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Apple, Samsung, Huawei and Co. - all well-known manufacturers now offer particularly large cell phones to meet the phablet trend.

Because more and more users prefer to carry a mini tablet with them instead of a small pocket-sized device.

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Phablet: symbiosis of smartphone and tablet

A cell phone with a large display is often referred to as a phablet - the term is made up of the words "phone" and "tablet".

In 2011, the term was coined for the 5.3-inch Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 because it looked huge compared to other phones on the market.

Today, however, models well over 6 inches are considered phablets.

For many, the great advantage of a phablet is its ease of use and the clear, large display.

There is almost no need to zoom in on reading or looking at pictures.

A modern phablet, for example, is the Galaxy S20 + * with a screen diagonal of 6.7 inches and an outstanding resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels and 524 ppi.

It is a large Samsung cell phone with first-class camera properties and a brilliant display that is much more enjoyable than a small smartphone when playing cell phone games and streaming video content.

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6-inch cell phone: Further models for lovers of large smartphones

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Last year, Apple also launched the iPhone 11 Pro Max *, a particularly large smartphone for phablet fans.

The screen resolution of the 6.5-inch cell phone is 2,688 x 1,242 pixels, which corresponds to a pixel density of an outstanding 494 ppi.

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The Chinese manufacturer of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro * also knows about the preferences of its customers: the 6.5-inch phablet is currently one of the larger smartphones on the market.

The increasingly popular 18: 9 format allows a screen resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels, which means a pixel density of a good 390 ppi.

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At 6.4 inches, the Huawei P30 Pro * seems almost compact, but it scores with a higher pixel density of 398 ppi.

Thanks to 1000 mAh more, the battery also lasts a little longer than the Redmi Note 8 Pro - a crucial point especially for large cell phones, as the huge display can require a lot of power.

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At 6.8 inches, the Cubot Max 2 * is also one of the particularly large phablets on the market.

The 5000 mAh battery can hold out well even with long-term recordings.

On the other hand, there are small reductions in the pixel density - at 219 ppi the large mobile phone is in the midfield - the display is not quite as sharp as the Huawei P30 Pro, but still acceptable in terms of price-performance ratio.

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7 inch cell phone

The selection of 7-inch phones in this country is still limited - but anyone looking for a phablet with a particularly large screen size should be satisfied with the Oukitel K9 *.

The 7.12-inch mobile phone with a fast-charging 6000 mAh battery, a fast-working octa-core processor and 350 ppi pixel density is a practical companion for anyone who wants to combine a smartphone and tablet in one device.

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8-inch cell phone: a rarity in Germany

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Common tablets have a screen diagonal of seven to ten inches - so an 8-inch cell phone would definitely be a size that makes phone calls difficult to handle.

Such large phablets are therefore not really in demand in this country.

Nevertheless: The trend is still towards ever larger smartphones, so that 8-inch smartphones - perhaps also in the practical and long-awaited folding format - could soon be quite normal.

ppi (pixel per inch): what does that mean?

The quality of a mobile phone display does not only depend on the screen resolution (for example HD, Full HD or QHD), the pixel density also says a lot about whether a smartphone can display photos or videos sharp and brilliant.

With ppi (pixel per inch) you can specify how close the pixels are to each other - the more pixels there are in an inch, the sharper the image.

If you do not know the ppi value of your smartphone, you can calculate it here using the inches and the screen resolution.

Tip: Large cell phones should ideally have at least 300 ppi for a first-class resolution, while smartphones with over 450 ppi are considered high-end devices with a particularly sharp display.


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This article was first published on July 26, 2019.