First the Streak came in late and then there are many who feel the 5
inch smartphone tablet combo should have been more lucrative in its pricing.
Not exact matches
App - etizing The 10 -
inch touch screen runs on a Linux - based OS and has integrated the popular Evernote app to make sharing grocery lists, recipes and photos from your fridge to your
smartphone or
tablet a snap.
David Hassell, CEO of 15Five, brings a lightweight laptop with a 15 -
inch screen and a solid - state (SSD) hard drive «for speed,» an small
tablet for reading and a
smartphone.
The Vetelli laptop bag is designed to hold and protect your laptop up to 15.6 ″
inches,
tablet,
smartphones and other essentials.
But there aren't many published studies on toddlers and
tablets, so for the most part it's an open question what effect adding a
smartphone and iPad to the 60 -
inch LED TV will have on a developing child.
Featuring an 8 -
inch capacitive touchscreen, intuitive user interface and crisp clear graphics, it supports
smartphone and
tablet gestures such as «swipe» to move from one page to another, and «drag» to scroll through maps.
Technology updates are more significant, with highlights such as the Discover Pro radio navigation system with a 9.2 -
inch display and gesture control, as well as the Media Control app which allows users to control many of the functions of the infotainment system from a
tablet or
smartphone.
Smartphones can be added to the individual infotainment functions for four of the five rear passengers (each getting their own 10 -
inch touchscreen
tablet in the back of the headrest in front), allowing images to be displayed on the glass using the car's wi - fi.
The Sensus 9 -
inch touchscreen (above right) uses
smartphone and
tablet gestures you probably know, including a Home screen button with tabs to access the basics: navigation, audio, phone, and the most recently used app.
TOUCH - SCREEN CONTROLS The InControl Touch Pro Duo infotainment system allows you to tap and swipe on the top high - resolution 10 -
inch center screen, as if you were using a
tablet or
smartphone.
Other gimmicks include a smooth - surface steering wheel without switches which works just like your
smartphone via touches and swipes plus three other displays — one between the individual rear seats and two headrest - attached 10.1 -
inch tablets.
The intuitive and easy - to - use 8 -
inch touchscreen lets you swipe, tap and pinch — just like on a
tablet or
smartphone — to control the vehicle's audio system, display settings and other advanced features.
Two different infotainment displays are offered: base models get a 6.2 -
inch LCD display for your back - up camera, app and infotainment needs, while an upgrade to the Tech package ($ 1,200) gets you a seven -
inch screen that you can pinch, spin and swipe — just like a
smartphone or
tablet — to your heart's content.
Apart from seven - mode air suspension with body - lowering function, new options include steering wheel heating, ambient lighting (standard with design selection), hands - free tailgate opening, head - up display, WiFi hotspot, inductive
smartphone charging, MMI navigation plus with MMI touch and an 8.3 -
inch display, 3D Bang & Olufsen sound, rear - seat entertainment with twin seatback - mounted
tablets and Audi's 12.3 -
inch «virtual cockpit» digital instruments.
The available Uconnect Theater features a dual - screen Blu - ray and DVD Entertainment System and allows you to connect compatible
smartphones,
tablets, laptops, and gaming devices to the 10.1 -
inch seatback touchscreens.
The focal point of the cockpit is an intuitive and easy - to - use 8 -
inch touchscreen display that operates in a similar manner to a
tablet or
smartphone that allows you to swipe, tap, or pinch to control the vehicle's audio functions, settings, and other advanced features.
Also standard are a single 10W USB jack (enough power to charge
tablets as well as phones), Bluetooth, the new NissanConnect
smartphone integration (more below), a 5 -
inch center stack display, and a vertical 5 -
inch color multi-information display (MID) in the instrument cluster.
Google debuted a 10 -
inch Nexus video - optimized
tablet built by Samsung Electronics — as well as enhancements to the original 7 -
inch model and a new Android - based
smartphone — bringing new competitive heat to category leader Apple.
The Internet giant's new Nexus lineup comes after Apple last week announced the 7.9 -
inch iPad mini, while Microsoft officially began shipping its Surface
tablets and is introducing Windows Phone 8
smartphones this week.
This can look quite pixelated even in a 4
inch smartphone, which means paltry visuals on a 9
inch tablet.
Another positive quality of the G Pad 8.3 is that with its expanded 8.3
inch display, the
tablet is unlike many in the market, including even the Nexus 7 2013 that looks likes an expanded
smartphone.
Technically, any device with a display greater than 5
inches is considered to be a phablet, a term coined to denote a device that's bigger than a
smartphone while still being smaller than the smallest
tablet that usually is no bigger than 7
inches when measured diagonally.
Sure, the Kindles and Nooks and others were all very portable with their 6 -
inch screens, but I had already concluded that reading on my 8 -
inch tablet was far more pleasant than reading on my 5.7 -
inch smartphone.
Samsung confirmed the 5.3 -
inch tablet /
smartphone will come to America following news the device had shipped a million units overseas.
My
smartphone is a Samsung Galaxy Note 3, which sports a screen that's just 0.3
inches smaller than Amazon's new
tablet.
The device, as its name suggests, is a phablet with a massive 6.98 -
inch display panel, making it more of a small voice - calling
tablet rather than a mainstream
smartphone.
In many ways, the Lenovo A1 offers the features of a $ 200 Android 2.3
smartphone, on a $ 200 7 -
inch tablet.
For the Surface Pro 3 it's not as critical as with
Smartphones and smaller
Tablets because its larger 12
inch screen is less likely to be opened outdoors in unshielded high ambient light environments.
his upcoming
smartphone will have a slightly irregular
tablet shape dominated by a 3.7 -
inch, WVGA (480 x 854 pixel) touchscreen.
However,
tablets that come in around the 10 -
inch marker always have some value as they can be used for when you need something a bit bigger than your
smartphone but also something more portable than your Chromebook or laptop.
We've already shared some of our thoughts on VIZIO's VIA
tablet and
smartphone series, but we think this 8 -
inch tablet deserves another mention for not just having a unique form factor (not 7
inches, not 10.1), but for having a very attractive Android skin.
For the Surface Pro 4 it is not as critical as with
Smartphones and smaller
Tablets because its larger 12.3
inch screen is less likely to be opened outdoors in unshielded high ambient light environments.
This mighty little device can transform itself from a 4.3
inch smartphone, to a 10
inch tablet and then, with the addition of a -LSB-...]
We have already come across news of RIM working on the next gen PlayBook in both 7 and 10
inch versions, as well as the BlackBerry 10 OS that would serve as the single OS for both its BlackBerry range of
smartphones and the PlayBook
tablet.
This makes sense, seeing as 7
inch tablets do resemble a blown - up
smartphone.
The Streak 7 is Dell's successor to the Streak, an early Android
tablet that — at 5
inches — was barely larger than a
smartphone.
The move works rather nicely for Synaptics too — the company's touch layers have become ubiquitous in laptops and
smartphones, but short of an appearance in Samsung's 10 -
inch Galaxy Tab 2.0 Synaptics hasn't had much success in cracking the
tablet market.
For the Surface Pro 3 it's not as critical as with
smartphones and smaller
Tablets because its larger 12 -
inch screen is less likely to be opened outdoors in unshielded high ambient light environments.
With a seven
inch display, the Looking Glass is roughly equivalent to the specs that have been leaked for the HP Slate, and a more clearly a
tablet than a
smartphone.
Google was official introduced its 10 -
inch tablet back in September along with 2015 Nexus
smartphones.
Nokia is best known for its
smartphones, but the company is taking a stab at the
tablet market with its first Windows 8.1 RT slate, the 10.1 -
inch Lumia 2520.
For the Asus PadFone E this means specs like a 10.1 -
inch tablet and a 4.7 -
inch smartphone with dual - SIM card slots.
Called the Lenovo Folio, this is a folding 7.8 -
inch Android
tablet that can fold into a 5.5 -
inch dual - screen
smartphone.
For with a 4.1
inch display, the device is well into
smartphone territory though ViewSonic would like it to be treated as nothing less than a
tablet device with phone capabilities.
The carrier will also be offering the 5
inch tablet that can also double up as a
smartphone for $ 549.99 on a one year contract or $ 599.99 for those who'd like to have the Streak unlocked and sim free.
As for the ViewPad4, we know the
smartphone /
tablet device will have a Qualcomm MSM 8255 1 GHz CPU coupled to a 512 MB or a GB of RAM, 4.1
inch 800 x 480 pixel display, a 3 and 5 megapixel camera integrated at the front and the rear of the
tablet along with 2 GB of on board storage.
There is already the Galaxy
smartphone as well as the 7
inch Galaxy Pad
tablet and as per the latest revelation from Samsung, there will be many more coming our way.
The Padfone is basically a
smartphone that is bundled with a 10.1
inch tablet computer, it will be sold as a bundled package.
The unique aspect of the Streak is its 5
inch sized display, which is bigger than what the average
smartphone comes with, though it just stops short of being firmly in the
tablet territory on account of the smallish screen.
This since the 7
inch tablet is more elongated, which makes it look more like a super-sized
smartphone.