I actually started on a tablet when I first started playing. It was definitely easier now that I think about it, but since I can only play in stable wifi areas with it (not to mention it's not easy to play while you are moving), I decided to switch (also, my French professor decided to tease me about it since he found me playing in-between classes). Since I was still new to the game though, I noticed little difference in gameplay except for the fact that I could play in moving vehicles without fear of my tablet's screen breaking (I have an old tablet that doesn't have many case options).

It wasn't until I FC'd pretty much all the hard songs and started playing expert that I noticed that my thumbs react a lot slower if they have to reach farther across the screen than usual. Games like I-chu, Deresute/Starlight Stage, and Tokyo 7th Sisters (all idol rhythm games) have their tap zones close to the bottom of the screen so I don't have to focus too much on reach. Playing easy songs like Sweet&Sweet Holiday on expert was a nightmare making me almost want to throw my phone off the roof. So, after a while, I moved back over to my tablet (though not after repeatedly rearranging my games) and started to play expert again only to notice...that it's way easier! I started FCing all the 9 star and most of the 10 star difficulty songs without wanting to quit playing. Switching back to my phone (for a day) immediately showed how bad I was on it now that I had gotten used to my tablet again, so I quickly switched back to save myself the horror of being unable to survive a hard song.

Only problem is that I can't play in convention halls (which have no free wi-fi here) or on the bus (for some unknown reason) or in most places so tiering is difficult all the time. Also, it's a tiny bit sad when you're the only SIF player at the convention who can't pull up SIF due to no wifi (and because you couldn't play with thumbs anymore).