Phablet

A phablet (/ˈfæblət/, /-lɪt/) is a mobile device combining or straddling the size formats of smartphones and tablets. The word is a blend word of phone and tablet. The term is largely unused by the late 2010s, since average phone sizes eventually morphed into small tablet sizes, up to 6.9 inches (180 mm), with wider aspect ratios.^[1]

Phablet

Appearance

Phablets feature large displays that complement screen-intensive activity such as mobile web browsing and multimedia viewing. They may also include software optimized for an integral self-storing stylus to facilitate sketching, note-taking, drawing and annotation.^[2] Phablets were originally designed for the Asian market where consumers could not afford both a smartphone and tablet as in North America; phones for that market are known for having "budget-specs-big-battery" with large low resolution screens and midrange processors, although other phablets have flagship specifications.^[3][4] Since then, phablets in North America have also become successful for several reasons, most notably: Android Ice Cream Sandwich and subsequent releases of Android were suited to large as well as small screen sizes, while older consumers preferred larger screen sizes on phones due to deteriorating eyesight.^[5] Examples of earlier devices with similar form factors date to 1993.^[1][6][7][8] The term "phablet" was widespread in the industry from 2012 to 2014^[9] although its usage has declined since average phone sizes eventually morphed into small tablet sizes, up to 6.9 inches.^[10]

Definition

The Huawei Mate series

The discontinued LG V series

The definition of a phablet has changed in recent years due to the proliferation of larger displays on mainstream phones, and phones designed with thin bezels and/or curved screens to make them more compact than other devices with similar screen sizes. Thus, a device with a "phablet-sized" screen may not necessarily be considered one.^[11][12]

Phablets typically have a diagonal display measurement between 4.6 in (120 mm) and 5.5 in (140 mm). ^[13] In comparison, most flagship phones released in 2022 had a screen size of 6.1 in (150 mm) and over, with larger versions of mainstream flagships (such as iPhone 14 Pro Max, Pixel 7 Pro, and Galaxy S23 Ultra) using 6.7 in (170 mm) and over displays.^[12] PhoneArena argued that the Galaxy S7 Edge was not a phablet, as it has a narrow and compact build with a physical footprint more in line with the smaller-screened Nexus 5X, due primarily to its use of a display with curved edges.^[11]

In the early 2010s, several manufacturers began to release phones with displays taller than the conventional 3:2 aspect ratio used by the majority of devices, and diagonal screen sizes often around 4 inches. However, in these cases, the sizes of the devices are more compact than the 3:2 aspect ratio devices with equivalent diagonal screen sizes.^[12][14]

Aspect Ratio	5:4	4:3	3:2	8:5	5:3	16:9	2:1	13:6	20:9	64:27
1.0 sq in (650 mm2)	1.432 in (36.4 mm)	1.443 in (36.7 mm)	1.472 in (37.4 mm)	1.492 in (37.9 mm)	1.506 in (38.3 mm)	1.530 in (38.9 mm)	1.581 in (40.2 mm)	1.621 in (41.2 mm)	1.635 in (41.5 mm)	1.671 in (42.4 mm)
1.1 sq in (710 mm2)	1.575 in (40.0 mm)	1.587 in (40.3 mm)	1.619 in (41.1 mm)	1.641 in (41.7 mm)	1.656 in (42.1 mm)	1.683 in (42.7 mm)	1.739 in (44.2 mm)	1.783 in (45.3 mm)	1.799 in (45.7 mm)	1.838 in (46.7 mm)
1.2 sq in (770 mm2)	1.718 in (43.6 mm)	1.732 in (44.0 mm)	1.766 in (44.9 mm)	1.790 in (45.5 mm)	1.806 in (45.9 mm)	1.836 in (46.6 mm)	1.898 in (48.2 mm)	1.945 in (49.4 mm)	1.963 in (49.9 mm)	2.005 in (50.9 mm)
1.3 sq in (840 mm2)	1.861 in (47.3 mm)	1.876 in (47.7 mm)	1.913 in (48.6 mm)	1.939 in (49.3 mm)	1.957 in (49.7 mm)	1.989 in (50.5 mm)	2.057 in (52.2 mm)	2.107 in (53.5 mm)	2.127 in (54.0 mm)	2.173 in (55.2 mm)
1.4 sq in (900 mm2)	2.004 in (50.9 mm)	2.020 in (51.3 mm)	2.059 in (52.3 mm)	2.088 in (53.0 mm)	2.108 in (53.5 mm)	2.142 in (54.4 mm)	2.216 in (56.3 mm)	2.269 in (57.6 mm)	2.291 in (58.2 mm)	2.341 in (59.5 mm)
1.5 sq in (970 mm2)	2.147 in (54.5 mm)	2.164 in (55.0 mm)	2.205 in (56.0 mm)	2.237 in (56.8 mm)	2.259 in (57.4 mm)	2.295 in (58.3 mm)	2.375 in (60.3 mm)	2.431 in (61.7 mm)	2.455 in (62.4 mm)	2.509 in (63.7 mm)
1.6 sq in (1,000 mm2)	2.290 in (58.2 mm)	2.308 in (58.6 mm)	2.351 in (59.7 mm)	2.386 in (60.6 mm)	2.410 in (61.2 mm)	2.448 in (62.2 mm)	2.534 in (64.4 mm)	2.594 in (65.9 mm)	2.619 in (66.5 mm)	2.677 in (68.0 mm)
1.7 sq in (1,100 mm2)	2.433 in (61.8 mm)	2.452 in (62.3 mm)	2.496 in (63.4 mm)	2.535 in (64.4 mm)	2.561 in (65.0 mm)	2.600 in (66.0 mm)	2.693 in (68.4 mm)	2.757 in (70.0 mm)	2.783 in (70.7 mm)	2.845 in (72.3 mm)
1.8 sq in (1,200 mm2)	2.576 in (65.4 mm)	2.595 in (65.9 mm)	2.641 in (67.1 mm)	2.683 in (68.1 mm)	2.711 in (68.9 mm)	2.752 in (69.9 mm)	2.850 in (72.4 mm)	2.917 in (74.1 mm)	2.945 in (74.8 mm)	3.010 in (76.5 mm)
1.9 sq in (1,200 mm2)	2.719 in (69.1 mm)	2.739 in (69.6 mm)	2.788 in (70.8 mm)	2.832 in (71.9 mm)	2.863 in (72.7 mm)	2.906 in (73.8 mm)	3.008 in (76.4 mm)	3.078 in (78.2 mm)	3.107 in (78.9 mm)	3.176 in (80.7 mm)
2.0 sq in (1,300 mm2)	2.862 in (72.7 mm)	2.884 in (73.3 mm)	2.936 in (74.6 mm)	2.984 in (75.8 mm)	3.018 in (76.7 mm)	3.064 in (77.8 mm)	3.171 in (80.5 mm)	3.245 in (82.4 mm)	3.275 in (83.2 mm)	3.348 in (85.0 mm)
2.1 sq in (1,400 mm2)	3.016 in (76.6 mm)	3.040 in (77.2 mm)	3.093 in (78.6 mm)	3.143 in (79.8 mm)	3.179 in (80.7 mm)	3.227 in (82.0 mm)	3.340 in (84.8 mm)	3.418 in (86.8 mm)	3.449 in (87.6 mm)	3.527 in (89.6 mm)
2.2 sq in (1,400 mm2)	3.169 in (80.5 mm)	3.194 in (81.1 mm)	3.248 in (82.5 mm)	3.300 in (83.8 mm)	3.338 in (84.8 mm)	3.388 in (86.1 mm)	3.510 in (89.2 mm)	3.592 in (91.2 mm)	3.624 in (92.0 mm)	3.706 in (94.1 mm)
2.3 sq in (1,500 mm2)	3.322 in (84.4 mm)	3.348 in (85.0 mm)	3.404 in (86.5 mm)	3.459 in (87.9 mm)	3.498 in (88.8 mm)	3.550 in (90.2 mm)	3.680 in (93.5 mm)	3.765 in (95.6 mm)	3.799 in (96.5 mm)	3.885 in (98.7 mm)
2.4 sq in (1,500 mm2)	3.475 in (88.3 mm)	3.502 in (89.0 mm)	3.560 in (90.4 mm)	3.617 in (91.9 mm)	3.659 in (92.9 mm)	3.713 in (94.3 mm)	3.850 in (97.8 mm)	3.938 in (100.0 mm)	3.973 in (100.9 mm)	4.063 in (103.2 mm)
2.5 sq in (1,600 mm2)	3.628 in (92.2 mm)	3.657 in (92.9 mm)	3.717 in (94.4 mm)	3.776 in (95.9 mm)	3.821 in (97.1 mm)	3.877 in (98.5 mm)	4.020 in (102.1 mm)	4.113 in (104.5 mm)	4.150 in (105.4 mm)	4.244 in (107.8 mm)
2.6 sq in (1,700 mm2)	3.780 in (96.0 mm)	3.811 in (96.8 mm)	3.873 in (98.4 mm)	3.933 in (99.9 mm)	3.982 in (101.1 mm)	4.042 in (102.7 mm)	4.191 in (106.5 mm)	4.288 in (108.9 mm)	4.328 in (109.9 mm)	4.426 in (112.4 mm)
2.7 sq in (1,700 mm2)	3.932 in (99.9 mm)	3.964 in (100.7 mm)	4.028 in (102.3 mm)	4.090 in (103.9 mm)	4.142 in (105.2 mm)	4.204 in (106.8 mm)	4.359 in (110.7 mm)	4.460 in (113.3 mm)	4.503 in (114.4 mm)	4.606 in (117.0 mm)
2.8 sq in (1,800 mm2)	4.084 in (103.7 mm)	4.118 in (104.6 mm)	4.184 in (106.3 mm)	4.248 in (107.9 mm)	4.303 in (109.3 mm)	4.368 in (110.9 mm)	4.528 in (115.0 mm)	4.634 in (117.7 mm)	4.680 in (118.9 mm)	4.787 in (121.6 mm)
2.9 sq in (1,900 mm2)	4.236 in (107.6 mm)	4.271 in (108.5 mm)	4.339 in (110.2 mm)	4.404 in (111.9 mm)	4.460 in (113.3 mm)	4.527 in (115.0 mm)	4.692 in (119.2 mm)	4.803 in (122.0 mm)	4.852 in (123.2 mm)	4.964 in (126.1 mm)
3.0 sq in (1,900 mm2)	4.388 in (111.5 mm)	4.425 in (112.4 mm)	4.495 in (114.2 mm)	4.561 in (115.8 mm)	4.619 in (117.3 mm)	4.688 in (119.1 mm)	4.859 in (123.4 mm)	4.975 in (126.4 mm)	5.027 in (127.7 mm)	5.144 in (130.7 mm)
3.1 sq in (2,000 mm2)	4.540 in (115.3 mm)	4.579 in (116.3 mm)	4.651 in (118.1 mm)	4.719 in (119.9 mm)	4.780 in (121.4 mm)	4.849 in (123.2 mm)	5.026 in (127.7 mm)	5.147 in (130.7 mm)	5.203 in (132.2 mm)	5.326 in (135.3 mm)
3.2 sq in (2,100 mm2)	4.692 in (119.2 mm)	4.733 in (120.2 mm)	4.807 in (122.1 mm)	4.876 in (123.9 mm)	4.940 in (125.5 mm)	5.014 in (127.4 mm)	5.185 in (131.7 mm)	5.311 in (134.9 mm)	5.371 in (136.4 mm)	5.498 in (139.6 mm)
3.3 sq in (2,100 mm2)	4.844 in (123.0 mm)	4.887 in (124.1 mm)	4.963 in (126.1 mm)	5.034 in (127.9 mm)	5.101 in (129.6 mm)	5.174 in (131.4 mm)	5.351 in (135.9 mm)	5.482 in (139.2 mm)	5.545 in (140.8 mm)	5.676 in (144.2 mm)
3.4 sq in (2,200 mm2)	4.996 in (126.9 mm)	5.041 in (128.0 mm)	5.119 in (130.0 mm)	5.193 in (131.9 mm)	5.263 in (133.7 mm)	5.339 in (135.6 mm)	5.518 in (140.2 mm)	5.654 in (143.6 mm)	5.720 in (145.3 mm)	5.854 in (148.7 mm)
3.5 sq in (2,300 mm2)	5.148 in (130.8 mm)	5.195 in (132.0 mm)	5.275 in (134.0 mm)	5.352 in (135.9 mm)	5.425 in (137.8 mm)	5.504 in (139.8 mm)	5.686 in (144.4 mm)	5.827 in (148.0 mm)	5.897 in (149.8 mm)	6.035 in (153.3 mm)
3.6 sq in (2,300 mm2)	5.300 in (134.6 mm)	5.349 in (135.9 mm)	5.432 in (138.0 mm)	5.511 in (140.0 mm)	5.588 in (141.9 mm)	5.670 in (144.0 mm)	5.855 in (148.7 mm)	6.000 in (152.4 mm)	6.073 in (154.3 mm)	6.214 in (157.8 mm)
3.7 sq in (2,400 mm2)	5.452 in (138.5 mm)	5.503 in (139.8 mm)	5.589 in (142.0 mm)	5.670 in (144.0 mm)	5.752 in (146.1 mm)	5.838 in (148.3 mm)	6.026 in (153.1 mm)	6.174 in (156.8 mm)	6.250 in (158.8 mm)	6.396 in (162.5 mm)
3.8 sq in (2,500 mm2)	5.604 in (142.3 mm)	5.657 in (143.7 mm)	5.746 in (145.9 mm)	5.831 in (148.1 mm)	5.917 in (150.3 mm)	6.007 in (152.6 mm)	6.198 in (157.4 mm)	6.350 in (161.3 mm)	6.428 in (163.3 mm)	6.579 in (167.1 mm)
3.9 sq in (2,500 mm2)	5.756 in (146.2 mm)	5.811 in (147.6 mm)	5.904 in (150.0 mm)	5.992 in (152.2 mm)	6.081 in (154.5 mm)	6.175 in (156.8 mm)	6.370 in (161.8 mm)	6.527 in (165.8 mm)	6.608 in (167.8 mm)	6.764 in (171.8 mm)
4.0 sq in (2,600 mm2)	5.908 in (150.1 mm)	5.965 in (151.5 mm)	6.061 in (153.9 mm)	6.153 in (156.3 mm)	6.249 in (158.7 mm)	6.349 in (161.3 mm)	6.548 in (166.3 mm)	6.708 in (170.4 mm)	6.792 in (172.5 mm)	6.952 in (176.6 mm)
4.1 sq in (2,600 mm2)	6.060 in (153.9 mm)	6.120 in (155.4 mm)	6.219 in (158.0 mm)	6.314 in (160.4 mm)	6.414 in (162.9 mm)	6.519 in (165.6 mm)	6.722 in (170.7 mm)	6.887 in (174.9 mm)	6.975 in (177.2 mm)	7.139 in (181.3 mm)
4.2 sq in (2,700 mm2)	6.212 in (157.8 mm)	6.274 in (159.4 mm)	6.376 in (162.0 mm)	6.474 in (164.4 mm)	6.579 in (167.1 mm)	6.689 in (169.9 mm)	6.896 in (175.2 mm)	7.066 in (179.5 mm)	7.158 in (181.8 mm)	7.328 in (186.1 mm)
4.3 sq in (2,800 mm2)	6.364 in (161.6 mm)	6.429 in (163.3 mm)	6.535 in (166.0 mm)	6.638 in (168.6 mm)	6.747 in (171.4 mm)	6.860 in (174.2 mm)	7.070 in (179.6 mm)	7.244 in (184.0 mm)	7.341 in (186.5 mm)	7.516 in (190.9 mm)
4.4 sq in (2,800 mm2)	6.516 in (165.5 mm)	6.582 in (167.2 mm)	6.690 in (169.9 mm)	6.798 in (172.7 mm)	6.912 in (175.6 mm)	7.030 in (178.6 mm)	7.244 in (184.0 mm)	7.423 in (188.5 mm)	7.526 in (191.2 mm)	7.706 in (195.7 mm)
4.5 sq in (2,900 mm2)	6.668 in (169.4 mm)	6.736 in (171.1 mm)	6.847 in (173.9 mm)	6.960 in (176.8 mm)	7.078 in (179.8 mm)	7.201 in (182.9 mm)	7.420 in (188.5 mm)	7.604 in (193.1 mm)	7.712 in (195.9 mm)	7.897 in (200.6 mm)
4.6 sq in (3,000 mm2)	6.820 in (173.2 mm)	6.890 in (175.0 mm)	7.004 in (177.9 mm)	7.119 in (180.8 mm)	7.241 in (183.9 mm)	7.367 in (187.1 mm)	7.591 in (192.8 mm)	7.780 in (197.6 mm)	7.892 in (200.5 mm)	8.080 in (205.2 mm)
4.7 sq in (3,000 mm2)	6.972 in (177.1 mm)	7.043 in (178.9 mm)	7.160 in (181.9 mm)	7.279 in (184.9 mm)	7.402 in (188.0 mm)	7.529 in (191.2 mm)	7.759 in (197.1 mm)	7.952 in (202.0 mm)	8.067 in (204.9 mm)	8.258 in (209.8 mm)
4.8 sq in (3,100 mm2)	7.124 in (180.9 mm)	[convert: invalid number]	7.316 in (185.8 mm)	7.437 in (188.9 mm)	7.564 in (192.1 mm)	7.694 in (195.4 mm)	7.929 in (201.4 mm)	8.123 in (206.3 mm)	8.243 in (209.4 mm)	8.437 in (214.3 mm)
4.9 sq in (3,200 mm2)	7.276 in (184.8 mm)	7.351 in (186.7 mm)	7.473 in (189.8 mm)	7.596 in (192.9 mm)	7.727 in (196.3 mm)	7.861 in (199.7 mm)	8.102 in (205.8 mm)	8.301 in (210.8 mm)	8.426 in (214.0 mm)	8.624 in (219.0 mm)
5.0 sq in (3,200 mm2)	7.428 in (188.7 mm)	7.505 in (190.6 mm)	7.629 in (193.8 mm)	7.755 in (197.0 mm)	7.889 in (200.4 mm)	8.028 in (203.9 mm)	8.273 in (210.1 mm)	8.476 in (215.3 mm)	8.606 in (218.6 mm)	8.812 in (223.8 mm)
5.1 sq in (3,300 mm2)	7.580 in (192.5 mm)	7.660 in (194.6 mm)	7.787 in (197.8 mm)	7.916 in (201.1 mm)	8.053 in (204.5 mm)	8.197 in (208.2 mm)	8.447 in (214.6 mm)	8.655 in (219.8 mm)	8.790 in (223.3 mm)	8.999 in (228.6 mm)
5.2 sq in (3,400 mm2)	7.732 in (196.4 mm)	7.814 in (198.5 mm)	7.945 in (201.8 mm)	8.076 in (205.1 mm)	8.217 in (208.7 mm)	8.364 in (212.4 mm)	8.622 in (219.0 mm)	8.835 in (224.4 mm)	8.974 in (227.9 mm)	9.186 in (233.3 mm)
5.3 sq in (3,400 mm2)	7.884 in (200.3 mm)	7.968 in (202.4 mm)	8.103 in (205.8 mm)	8.236 in (209.2 mm)	8.378 in (212.8 mm)	8.528 in (216.6 mm)	8.796 in (223.4 mm)	9.017 in (229.0 mm)	9.160 in (232.7 mm)	9.373 in (238.1 mm)
5.4 sq in (3,500 mm2)	8.036 in (204.1 mm)	8.122 in (206.3 mm)	8.261 in (209.8 mm)	8.396 in (213.3 mm)	8.540 in (216.9 mm)	8.693 in (220.8 mm)	8.969 in (227.8 mm)	9.200 in (233.7 mm)	9.346 in (237.4 mm)	9.560 in (242.8 mm)
5.5 sq in (3,500 mm2)	8.188 in (208.0 mm)	8.276 in (210.2 mm)	8.419 in (213.8 mm)	8.556 in (217.3 mm)	8.703 in (221.1 mm)	8.859 in (225.0 mm)	9.142 in (232.2 mm)	9.380 in (238.3 mm)	9.529 in (242.0 mm)	9.743 in (247.5 mm)
5.6 sq in (3,600 mm2)	8.340 in (211.8 mm)	8.430 in (214.1 mm)	8.577 in (217.9 mm)	8.718 in (221.4 mm)	8.868 in (225.2 mm)	9.026 in (229.3 mm)	9.318 in (236.7 mm)	9.561 in (242.8 mm)	9.712 in (246.7 mm)	9.930 in (252.2 mm)
5.7 sq in (3,700 mm2)	8.492 in (215.7 mm)	8.586 in (218.1 mm)	8.735 in (221.9 mm)	8.880 in (225.6 mm)	9.033 in (229.4 mm)	9.197 in (233.6 mm)	9.496 in (241.2 mm)	9.742 in (247.4 mm)	9.897 in (251.4 mm)	10.117 in (257.0 mm)
5.8 sq in (3,700 mm2)	8.644 in (219.6 mm)	8.742 in (222.0 mm)	8.895 in (225.9 mm)	9.044 in (229.7 mm)	9.199 in (233.7 mm)	9.359 in (237.7 mm)	9.665 in (245.5 mm)	9.916 in (251.9 mm)	10.074 in (255.9 mm)	10.300 in (261.6 mm)
5.9 sq in (3,800 mm2)	8.796 in (223.4 mm)	8.898 in (226.0 mm)	9.055 in (230.0 mm)	9.208 in (233.9 mm)	9.368 in (237.9 mm)	9.532 in (242.1 mm)	9.844 in (250.0 mm)	10.099 in (256.5 mm)	10.261 in (260.6 mm)	10.482 in (266.2 mm)
6.0 sq in (3,900 mm2)	8.948 in (227.3 mm)	9.054 in (230.0 mm)	9.215 in (234.1 mm)	9.372 in (238.0 mm)	9.536 in (242.2 mm)	9.705 in (246.5 mm)	10.022 in (254.6 mm)	10.281 in (261.1 mm)	10.447 in (265.4 mm)	10.672 in (271.1 mm)
6.1 sq in (3,900 mm2)	9.100 in (231.1 mm)	9.210 in (233.9 mm)	9.374 in (238.1 mm)	9.535 in (242.2 mm)	9.703 in (246.5 mm)	9.876 in (250.9 mm)	10.198 in (259.0 mm)	10.461 in (265.7 mm)	10.632 in (270.1 mm)	10.863 in (275.9 mm)
6.2 sq in (4,000 mm2)	9.252 in (235.0 mm)	9.366 in (237.9 mm)	9.532 in (242.1 mm)	9.696 in (246.3 mm)	9.868 in (250.6 mm)	10.045 in (255.1 mm)	10.372 in (263.4 mm)	10.641 in (270.3 mm)	10.816 in (274.7 mm)	11.050 in (280.7 mm)
6.3 sq in (4,100 mm2)	9.404 in (238.9 mm)	9.522 in (241.9 mm)	9.690 in (246.1 mm)	9.858 in (250.4 mm)	10.036 in (254.9 mm)	10.219 in (259.6 mm)	10.552 in (268.0 mm)	10.823 in (274.9 mm)	11.002 in (279.5 mm)	11.238 in (285.4 mm)
6.4 sq in (4,100 mm2)	9.556 in (242.7 mm)	9.678 in (245.8 mm)	9.848 in (250.1 mm)	10.019 in (254.5 mm)	10.204 in (259.2 mm)	10.391 in (263.9 mm)	10.728 in (272.5 mm)	11.003 in (279.5 mm)	11.187 in (284.1 mm)	11.414 in (289.9 mm)
6.5 sq in (4,200 mm2)	9.708 in (246.6 mm)	9.834 in (249.8 mm)	10.006 in (254.2 mm)	10.181 in (258.6 mm)	10.371 in (263.4 mm)	10.564 in (268.3 mm)	10.902 in (276.9 mm)	11.183 in (284.0 mm)	11.370 in (288.8 mm)	11.598 in (294.6 mm)
6.6 sq in (4,300 mm2)	9.860 in (250.4 mm)	9.986 in (253.6 mm)	10.164 in (258.2 mm)	10.343 in (262.7 mm)	10.537 in (267.6 mm)	10.735 in (272.7 mm)	11.076 in (281.3 mm)	11.362 in (288.6 mm)	11.553 in (293.4 mm)	11.785 in (299.3 mm)
6.7 sq in (4,300 mm2)	10.012 in (254.3 mm)	10.138 in (257.5 mm)	10.322 in (262.2 mm)	10.502 in (266.8 mm)	10.699 in (271.8 mm)	10.900 in (276.9 mm)	11.245 in (285.6 mm)	11.537 in (293.0 mm)	11.734 in (298.0 mm)	11.970 in (304.0 mm)
6.8 sq in (4,400 mm2)	10.164 in (258.2 mm)	10.294 in (261.5 mm)	10.483 in (266.3 mm)	10.676 in (271.2 mm)	10.877 in (276.3 mm)	11.083 in (281.5 mm)	11.432 in (290.4 mm)	11.734 in (298.0 mm)	11.934 in (303.1 mm)	12.173 in (309.2 mm)
6.9 sq in (4,500 mm2)	10.316 in (262.0 mm)	10.450 in (265.4 mm)	10.644 in (270.4 mm)	10.841 in (275.4 mm)	11.046 in (280.6 mm)	11.255 in (285.9 mm)	11.607 in (294.8 mm)	11.914 in (302.6 mm)	12.118 in (307.8 mm)	12.361 in (314.0 mm)
7.0 sq in (4,500 mm2)	10.468 in (265.9 mm)	10.606 in (269.4 mm)	10.805 in (274.4 mm)	11.008 in (279.6 mm)	11.216 in (284.9 mm)	11.429 in (290.3 mm)	11.787 in (299.4 mm)	12.099 in (307.3 mm)	12.307 in (312.6 mm)	12.556 in (318.9 mm)
7.1 sq in (4,600 mm2)	10.620 in (269.7 mm)	10.762 in (273.4 mm)	10.966 in (278.5 mm)	11.173 in (283.8 mm)	11.383 in (289.1 mm)	11.599 in (294.6 mm)	11.962 in (303.8 mm)	12.279 in (311.9 mm)	12.492 in (317.3 mm)	12.746 in (323.7 mm)
7.2 sq in (4,600 mm2)	10.772 in (273.6 mm)	10.918 in (277.3 mm)	11.125 in (282.6 mm)	11.335 in (287.9 mm)	11.549 in (293.3 mm)	11.768 in (298.9 mm)	12.135 in (308.2 mm)	12.457 in (316.4 mm)	12.674 in (321.9 mm)	12.937 in (328.6 mm)
7.3 sq in (4,700 mm2)	10.924 in (277.5 mm)	11.073 in (281.3 mm)	11.274 in (286.4 mm)	11.478 in (291.5 mm)	11.686 in (296.8 mm)	11.898 in (302.2 mm)	12.268 in (311.6 mm)	12.595 in (319.9 mm)	12.817 in (325.6 mm)	13.093 in (332.6 mm)
7.4 sq in (4,800 mm2)	11.076 in (281.3 mm)	11.228 in (285.2 mm)	11.434 in (290.4 mm)	11.642 in (295.7 mm)	11.854 in (301.1 mm)	12.071 in (306.6 mm)	12.445 in (316.1 mm)	12.766 in (324.3 mm)	12.992 in (330.0 mm)	13.273 in (337.1 mm)
7.5 sq in (4,800 mm2)	11.228 in (285.2 mm)	11.384 in (289.2 mm)	11.594 in (294.5 mm)	11.807 in (299.9 mm)	12.024 in (305.4 mm)	12.246 in (311.0 mm)	12.625 in (320.7 mm)	12.952 in (329.0 mm)	13.174 in (334.6 mm)	13.466 in (342.0 mm)
7.6 sq in (4,900 mm2)	11.380 in (289.1 mm)	11.540 in (293.1 mm)	11.744 in (298.3 mm)	11.961 in (303.8 mm)	12.183 in (309.4 mm)	12.410 in (315.2 mm)	12.795 in (325.0 mm)	13.128 in (333.5 mm)	13.354 in (339.2 mm)	13.650 in (346.7 mm)
7.7 sq in (5,000 mm2)	11.532 in (292.9 mm)	11.696 in (297.1 mm)	11.904 in (302.4 mm)	12.125 in (308.0 mm)	12.351 in (313.7 mm)	12.581 in (319.6 mm)	12.972 in (329.5 mm)	13.311 in (338.1 mm)	13.531 in (343.7 mm)	13.828 in (351.2 mm)
7.8 sq in (5,000 mm2)	11.684 in (296.8 mm)	11.852 in (301.0 mm)	12.063 in (306.4 mm)	12.287 in (312.1 mm)	12.517 in (317.9 mm)	12.751 in (323.9 mm)	13.156 in (334.2 mm)	13.501 in (342.9 mm)	13.722 in (348.5 mm)	14.024 in (356.2 mm)
7.9 sq in (5,100 mm2)	11.836 in (300.6 mm)	12.008 in (305.0 mm)	12.223 in (310.5 mm)	12.451 in (316.3 mm)	12.685 in (322.2 mm)	12.924 in (328.3 mm)	13.334 in (338.7 mm)	13.676 in (347.4 mm)	13.901 in (353.1 mm)	14.207 in (360.9 mm)
8.0 sq in (5,200 mm2)	11.988 in (304.5 mm)	12.164 in (309.0 mm)	12.383 in (314.5 mm)	12.606 in (320.2 mm)	12.834 in (326.0 mm)	13.066 in (331.9 mm)	13.481 in (342.4 mm)	13.841 in (351.6 mm)	14.078 in (357.6 mm)	14.379 in (365.2 mm)
8.1 sq in (5,200 mm2)	12.140 in (308.4 mm)	12.320 in (312.9 mm)	12.543 in (318.6 mm)	12.769 in (324.3 mm)	12.999 in (330.2 mm)	13.233 in (336.1 mm)	13.653 in (346.8 mm)	14.018 in (356.1 mm)	14.259 in (362.2 mm)	14.564 in (369.9 mm)
8.2 sq in (5,300 mm2)	12.292 in (312.2 mm)	12.478 in (316.9 mm)	12.705 in (322.7 mm)	12.936 in (328.6 mm)	13.171 in (334.5 mm)	13.410 in (340.6 mm)	13.834 in (351.4 mm)	14.204 in (360.8 mm)	14.449 in (367.0 mm)	14.759 in (374.9 mm)
8.3 sq in (5,400 mm2)	12.444 in (316.1 mm)	12.636 in (321.0 mm)	12.867 in (326.8 mm)	13.103 in (332.8 mm)	13.343 in (338.9 mm)	13.586 in (345.1 mm)	14.014 in (356.0 mm)	14.389 in (365.5 mm)	14.638 in (371.8 mm)	14.953 in (379.8 mm)
8.4 sq in (5,400 mm2)	12.596 in (319.9 mm)	12.794 in (325.0 mm)	13.027 in (330.9 mm)	13.264 in (336.9 mm)	13.506 in (343.1 mm)	13.752 in (349.3 mm)	14.184 in (360.3 mm)	14.564 in (369.9 mm)	14.818 in (376.4 mm)	15.147 in (384.7 mm)
8.5 sq in (5,500 mm2)	12.748 in (323.8 mm)	12.952 in (329.0 mm)	13.190 in (335.0 mm)	13.432 in (341.2 mm)	13.679 in (347.4 mm)	13.930 in (353.8 mm)	14.367 in (364.9 mm)	14.752 in (374.7 mm)	15.010 in (381.3 mm)	15.342 in (389.7 mm)
8.6 sq in (5,500 mm2)	12.900 in (327.7 mm)	13.110 in (333.0 mm)	13.355 in (339.2 mm)	13.601 in (345.5 mm)	13.851 in (351.8 mm)	14.106 in (358.3 mm)	14.548 in (369.5 mm)	14.940 in (379.5 mm)	15.203 in (386.2 mm)	15.540 in (394.7 mm)
8.7 sq in (5,600 mm2)	13.052 in (331.5 mm)	13.268 in (337.0 mm)	13.507 in (343.1 mm)	13.750 in (349.2 mm)	13.996 in (355.5 mm)	14.245 in (361.8 mm)	14.691 in (373.2 mm)	15.093 in (383.4 mm)	15.361 in (390.2 mm)	15.703 in (398.9 mm)
8.8 sq in (5,700 mm2)	13.204 in (335.4 mm)	13.430 in (341.1 mm)	13.672 in (347.3 mm)	13.918 in (353.5 mm)	14.169 in (359.9 mm)	14.424 in (366.4 mm)	14.876 in (377.9 mm)	15.293 in (388.4 mm)	15.566 in (395.4 mm)	15.911 in (404.1 mm)
8.9 sq in (5,700 mm2)	13.356 in (339.2 mm)	13.596 in (345.3 mm)	13.842 in (351.6 mm)	14.091 in (357.9 mm)	14.344 in (364.3 mm)	14.600 in (370.8 mm)	15.058 in (382.5 mm)	15.481 in (393.2 mm)	15.759 in (400.3 mm)	16.106 in (409.1 mm)
9.0 sq in (5,800 mm2)	13.508 in (343.1 mm)	13.764 in (349.6 mm)	14.012 in (355.9 mm)	14.265 in (362.3 mm)	14.521 in (368.8 mm)	14.781 in (375.4 mm)	15.244 in (387.2 mm)	15.672 in (398.1 mm)	15.964 in (405.5 mm)	16.294 in (413.9 mm)
9.1 sq in (5,900 mm2)	13.660 in (347.0 mm)	13.920 in (353.6 mm)	14.181 in (360.2 mm)	14.437 in (366.7 mm)	14.698 in (373.3 mm)	14.963 in (380.1 mm)	15.432 in (392.0 mm)	15.865 in (403.0 mm)	16.163 in (410.5 mm)	16.498 in (419.0 mm)
9.2 sq in (5,900 mm2)	13.812 in (350.8 mm)	14.076 in (357.5 mm)	14.340 in (364.2 mm)	14.608 in (371.0 mm)	14.870 in (377.7 mm)	15.136 in (384.5 mm)	15.600 in (396.2 mm)	16.038 in (407.4 mm)	16.343 in (415.1 mm)	16.683 in (423.7 mm)
9.3 sq in (6,000 mm2)	13.964 in (354.7 mm)	14.232 in (361.5 mm)	14.499 in (368.3 mm)	14.770 in (375.2 mm)	15.045 in (382.1 mm)	15.324 in (389.2 mm)	15.798 in (401.3 mm)	16.238 in (412.4 mm)	16.548 in (420.3 mm)	16.868 in (428.4 mm)
9.4 sq in (6,100 mm2)	14.116 in (358.5 mm)	14.388 in (365.5 mm)	14.658 in (372.3 mm)	14.932 in (379.3 mm)	15.211 in (386.4 mm)	15.494 in (393.5 mm)	15.973 in (405.7 mm)	16.409 in (416.8 mm)	16.723 in (424.8 mm)	17.046 in (433.0 mm)
9.5 sq in (6,100 mm2)	14.268 in (362.4 mm)	14.544 in (369.4 mm)	14.825 in (376.6 mm)	15.101 in (383.6 mm)	15.381 in (390.7 mm)	15.666 in (397.9 mm)	16.149 in (410.2 mm)	16.591 in (421.4 mm)	16.908 in (429.5 mm)	17.237 in (437.8 mm)
9.6 sq in (6,200 mm2)	14.420 in (366.3 mm)	14.700 in (373.4 mm)	14.984 in (380.6 mm)	15.272 in (387.9 mm)	15.566 in (395.4 mm)	15.864 in (402.9 mm)	16.351 in (415.3 mm)	16.799 in (426.7 mm)	17.121 in (434.9 mm)	17.454 in (443.3 mm)
9.7 sq in (6,300 mm2)	14.572 in (370.1 mm)	14.856 in (377.3 mm)	15.145 in (384.7 mm)	15.437 in (392.1 mm)	15.734 in (399.6 mm)	16.035 in (407.3 mm)	16.527 in (419.8 mm)	16.980 in (431.3 mm)	17.311 in (439.7 mm)	17.687 in (449.2 mm)
9.8 sq in (6,300 mm2)	14.724 in (374.0 mm)	15.012 in (381.3 mm)	15.305 in (388.7 mm)	15.601 in (396.3 mm)	15.901 in (403.9 mm)	16.206 in (411.6 mm)	16.698 in (424.1 mm)	17.157 in (435.8 mm)	17.493 in (444.3 mm)	17.921 in (455.2 mm)
9.9 sq in (6,400 mm2)	14.876 in (377.9 mm)	15.168 in (385.3 mm)	15.465 in (392.8 mm)	15.766 in (400.5 mm)	16.070 in (408.2 mm)	16.379 in (416.0 mm)	16.876 in (428.7 mm)	17.334 in (440.3 mm)	17.676 in (449.0 mm)	18.059 in (458.7 mm)
10.0 sq in (6,500 mm2)	15.028 in (381.7 mm)	15.324 in (389.2 mm)	15.625 in (396.9 mm)	15.930 in (404.6 mm)	16.238 in (412.4 mm)	16.550 in (420.4 mm)	17.056 in (433.2 mm)	17.519 in (445.0 mm)	17.888 in (454.4 mm)	18.207 in (462.5 mm)

History

The Dell Streak received mixed reviews for its large size and dated software despite its pioneering design.

Origins

In tracing the 10 earliest devices in the history of the phablet concept, PC Magazine called the 1993 AT&T EO 440, "the first true phablet",^[15] followed by the following devices:

• 2007 HTC Advantage (5.0" screen)
• 2007 Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition (4.13" screen)
• 2009 Verizon Hub (7.0" screen)
• 2010 LG GW990 (4.8" screen)
• 2010 Dell Streak (5.0" screen)
• 2011 Dell Streak 7 (7.0" screen)
• 2011 Acer Iconia Smart (4.8" screen)
• 2011 Samsung Galaxy Player 5 (5.0" screen)
• 2011 Pantech Pocket
• 2011 Samsung Galaxy Note (5.3" screen)
• 2013 Nokia Lumia 1520 (16:9 6.0" screen)

However, the form factor did not become popular until the arrival of the Galaxy Note in the 2010s. The Android-based Dell Streak included a 5-inch (130 mm), 800 × 480 display and a widescreen-optimized interface. Reviewers encountered issues with its outdated operating system, Android 1.6, which was not yet optimized for such a large screen size, and the device was commercially unsuccessful.^[16][17][18]

Introduction of the Galaxy Note and its competitors

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 series with 6.3-inch and 6.8-inch screens

The Samsung Galaxy Note^[19] used a 5.3-inch (130 mm) screen. While some media outlets questioned the viability of the device,^[20][21] the Note received positive reception for its stylus functionality, the speed of its 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, and the advantages of its high resolution display. The Galaxy Note was a commercial success; Samsung announced in December 2011 that the Galaxy Note had sold 1 million units in two months. In February 2012, Samsung debuted a Note version with LTE support.^[22] By August 2012, the Note had sold 10 million units worldwide.^[23] In late 2012, Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note II, featuring a 1.6 GHz quad-core processor, a 5.55-inch (141 mm) screen and the ability to run two applications at once via a split-screen view. The Note II also incorporated a refreshed hardware design based on the Galaxy S III, with a narrower, smoother body.^[24][25] International sales of the Galaxy Note II reached 5 million in two months.^[26] The 2012 LG Optimus Vu used a 5-inch (130 mm) display with an unusual 4:3 aspect ratio – in contrast to the 3:2 aspect ratio used by most phones.^[16] Joining the Galaxy Note II on many carriers' lineups in 2013 was the nearly-identically sized LG Optimus G Pro, released in April.^[27]

In late-2012 and early 2013, companies began to release phones with 5 inch screens at 1080p resolution, such as the HTC Droid DNA and Samsung Galaxy S4. Despite the screen size approaching those of phablets, HTC's design director Jonah Becker said that the Droid DNA was not a phablet.^[28][29] HTC would release a proper phablet, the HTC One Max – a phone with a 5.9 in (150 mm) screen and a design based on its popular HTC One model, in October 2013.^[30]

Examples of Android phablets with screens larger than 6 inches began appearing in 2013 with the Chinese company Huawei unveiling its 6.1 in (150 mm) Ascend Mate at Consumer Electronics Show and Samsung introducing the Galaxy Mega, a phablet with a 6.3 in (160 mm) variant, which has midrange specs and lacks a stylus compared to the flagship Galaxy Note series.^[31][32][33] Sony Mobile also entered the phablet market with its 6.4 in (160 mm) Xperia Z Ultra.^[34]

As a variation of the concept, Asus and Samsung also released otherwise small-sized tablets, the FonePad, Galaxy Note 8.0 and Galaxy Tab 3 8.0, with cellular connectivity and the ability to place voice calls.^[35] Later that year, Nokia also introduced Windows Phone 8 phablets, such as the 6-inch Lumia 1520.^[36]

The HTC One Max, a phablet introduced in 2013

Prior to the iPhone 6 Plus

In September 2014, Apple released its first phablet, the 5.5 in (140 mm) iPhone 6 Plus; the introduction of the new model reversed a previous policy under late Apple CEO Steve Jobs not to produce a mid-sized device larger than the iPhone or smaller than the iPad, which were 3.5 inches and 9.7 inches, respectively, at the time of his death. While Apple's iPad heavily dominated the tablet market, the void in their lineup left an opening for intermediate-sized devices, with other handset manufacturers already jumping on the trend of producing larger screen sizes to suit all niches.^[37][38][39]

In September 2018, Apple released the iPhone XS Max; the first phablet iPhone to feature the reduced bezel form factor with the larger 6.5-inch display, utilizing the OLED screen found on its predecessor and replacing the Touch ID into the new facial recognition system called Face ID which is enabled by the TrueDepth front facing camera since the iPhone X doesn't have a larger variant due to the smaller dimension with the 5.8-inch display larger than the 5.5-inch iPhone 8 Plus (the final phablet iPhone to feature the Touch ID introduced in 2017) and its predecessors.^[40]

In October 2022, Apple released the iPhone 14 Plus; the first phablet iPhone to reduce the price as well as lacking the telephoto camera lens and LiDAR sensor since the iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 lineup and iPhone 13 lineup doesn't have a larger display size options as the iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 13 Pro Max due to the smaller dimension available with 6.1-inch and 5.4-inch display size options.^[41] The iPhone 14 Pro Max have been remained as the higher-priced phablet iPhone counterpart to the iPhone 14 Plus which these iPhone models with larger 6.7-inch display are the first time available in both affordable and expensive tier price options.^[42]

Spiritual successors to the Galaxy Note phones

In January 2021, Samsung Electronics announced the Galaxy S21 Ultra; the first phablet despite the Samsung Galaxy Note series, it supports the S Pen accessory, albeit sold separately and with limited functionality. It features a 6.8" 1440p "Dynamic AMOLED" curved display with HDR10+ support, "dynamic tone mapping" technology, and a variable 120 Hz refresh rate.^[43]

However, no successor to the 2020 Galaxy Note20/Galaxy Note20 Ultra would be unveiled at the 2021 launch event, which would only focus on unveiling the new foldable phones (including the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3).^[44]

In February 2022, the S22 Ultra became the first Samsung Galaxy S phone to include a built-in S Pen and the major upgrade over the 2021 S21 Ultra, becoming the direct successor to the Note series.^[45]

Sales

Talking on a 6.4-inch phablet (Sony Xperia Z Ultra)

Engadget identified falling screen prices, increasing screen power efficiency and battery life, and the evolving importance of multimedia viewing as critical factors in the popularity of the phablet.^[46] Phablets also satisfy a consumer need – for the perfect sized device, since smartphones may be too small for viewing and tablets lose their portability – fuelling their global market growth. Phablets have also been popular with an older demographic of smartphone users – their large screens provide a benefit to those with deteriorating eyesight.^[47][48]

In April 2013, Doug Conklyn, vice president of global design for Dockers told Fox News that "We recently increased the size of our 'coin pocket,' which is the pocket-within-the-pocket on the wearer’s right, from 3×3 to 4×4 to accommodate today’s larger phones".^[49] For women, a small handbag can easily accommodate a phablet, but not most tablets.^[50]

In January 2013, IHS reported that 25.6 million phablet devices were sold in 2012 and estimated that these figures would grow to 60.4 million in 2013, and 146 million by 2016.^[32] Barclays projected sales of phablets rising from 27 million in 2012 to 230 million in 2015.^[51] In September 2013 International Data Corporation (IDC) reported that its research indicated that phablets "overtook shipments of both laptops and tablets in Asia in the second quarter of 2013".^[52]

In 2014, Business Insider predicted phablets would outsell smartphones by 2017.^[53] Speaking with CNET in 2014, David Burke, Vice President of Engineering at Google, said "If you gave them a phablet for a week, 50 percent of [consumers] would say they like it and not go back".^[54]

In Q1 2014, phablets made up 6% of US phones sold. In the first quarter of 2015, phablets accounted for 21% of all phones sold in the US, with the iPhone 6 Plus making up 44 percent of those phablets sold.^[55] By 2016, the majority of the phones sold were phablets,^[56] and by 2018 they had come to dominate the market to the extent the term 'phablet' has largely fallen out of use.^{[57][better source needed]}

See also

• Foldable smartphone
• Telephones portal

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External links

• Media related to Phablets at Wikimedia Commons
• The dictionary definition of Phablets at Wiktionary