The iPad has garnered rave reviews around the world, and many people are planning to improve their mobile communication experience by investing in an iPad. When Apple first released the iPad, it was a novelty that everyone wanted, but with the release of the iPad 2, the tablet has become the most popular electronic device in the world today. This has made some people wonder if the tablet will finally topple the mobile from being the most useful electronic and communication device in history. Here’s an idea why the tablet, any tablet, won’t be able to do it.

It is expensive:

Mobile is many things to many people. Some use it to communicate, others to entertain and others for data consumption. While all of these categories of people exist, a large portion of people still use the phone for simple ‘take call, end call’ usability, and would not feel comfortable paying such a ridiculous amount for this service. So unless the tablet market experiences a huge price cut like the touch phone market did, it’s hard to think that the tablet will topple the phone.

It is bulky:

There was a time when people didn’t buy a mobile phone because it was bulky, which gave rise to small and stylish mobile phones. Of course, with mobile having more uses, functions and services, the average size of a mobile phone has increased, but it is nowhere near the size of an average tablet, which can be compared to a square brick. So, unless they come with a full-featured mobile phone-sized tablet, the tablet doesn’t offer much competition to the mobile phone.

It is a Daily Expense:

Even if the tablet manufacturers shout from the rooftops that they have one lakh or two lakh apps, one must understand that using these apps would require a GPRS connection once or a GPRS connection forever. While GPRS and even 3G connection is becoming predominant in early markets, these are still some markets that are happy with prepaid plans and have to invest in a 3G or even GPRS connection. This removes some of the usability factor from the tablet and makes the costs almost unreasonable.

These are the three important reasons why the tablet won’t beat the mobile phone for at least a while.