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Did the “phablets” take over the world?
by noncoml 8d ago
Did the “phablets” take over the world?
- bigstrat2003 8d agoI mean kinda, yeah. Since that's literally the only kind of smartphone you can get nowadays.
- MattDamonSpace 8d ago100% there’s no “normal size” iPhones anymore
- pier25 8d agothe iPhone 16e is normal although I concede it's an exception
- mock-possum 8d agoThe SE is the closest you can get
- kursus 7d agoSE isn't sold anymore, and just like the Mini most of the NOS found today is actually refurbished.
- acchow 8d agoThe original "phablet" was the Samsung Galaxy Note, considered comically large. At 147mm x 83mm, it's about the same size as the iPhone 18 Pro (150mm x 72mm)
- mrheosuper 8d agoYes, the note 3 was considered "phablet", and it's much smaller than even ip17 now.
- MYEUHD 8d agoThe note 3 was 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm The iPhone 17 is 149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm So no, the note 3 is bigger than the iPhone 17 But, and this is probably what you meant, the iPhone 17 has a bigger screen. That's because recent phones got rid of the bezels, so they can fit more screen in the same body. That's why they have taller aspect ratios.
- mrheosuper 8d agoThanks for correction, i mistook with the screen size
- static_motion 7d agoUh, yes? The first widespread usage of the word "phablet" I can recall was regarding the HTC HD2, which had a whopping 4.3" display and some people were losing their minds saying nobody would want to carry that in their pockets.
- wkjagt 7d agoI remember the memes when the iPhone 5 came out.