This line is not compiling and I have no clue why :

var phoneOrTablet : String = Resources.getSystem().getBoolean(R.bool.isTablet) ? "Tablet" : "Phone"

you can write it like this

Bottom-line. Kotlin doesn’t have a ternary operator because

if

is an expression.

if

is unambiguous and clear to understand whereas the ternary operator has been learned, and therefore, but isn’t. Also, reduces potential confusion with the Elvis

?:

operator.