phablets

  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Hands On: Better In All The Right Places

    Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Hands On: Better In All The Right Places

    Known for its handwriting friendliness and screens pushing near six inches, Samsung’s Galaxy Note series is the progenitor of the modern stylus-centric smartphone. It’s easily the go-to choice for an Android phablet. But with LG’s G3 Stylus here and the rumoured iPhablet around the corner, the new Galaxy Note 4 has to work a whole…


  • Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 Leaks Tease 7-Inch Devices

    Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 Leaks Tease 7-Inch Devices

    A “phablet” is the familiar portmanteau describing the popular desire to wrap a smartphone and a tablet into one package. The Lumia 1520 (pictured above) is an extreme example of the idea, a six-inch candy-coloured smartphone that pushed the Windows Phone OS to its size limit. Now, Microsoft wants to go even bigger.


  • Nokia Lumia 1520 Australian Review: Super-Sized Elegance

    When you take a small phone and make it big, you’re probably going to find it has been ruined by ugly elements designed to “strengthen” your new super-sized Franken-phone. Imagine our surprise then, when we started using the Lumia 1520 and found it incredibly civilised for the size.