Playing online poker is possible on numerous hardware platforms – whether you’re using a desktop computer, a smartphone or a tablet, you’re going to be dealing with the same game in a different package. Obviously, desktop computers have long been best suited for that task, but over the past few years cutting edge tablets have overcome some of their inherent limitations like the limited screen real estate or processing power. Consequently, the new generations of Apple’s iPad are arguably best suited for the task, as they combine the best from both worlds – the high portability of an iPhone and the capabilities of a Mac or a Windows PC.
The biggest limitation of the Apple tablet when it comes to online poker used to be the low screen resolution, but with the introduction of the retina display technology, which basically makes it impossible to notice pixilation at a typical viewing distance, the Apple’s device is pretty much the equivalent of a small HD Ready TV set. As a result, grinding multiple tables is almost as easy as with a desktop computer - the difference could possibly become noticeable only with more than 5 tables open at once. Considering the fact that most players would be ill advised to try to read more than 6 or maybe 8 poker games at once this is hardly an issue, but gives iPad a significant edge over any smartphone. Simply put, most iPhone or Android apps won’t allow you to play at more than two or four tables regardless of the resolution they can display, which is quite understandable since it’d be very hard to understand the in-game situation if you were forced to deal with windows the size of a post stamp.
RETINA DISPLAY, TOUCHSCREEN, 10 HOUR BATTERY & MORE
The second feature that makes it the best online poker platform is simply how portable and easy to use it is. Most tablets are roughly 10 by 8 inches big, which makes it extremely easy to move them around and doesn’t even begin to compare with any PC or Mac that would give you the same multi-tabling functionality. What’s more, playing on a touch screen is arguably way more intuitive than using a computer mouse – and it gives you a significant edge over any laptop touchpad. What’s more, poker is way more enjoyable with the iPad touch screen than with any smartphone touch screen due to the difference in size – even if you’re playing on one or two tables, hitting all the right buttons on an iPhone might require some precision, while on iPad it becomes very simple and natural after just a few minutes of play. As of today, the only downside of playing poker on your tablet is the fact that most poker rooms choose to release apps that have the same functionality on both of Apple’s mobile platforms. As a result, the advantages of using iPad over an iPhone aren’t as pronounced, but this situation is more than likely to change over the next few months with sites like PokerStars releasing software packages that take full advantage of the multi-tabling functionality.
RETINA DISPLAY, TOUCHSCREEN, 10 HOUR BATTERY & MORE
The second feature that makes it the best online poker platform is simply how portable and easy to use it is. Most tablets are roughly 10 by 8 inches big, which makes it extremely easy to move them around and doesn’t even begin to compare with any PC or Mac that would give you the same multi-tabling functionality. What’s more, playing on a touch screen is arguably way more intuitive than using a computer mouse – and it gives you a significant edge over any laptop touchpad. What’s more, poker is way more enjoyable with the iPad touch screen than with any smartphone touch screen due to the difference in size – even if you’re playing on one or two tables, hitting all the right buttons on an iPhone might require some precision, while on iPad it becomes very simple and natural after just a few minutes of play. As of today, the only downside of playing poker on your tablet is the fact that most poker rooms choose to release apps that have the same functionality on both of Apple’s mobile platforms. As a result, the advantages of using iPad over an iPhone aren’t as pronounced, but this situation is more than likely to change over the next few months with sites like PokerStars releasing software packages that take full advantage of the multi-tabling functionality.
