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The Brand-New Samsung Galaxy Is Called a "Phablet," Because It's Not a Phone, Not yet a Tablet

Also, "phablet" is a word now.
By Lauren Duca
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Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note 7 has been dubbed a "phablet," because it is not a phone, not yet a tablet, and, I don't know, I guess there weren't enough dumb, made-up words already?

To be fair, "phablet" isn't entirely new, but it's certainly gotten a boost with the leaked specs on the new device. Editor of the website NowhereElse Steve Hemmerstoffer shared a benchmark test for the device, which reveals some interesting specs, if you are really tech-y and stuff.

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Here's a bit more info from Science World Report:

The phablet will be backed by 4GB of RAM and 64GB inbuilt storage slot. The phablet features a 13-megapixel rear LED flash camera and a 5-megapixel front facing camera. While, there are rumors that the handset will run the latest Android N Nougat, the listing shows the Samsung device running Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OS.

If that seems really boring, it may also be worth noting that the Galaxy Note 7 is set to come out in a color called "blue coral."

Indeed, this is the second major leak for the company in recent weeks. The first revealed Samsung's planned colors for Note 7, and also a retina-scanning security measure, because just scanning your fingerprint on something called a "phone" is barely even The Future anymore.

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