It very much depends on which country you are in. So for North America or anywhere with a high iphone usage it makes sense and the small amount extra for the

It very much depends on which country you are in. So for North America or anywhere with a high iphone usage it makes sense and the small amount extra for the iPad is completely justifiable, but I think in other countries it ends up coming down to price. For the 3rd world Android phone usage is probably close to 90% so its significantly less likely those people will change OS for their tablets if they get any. Significantly lower salaries so that 30% extra for the ipad is a big one. Then the $100 kids tablet market is HUGE. No one cares if the kids tablet is slow as long as they don't break/ are cheap to replace. If you are using the tablet mostly for consuming (web, movies, reading) then the real difference in performance between the 2 systems is not really noticeable. The most noticeable part is the time for an app to start / switch after that performance is very comparable.