I’ve never been a large-screen guy. Given the choice, my SIM is usually in a flip phone like the Motorola Razr Plus or living as an eSIM in one of Apple’s smaller iPhones. You know — something that fits comfortably in a pocket for a long day away from my desk. I’ll reach for a Pixel 8 Pro or a Galaxy S24 Ultra when I need to, often for its camera chops, but it’s never my first choice. And yet, I can’t help but find myself drawn to big tablets — the bigger, the better.
Right now, I’m carrying around the 13-inch iPad Air (2024) and forgetting what life was like without a tablet of this size. If you’re not sure whether Apple’s 13-inch slate or any other tablet that’s a little bit bigger than the norm is right for you, here are a few things I’ve been using mine for.