{"id":499,"date":"2013-02-21T13:10:29","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T20:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.vanitypoint.com\/?p=499"},"modified":"2014-05-08T00:12:15","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T07:12:15","slug":"is-a-phablet-app-in-your-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanitymobileapps.com\/blog\/mobile-application-development\/is-a-phablet-app-in-your-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Is a Phablet App in Your Future?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As smart phone screens get bigger with each generation of phones and as tablets are getting smaller with each generation, we are seeing the growth of a middle area product that tends to occupy the sweet spot between the two devices. We are also finding that for many <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"66474847-5cfd-45a5-ab02-5e7283a4ac3d\">businesses<\/span> <a title=\"Mobile Applications\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vanitypoint.com\/mobile-development.html\" target=\"_blank\">mobile applications<\/a> developed specifically for phablets are an optimal solution given the extra screen space, portability and ease of use.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Samsung\u00a0 was the manufacturer that <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"e06e0f9d-662d-4168-a4da-c8f9beb564b1\">really set<\/span> the stage with the Galaxy Note and just like their campaign for the Galaxy Note II says, <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"34604572-3a5c-4f64-aaf6-a40960ae0855\">its<\/span> a \u201cPhone? Tablet? Best of Both.\u201d This is a spot in the market that appears to be growing and influential.\u00a0 Barclays predicts that <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"f090693a-18ec-4415-9661-95801dd21acf\">phablet<\/span> <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"6dcf08f6-8666-48aa-ab81-b18a7b90d963\">shipments<\/span> will nearly double and get to around 228 million units by 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"ddddd959-6c39-4479-a659-4e982f18e179\">The larger<\/span>, high resolution displays on these devices are great for high powered mobile applications and yet offer <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"42cd8cdf-9816-41a7-b4e0-543ece2e2992\">portability<\/span> that tablets don&#8217;t quite match as they are so easy to hold in one hand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This portability makes mobile applications for business uses a perfect product to optimize for <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"b8fae73a-fe66-424d-a440-24524dd697f5\">phablet<\/span> usage. If you have business processes that relies on data entry such as questionnaires or inventory, <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"1047869a-b56e-4209-9e07-699d4c10f5f1\">etc<\/span>, apps specifically developed for these devices are a perfect way to streamline your processes and work with a device that is ideal for the app and activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As smart phone screens get bigger with each generation of phones and as tablets are getting smaller with each generation, we are seeing the growth of a middle area product that tends to occupy the sweet spot between the two devices. 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