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Originally Posted by ApK
The >6 inch device would be one of the fringe cases worth arguing over, unless it was so much over six that it was just a 7" tablet.
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One rumor has it as 6.3 inches. So is it phablet or tablet?
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As for the report, I really could not, from my cursory reading, understand WHAT the point was.
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Since it's an analysts report, I think it's meant to primarily give guidance to investors. The point being the area of biggest growth will be in the 5" - 6" range or thereabouts. The definitions are less important than the overall conclusions.
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They mention they exclude iPhone, but I am not clear on why.
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Barclays' analysts in this report don't exclude the iPhone 5.
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For myself, until we have folding screens, even the 5" Note seems ridiculously large to carry as the primary personal communicator that phones have become ... I think "phablets" serve a niche market of folks who will always carry such a large device, but won't also carry a second much smaller device. Certainly not a game changer, as the report seems to suggest.
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To each his own. But I agree with the report that the overwhelming trend is toward a bigger screen. A device that can do it all.
--Pat