AT&T has announced a new stylus-based LG smartphone – LG G Vista 2. The G Vista 2 is the successor is the successor to the LG G Vista which was announced last year for not only AT&T but Verizon as well. The LG G Vista 2 sports a 5.7-inch display with a resolution of 1920 […]
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.
LTE-enabled Oukitel K6000 with Android 5.1 and 6000mAh battery goes on Pre-order for $139.99
If you are interested in a smartphone with an ample battery capacity (6000mAh) and can serve as a power bank (through reverse charging); the Oukitel K6000 has gone on pre-order today (October 20th) for a price tag believed to around $140. As the name suggests, the Oukitel K6000 has a Li-Polymer battery with a capacity […]
Phablet-sized Oppo R7s goes official with 5.5-inch display, 4GB RAM and ColorOS 2.1
Earlier today, Oppo took off the covers off the Oppo R7s at the GITEX 2015 in Dubai. It would be available in 10 different regions and countries including Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam as well as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions starting this November. Those in the US and Europe […]
Blackberry Debuts Official Blackberry Priv Video
Blackberry has released an official Blackberry Priv Video showcasing the Android-powered Slider device along with the keyboard. Priv is the exactly first Blackberry to run Open Source Android OS and the Canadian is banking on the device to be a success with up to 5 million units expected to ship. The released Blackberry Priv video […]
UMI Iron Pro has USB Type-C Port and more improvements over the UMI Iron
UMI has started teasing and releasing detailed information about an upcoming security-packed smartphone – the UMI Iron Pro. The phablet sized device succeeds the UMI Iron phone and will come with three forms of biometric authentication similar to the premium targeted ZTE Axon series devices. The highlight of the UMI Iron Pro is that it […]
Wickedleak Wammy Titan 5 goes official with FHD Screen, 3GB RAM and 4165mAh battery
Wickedleak has officially announced a new device in the Wammy Titan series and the Wammy Titan 4 successor – the Wickedleak Wammy Titan 5. The device will be available from the company’s website for Rs 14990 ($232) starting today (October 17th) in Dark Gray with Silver, Gold and White with Silver colour options. Moving to […]
BLU announces budget-Droid Phones – Energy X and Studio Energy 2 with Huge Batteries
Miami based device manufacturer, BLU has announced two budget smartphones with huge batteries; the devices in question are the BLU Energy X with 4000mAh battery and the BLU Studio Energy 2 with 5000mAh battery. Both devices are available from Amazon for $109 and $179 respectively. Both the Energy X and Studio Energy 2 have the potential […]
List of HTC mobile devices to get Android 6.0 Marshmallow Update
Joining the likes of Motorola, Sony and of course Google, HTC has also unveiled the list of HTC mobile devices to get Android 6.0 Marshmallow update. The software update will begin to roll out officially before the end of 2015 and extends to 2016. Both this year’s flagship HTC One M9 and its predecessor, the […]
Huawei ShotX is the European Version of the Huawei Honor 7i
Huawei is fond of releasing the same device under different names in different countries; an example of such scenario is the Huawei P8 Lite which launched as the Huawei G Elite in Latin America. In similar vein, the Chinese company is ready to launch the Huawei Honor 7i as the Huawei ShotX in Europe. According […]
LG Nexus 5X vs LG G4: Quick Specs Comparisons
LG just recently teamed up with Google on the Nexus 5X smartphone making it the third time both companies will collaborate and from the look of things, the South Korean company will continue to make Nexus devices. The LG-made Nexus 5X might not have the same specs as the phablet sized Huawei-made Nexus 6P but […]