The fate of the short duration hybrid tablet phone

Technological world in a few years now welcomes model hybrid device between a phone and tablet. Note Galaxy is one of the latest products launched to the north bridge between the tablet and smartphone. With a 5.3 inch screen with an impressive configuration, Galaxy Note receive multiple assessments is a good product, but you can also use as a phone, just enough to replace tablet capabilities. And sales of over 1 million units worldwide so far to say that the success of the "super food" is. The user's welcome for the Galaxy's Note is a milestone marking the emergence of more hybrid models similar devices in the near future. However, the fate of similar products below demonstrate Galaxy Note that the construction of a bridge tablet and the phone is not easy.

Dell Streak (2010)

Note that the previous Galaxy, but Dell Streak (5 inch size) is not welcome as the Samsung phone. It has a sleek, slim design, good quality but processing weaknesses Streak 5 located in the software. Android 1.6 operating system for an outdated phone launched in 2010. In addition, a flow of opinions 5 inch size rather "central pouring drinks" makes Streak 5 is too small to replace the tablet but too big for a phone. Dell products are death in August last year.

Acer Iconia Smart (2011)

Acer is performed at MWC 2010, Iconia Smart owns a design "eccentric" with 4.8-inch screen size 1024 x 480 pixels, more than 141 mm in length, slender, enabling users to easily easily grasped by a hand than tablet. However, Acer is only distributed to a number of product market and never sold widely by Iconia Smart encounter compatibility issues with Android applications.

HTC Advantage (2007)

HTC Advantage is a tablet quite successful hybrid phone from HTC. It has a 5 inch screen size, resolution 640 x 480 and a connection from the computer keyboard and running Windows Mobile. Products for our customers, "just fancy a smartphone, a miniature laptop, just want to have a GPS device mounted in the car". However, the $ 900 making it accessible to only a small part of the customer wallet thick.

Nokia N810 WiMAX edition (2008)

N810 is the 3rd product in an effort to produce a small tablet of Nokia but is the first device capable of connecting the mobile network. N810 WiMAX edition (WiMAX Edition) equipped with broadband technology to connect high-speed mobile WiMAX, VOIP software that allows calls and is called Internet tablet (Internet Tablet) although only 4 screens, 1 inch. But unlucky for Nokia N810 is the N810 to bet the fate of the OS is Maemo tragic fate.

LG GW990 (2010)

Like the Acer Iconia Smart, LG GW990 also owns an oversized length near 147 mm. It has a 4.8 inch screen resolution of 1024 x 480 pixels and runs Intel's Moblin OS and is expected to be one of the first smartphone to use Intel's Atom chip hit the market. At CES 2010, LG's products has received much attention but then it never hit the market is probably due to run an OS too "weird". Moblin is then transferred into Meego and now Tizen. Intel, meanwhile resolved to "start over", released an Android smartphone is standard Lenovo K800 processor Medfield use that we are rewarded at the CES show this year.

Pantech Pocket (2011)

Pocket of Pantech phones can be considered as one of the phone is not just one style. With a 4 inch screen and a square design, Pantech said their product is 1 "small tablet" because the rate of its unusual display: 4:3. Design by Pocket seem very suitable for browsing the web but it has too many disadvantages: not feeling comfortable to hold calls, poor sound quality.

EO 440

From 1993, the network AT & T has introduced a product "hybrid" EO 440 full functionality of a handset but also has the function of a the fax modem (connected to a computer and can send , received the document as a fax). EO 440 is equipped at 20 MB hard drive and sells for 4000 USD. Used functions such as fax machines, easy communication caused some people to be salivating. However, like many other products, we can not list individual strengths to the conclusion that it is a good product. They all have in general, and the practicality of it anymore and EP 440 is not a suitable product. You can use EO 440 to print or fax but can not preview the document, the machine supports so few printers. In addition, system performance is also very poor and with little connection options. EO manufacturer has promised to launch similar products but stronger and better future, but in fact no more a similar product launches and more companies are also close doors a year later.

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