Slate tablet shipments are down by -15.4 % Y - o - Y for the quarter, as such devices are now considered to be little more than simple
media consumption devices with little no no productive use cases.
I will however focus on each tablet's strengths as Amazon
media consumption devices with an emphasis on books, video, and music.
Not exact matches
Generation Z will be a completely social and mobile generation, relying on mobile
devices almost entirely for content
consumption, browsing and shopping, as well as social
media for interacting
with friends.
Estimates are based on the analysis of various elements related to the ad spending market, including macro-level economic conditions; historical trends of the advertising market; historical trends of each medium in relation to other
media; reported revenues from major ad publishers; estimates from other research firms; data from benchmark sources; consumer
media consumption trends; consumer
device usage trends; and eMarketer interviews
with executives at ad agencies, brands,
media publishers and other industry leaders.
No doubt, Amazon has added a compelling list of hardware and software improvements
with the Kindle Fire HD, making it a very good
media -
consumption device.
Though the Nook Tablet is made primarily as a
media consumption device, it comes
with a simple e-mail application.
It's a great
media consumption device and the extras of running Android applications and surfing the web
with the Silk browser make it an outstanding value.
There's no mistaking the fact that this
device has been created
with content
consumption in
media and the display size is just perfect for that.
As
with other
devices with 4 - inch + screens and qHD resolutions,
media and web
consumption is one of the highlights of the Droid 3.
Developed in partnership
with Asus, it's a $ 199
device that has the Kindle Fire squarely in its sights, but also aspires to achieve greater things than Amazon's
media consumption device.
I still don't think you can go wrong
with either
device if you have $ 200 or $ 250 to spend and want a portable
media consumption device.
Google's mobile OS is great for phones and
media consumption devices, but when compared
with Windows tablets in terms of real productivity and split - screen multitasking, it just doesn't measure up right now.
Both e-readers and tablets lag behind other
devices such as cell phones, computers, DVRs and MP3 players in adoption, but they represent a new form of mobile computing and
media consumption that is catching on
with consumers.
That's why I believe Amazon is doing the right thing
with its first tablet by keeping it small, especially given that Amazon's major goal is to have customers use it as a
media consumption device, which also runs Android games and other apps.
The Kindle Fire series is praised as an excellent
media consumption device, and it works particularly well
with Amazon services such as Amazon Video, Prime, and Kindle Unlimited.
In particular, the slim design coupled
with a large display (and a wholesome profile at 75 mm wide and 154 mm tall) make the Pure XR an excellent
device for
media consumption and two - handed use.
The
device itself may not be considered a breakthrough in the tablet industry, but it's such a solid all - around choice
with almost zero sacrifices that it's hard not to recommend for someone looking for a
media consumption device or a casual - use tablet.
The Yoga Tab 3 Pro is being touted as a
media -
consumption device, and along
with the high resolution display and pico projector, rounding out the experience is the availability of four front - facing JBL speakers
with Dolby Atmos technology.
When it comes to watching
media on a smartphone, there's no doubting that the experience is better on a
device with a bigger display, as it allows you to see more of what's being streamed or viewed locally, and it would seem that Samsung feels its Galaxy Note 8 will be best for
media consumption, meaning that this will be one of its best qualities.
The XA1 Ultra has been touted by Sony as a mid-range
device ideal for
media consumption,
with its massive 6 - inch 1920 x 1080 pixel IPS display backed by a MediaTek Helio P20 chipset (which is the same as the Xperia XA1's), 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage.
In addition to this, the Moto G5 also comes
with Amazon Prime Video app pre-loaded that means it will be marketed as a
media consumption device.
- More than six in ten households
with Internet access have a Wi - Fi network at home: Sixty - two percent of homes
with Internet access have wireless network set - ups in their homes, more easily enabling the
consumption of digital
media in any room of their home, as more and more
devices feature built - in Wi - Fi.