In an era where people need more firepower for their smartphones, more and more manufacturers are coming up with devices with large battery capacities. Chinese company, Gionee announced a new smartphone – the Gionee M5 with a dual battery setup that combines to offer 6000mAh in capacity, however a lesser known brand from China Doogee […]
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.
Lenovo PB1-770N phablet with 6.8″ display is the perfect Huawei P8 Max competitor
Lenovo has a new phablet in the works – the Lenovo PB1-770N (possibly just the codename) as it is known has been certified by TENAA in China. This time around the Certification agency only has some of the specifications of the smartphone. Let’s get into the act, The Lenovo PB1-770N has a metallic uni-body build which is […]
Lenovo announces ZUK – a Chinese mobile sub-brand focus on software innovation
Lenovo has announced a new sub-brand in China called ZUK, this new company would operate independently as a brand and also focus more on winning more of the domestic market. While ZUK would be a software focused smartphone division, the company would launch a new flagship smartphone in September – ZUK Z1 which would also […]
Meizu MX5 Pro with 6″ 2K display, 4GB RAM and Samsung Exynos 7420 leaks out
For some week now, news about the Meizu MX5 smartphone has been trickling out inform of leaks, spotted images and benchmarks. However today, we have gotten out hands on the bigger brother which would have a 6-inch display compared to 5.5-inches on the other. The Meizu MX5 Pro has a 6-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) […]
Oppo Neo 5 (2015) and Neo 5s midrange smartphones goes official
It doesn’t have to be a flagship smartphone always, right? Oppo has decided to announce not just one but two new midrange smartphones into the market. The Oppo Neo 5 2015 and the Oppo Neo 5s as they are known have almost the same specs except in some aspects. The Neo 5 2015 is an […]
Innjoo Fire Pro smartphone with 2GB RAM, 4G LTE and Android 5.0 Lollipop teased
Some days after releasing the Innjoo Fire smartphone, Dubai based company, Innjoo has teased a new phone – the Innjoo Fire Pro smartphone. The device is expected to come with some improvement over the Fire smartphone. Innjoo took to their official facebook page to tease the new smartphone. The Innjoo Fire Pro smartphone will run […]
Upcoming Hasee Shenzhou phone with MediaTek Helio X10 SoC and 2K display spotted
Hasee is one of the leading PC makers in China, the company also has a range of smartphones which it sells in its home country, China. The manufacturer has an upcoming smartphone from the Shenzhou series of devices of devices. The Hasee Shenzhou phone has a 2K (or Quad HD) display resolution with no word […]
ZTE Blade Q Lux 4G is a LTE enabled budget smartphone for Russia
ZTE has relatively new budget smartphone in the market – the ZTE Blade Q Lux 4G. As the name suggests it supports 4G LTE network but it is infact a budget based smartphone. The Blade Q Lux 4G is said to be already available in the Russian market and costs around 6000 Rubles ($106). Moving […]
Oukitel U9 is an octa-core 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D display, 3 GB of RAM and Worldmode LTE costs $200
Most people have not heard of Oukitel, even people in China might have not come across the name as the company works behind the scene to manufacture and do market research for other firms. The company is ready to launch another flagship device under their brand name; the smartphone is called the Oukitel U9 and it […]
Samsung Galaxy J7 Phablet Specs shows up on Retail listing from Kazakhstan
The upcoming Samsung Galaxy J7 phablet is having a hard time not showing up in the spotlight almost everyday, the phablet-sized device along its smaller brother the Galaxy J5 are expected to be announced soon or rather start selling soon as most of their details are already known already. A retail listing from Kazakhstan has […]