Thursday, June 13, 2013

Field Usage: Tablet or Phone?

Many companies are widely deploying Android devices on field. There is always a debate between whether to arm the team with Android Phones or use Android Tablets.

Here are some points to be considered:

Price Point

There is a continuous competition between phones and tablets for lowest price point. As a rule cheapest phones are about 10-15% lower than cheapest tablets.

Screen Size

No brainer- Tablets give much more scope for data capture in easier way due to larger screen size

Battery Life

This is important as field will need longer batter life. Here too tablets score as they have a larger battery but also a larger screen to light up !!

Dual use as data and voice device

Tablets will need blue tooth or a hands free whereas you can do without one in case of phone.

Handling

It is easier to carry a handset as compared to tablet. Special sleeve may be needed for protection of tablet.

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