Nokia Phablet Coming Soon

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“Strike when the iron is hot” appears to be the idiom of the day for Nokia as reports hinted at the possible release of a Nokia phablet that will go up against similar large-display smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy Note.

An unidentified source revealed that the Finnish multinational company is aiming to enter the phablet market with a number of devices that are set to be released before the end of the year including the reported Nokia phablet. The source revealed that the device will be a smartphone/tablet hybrid similar to the device currently being offered by the South Korean company in the market.

In addition to the reported Nokia phablet, the company is also set to release a number of high-end smartphones within the year. This comes as the Nokia Lumia product lineup continues to struggle to increase its share of the market that is currently being dominated by iOS and Android devices.

One of these high-end devices will be the first Nokia Lumia smartphone featuring the Pureview technology of the company. It will come with a forty-megapixel camera and is set to be introduced by the company by July.  Another smartphone that is set to be released is an enhanced version of the Nokia Lumia 920 along with a low-cost model, which will be released by fall.

The company revealed that it was able to deliver around 5.6 million units of its Lumia smartphone in the first quarter, which is higher than the 4.4 million units it delivered in the fourth quarter last year. However, this is nowhere near to the shipments that its competitors have reported for their respective devices.

Apple revealed that it delivered around 37 million units of its iPhones last quarter while Samsung reportedly shipped over 61 million units in the same period.

The Finnish company anticipates a 27 percent increase in shipments for its Lumia smartphones during the present quarter. Despite the upcoming release of Nokia phablet and other high-end smartphones, the company will have to double its effort in order to get a good enough share of the market that is currently dominated by Samsung and Apple.

Seven Million Unit Sales For Samsung Galaxy Note

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Although the Samsung Galaxy Note is not the first smartphone / tablet hybrid to be offered in the market, it has achieved remarkable sales since it was initially released into the market.

As compared to the Dell Streak 5, which was released into the market prior to the Samsung Galaxy Note, the Samsung hybrid became quite popular among consumers. In fact its popularity resulted to the coining of the word “phablet”, which was used for specifically for the Samsung product.

The popularity of the Samsung Galaxy Note reportedly resulted to sales reaching five million units according to the South Korean manufacturer.

The impressive sales of the Samsung Galaxy Note appeared to continue as Samsung reportedly revealed that sales of the phablet have already reached the seven million mark. Since the device was released last October, it means that at least one million Samsung Galaxy Note units were sold every month.

The recently released figures for the Samsung Galaxy Note shows the popularity of the device despite it being a niche product since it is bigger than an average smartphone but smaller than the average tablet.

Earlier reports had hinted at the possibility that the Samsung phablet was not supposed to enter the US market however AT&T was reportedly able to include the device on its product lineup. This may have contributed to the seven million unit sales of the smartphone / tablet hybrid product of Samsung.

Among the notable features of the Samsung Galaxy Note is the S-Pen stylus, which is fully optimized by the Premium Suite of apps that come with the device. The phablet recently received the Android 4.0 update, which adds more features for the popular smartphone/tablet offering of Samsung.

The Samsung Galaxy Note comes with a dual-core 1.5GHz Scorpion processor on a Snapdragon chipset. The 5.3-inch Super AMOLED display is the main feature of the device, which also features an 8MP rear-facing camera and a 2MP unit in front.