<s>
A	O
phablet	B-Application
(	O
,	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
combining	O
or	O
straddling	O
the	O
size	O
formats	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
word	O
is	O
a	O
portmanteau	O
of	O
phone	O
and	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
most	O
budget	O
and	O
entry-level	O
Android	B-Application
smartphones	B-Application
constitute	O
the	O
phablet	B-Application
form	O
factor	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
utilize	O
a	O
minimum	O
of	O
6.5-inch	O
(	O
165.1	O
mm	O
)	O
screen	B-General_Concept
size	I-General_Concept
and	O
a	O
height	O
of	O
6.3	O
inches	O
(	O
160	O
mm	O
)	O
or	O
higher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
first	O
popularized	O
by	O
Chinese	O
brands	O
Oppo	O
and	O
Infinix	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
producing	O
larger-screen	O
budget	O
smartphones	B-Application
for	O
developing	O
markets	O
such	O
as	O
Bangladesh	O
,	O
India	O
,	O
South	O
Africa	O
and	O
Indonesia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
also	O
started	O
producing	O
large-screen	O
budget	O
smartphones	B-Application
since	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Samsung	O
Galaxy	O
A21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phablets	B-Application
feature	O
large	O
displays	O
that	O
complement	O
screen-intensive	O
activity	O
such	O
as	O
mobile	B-Application
web	I-Application
browsing	I-Application
and	O
multimedia	O
viewing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
may	O
also	O
include	O
software	O
optimized	O
for	O
an	O
integral	O
self-storing	O
stylus	B-Device
to	O
facilitate	O
sketching	O
,	O
note-taking	O
and	O
annotation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phablets	B-Application
were	O
originally	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Asian	O
market	O
where	O
consumers	O
could	O
not	O
afford	O
both	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
and	O
tablet	B-Device
as	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
phones	O
for	O
that	O
market	O
are	O
known	O
for	O
having	O
"	O
budget-specs-big-battery	O
"	O
with	O
large	O
low	O
resolution	O
screens	O
and	O
midrange	O
processors	O
,	O
although	O
other	O
phablets	B-Application
have	O
flagship	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
phablets	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
have	O
also	O
become	O
successful	O
for	O
several	O
reasons	O
:	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
and	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
were	O
suited	O
to	O
large	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
small	O
screen	B-General_Concept
sizes	I-General_Concept
,	O
while	O
older	O
consumers	O
preferred	O
larger	O
screen	B-General_Concept
sizes	I-General_Concept
on	O
smartphones	B-Application
due	O
to	O
deteriorating	O
eyesight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
"	O
phablet	B-Application
"	O
was	O
widespread	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
from	O
2012	O
to	O
2014	O
although	O
its	O
usage	O
has	O
declined	O
since	O
average	O
smartphone	B-Application
sizes	O
eventually	O
morphed	O
into	O
small	O
tablet	B-Device
sizes	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
6.9	O
inches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
definition	O
of	O
a	O
phablet	B-Application
has	O
changed	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
proliferation	O
of	O
larger	O
displays	O
on	O
mainstream	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
and	O
smartphones	B-Application
designed	O
with	O
thin	O
bezels	O
and/or	O
curved	O
screens	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
more	O
compact	O
than	O
other	O
devices	O
with	O
similar	O
screen	B-General_Concept
sizes	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
a	O
device	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
phablet-sized	O
"	O
screen	O
may	O
not	O
necessarily	O
be	O
considered	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
phablets	B-Application
typically	O
have	O
a	O
diagonal	B-General_Concept
display	O
measurement	O
between	O
and	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
,	O
most	O
flagship	O
smartphones	B-Application
released	O
in	O
2021	O
have	O
a	O
screen	B-General_Concept
size	I-General_Concept
of	O
over	O
,	O
with	O
larger	O
versions	O
of	O
mainstream	O
flagships	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
,	O
Pixel	B-Device
6	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S21	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
5G	I-Application
)	O
using	O
over	O
displays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PhoneArena	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
S7	O
Edge	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
phablet	B-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
narrow	O
and	O
compact	O
build	O
with	O
a	O
physical	O
footprint	O
more	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
smaller-screened	O
Nexus	B-Device
5X	I-Device
,	O
due	O
primarily	O
to	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
display	O
with	O
curved	O
edges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
several	O
manufacturers	O
began	O
to	O
release	O
smartphones	B-Application
with	O
displays	O
taller	O
than	O
the	O
conventional	O
16:9	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
diagonal	B-General_Concept
screen	B-General_Concept
sizes	I-General_Concept
often	O
around	O
6	O
inches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
these	O
cases	O
,	O
the	O
sizes	O
of	O
the	O
devices	O
are	O
more	O
compact	O
than	O
16:9	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
devices	O
with	O
equivalent	O
diagonal	B-General_Concept
screen	B-General_Concept
sizes	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
tracing	O
the	O
10	O
earliest	O
devices	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
phablet	B-Application
concept	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
called	O
the	O
1993	O
AT&T	B-Application
EO	I-Application
440	I-Application
,	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
true	O
phablet	B-Application
"	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
following	O
devices	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
form	O
factor	O
did	O
not	O
become	O
popular	O
until	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
in	O
the	O
2010s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android-based	O
Dell	B-Application
Streak	I-Application
included	O
a	O
5-inch	O
(	O
130mm	O
)	O
,	O
800	O
×	O
480	O
display	O
and	O
a	O
widescreen-optimized	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
encountered	O
issues	O
with	O
its	O
outdated	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
1.6	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
yet	O
optimized	O
for	O
such	O
a	O
large	O
screen	B-General_Concept
size	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
commercially	O
unsuccessful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
used	O
a	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
media	O
outlets	O
questioned	O
the	O
viability	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
the	O
Note	O
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
for	O
its	O
stylus	B-Device
functionality	O
,	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
its	O
1.5GHz	O
dual-core	O
processor	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
advantages	O
of	O
its	O
high	O
resolution	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
;	O
Samsung	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
that	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
two	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2012	O
,	O
Samsung	O
introduced	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
II	I-Operating_System
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
1.6GHz	O
quad-core	O
processor	O
,	O
a	O
screen	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
run	O
two	O
applications	O
at	O
once	O
via	O
a	O
split-screen	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Note	B-Operating_System
II	I-Operating_System
also	O
incorporated	O
a	O
refreshed	O
hardware	O
design	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
narrower	O
,	O
smoother	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
II	I-Operating_System
reached	O
5	O
million	O
in	O
two	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2012	O
LG	B-Application
Optimus	I-Application
Vu	I-Application
used	O
a	O
5-inch	O
(	O
130mm	O
)	O
display	O
with	O
an	O
unusual	O
4:3	O
aspect	O
ratioin	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
16:9	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
used	O
by	O
most	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joining	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
II	I-Operating_System
on	O
many	O
carriers	O
 '	O
lineups	O
in	O
2013	O
was	O
the	O
nearly-identically-sized	O
LG	B-Application
Optimus	I-Application
G	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late-2012	O
and	O
early	O
2013	O
,	O
companies	O
began	O
to	O
release	O
smartphones	B-Application
with	O
5	O
inch	O
screens	O
at	O
1080p	O
resolution	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Droid	I-Application
DNA	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
screen	B-General_Concept
size	I-General_Concept
approaching	O
those	O
of	O
phablets	B-Application
,	O
HTC	O
's	O
design	O
director	O
Jonah	O
Becker	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Droid	B-Application
DNA	I-Application
was	O
not	O
a	O
phablet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	O
would	O
release	O
a	O
proper	O
phablet	B-Application
,	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
Maxa	O
smartphone	B-Application
with	O
a	O
screen	O
and	O
a	O
design	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
popular	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
model	O
,	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
phablets	B-Application
with	O
screens	O
larger	O
than	O
6	O
inches	O
began	O
appearing	O
in	O
2013	O
with	O
the	O
Chinese	O
company	O
Huawei	O
unveiling	O
its	O
Ascend	B-Application
Mate	I-Application
at	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
and	O
Samsung	O
introducing	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Mega	I-Application
,	O
a	O
phablet	B-Application
with	O
a	O
variant	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
midrange	O
specs	O
and	O
lacks	O
a	O
stylus	B-Device
compared	O
to	O
the	O
flagship	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Mobile	O
also	O
entered	O
the	O
phablet	B-Application
market	O
with	O
its	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
concept	O
,	O
Asus	O
and	O
Samsung	O
also	O
released	O
otherwise	O
small-sized	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
the	O
FonePad	B-Application
,	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Note	I-Device
8.0	I-Device
and	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
3	I-Device
8.0	I-Device
,	O
with	O
cellular	O
connectivity	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
place	O
voice	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Nokia	O
also	O
introduced	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
8	O
phablets	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
6-inch	O
Lumia	B-Application
1520	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
its	O
first	O
phablet	B-Application
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
;	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
model	O
reversed	O
a	O
previous	O
policy	O
under	O
late	O
Apple	O
CEO	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
not	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
mid-sized	O
device	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
or	O
smaller	O
than	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
which	O
were	O
3.5	O
inches	O
and	O
9.7	O
inches	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
his	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPad	B-Device
heavily	O
dominated	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
market	O
,	O
the	O
void	O
in	O
their	O
lineup	O
left	O
an	O
opening	O
for	O
intermediate-sized	O
devices	O
,	O
with	O
other	O
handset	O
manufacturers	O
already	O
jumping	O
on	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
producing	O
larger	O
screen	B-General_Concept
sizes	I-General_Concept
to	O
suit	O
all	O
niches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
XS	I-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
;	O
the	O
first	O
phablet	B-Application
iPhone	B-Device
to	O
feature	O
the	O
reduced	O
bezel	O
form	O
factor	O
with	O
the	O
larger	O
6.5-inch	O
display	O
,	O
utilizing	O
the	O
OLED	B-Device
screen	I-Device
found	O
on	O
it	O
's	O
predecessor	O
and	O
replacing	O
the	O
Touch	O
ID	O
into	O
the	O
new	O
facial	O
recognition	O
system	O
called	O
Face	O
ID	O
which	O
is	O
enabled	O
by	O
the	O
TrueDepth	O
front	O
facing	O
camera	O
since	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
does	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
larger	O
variant	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
smaller	O
dimension	O
with	O
the	O
5.8-inch	O
display	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
5.5-inch	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
(	O
the	O
final	O
phablet	B-Application
iPhone	B-Device
to	O
feature	O
the	O
Touch	O
ID	O
introduced	O
in	O
2017	O
)	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
;	O
the	O
first	O
phablet	B-Application
iPhone	B-Device
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
price	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
lacking	O
the	O
telephoto	O
camera	O
lens	O
and	O
LiDAR	O
sensor	O
since	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
XR	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
lineup	O
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
lineup	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
larger	O
display	B-General_Concept
size	I-General_Concept
as	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
XS	I-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
the	O
smaller	O
dimension	O
available	O
with	O
6.1-inch	O
and	O
5.4-inch	O
display	B-General_Concept
size	I-General_Concept
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
remained	O
as	O
the	O
higher-priced	O
phablet	B-Application
iPhone	B-Device
counterpart	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
which	O
these	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
with	O
larger	O
6.7-inch	O
display	O
are	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
available	O
in	O
both	O
affordable	O
and	O
expensive	O
tier	O
price	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
Samsung	O
Electronics	O
announced	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S21	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
;	O
the	O
first	O
phablet	B-Application
despite	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
it	O
supports	O
the	O
S	O
Pen	O
accessory	O
,	O
albeit	O
sold	O
separately	O
and	O
with	O
limited	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
no	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
2020	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note20/Galaxy	I-Application
Note20	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
would	O
be	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
2021	O
launch	O
event	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
only	O
focus	O
on	O
unveiling	O
the	O
new	O
foldable	B-Application
phones	I-Application
(	O
including	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Z	I-Application
Flip	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Z	I-Application
Fold	I-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S22	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
Samsung	O
Galaxy	O
S	O
phone	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
built-in	O
S	O
Pen	O
and	O
the	O
major	O
upgrade	O
over	O
the	O
2021	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S21	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
identified	O
falling	O
screen	O
prices	O
,	O
increasing	O
screen	O
power	O
efficiency	O
and	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
evolving	O
importance	O
of	O
multimedia	O
viewing	O
as	O
critical	O
factors	O
in	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
phablet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phablets	B-Application
also	O
satisfy	O
a	O
consumer	O
needfor	O
the	O
perfect	O
sized	O
device	O
,	O
since	O
smartphones	B-Application
may	O
be	O
too	O
small	O
for	O
viewing	O
and	O
tablets	B-Device
lose	O
their	O
portabilityfuelling	O
their	O
global	O
market	O
growth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phablets	B-Application
have	O
also	O
been	O
popular	O
with	O
an	O
older	O
demographic	O
of	O
smartphone	B-Application
userstheir	O
large	O
screens	O
provide	O
a	O
benefit	O
to	O
those	O
with	O
deteriorating	O
eyesight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
Doug	O
Conklyn	O
,	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
global	O
design	O
for	O
Dockers	O
told	O
Fox	O
News	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
reworked	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
its	O
pants	O
pockets	O
"	O
to	O
accommodate	O
the	O
growing	O
size	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
women	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
handbag	O
can	O
easily	O
accommodate	O
a	O
phablet	B-Application
,	O
but	O
not	O
most	O
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
IHS	O
reported	O
that	O
25.6	O
million	O
phablet	B-Application
devices	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
2012	O
and	O
estimated	O
that	O
these	O
figures	O
would	O
grow	O
to	O
60.4	O
million	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
146	O
million	O
by	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barclays	O
projected	O
sales	O
of	O
phablets	B-Application
rising	O
from	O
27	O
million	O
in	O
2012	O
to	O
230	O
million	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2013	O
International	O
Data	O
Corporation	O
(	O
IDC	O
)	O
reported	O
that	O
its	O
research	O
indicated	O
that	O
phablets	B-Application
"	O
overtook	O
shipments	O
of	O
both	O
laptops	O
and	O
tablets	B-Device
in	O
Asia	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2013	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Business	O
Insider	O
predicted	O
phablets	B-Application
would	O
outsell	O
smartphones	B-Application
by	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
with	O
CNET	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
David	O
Burke	O
,	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
Engineering	O
at	O
Google	O
,	O
said	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
gave	O
them	O
a	O
phablet	B-Application
for	O
a	O
week	O
,	O
50	O
percent	O
of	O
 [ consumers ] 	O
would	O
say	O
they	O
like	O
it	O
and	O
not	O
go	O
back	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Q1	O
2014	O
,	O
phablets	B-Application
made	O
up	O
6%	O
of	O
US	O
smartphones	B-Application
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2015	O
,	O
phablets	B-Application
accounted	O
for	O
21%	O
of	O
all	O
smartphones	B-Application
sold	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
making	O
up	O
44	O
percent	O
of	O
those	O
phablets	B-Application
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
smartphones	B-Application
sold	O
were	O
phablets	B-Application
,	O
and	O
by	O
2018	O
they	O
had	O
come	O
to	O
dominate	O
the	O
market	O
to	O
the	O
extent	O
the	O
term	O
'	O
phablet	B-Application
 '	O
has	O
largely	O
fallen	O
out	O
of	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
