Can anyone explain the appeal of 7" tablets?

1 points by cal5k 15y ago ↗ HN

There seems to be an onslaught of "in-between" tablets these days, from the Samsung Galaxy S to RIM's rumoured "BlackPad".

What I don't get is the use case. What exactly will the 7" tablet be better at than a 9"? I honestly cannot think of any reason why I would buy one over, say, the iPad.

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pyrmont 15y ago ↗

You can hold it in one hand.

stonemetal 15y ago ↗

If you are going to compete with apple on price you have to make something cheap enough to compete with apple on price. Evidently knocking 2" off screen size makes it cheap enough.