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Tablet fever isnât over, in fact, itâs only just begun
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Tablet fever isn't over, in fact, it's only just begun.
Indonesia is a nation of Facebook and Twitter addicts. It is one of the social media capitals of the world with millions logging on every day.
Jakarta-based journalist Nanda Hadiyanti, a self-confessed K-pop aficionado, said she couldn't be without at least two devices ' a smartphone and a tablet ' to support her daily activities, and she chose Samsung for both.
'I only use Samsung products because they are more compatible with K-Pop applications,' she told The Jakarta Post. She mostly uses Samsung Chat and has dedicated her Samsung Tab 3 solely to her pursuit of K-Pop related content.
Nanda said that any Android smartphone was good for K-Pop-related applications, as Samsung is a South Korean brand.
'My boyfriend uses a Lenovo smartphone and I've tried to open some of those applications on his phone, but the interface is disappointing when compared to Samsung,' she added.
Nanda uses her tablet to browse, to watch videos and listen to K-Pop. 'On average, I use about 1.5 gigabytes for K-Pop on my tablet. However, many downloaded K-Pop videos and songs are stored on my 500 gigabyte external hard disk.'
Faozan Rizal, a prominent cinematographer behind 2012 movie hit Habibie & Ainun, said he used an iPhone, an iPad and a MacBook Pro.
'I used my MacBook Pro to do color grading during filming. But, over the past few years, I've begun to use my iPad for the same job, as it now boasts Image Control color grading application,' Faozan told the Post recently.
Faozan said the iPad helped during the filming of Soekarno: Indonesia Merdeka (Sukarno: Free Indonesia), which was directed by Hanung Bramantyo.
'All the processes in Soekarno were digital. So, it was really easy for me to do the color grading with my iPad,' he said, adding that he transferred to the iPad after Sang Pencerah (The Enlightener) in 2010.
Besides color grading on his iPad, Faozan said he used his iPhone for more than communication.
'It has light-meter, color-meter and Kelvin-meter applications that work wonderfully. Having to carry different metering tools [during filming] is so outdated.'
Faozan lauded Apple's fast performance in processing files and documents. iCloud, Apple's cloud storage and computing service, was another reason he fell in love with the brand. 'I go to many places [for work] and by using iCloud I have access to files and documents anywhere.'
He admitted his choice of Apple products was influenced by his artistic endeavors. Nevertheless, he still has fun with them in his spare time.
'My hobbies are running, cycling and swimming. I can use my iPhone to count on my distance or lap,' Faozan said.
GfK market research institute reported that in the first three quarters of 2013, consumers from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines spent US$10.8 billion on nearly 41.5 million smartphones.
Among these seven individual markets, Indonesia had the greatest smartphone sales volume and value. Since the beginning of this year, domestic consumers have already bought 14.8 million smartphones worth over $3.33 billion. Thailand and Malaysia are ranked next with smartphone-sales volumes of 7.2 million and 6.4 million respectively.
BlackBerry Indonesia public relations manager Yolanda Nainggolan said smartphones remained the propeller of the mobile device market in the country as citizens loved to stay connected.
'A Nielsen study showed that Indonesians spent 63 minutes every day on communication activities ' call, chat, email, messaging ' 51 minutes on entertainment such as games, multimedia and 40 minutes using smartphone apps,' she said, adding that brand, operating system and designs are top three drivers for their gadget decisions.
'Indonesians are the kings of the selfie, we love to chronicle our lives through photos and social media.'
