Phablets

BeVonk!

BeVonk!

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When I got my first phablet, the Note 1, people laughed at the stupidity of using such a large phone. My kids joked that it looked like I was talking to a slab of chocolate held against my ear. Not cool at all. Kids disappeared when my phone rang in public. I got the Note 2 the day the first ones landed in CT.

Now Nokia and Apple were told by market analysts that they must each bring a phablet to market or lose market share. People have accepted phablets and now actually like the big screen phone/tablet thing.

Wow ... how quickly things can change. And then there are those who stubbornly accuse Samsung of being copycats only ... that they do not innovate. Interesting how history repeats itself. Companies go into this zone where they just sort of freeze and stick to what works for them ... and the next moment someone comes from behind and go past them at pace. Ask RIM/BlackBerry and before them Nokia who were thriving on a successful bouquet the one moment and then got the rug pulled from under their feet by a competitor that "just now" looked innocuous and stupid.

How long before we see more phablets from others?
 
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I am not going above 5" for my phone.

Does a phablet fit in the pocket?
 
Viva said:
In guy's pockets, easily. Not sure about ladies wear.
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The SII barely fits in some of my pants pockets, but not in others.
Meaning that I would not look at bigger phones as I often walk with my phone in a pocket while working....
 
I still think they look bloody retarded! So does almost everybody I know. You're kidding yourself ;)
 
I have a note 2 and just love the big screen.

I spent about 10 min a day talking on the phone compared to about 1 hour using it as a tablet.
Looking like a fool for 10 min a day is not so bad !
 
lexor said:
I have a note 2 and just love the big screen.

I spent about 10 min a day talking on the phone compared to about 1 hour using it as a tablet.
Looking like a fool for 10 min a day is not so bad !
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Note 1 & 2 fit in a girls pocket. Both Wife & I had Note 1's, Wife onto Note 2 now. Best phone I ever had.
 
I don't even use the phone on my phone half the time so a Phablet wouldn't really be that bad for my very limited use.
 
One gets used to the bigger device in no time and then the benefits become clear. The best "phones" I've ever had. It looks impractical until one uses it on a daily basis. Samsung started something good here and other OEM's are under pressure to copy Samsung. Wonder if Sammie will be as easy on the litigation trigger as that other company we may not name here.
 
BeVonk! said:
One gets used to the bigger device in no time and then the benefits become clear. The best "phones" I've ever had. It looks impractical until one uses it on a daily basis. Samsung started something good here and other OEM's are under pressure to copy Samsung. Wonder if Sammie will be as easy on the litigation trigger as that other company we may not name here.
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You named them in your op...
 
Note 2 has an app that should get your attention. A free Garmin GPS app that uses the GPS/GLONASS satellite antennae instead of A-GPS that chows your bundle. It means that you have a fantastic GPS system using both global positioning satellite groups and you wont spend one bit of data getting stellar accuracy.

This in itself is good news to anyone requiring the use of a GPS over and above a smartphone.

I may be wrong but said Garmin app is understood to be device-specific and may possibly not work on S3 or S3 Mini.

GLONASS is the Russian global positioning system while GPS is American. You have both on your device. Awesome.
 
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