1.9. Android 3.0 for tablets and smartphones

Android 3.0 was originally introduced for tablets. But what makes the tablet different? It’s the richer and more interactive application user experience that tablets provide. This user experience is driven by the tablet’s form factor (larger screen), ease of handling, media-rich and graphical capabilities, content and application distribution support, computing power, and, as in the case of smartphones, connectivity, including offline support.

This new form factor opens the door to new application verticals such as eHealth, where ease of use and privacy issues are of primary importance, and content media distribution where content protection via DRM will play an important role.