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Originally Posted by Katsunami
The tablet I'm considering for reading at home is the Samsung Tab A 10.5 inch, 2018 version. (Even though I dislike Samsung as a brand... it's the only tablet that has been recently released, and has Android 8.1.)
It comes in at 529 grams, 26cm wide, 16.1cm high, and 0.8cm thick.
Let's say that this is A LOT smaller and lighter than something like my illustrated LotR:
IIRC, it weighs in at 1600 grams, and according to Amazon sizes it should be 34cm wide, 26cm high, and 3.4cm thick when opened in the middle.
Compare:
Tablet: 529 grams. 26 x 16 x 0.8
Book: 1600 grams. 34 x 26 x 3.4
Y U complain about tablet size?  |
Way too heavy and large. My Asus is 298g, 230,2 x 134,5 x 6,68. (i was mistaken, it's not 8.4" but 8") And that's a perfect size. Nice bezels to hold on to. Compared to my One: 230g, 195,1 x 138,5 x 6.9.
8" (or more or less 8") is a perfect size for me.
And saying that a tablet is lighter than a hardcover: I never cared for hardcovers, way too clumsy and heavy. I always had mass market pockets and switched to electronic devices as soon as I could
Edit:
Samsung apparantly released 2 tablets (10.5") recently. The Galaxy Tab A and the Galaxy Tab S4. Difference is in the processor (450 vs 835), the screen (LCD vs OLED), resolution (1920x1200 vs 2560x1600) and price (300 euro vs 600 euro)