What is the difference between a smartphone and a tablet?
The main difference between the two is in terms of how they use connectivity. All smartphones nowadays include Wi-fi and 3G connections. This means that you can use a smartphone to connect via a Wi-fi signal or else via 3G data from a simcard, provided that such simcard is 3G enabled.
On the other hand, most tablets only have Wi-fi connectivity and not 3G. Some tablets do come with both features but tend to cost more. The size is also different, given that most smartphones are relatively smaller than most tablets.
Their main difference is screen size. This is a important reason since it changes how the user will experience the apps and even the device itself.
Usually tablets have more processing power and are closer to the experience you get from a laptop (it’s even possible to attach a proper keyboard).
But both usually shares equal operational systems (like Android) and features touch input.
Smartphones and tablets have a number of similar features that tend to overlap. The major difference between smartphones and tablets is mainly that, smartphones are able to make calls, and are known for their portability. Tablets, on the other hand, are famous for their larger screens and easier web surfing, social networking and video watching capabilities.
The answer about connectivity is wrong. Both tablets and smartphones use the same connectivity. You can do the exact same things on either as well. Size might make things easier and what apps you have available to download and use has more to do with OS than device.
The only difference is size and sometimes computing power, but high end smartphones are going to have more computing power than low end tablets.
Texting and phone calls cannot be done on a tablet, BUT there are ways to communicate with people, so I often don’t even consider those.
