[citation][nom]amk-aka-phantom[/nom]I now have the Galaxy Tab 7.0 and realize that all this smartphone/tablet crap is... boring. That's right, boring. More powerful GPU/CPU? Handheld games are still crap and will stay this way. Better resolution? Right, as if I can notice anyhow. More storage space? Cool story bro, 16GB plus a microSD slot is way more than enough. Better camera? Still not gonna use my phone for taking serious pictures. New Android/iOS/whatever? Great, still boring. And the price? Yeah, I realize that it's an unlocked phone and that's what it costs, but... $875? Seriously? I'm SO glad I never ended up buying SGS2 or Note, they're SO not worth the price... only now do I realize that.Sorry, Samsung, you're still awesome, but I can't be excited anymore. That goes for all tablets and smarphones, btw... maybe with a little exception for Transformer because I'm a stubborn Asus fanboy and I like the Prime HD (good price, too) and its dock.LOL, I normally don't approve of dissing Android phones, but this is too true![/citation]
You definitely have a point, but I kinda disagree. The games aren't the only reason for a more powerful CPU, but the better GPU is obviously for that and yes, most of the mobile games don't use the full performance that they have available. However, if the full performance is never there, then games will probably never be made to utilize it. If we get the hardware before the games, then the games that can use it properly will come sooner or later.
A lot of people can notice the better resolution (for example, I can see a huge difference between 720p and 1080p on my TVs and monitors). Resolution isn't everything with a screen and if other things such as colors and contrast aren't also improved, the resolution improvement won't always change a whole lot of the visual experience, but it's still an improvement.
Going beyond 16GB is necessary for a lot of people. If I want to copy some of my movies over to my tablet or smart phone and watch them while I'm on a train or in a similar situation, then 16GB is not enough. If I have a lot of pictures or home made movies on my tablet or smart phone, then 16GB is not enough. If I have a lot of games or other programs, then 16GB is not enough. Do you see a trend here? There are a lot of ways to go way over 16GB and a lot of people can do it and would do it if they had the option to do so. I know that I could use way over 16GB and would do so if I had the money for a phone with such capacity (or a Micro-SD card). For example, I would then use my phone to replace most of my Flash drives and that would definitely be more convenient.
As for the Android's liking to increase in size in order for their manufacturers to say that they are better, yes, that is a recurring theme. However, larger screens are better for movies/TV/games, so to a point, it does make sense. Of course, with some of the phones nearing or already past the 5" mark, enough is enough.