I, too, have the Samsung Galaxy tablet - android platform. I can go anywhere online; order either paid or free books and read them; have all my email accounts (yes, multiple!); can get to my cloud-stored documents; take photos. Will do it all, really - BUT it only has a wifi connection. I did not want another bill either. I have a very limited data plan on my phone (and I really didn't want that but had to for several reasons). But I can take my tablet to any location that has wifi available and do anything online that I might need. I bought it for business purposes so I did not need to be chained to my computer all day. I can be out and about and if I need to access something online to resolve business issues, it's easier than trying to manage all of that on my phone. Have never used an Ipad so can't offer an opinion on those.