Tablets Are Not Mobile Devices, mkay?

Tablets (iPads and such) are not mobile devices.

You could call tablets “portable” devices, but we think “mobile” means something different.

Here’s why:

• Tablets generally tend not to leave the home or office they are primarily used in
• For this reason, most tablet users have wi-fi but do not pay extra for mobile data access like they have with a smartphone
• Tablets generally get served the “desktop” version of a website (as opposed to a “mobile” version). It’s generally viewed as too expensive to create 3 versions of a site (mobile, tablet, desktop) instead of just 2 (mobile and desktop) for minor tablet UX affordances

Some people disagree. And that’s ok.

But they’re wrong.