Remember when Samsung's Galaxy Mega was known as the Samsung Fonblet? It now seems that the company wants people to keep saying “fonblet” instead of “phablet.” While speaking at Korea's Analyst Day, CEO J.K. Shin repeatedly said the new word and it even appeared on a slide during the presentation. The word “phablet” made its way into the Oxford dictionary due to its becoming of a standard term in the industry whenever there is a handset with a very large display. Of course, it is likely that this new term will never gain traction; however, no one ever thought the Galaxy Note series would ever takeoff the way it did. Alright, maybe that's a little bit of an exaggeration.
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Via: SamMobile
The more dyslexic perverts among us will always see it as “fondle it”.
PHuckoff Psumsung… seriously, they have become utter wankers… gonna sell my s4 for a N5 asap!
I refuse to use either of those ridiculous words.
Worst branding choice since Google Music All Access.
Phablet is a widely used word, therefore they can’t claim it as their own for branding purposes. Nor can they sue if someone else uses it. Fonblet they can probably trademark and protect.