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Originally Posted by conan50
I think what has happened is that phones and tablets have vastly improved--better screens (bigger screens for phones), better-faster processors, more ram, newer operating systems with more features, and in many cases much lower prices than a few years ago.
E-ink on the other hand is stuck in three year old technology for the basic devices, and worse, have lost features in many instances like audio, 3G, physical page turn buttons, having lower battery life and lower storage on some base units. And the high end e-ink units cost as much as nice tablets. Also other hoped for e-ink technology improvements never arrived.
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Originally Posted by ebusinesstutor
I read just fine on my Galaxy Note 3 phone without playing games or using the Internet. But those are there if I want to without carrying a separate device.
Gaming and Internet instead of reading are choices you make, not the fault of the device.
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Both of these statements are right on the money.
It is amazing to me how many people place the blame for their inability to focus on just one task on a machine that is capable of doing more than one thing.
My Note 2 stays in airplane mode unless I'm traveling, and I have no problem reading my books and listening to my music while doing so. It makes for a much nicer commute to and from work.
I have no interest in being on FB or playing games from my phone, it requires too much scrolling and enlarging of the text to make it worth my time. That is what I have computer for.