With the camera gone, you are now contending a device with a large screen (tablet) that can’t call unless it’s Skype and Whatsapp or connect to a GSM network (It can’t also fit in your pocket unless you are Goliath) with a device with a small screen but can do all the rest (camera, call, surf). 

So get a phone with the largest screen possible say 5,5”. But now price jumps out to kick you in the stomach. The good thing is that now that you’ve thrown out the tablet (  ̴USD300) and the camera (  ̴USD180) you are left with a tidy sum to get a big smartphone (  ̴USD450). The final nail in this coffin is that you don’t always need a camera or tablet on you but a phone is ubiquitous. Tell me I don’t make sense.