That might include syncing Gmail and social clients persistently, listening to music,
occasional web browsing, video playback, and gaming, though Sony has an extra trick up its sleeve to improve endurance even further.
Most people like the idea of a second screen for
occasional web browsing on the couch when they can't be bothered to move to a computer or dig a phone out of their pocket.
For those who prefer an E-Ink display but would like to supplement reading with
occasional web browsing, the Odyssey with its unique scrolling display could make for a good compromise.
Not exact matches
Whether yo use your tablet mostly for reading,
browsing the
web, viewing movies and other videos or playing the
occasional game, you'll want to find a tablet which is capable of handling them all.
If you just want a tablet for casual use like
web browsing, checking email, playing games, and watching an
occasional movie, the Galaxy Tab 2 is a good bet, and in fact, a better bet than the Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet.
Amazon also just released a full - on tablet for only $ 99, the Fire HD 6, which is great for those who might do the
occasional spot of reading but also want features like
web browsing and other apps.
Because you don't need real keyboard and full OS such as Windows or Linux in $ 600 notebook level, tables are suitable for simple
web browsing,
occasional email, book reading, video and even game play, they are light, they don't need OS maintenance, and navigation with fingers on the screen for certain purposes is better than touch - pad or mouse.
I use it for quick
web browsing (instead of firing up a computer), videos (streaming & local), reading PDF's, the
occasional game, occasionally for Pandora (radio) and MP3s.
If you're just
browsing the
web and sending the
occasional tweet, you might have enough power for the day after, as well.
Vista's system requirements meant most would have to buy a new computer, even though most people already had computers much faster than they needed to
browse the
web, organize music and photos, and edit the
occasional family video.
That includes info for meetings,
browsing the
web, playing the
occasional game, (in my case plenty of them) writing notes and setting reminders to pick up some cheese for the pizza you're making for dinner that night.
The latter might seem of questionable usefulness at a first glance, but consider its usefulness when
browsing the
web at night for reading purposes — with the OnePlus 3's AMOLED screen, it's actually nice to have it hanging in there for the
occasional insomniac redditing session.
This wasn't heavy usage though, as we played a few games and
browsed the
web on 3G while traveling for about an hour and made a few
occasional calls.
This is pretty much what we got when we used it with things like
web browsing, videos, and the
occasional game, and it matched up for the most part with the battery test that we put it through using PCMark, which resulted in 7 hours and 36 minutes of screen on time.
Despite being marketed as a gaming tablet, I'd say the Hi9 is closer to the average Android tablet that you can use for typical tasks like
browsing the
web, reading emails, and
occasional gaming.
With the usual activities like checking social networks,
browsing the
web, watching YouTube, taking photos, and playing the
occasional game, I managed to consistently get between 4 and a half to 5 hours of screen on time.