We first heard the term ‘phablet’ to describe Samsung’s 5.3-inch Galaxy Note. The phablet means a ‘phone’ and ‘tablet’ in a single casing. In form factor, the Note falls in between a tablet and smartphone with its large display. But after the revolution the Note has kicked in, we received lots of large smartphones. Unlike the previous tradition of dinkier smartphones, highly obliged to the 3.5-inch iPhone, today we have heaps of huge phones in shelves. It is a noteworthy point that most of recent smartphones come with 4.5-inch+ displays. Here is a list of ten handsets that we can draw together under the phablet category considering their huge sizes and screens.
Samsung Galaxy Note
Samsung’s Galaxy Note really deserves the name phablet. It is a 5.3-inch smartphone with a large form factor. The Note comes with a large HD Super AMOLED WXGA screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. Powered by a blazing fast 1.4GHz dual core CPU and other advanced specs, the Note is certainly one of the best Android phones out there. It has an 8-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front camera, Wi-Fi and above all an S-pen digitizer. It is priced at Rs. 29700.
HTC Titan
The Titan is HTC’s premier Windows Phone handset. The smartphone has a 4.7-inch display with a good resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. The 9.9mm ultrathin handset is powered by a single core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset and 16GB of onboard memory. Running on the latest Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS, the HTC Titan is certainly one of the best Windows Phone picks for you. It touts an 8-megapixel rear camera with F2.2 lens that can shoot video at 720p HD-quality. HTC Titan is priced at Rs 39,000.
HTC Sensation XL
Sensation XL is a 4.7-inch Android smartphone from the Taiwanese tech manufacturer. HTC unveiled the device in late 2011 with special focus on musical aspects. The Sensation XL features Beats Audio, 800 x 480 Super LCD display, 4G LTE and a smooth unibody form factor. This monster HTC smartphone is a musical upgrade to its Sensation 4G and it runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. HTC Sensation XL comes for Rs 38,800.
LG Optimus 3D
With the dimensions of 128 x 68 x 11.9mm, the Optimus 3D, a large 4.3-inch smartphone from LG, is a superb product. The Optimus 3D becomes different from the rest of the list with its 3D attribute. For watching a 3D movie or playing a 3D game, it is one of the best handsets available for you in the market. The phone flaunts a great form factor and it features micro-USB and micro HDMI ports and many other advanced capabilities. The Optimus 3D is available for a relatively smaller price of Rs 24,990.
HTC Titan II
The Titan II is a simple upgrade to HTC’s Titan Windows Phone 7.5 handset. The HTC Titan II is also a massive handset with an S-LCD capacitive touchscreen that packs 480 x 800 pixels. The Titan II is powered by a 1.5GHz single core Scorpion processor with Qualcomm S2 Snapdragon chipset and 512MB of RAM. Features like 16GB onboard memory, 16-megapixel rear camera, 1.3-megapixel front camera, 3G and Wi-Fi make the Titan II a brilliant handset out in stores. It comes for a price of Rs 32,540.
HTC One X
The One X, formerly rumored to be HTC Edge, is the Taiwan firm’s first handset with a quad core processor. The One X was shown off at the MWC 2012 and has just hit stores with the Ice Cream Sandwich. The One X rocks a 4.7-inch 720p display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. With a body of 8.9mm thin, the One X packs a 1.5GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 quad core CPU, ULP GeForce GPU, 1GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory. An 8-megapixel rear camera and 1.3-megapixel front camera add to its muscle. The One X comes for Rs. 30,000.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Samsung Galaxy Nexus or the third Google Nexus is also a hefty smartphone. It comes with a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED display and it is the world’s first gadget to get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. A 1.2GHz dual core Cortex TI OMAP 4460 CPU, 1GB RAM and 16GB onboard memory power up the Galaxy Nexus. The phone mounts a 5-megapixel rear camera and it is outfitted with NFC, gyro, accelerometer, compass and proximity sensor. It comes for Rs 32000.
Motorola Droid RAZR
The Droid RAZR is one of recent smartphones from Motorola. Hitting the market in October 2011, the Droid RAZR touts a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels. Under the hood, the RAZR sports a 1.2GHz dual core Cortex-A9 CPU, 1GB of RAM and PowerVR SGX540. With 7.1mm thin body, it is one of the slimmest smartphones we have in stores. The Droid RAZR is priced at Rs. 33990.
Nokia X7
It is an advanced Symbian Anna OS smartphone from Nokia, which came to stores in April 2011. Nokia X7 features a 4-inch AMOLED touchscreen display that packs 640 x 360 pixels and 16M colors. The device gets power from a 680MHz ARM 11 CPU, 256MB RAM and 1GB ROM. The Nokia phone boasts many features like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, microUSB, GPS, A-GPS and much more. It comes for a slightly smaller price of Rs. 7529.
Acer ICONIA Smart S300
The Iconia Smart S300 from Acer has grabbed headlines with its large 4.8-inch display (1024 x 480 pixels).The Android Gingerbread-based handset is equipped with a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU. The device’s display is bright and provides a new Panoramic cinema and better gaming experience for users. Six motion sensing, Dolby sound quality and an attractive curved design are some specialties of the Smart S300, which is priced at Rs. 28,990.