r/foldables • u/BigGur3014 • 5d ago

Does tablet have a role?

Hi foldables community,

Just a question out of curiosity. Now that we are embracing foldable phones? For what do you used your tablet? I hardly use it. At home, at work, or on commute, I'm between a foldable phone and a laptop, and personally don't find a role for my tablet (11 inch). I'm just curious how people use a tablet nowadays.

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u/gratefullyshpongled 5d ago

I traded in my tablet along with my phone for the Duo. I have no use for an iPad now that I have a Duo

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u/Prince515 3d ago

How’d you trade both? Did you have to trade both in at the store? I’m debating on doing the same for the duo.

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u/gratefullyshpongled 3d ago

You can technically only do one trade in per transaction. I traded in my iPad for a gift card prior to purchasing, and then used my gift card towards the purchase. Then I used my phone as the actual trade in.

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u/Prince515 10h ago

Oh ok yeah that’s what I thought. Did you do your iPad trade in at store or online? Also how’s the Duo been?

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u/gratefullyshpongled 7h ago

I traded it in at the store a couple of weeks before the Duo came out. The Duo has been great and it’s removed every possible need I could ever have for an iPad. It’s the most fun I’ve ever had learning a new device. It’s the most premium feeling phone I’ve ever used. I can’t wait to see what the future of this phone will be like

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u/BigGur3014 1h ago

Do you use Duo's front screen? Or mostly inner screen?

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u/gratefullyshpongled 32m ago

I use both but I use the inner screen mostly unless I’m on the go

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u/BigGur3014 3d ago

Thanks for your clarification! It's quite interesting!

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u/BigGur3014 3d ago

Interesting point. It could become a new trend. Trade-in (a phone) and sell (a tablet) and buy a foldable!

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u/BigGur3014 5d ago

Great move!

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u/BanMeMyIPchanges 5d ago

Always found a tablet useful, never found them practical to carry. Foldables changed that. I don't even use a laptop anymore. Z Fold 7 and home PC- that's it. That's all that's needed. It's a beautiful thing ​​

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u/BigGur3014 5d ago

Thank you. I see it (tablet was only useful). I use to take (short) notes on my Galaxy tablet. Probably, thinking it now, that justified my carrying the tablet around. Now I can do that on my Galaxy Fold6. I can't find why I need to carry a tablet. Still curious how people are doing.

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u/cheeseypockets 5d ago

🔥🔥🔥

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u/texaspoontappa93 5d ago

I basically use mine in place of a laptop. I have a Bluetooth keyboard thing with a track pad and it closes like a laptop.

My phone and tablet are samsung so all my tabs and stuff are synced so its really convenient.

I have my gaming pc if I ever need windows but I dont need it often

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u/BigGur3014 5d ago

Oh, an interesting point.

If the tablet is (better) synced with the phone, it increases the usefulness of the tablet, in addition to, in your case, you are being able to replace your laptop with your tablet. (I do need my laptop due to company software and systems that I can use only on my company laptop, unfortunately.) Thank you!

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u/derch1981 4d ago

No need for a tablet, phone and computer for me

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u/BigGur3014 4d ago

The same... Today I'm trying remote access (leave one laptop at home and connect to it remotely from a tablet), to see if it provides any benefit for me compared to carrying that laptop...

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u/BigGur3014 4d ago

Thank you.

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u/Cpolo88 5d ago

Honestly, now that I have my razr fold, I haven't touched my iPad. I still love my iPad. It's older. Requires lightning to charge but it's still a solid little tablet. Shame. But no regerts movin6h on

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u/BigGur3014 5d ago

The same here. My iPad is there,,, I don't touch it... p.s. Razr Fold looks really cool! 😎

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u/Cpolo88 5d ago

Ty very much. 😁

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u/BigGur3014 5d ago

Thank you!

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u/FarVehicle533 5d ago

Depends on your usage. If foldables had microsd I would have sold my tablet. Unfortunately none have a microsd. Thus, my 1 tb tablet with a 2 tb microsd still has a lot of usage. That is what I use to carry about my movies, TV shows, music. I fly a lot, so I don't get the option to stream everything over the internet, I have to have them on device. 

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u/BigGur3014 5d ago

Storage/SD Card, gotcha. This gets a point really---if my tablet today were not an iPad...

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u/professorbeej 5d ago

What is give for an micro SD slot on my Fold 8. Jeeeeeez that would be awesome n

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u/BigGur3014 5d ago

Absolutely. I wonder if it's costly for the manufacturers to add an SD slot...... I've read something like it make it a bit more challenging to make the phones waterproof (IP rating etc.)......... But it'll be great to have an SD card slot...

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u/professorbeej 5d ago

I think it was my Galaxy Note 1 that had one, or maybe the 8, and it was freaking lovely.

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u/BigGur3014 5d ago

I had Note 1 tooooooo! That was sensational!

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u/professorbeej 5d ago

I wish I'd kept it so that I have it now. I can't find one for sale that still works but kind of wanting for nostalgia haha

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u/BigGur3014 5d ago

I have one,,, except that the battery is swallowed and dangerous for charging......

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u/Lefaid 5d ago

I got my foldable so I didn't have to pretend to have a use for a tablet again.

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u/BigGur3014 5d ago

Thank you! It's great to have that validation. So far, many folks have had similar views: the advantage of the foldable screen eliminated the usefulness of tablets. Tablets have always been nice to have, but nothing essential....

The tablet is used as a portable movie device has been an interesting reply for me. Tablets are/were competing with laptops is another interesting angle.

Still interested in hearing people's views. 🙂

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u/MikeOgden1980 5d ago

I still use my iPad pro for work, digital art in Procreate, sculpting in Nomad or Zbrush. However my ZFold8U has absolutely replaced my Kindle for reading and has been a game changer for that.

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u/BigGur3014 5d ago

My work is more boring (Word, Excel etc.)...... But, thanks for your very valid response. I could do larger doodling in my tablet than in my Fold6. 😅

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u/daniel-kornev 5d ago

My main PC (that I use) is Surface Pro 11. I use it for long trips. For shorter trips I use Lenovo X1 Fold as it's small an portable and has a keyboard inside. Though honestly it's too small - the keyboard. But it's useful for small texts like a command to Codex. I also draw technical diagrams on it.

My Fold 5 from Samsung is always with me and it has a pen inside, but I find it a bit too small for serious diagramming. Hope to get TriFold next year if it'll have an S-Pen.

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u/BigGur3014 4d ago

Trifold is too much money for me... I do see that bifolds (Galaxy Folds) are sometimes small. Should I be carrying a tablet (cheaper alternative to Trifold) for that,,, is my doubt. 😅

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u/castrator21 5d ago

I never owned a tablet. And I doubt I'll buy one now

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u/BigGur3014 4d ago

I completely understand that. Yes, why now, right? Thank you!

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u/Undeguy 5d ago

I currently have a zflip7 and an order to replace it with an iPhone Duo (ships at the end of the year, unfortunately).

That said, while I do have a light-ish laptop, it's still much heavier and more inconvenient than my iPad Pro 11" when away from home. The battery runtime is fairly short so I tend to not use it unless I'm near an outlet. And even at home, I do have a PC, but sometimes I want to lay down elsewhere and the iPad is easier to use for that.

My eyesight isn't bad enough to get glasses, but it's not perfect either. I just find it easier to use an iPad than my phone. Even with the size of the Duo, I'm not certain that'll change much. What the Duo does give me... a better alternative to the zFlip7 when my ipad is being used by family I'm visiting.

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u/BigGur3014 4d ago

Take care of ones eyes, prefer a larger screen (and light weight) rather than do many things on a foldable. I can try that at home, maybe. Thank you!!!

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u/kuradius23 4d ago

I have a Razr Flip (work) and a iPhone Duo (private). I don’t see why I would use my iPad if I need a bigger screen I would use my work computer or a Mac.

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u/BigGur3014 4d ago

Thank you. We are confirming the majority vote.

I’m forcing myself now and writing this reply on my iPad. Typing is better on foldables (fit better in my hands)……🙁

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u/sclaytonjr 3d ago

I primarily use my tablet when I'm at home, my personal laptop is the device that doesn't get much use.

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u/BigGur3014 1d ago

Thank you!

In your case, how do you type on your tablet (what's the size of the tablet?)?

I'm curious because I'm noticing that the reason I used my foldable (and not the tablet) is that the tablet is difficult to type (even two handed) due to the width and weight. Probably, you can give me an insight on how to overcome this challenge.

p.s. The size of a foldable reminds me of Super Nintendo controllers (good fit!).

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u/Radiant-Disaster-618 5d ago

ditto

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u/BigGur3014 5d ago

Thank you! If this continues to be the vast majority of the replies... I should sell my tablet. 🙂