During the event where Acer revealed the pricing of the Acer Liquid Jade Primo in the Philippines; the company debuted the phablet-sized Acer Liquid Z630S in the country. The device will sell for a price tag of Php 8990 ($193). With an ample battery capacity of 4000mAh, the Acer Liquid Z630S is expected to last […]
Phablet
Phablet is a phrase used to describe a half- smartphone and half- tablet mobile device (a phone/tablet hybrid). It is better defined as a small pocket-sized mobile device that is a bit larger than the size of an average smartphone, with a touch screen ranging in size from 5 inches to 7 inches.
While larger than a smartphone, it is much smaller than most tablets and can be held and used in one hand. Phablets typically use 3G or 4G networks for cellular calls and are Wi-Fi – enabled devices. Check this piece on TGF to know more about phablets.
PS: Words like “phablet,” that are created from parts of two different words, are known as portmanteaus.
Ramos MOS1 Max with 6000mAh battery will launch on October 28th
Ramos has been teasing the MOS1 Max for some weeks and the only thing the company has confirmed is the device will have thin bezels at the side of the display and will pack a huge battery capacity around the 6xxxmAh range. The Ramos MOS1 Max which should be the Max version of the Ramos […]
Acer Liquid Jade Primo will launch in December for a price around $400
Remember the Acer Liquid Jade Primo which debuted at the IFA 2015 in Berlin this September without pricing or the availability date? Acer Philippines has confirmed the device will be available in the country by December for a price tag of Php 18,990 (around $408 or €367). The Acer Liquid Jade Primo could end up […]
Vkworld VK700X with 5-inch HD screen, Android 5.1 Lollipop OS and 3G connectivity costs $60
TGF has covered some smartphone under the VKWorld brand and some of their offering have been okay to some extent (we haven’t had hands-on with any yet). The Vkworld VK700X is the latest offering the company which is priced around the $60 mark ($59.99 to be precise). The VKworld Vk700X has a 5-inch IPS display […]
Oppo R7s Plus Spotted on TENAA; Oppo A33M also in tow
Oppo has been busy dishing out new device since the beginning of the year and that doesn’t look like it will be stopping soon. Two upcoming Oppo smartphones – the Oppo R7s Plus and the Oppo A33M has been spotted on TENAA. The Oppo R7s Plus is somewhat a large screen or Plus variant of […]
Official: Blackberry Priv Slider Android smartphones goes on Pre-Order in the UK, US and Canada
Blackberry has finally made the Blackberry Priv available on pre-order in the US, UK and its home country, Canada. The device is available from ShopBlackberry as well as a couple of carriers and Partners. The device is also priced lesser than the previously rumoured $750 price tag in the US. Still on the pricing, the […]
Gigabyte debuts four entry-level smartphones – Classic, Classic Lite, Essence and Essence 4
Gigabyte just released two Android Lollipop based entry-level smartphones – the Gigabyte Classic, Gigabyte Classic Lite, Gigabyte Essence and Gigabyte Essence 4. All four devices supports 3G connectivity and are moderately priced with a sub-€100 priced tag. Gigabyte Classic The Gigabyte Classic (or Gigabyte Gsmart Classic) sports a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD […]
Coolpad Shine 4G smartphone with Fingerprint Sensor and Android 5.1 Lollipop OS debuts in Vietnam
Coolpad has launched a new 4G smartphone in the Vietnamese market; the device in question is the Coolpad Shine. The metal clad phablet running Android Lollipop OS and is available for a price tag of 5.49 Million Vietnamese Dong (about $246). Going to the specs, the Coolpad Shine features a 5.5-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen […]
Xolo Black 1X Specs Tipped and Launch Date Announced
Xolo has sent out invites for a Twitter exclusive launch of the Xolo BLACK 1X; the invite only shows the timing of the event – on Wednesday October 28th from 12PM to 1PM; happening on the handle @MYXOLO. An exclusive Question and Answers session will also follow with the Business Head of Xolo, Sunil Raina […]
Samsung Galaxy On5 and Galaxy On7 Debuts in China
Samsung has taken the wraps off the two new smartphones in the previously rumoured Galaxy O (or On) series – the Galaxy On5 and the Galaxy On7. The former comes in Black and Gold colours while the latter comes in White and Gold Options; but no word on pricing yet. Both the Samsung Galaxy On5 […]