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I'm not sure there's a single task that I've found more convenient to do on a phone than a desktop.

• Retric 10y ago
  Call people ;P Also, your PC does not look like the average PC. Think 3-6 years old and filled with spyware.
• zeveb 10y ago
  In general, I think you're right. Were I less paranoid about apps, it's entirely possible that some of them would be more convenient than using my desktop (at this point, I basically cannot trust anything in the Play Store, so bad is the permissions situation). That said, these things are more convenient on a phone or tablet: - directions & navigation - reading an ebook on the train - watching a movie while programming on the desktop - texting (in fact, it may not be possible) - using Signal for messages & voice - tracking my steps in Google Fit - hailing an Uber - translating a menu with Google Goggles That's about all, though. I still prefer my desktop for games, for programming, for creation in general. It's 50-50 between the desktop & a phone or tablet when it comes to browsing the web: the convenience of mobile is nice, but my desktop screen is much nicer.
• marcosdumay 10y ago
  Taking photos :) But seriously, the small screen and accelerometers viabilize different kinds of interactions. Some games manage to be fun on mobile, while they would obviously be very dull on desktops. I would not be surprised if there were serious applications exploiting those features too. And there is the "taking photos" category, where I was only half joking. There's a set of tasks that the desktop can't even handle.
  • WayneBro 10y ago
    My 8 inch Windows tablet which is not much larger than many phablets and runs a full desktop OS works better and gives me way more control. Tell me, what category of tasks could it not handle?