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Re:HP to Re-Enter Smartphone Market With “Phablets” in India by cstejerean on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @12:25PM (#7064596)
You actually wish you could hold it up to your ear? Or are you thinking more along the lines of a Bluetooth headset or speakerphone? Using an iPad as a camera for the occasional picture is not too bad, but I can't imagine holding a 7" device to your ear for any call exceeding 30 seconds.
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Re:HP to Re-Enter Smartphone Market With “Phablets” in India by bluedino on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @01:01PM (#7064857)
It'd work fine for headphones + mic. Plus in the car it plays through the audio system as well. I just wouldn't want to lug around an iPad Mini or other ~ 7" tablet everywhere I go.
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Re:HP to Re-Enter Smartphone Market With “Phablets” in India by officemonkey on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @05:13PM (#7066551)
The nice thing about the Nexus 7 is it fits in my coat and jacket pockets easily. Oh, and in my cargo shorts (my non-work summer attire.) The iPad mini doesn't.

So the only time it would feel like lugging is in the summer. And it's not that big a deal carrying it to/from work.

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Re:HP to Re-Enter Smartphone Market With “Phablets” in India by officemonkey on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @05:55PM (#7066832)
I have big hands, so I actually wish I could hold it up to my ear.
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