Is it possible to use a smart phone for running apps but without a phone account?

[Orionaut]

As above really.

I do not want a smart phone as a phone, but there are an increasing number of "Apps" that I would quite like to use.

See also, can these apps run on a tablet rather than a smart phone?

Sorry if these might seem dumb questions, But these are technologies that I do not , as yet, use. (A smart phone, as a phone, would be nothing more than an expensive liability in my operational environment)

 

[Orionaut]

Pick up a cheap android tablet. If a app works on a phone then generally it will work on a tablet. You basically want to use a phone as a tablet anyway.

Sounds good,

Now, Do you need to have a google account?