For those who find 9 - and 10 -
inch slates too large to carry everywhere, 7 - inch tablets provide greater portability and easier one - handed use.
Not exact matches
But if a
slate with a 10 -
inch screen feels
too bulky for you to hold through an entire movie or mobile gaming session, an 8.4 -
inch tablet like Samsung's Galaxy Tab S 8.4 could be just the right fit.
As we're just now seeing the 8 -
inch slate pass through the FCC and there were rumors of a possible 10 -
inch display version with the upgraded processor coming as well, we may end up seeing that model of the Galaxy Tab 4 pass through the FCC before
too long as well.
Toshiba announced a 13 -
inch tablet in June and Apple is reportedly looking into larger
slates too.
With the WiFi 7 -
inch PlayBook having just been launched last month to critical reviews on its firmware and a 4G version yet to be confirmed, would a larger
slate be
too soon?
Not
too keen on Sony's 10.1 -
inch slates?
At 5.6 mm thick, both the 9.7 -
inch and 8 -
inch slates are thinner than the iPad Air 2, and they weigh significantly less,
too.