VIDEO: Do You Still Need a Tablet if You Own a Phablet?
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With the astounding sales of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus (over 10 million units sold), it's clear that people really like larger phones. Does this interest in larger phones — dubbed "phablets" — come at the price of a dwindling tablet market?
In this brief — yet lively — video, our experts discuss if phablets and tablets are mutually exclusive technology, or if there's room in our hearts for both.
What about you, readers? Can phablets and tablets live together in harmony? Tell us all about it in the comments below!
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I have seen people, who do not want a prepaid plan, using cheap tablets for phones as it was free, with wifi around town.
People who never leave their "city/burg" who have free citywide wifi can get away with this. It's just a flat fee for the tablet, which always seems to be 7-8inches and then they either have a cheap set of wired headphones with mic.
I would gladly use a 7 inch phone, as both phone and tablet, or if I had a decent 7 inch tablet with a great data plan, I'd use it as a phone exclusively, but as of late, that's not been an option. After my Streak 7 days, I've pretty much opted for contracted plans due to ease now that they have phones pushing 7 inch.
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I have used a tablet as my main phone. I bought a Dell Streak 7, instead of the smaller 5 inch streak, even though I was told the Streak 5 was more phone than that of the 7.
I use bobsled for the most part and a corded headset when making calls, which is rare, perhaps a few times a month. It worked just fine, with just a data plan. I was able to get by just fine and called it my "mega" phone. Now we actually have "mega" phones out with that name.
I own a Note2, which is big enough for the most part and it's cut down my tablet use a lot, and my tablet use has started to exceed my "laptop" use as far as OTG//mobile use.
I will say that carrying my Note 3 in a heavy duty case in my front pocket can be challenging depending on which pair of jeans or pants that I am wearing that day. I am definitely in the market for a new smartwatch (drooling over the Galaxy Gear S) for this reason much more so than the need or desire for the newest and greatest tablet.