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Originally Posted by Namekuseijin
Not true. Aside from verbose classics like Robinson Crusoe, I usually get several paragraphs worth of text on my 3.7" screen. That's what smartphones afford you: a lot of screen space rather than a tiny screen and lots of tiny buttons.
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Erm, a smartphone is about the phone functionality, not about screen size. In fact a lot of smartphones have qwerty keyboards. So it's entirely possible to have a smartphone with a relatively small screen and lots of tiny buttons. It's also possible to have a non-smartphone with a large screen.
3.7" is at the larger end of the range for phone screen size. Even so, it would be too small for me, and I read from a 5" device. I read a lot, and for me a dedicated device is worth it. I have been reading ebooks for years, on computers, PDA and yes, I've tried my phone. I much prefer my Sony.
Likewise, I still have a couple of dedicated cameras. Yes, more than one camera, and no, I'm not even close to being a professional photographer. But they are sufficiently different that I use them in different circumstances. OTOH, while I like listening to music, I'm not an audiophile, so I'm content to use my phone as mp3 player.
In the end, it depends what's important to you. Many of us here are heavy readers, so it's not surprising that we like dedicated devices.