phablet

[ fab-lit ]

noun

, Digital Technology.

1. a mobile device that combines the features of a smartphone and a tablet computer and is larger than a typical smartphone but not as large as a typical small tablet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of phablet¹

First recorded in 2010–15; ph(one) ¹ + (t)ablet (in the sense “a very small, lightweight computer”)

Example Sentences

The phablet bet is as much about piggybacking on a new market as innovating on the iPhone.

From The Daily Beast