A tablet, also known as a tablet PC or tablet computer, is a portable computer. Key features in tablets are their flat design, touch-sensitive screen (touch display) and, compared to a laptop, the lack of a mechanical keyboard.
Performance and operation are very similar to those of a smartphone. As a rule, tablets also use the same mobile operating systems. (iPads have their own operarting system, iPadOS, since 2019.)
The display size (screen diagonal) usually ranges between 7 and 12 inches (equivalent to approx. 18 - 30 cm). Smaller product concepts with screen diagonals of around 5 to inches are sometimes called phablets (portmanteau of phone + tablet). Tablets serve a variety of purposes in the corporate environment due to their flexible application options and are popular as a presentation medium in sales, for example.
Tablets from Apple and Samsung
Apple uses the proprietary name iPad as a brand name for its tablets. Another product name for a tablet is the Galaxy Tab at the Korean manufacturer Samsung.
Everphone offers a whole range of different tablets as part of Device-as-a-Service.