This guy is basically a powerhouse G4
in phablet form, a serious contender for big phone enthusiasts.
Not exact matches
The analyst believes tablets are likely to expand their usefulness beyond the living room / bedroom
in the near future, with usage patterns being shaken up by a variety of factors including enterprise / workplace adoption of tablets; the diversification of
form factors (such as smaller tablets and
phablets, touchscreen laptops and «netvertibles», hybrid devices and other new
forms); as well as the roll out of 4G cellular services and more cellular data bundles.
The Multi Window trait which grants the
phablet the ability to split its screen for running two different applications at the same time will be coming out later today
in the
form of an over the air software update.
«Declining consumer interest
in the slate tablet
form factor and rapid growth of large - screen smartphones (
phablets) caused the tablet market to slow down,» it added.
Flurry's report also delved into
form factor preferences, finding that so - called «
phablets» (5
in.
Sure, it's essentially a Galaxy Note 4 variant at heart, with the same powerful internals and core functionality, but the difference is right there
in the name: This 5.6 - inch
phablet screen doesn't stop when it hits the usual right border, instead pouring over to
form a curved edge on the side of the phone.
Google is also about to unleash its next flagship Nexus smartphones
in the
form of the LG Nexus 5 (2015) and Huawei Nexus
phablet, which will be the first devices to ship with Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Generally, we can point to a phone with a larger
form factor, and which includes «bigger» specs like battery capacity or better camera tech, as being the
phablet device
in a company's lineup.
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Form factors have been developed that represent a compromise between these form factors, such as a «phablet» that may have decreased mobility due to an increase in size of a display dev
Form factors have been developed that represent a compromise between these
form factors, such as a «phablet» that may have decreased mobility due to an increase in size of a display dev
form factors, such as a «
phablet» that may have decreased mobility due to an increase
in size of a display device.
Apple's response finally came
in the
form of the 4.7 - inch iPhone 6 and the 5.5 - inch 6 Plus — the latter of which represents its first foray into
phablet territory.