phablet

Phone-tablet hybrid

A phablet is a smartphone with a screen size between a standard phone and a tablet—typically 5.5 to 7 inches diagonally.

The term blends "phone" and "tablet." Once a distinct category when phones were smaller, phablets have become the norm as screen sizes have grown: I upgraded to a phablet so I could read without squinting.

screen

7-inch

Vinyl single dimension

  • OLEDEmissive display technology
  • AMOLEDOrganic LED screen type
  • LCDLowest shared fraction bottom

resolution · pixels · bezel · widescreen · touchscreen · swipe · tap · pinch · zoom · gesture

device

Galaxy Note

Samsung's large-screened smartphone line

Android · iOS · Samsung · Huawei · Xiaomi · LG · Motorola · Nokia · specs · processor

portability

one-handed

Done with one limb

holster · purse · bag · unwieldy · two-handed · ergonomics · weight · thickness

usage

e-reader

Digital book device

sketching · email · multitasking · split-screen · Netflix · YouTube · ebooks · navigation

hybrid

convergence

Process of approaching sameness

composite · versatility · dual-purpose · middle-ground · compromise · combination · in-between

Categories
Opposites
screen size

phabletcandy bar phone

Rectangular one-piece mobile

feature phone · flip phone · smartwatch · tablet · desktop computer

device category purity

phabletphone

Handheld communication device

tablet · smartphone

portability

phabletdesktop computer

Fixed-location personal computer

workstation · home computer

Family

phone, tablet, tablets, phones, smartphone, mobile phone, cellular phone

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Rated G