Not too long ago the question was laptop or desktop, but with the advancement of mobile, nowadays the debate is tablet or laptop. Tablets have come a long way in recent years and but is a tablet really a better choice for someone over a more traditional laptop? The answer lies in what features matter most to you and for what purposes you plan to use the device. Let’s go over the most important factors to consider below:

Input Method
Input might not be your first consideration but it’s likely to impact you most. All input on a tablet is accomplished with the touchscreen, which is fine if you’re super comfortable with touchscreens. In most cases of extensive use, with a tablet you’ll need to purchase an additional keyboard to be most efficient.

Tablets also have fewer options for connecting additional accessories such as external hard drives and monitors. Laptops have more USB ports and other input/output options for external displays, hard drives, and mice. On the flip side Bluetooth products such as keyboards are becoming more popular (and working much better) so input method may not matter as much in future years.
Winner: Laptops

Size and Portability
The size and ease of transporting tablets are one of their main drawing points. To date, nearly every tablet is smaller and lighter than any laptop on the market. Considering tablets are ‘mobile’ devices, this one’s a no-brainer.
Winner: Tablets

Battery Life
Tablets have lower power requirements based on their hardware components than laptops which laptops use more powerful hardware. From a ratio standpoint, the battery component of the laptop is a far smaller percentage of the its internal components, whereas the battery is usually the largest interior part of a tablet. Therefore, even with the higher capacity battery of laptops, they do not run as long as a tablet. Nearly all tablets can last you all day, whereas there are few laptops that last more than eight hours, and that’s without extensive use.
Winner: Tablets

Storage
Tablets generally use solid state storage memory which provides faster access and low power usage, but overall not much storage. Most tablets configurations allow between 16 and 128 gigabytes of storage. Many laptops still use traditional hard drives which naturally can store more than solid state drives. Some manufacturers have transitions certain laptop models to solid state drives, but at their smallest they still hold at least 64 GB storage plus laptops are simply easier to juice up with external storage.
Winner: Laptops

Software
There are still huge differences in the type of software you can run on a tablet versus a laptop. Some software has mobile tablet and laptop versions, but it often operates differently on each device. Some traditional software simply does not work on tablets, which can cause major problems when the software is required for work or school.
Winner: Laptops

Cost
If we talk monetary cost specifically rather than value, most tablets are more affordable than laptops. Laptops do come down in costs, and budget models are popular yet they still often will require more chunk change. Tablets, while on the cheaper (in terms of cost) end, can get expensive, especially when you look at top tier models. Despite the variations, tablets still steal the cake in this category.
Winner: Tablets

We end with a tie, which makes sense. Both tablets and laptops offer extraordinary features that are advancing everyday to make your life easier. The choice between a tablet and a laptop really comes down to use cases and the abovementioned features you prioritize.