Best Portability for All Smart Devices
If your day away from your desk, the last thing you need is a bulky laptop slowing you down or one you need to plug everywhere you go. You might also be looking to lighten up your mobile toolkit, maybe even eliminate the need to carry a bag for a tablet or netbook altogether.
This list is all about lightweight, compact all smart devices with long battery life without consideration for cost-effectiveness. If you're strapped for cash, scroll down to the budget section for options at below-average prices.
Easiest to Carry US$805 - US$1055
Here are the smallest, lightest and longest-lasting all smart devices I have on file with absolutely no regards for price:
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Google Pixel 2 from US$690;
~$955 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by One-Handed Smartphones standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Qualcom Snapdragon 835Graphics: Qualcom Adreno 540Memory: 4.00 GBStorage: 64.00 GBScreen Size: 5"Screen Resolution: 1080×1920Dimensions: 14.48 x 6.86 x 0.76 cmWeight: 0.14 kgdetailed info from US$681.2 - US$681.2 from Videotron (New)as of 2019-02-18 15:24:18, EST
- US$681.24 from Freedom Mobile (New)as of 2019-02-19 04:12:02, EST
Pricing Accuracy
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Apple iPhone 8 from US$620;
~$874 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by One-Handed Smartphones standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Apple A11 BionicGraphics: Apple A11 GPUMemory: 2.00 GBStorage: 64.00 GBScreen Size: 4.7"Screen Resolution: 750×1334Dimensions: 13.84 x 6.73 x 0.73 cmWeight: 0.15 kgdetailed info from US$619.92 - US$619.92 from Freedom Mobile (New)as of 2019-02-19 04:30:42, EST
- US$619.92 from Apple (New)as of 2019-02-19 04:16:14, EST
- US$620.64 from Videotron (New)as of 2019-02-18 15:21:32, EST
- US$639.6 from Bell (New)as of 2019-02-19 04:10:30, EST
- US$639.6 from Telus (New)as of 2019-02-18 15:18:06, EST
- US$642.63 from WestWorld Computers (New)as of 2019-02-19 04:24:48, EST
Pricing Accuracy
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Google Pixel 3 from US$760;
~$1054 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by One-Handed Smartphones standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Qualcom Snapdragon 845Graphics: Qualcom Adreno 630Memory: 4.00 GBStorage: 64.00 GBScreen Size: 5.5"Screen Resolution: 1080×2160Dimensions: 14.56 x 6.82 x 0.79 cmWeight: 0.15 kgdetailed info from US$756.17 - US$756.17 from Google Store (New)as of 2019-02-15 10:48:48, EST
- US$756.17 from Freedom Mobile (New)as of 2019-02-19 04:14:52, EST
- US$832.61 from Bell (New)as of 2019-02-19 04:11:38, EST
- US$832.61 from Bell (New)as of 2019-02-19 04:28:40, EST
- US$851.54 from Koodo (New)as of 2019-02-19 13:24:21, EST
Pricing Accuracy
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Samsung Galaxy S8 from US$570;
~$805 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by One-Handed Smartphones standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Qualcom Snapdragon 835Graphics: Qualcom Adreno 540Memory: 4.00 GBStorage: 64.00 GBScreen Size: 5.8"Screen Resolution: 1440×2960Dimensions: 14.89 x 6.81 x 0.80 cmWeight: 0.16 kgdetailed info from US$567.69 - US$567.69 from Amazon (New)as of 2019-02-18 12:13:56, EST
- US$567.69 from Samsung (New)as of 2019-02-18 15:45:02, EST
- US$643.38 from Bell (New)as of 2019-02-19 04:14:18, EST
- US$719.08 from Telus (New)as of 2019-02-18 15:19:42, EST
- US$719.08 from Koodo (New)as of 2019-02-15 11:04:02, EST
Pricing Accuracy
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Samsung Galaxy S9 from US$650;
~$905 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by One-Handed Smartphones standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Qualcom Snapdragon 845Graphics: Qualcom Adreno 630Memory: 4.00 GBStorage: 64.00 GBScreen Size: 5.8"Screen Resolution: 2960×1440Dimensions: 14.77 x 6.87 x 0.85 cmWeight: 0.16 kgdetailed info from US$643.35 - US$643.35 from Newegg (New)as of 2019-02-19 11:22:59, EST
- US$680.48 from Amazon (New)as of 2019-02-18 14:30:39, EST
- US$680.48 from Samsung (New)as of 2019-02-17 15:32:57, EST
- US$725.89 from Freedom Mobile (New)as of 2019-02-19 04:11:54, EST
- US$726.61 from Videotron (New)as of 2019-02-17 14:49:56, EST
- US$726.64 from Tiger Direct (New)as of 2019-02-19 04:35:59, EST
- US$726.64 from Sasktel (New)as of 2019-02-19 04:08:23, EST
- US$772.06 from Bell (New)as of 2019-02-19 04:20:34, EST
- US$798.56 from Telus (New)as of 2019-02-18 14:54:47, EST
- US$798.56 from Koodo (New)as of 2019-02-15 10:27:59, EST
Pricing Accuracy
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge from US$760;
~$1055 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by Large Smartphones and Phablets standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Samsung Exynos 8890Graphics: Qualcom Adreno 530Memory: 4.00 GBStorage: 32.00 GBScreen Size: 5.5"Screen Resolution: 1440×2560Dimensions: 15.09 x 7.26 x 0.77 cmWeight: 0.16 kgdetailed info US$756.89 from Videotron (New)as of 2019-02-19 13:19:36, ESTPricing Accuracy
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on the Videotron site at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product. ×
Easiest to Carry under $500
Need something cheaper? No worries; here are the most portable all smart devices priced below average.
There might be some overlap with the list above, but everything down here is considered a budget-friendly all smart device.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 from US$160;
~$290 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Qualcom Snapdragon 410Graphics: Qualcom Adreno 306Memory: 1.50 GBStorage: 8.00 GBScreen Size: 7"Screen Resolution: 1280×800Dimensions: 18.69 x 10.88 x 0.87 cmWeight: 0.28 kgdetailed info from US$151.38 - US$151.38 from Newegg (New)as of 2019-02-17 14:10:10, EST
- US$151.38 from London Drugs (New)as of 2019-02-18 11:28:40, EST
- US$151.38 from Staples (New)as of 2019-02-18 15:59:19, EST
- US$151.38 from The Source (New)as of 2019-02-19 04:05:23, EST
- US$151.38 from Samsung (New)as of 2019-02-15 10:28:22, EST
- US$151.38 from Visions Electronics (New)as of 2019-02-15 10:39:58, EST
- US$151.38 from Walmart (New)as of 2019-02-19 04:26:53, EST
- US$151.38 from Best Buy (New)as of 2019-02-15 09:39:15, EST
- US$151.38 from Amazon (New)as of 2019-02-18 14:50:54, EST
- US$155.16 from Tiger Direct (New)as of 2019-02-19 12:35:07, EST
Pricing Accuracy
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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 from US$160;
~$290 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Qualcom Snapdragon 410Graphics: Qualcom Adreno 306Memory: 1.50 GBStorage: 16.00 GBScreen Size: 8"Screen Resolution: 1024×768Dimensions: 20.84 x 13.79 x 0.75 cmWeight: 0.31 kgdetailed info US$151.38 from Amazon (New)as of 2019-02-19 12:00:53, ESTPricing Accuracy
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on the Amazon site at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product. × -
Asus Chromebit CS10 Stick Computer from US$100;
~$450 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
by Stationary Computers standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy N/A by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy N/A Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy N/A Processor: Rockchip RK3288CGraphics: ARM Mali-T760MP8Memory: 2.00 GBStorage: 16.00 GBDimensions: 12.30 x 3.10 x 1.70 cmWeight: 0.32 kgdetailed info US$90.82 from Amazon (New)as of 2019-02-18 12:12:13, ESTPricing Accuracy
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on the Amazon site at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product. × -
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) from US$180;
~$320 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Qualcom Snapdragon 425Graphics: Qualcom Adreno 308Memory: 2.00 GBStorage: 32.00 GBScreen Size: 8"Screen Resolution: 800×1280Dimensions: 21.21 x 12.41 x 0.89 cmWeight: 0.36 kgdetailed info from US$174.09 - US$174.09 from Staples (New)as of 2019-02-18 16:02:27, EST
- US$174.09 from Samsung (New)as of 2019-02-18 15:42:19, EST
- US$174.09 from The Source (New)as of 2019-02-19 04:05:39, EST
Pricing Accuracy
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on the retailer's site at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product. × -
Amazon Fire HD 8 from US$7020% cheaper than usual
~$170 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: ARM MT8163Graphics: ARM Mali T730MP3Memory: 1.50 GBStorage: 16.00 GBScreen Size: 8"Screen Resolution: 1280×800Dimensions: 21.40 x 12.80 x 0.97 cmWeight: 0.37 kgdetailed info from US$60.55 - US$60.55 from Amazon (New)as of 2019-02-19 11:25:58, EST
- US$83.25 from Best Buy (New)as of 2019-02-19 11:26:52, EST
Pricing Accuracy
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on the retailer's site at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product. × -
Amazon Fire HD 10 Tablet from US$13020% cheaper than usual
~$250 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: ARM Mediatek MT8173Graphics: ARM PowerVR GX6250Memory: 2.00 GBStorage: 32.00 GBScreen Size: 10.1"Screen Resolution: 1920×1200Dimensions: 26.20 x 15.90 x 0.98 cmWeight: 0.50 kgdetailed info US$121.1 from Amazon (New)as of 2019-02-18 13:51:39, ESTPricing Accuracy
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on the Amazon site at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product. ×
Had a specific budget in mind?
The typical price for all smart devices is $889.98 but you can set a budget below:
Looking for something else?
All Smart Devices can also be compared based on the following characteristics:
- Bang for the Buck
- Versatility for the Price
- per Price Range
- Deals
- Discounts
- Computing Power
- Gaming Power
- Personal Recommendations
- Battery Autonomy
I also have portability ranking for:
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Laptops
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Laptops: Netbooks
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Laptops: Portable Laptops
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Laptops: Large Laptops
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Tablets
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Tablets: Small Tablets
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Tablets: Large Tablets
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Stationary Computers
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Stationary Computers: Tower Computers
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Stationary Computers: Compact Towers
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Stationary Computers: Ultra-Compacts
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Stationary Computers: All-in-Ones
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Smartphones
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Smartphones: One-Handed Smartphones
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Smartphones: Large Smartphones and Phablets
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Laptop Bags
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Input Devices
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Input Devices: Keyboards
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Input Devices: Mice and Pointers
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Input Devices: Game Controllers
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Input Devices: Mouse and Keyboard Combo
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Input Devices: Numeric Keypad
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Monitors
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Speakers
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Webcams
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External Optical Drives
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Consoles
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External Storage
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Other Accessories
This list fluctuates constantly as I add new devices, retire old ones or when they go on sale so go ahead: bookmark this page and come back often.
