Definitions

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  • noun neologism A mobile device intermediate in size between smartphone and tablet.

Etymologies

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Blend of phone and tablet

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Examples

  • Samsung's half-phone/half-tablet is now officially all-American. joint press release, AT&T and Samsung announced that Samsung's 5.3-inch phone-tablet crossover, the Galaxy Note, will be available in stores on Feb. 19 for $299 with a two-year contract. has been dubbed a "phablet" in the popular press, a Samsung rep said that the company is not officially endorsing the term, and that Samsung is pushing the Galaxy Note as a smartphone, rather than a smartphone-tablet Frankenstein.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012

  • This phablet or is it a tablone? has an enormous 5.3 Super AMOLED with a 1280 x 800px resolution touchscreen display and a dual-core 1.4Ghz processor for amazing speed.

    Robert Whent: Samsung's New Galaxy Note Smartphone/Tablet Robert Whent 2012

  • On Monday, AT&T and Samsung both announced that the Galaxy Note "phablet" a device that fills a size niche between smartphone and tablet will be...

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012

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