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.
Oregon Based US Electronic Manufacturer, InFocus is certainly preparing a high-end phablet with some top of the range specs. The phablet in question is the InFocus M5503 which has been put through its paces on GFXBench. The InFocus M5503 packs a 5.7-inch LCD display, 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, a true octa-core Mediatek MT6752 cortex […]
Some weeks ago, details surfaced that Xiaomi is working LTE enabled smartphone which would cost $65 and the successor to the Redmi Note Phablet. New image leaks have showed the back panel of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 alongside some of its anticipated specs details. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 would have a some bump […]
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The LG G3 is one of the most successful smartphone of 2014 and the company made sure we had enough of its so many variants. Like every flagship smartphone there is always a predecessor and a successor; like the LG G3 succeeded the LG G2, the LG G4 is the expected successor of the G3. […]
Meizu has finally announced the long expected Meizu Blue Charm Note (Meizu M1 Note). The mid-range phablet offers killer specs at affordable price. Moving to the specs the Meizu M1 Note rocks a 5.5-inch 1080 x 1920 pixels Sharp IGZO display resulting a pixel density of 403ppi. The display is covered by Corning Gorilla Glass […]
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