PHABLETS By: Joey Horne

WHAT IS A PHABLET?  PH one-t ABLET  Phablets are essentially smartphone-tablet hybirds.  Screen sizes between 5-6 inches  Portability/functionality of a smartphone mixed with the big- screen experience of a tablet.  Stylus sometimes included

PHABLETS IN BUSINESS  Display size can make or break a business phone  Small screens won’t cut it  Extra bulk, but are good for business because you are given more room to work on.  Everyday productivity tasks  Checking s  Performing web searches  Viewing and editing documents on spreadsheets

MULTI-TASKING  Large screen size means better viewing but it also means the evolution of digital multitasking  Examples  Multiple windows opened on a single screen and two apps running simultaneously  One app in two windows  Can watch a video while drafting an e- mail  Carry on two chat conversations in different windows at the same time

FAB 5 PHABLETS  HTC One Max  Nokia Lumia 1520  LG G Flex  LG G Pro II  Samsung Galaxy Note III

HTC ONE MAX  Earns it’s name with a 5.9 inch display  Nearly half a pound  One of the first Androids to have a fingerprint scanner to unlock the phone with one press, ideal for business users that can keep sensitive company data locked down  MicroSD Card slot for expandable storage  Handy for business users who need to store and access large files on their mobile device

NOKIA LUMIA 1520  Integrated with Microsoft Office since it runs on Microsoft’s Windows Phone OS.  Most powerful Windows phone on the market  Can edit a Word document or PowerPoint Presentation  Business users look forward to quick browsing and multitasking  11.5 hour battery life means you work longer between charges  6 inch1080p display to handle real work

LG G FLEX  6 Inches diagonally  Can view/edit documents or spreadsheets  Can bend and flex slightly under pressure  Shape makes for better phone calls  Brings speaker closer to the ear  Brings microphone closer to your mouth  Result: Comfortable talking experience for business users who place a lot of phone calls

SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 3  Offers more productivity boosting features than any other phablet  5.7 Inch display  Only phablet with built-in stylus  Hover the tip near the display to access the compact Action Menu  Lets you jump to 1 of 5 useful pen input applications for sketching and note taking  Runs split screen views, side by side or vertically  Can also resize the windows by dragging the borders that divide the app

LG G PRO 2  5.9 inch Phablet  Features the Mini view mode  Shrinks active portion of the display down to between 3.4 and 4.7 inches for better one handed use  Dual Browser allows a business user to respond to an and conduct research on the web  Content Lock  Locks specific folders and files so users can only access them with a unique password

THE DEMAND  International Data Corp estimates:  175 million phablet will be shipped this year versus 233 million tablets and 1.1 billion smartphones.  Phablets sales to increase compound average growth rate of 60% for the next 5 years versus 6% for smartphones and 7% for tablets

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