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 pangrams from yesterday’s Spelling Bee were alphabet and phablet.

From New York Times

My iPhone 7 had died, and like many people, I was afraid of the rise of the phablet.

From The Verge

The result is a 6.87-inch phone that can expand to an 8.85-inch phablet size or fully extend to a 10-inch tablet.

From The Verge

That’s not far from what happened with the original Galaxy Note, the phone that was panned as a “phablet” until its size became the new normal.

From The Verge

A good example is Samsung’s introduction of the oversized Galaxy Note “phablet” at a time when phones could be navigated with a single hand.

From The Verge