phablet

American  

[fab-lit] / ˈfæb lɪt /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of phablet

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

Example Sentences

Samsung's first Galaxy Note was the industry's first mainstream "phablet."

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2022

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

From The Verge • Mar. 10, 2022

If there is genuinely a market for ‘a smaller parasitic phone because your phablet is too big to hold’ then society needs an urgent reboot.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2018

The addition of a phablet to the mix is also new, although its size will be familiar.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2018