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Phablets
Will you consider the new Kindle Fire HDX 3G products to be phablets or are they more in the iPad range?
Re: Like holding a book up to your face
Even if it fit comfortably in my purse, I don't think I'd use it. I'd still want a tablet to get work done and a phone to make calls -- the inbetween size is too unweildy and awkward for both. Carrying two devices isn't that much of a hassle, IMO.
Re: Like holding a book up to your face
I think that's exactly right. I carry a purse, and I think a phablet in tandem with a Bluetooth headset makes a lot of sense.
Re: Like holding a book up to your face
> If it doesn't fit into a pocket, I'm just not going to think of it as a phone.
I wonder if there's a gender-based bias for pocket-sized phones among men, who tend not to have handbags or the like to make carrying a phablet more convenient. Speaking for myself, I also consider "pocket-sized" a requirement for phones.
I wonder if there's a gender-based bias for pocket-sized phones among men, who tend not to have handbags or the like to make carrying a phablet more convenient. Speaking for myself, I also consider "pocket-sized" a requirement for phones.
Like holding a book up to your face
Have you actually witnessed people talking into these things? They're like the clown shoes of mobile devices. Might as well ad phone capabilities to the 7-inch tablets. If it doesn't fit into a pocket, I'm just not going to think of it as a phone.
But what's a "FAD"?
Interesting that the basic claim here is that Phablets aren't a fad, for two reasons.
The first is because the cellular industry has had fads before - - remember the "Smallest!" fad?
The second part is that one generally find it difficult to determine when a fad ends. For example, in the automotive realm, big tailfins were a fad ... and lasted 5-10 years, depending on which examples you want to count.
The first is because the cellular industry has had fads before - - remember the "Smallest!" fad?
The second part is that one generally find it difficult to determine when a fad ends. For example, in the automotive realm, big tailfins were a fad ... and lasted 5-10 years, depending on which examples you want to count.
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1/22/2014 | 9:24:08 AM
However, Juniper defines phablets as devices with screens 5.4 inches or larger. Other analyst firms put the measurement at or below 5 inches. As with everything, it's subjective...