Phablet, as defined by Pencho Marinov, is "any
tablet device that has a screen greater than 5 inches but not more than 7
inches and carries cell phone capabilities." Simply put, phablet is a
hybrid of a smartphone and a tablet. The word itself is a crossbreed, taking
its ph- in phone and -ablet in tablet.
In Michael Rundle's article entitled
"Phablets: What Are They, And Who Should We Blame For Inventing The Word?",
he tries to uncover where the word phablet originated. He does a little digging
which eventually lead him to Dan Warren of the GSMA, who reportedly said in
relation to the Dell Streak phone-tablet device: "Some say phone, some say
tablet. To me it's a phablet." Warren also confirms in his tweet: "Seeing
'phablet' used a lot For the record, to my knowledge, I was first to say
Phablet. I made it up. I'd not heard it before I said it." The article
also talks about how BBC used the word phablet as their headline that screams
"LG Phablet Unveiled" referring to the newly-announced LG Optimus G
Pro, a five-inch, 1080p handset. This received many violent reactions from
viewers that BBC decided to change the headline but the damage has been done,
the word phablet was now "here to stay." uSamp, online market research
provider, organized an online survey about awareness of the word phablet. In
their results, 87% of the people answered that they have never even heard of
the word phablet. 33% of the respondents were likely to buy a phablet after
learning what it is and 33% said that price was main motivation to switch from
smartphone to phablet. (Sterling, 2012) The phablet shipment forecast for 2017
made by ABI Research shows that phablet will become the "next big thing in
Asia." The chart about the phablet manufacturers share also shows how Samsung
has been the leader in phablet sales for the past 2 years. The creation of the
Galaxy Note Series (and their enormous success) inspired the other
manufacturers to create their own phablets. (Marinov, 2013)
In the article " Why A Phablet
Sometimes Makes More Sense Than A Smaller Smartphone" written by Yash
Garg, he stresses the different advantages and disadvantages of owning a
phablet. The advantages include: screen size, accuracy, readability, gaming
experience, sound, and multimedia performance. The disadvantages include:
limited one hand usage, bulky, looks awkward, longer charging duration, slower
typing, and price.
Works
Cited
ABI
Research, 2014. Forecast for smartphone/ tablet hybrid or "phablet"
shipments worldwide in 2013
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Danova,
Tony, 2013. CHART: Consumers Love Samsung's Huge Screens, And That's Changing The Smartphone Market. Web.
http://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-large-screen- size-handsets-rule-2013-8. March 1, 2014.
Garg, Yash,
2013. Why A Phablet Sometimes Makes More Sense Than A Smaller Smartphone. Web.
http://gadgetstouse.com/gadget-tech/phablet-vs-smaller-smartphone/8961. March
1, 2014.
Heggestuen,
John, 2013. CHART OF THE DAY: Phablet Shipments Are Exploding Across Asia, As Tablet Sales Stagnate. Web.
http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-phablet- shipments-are-exploding-in-asia-2013-9.
March 1, 2014.
Marinov,
Pencho, 2014. What Are Phablets? Web. http://pmarinov.hubpages.com/hub/What-is- a-Phablet. March 1, 2014.
Rundle,
Michael, 2013. Phablets: What Are They, And Who Should We Blame For Inventing The Word? Web.
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Segan,
Sasha, 2012. Enter the Phablet: A History of Phone-Tablet Hybrids. Web. http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story/294004/enter-the-phablet-a-history-of-phone- tablet-hybrids/1. March 1, 2014.
Sterling,
Greg, 2012. The "Phablets" Are
Coming- Please Make It Stop. Web. http://marketingland.com/the-phablets-are-coming-make-them-stop-23452.
March 1, 2014
Zafar,
Qurat, 2013. 7 Things we hate about Phablets. Web. http://theappjuice.com/7-things-hate- phablets/. March 1, 2014.
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