There was a time when the telephone was the world’s greatest communication wonder; so many other items came in between, and then we had something called a ‘tablet’ in recent years of communication technologies. In fact, today the word tablet strikes as a mobile device first before most youngsters remember that it also applies to medicine as in drugs or pills for our health use.
What is a Phone?
We used to call them telephones when we were kids.
For definition, WikiPedia says a telephone, or phone, is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are not in the same vicinity of each other to be heard directly.
And did you know that the word telephone was derived from two Greek words that meant “far” and “voice”- like saying a voice in the distance? = Tele & Phone. But seriously, without even defining, you know what a phone is, duh!
Its technology was first patented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell and has continually been further developed by many others till date and onwards.
Phones started off as stationary devices but now they are as mobile and as handy as they can possibly get with countless smart capabilities.
What is a Tablet?
*It’s a prescription drug your doctor gives when you’re ill...
Many youngsters see tablets in close relation to their phones. But in actual fact, tablets are mobile computers- as they were originally conceptualized.
A tablet computer aka ‘tablet’ is your mobile computing device with a display, battery and all its circuits in a single item of hardware.
Tablets are multifunctional having a touch-screen, cameras, microphones, wireless connectivity and sensors in-built to enable vast functionality and they also offer possibility of being extended with peripherals like a stylus (pen device), a keyboard and other features like USB and other ports.
ENTER THE PHABLET!
(This bit’s title was inspired by Bruce Lee’s “Enter The Dragon”.)
So, the Phablet phenomenon… what is it?
Think PHone and tABLET… by this you would guess that a phablet is a phone-tablet hybrid- like a half-smartphone and half-tablet or a smart phone with a really large screen. Yeah!
The screen sizes of phablets these days are becoming large enough to be mistaken for tablets- then it becomes confusing; what exactly is the difference?
The idea is- phablets are what come in between the phone and the tablet.
And to be able to tell what the ranges are….
- Phones are of varied screen sizes- on the small side mostly of no more than 4.5 inches.
- Phablets have screen sizes that are at least 5 inches and max at about 8 inches.
- A tablet measures from 8.9 inches to 10 inches.
Note: the screen sizes of digital devices are measured diagonally.
The size and handiness of a tablet clearly comes in between; larger than the smart phone but thinner and smaller than the tablet.
The functions you get on your phablet incorporate both those of your phone and your tablet.
A smart phone makes your phone calls, runs sms and chat services, browses the internet and provides entertainment amongst others.
Your tablet provides convenience that enables you to do your more demanding tasks like emailing, documents and file management, presentations and so on.
The phablet enables you enjoy all features of your phone on a larger screen while giving you the effectiveness of your tablet on a handier device.
Though phablets are a recent development that even came off as being weird to many, they are proving that they are here to stay as new models are being designed by various brands in a bid to meet the increasing sales numbers every year.
-By Olatunji Makanjuola
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