According to the source, the devices are categorized as follows:
- small phones: 3.5-inch displays or smaller;
- medium phones: between 3.5 and 4.9 inches;
- phablets: betwen 5 and 6.9 inches;
- small tablets: between 7 and 8.4 inches;
- full-size tablets: 8.5 inches or larger.
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Global smartphone/tablet distribution forecast 2015-2017, by device size
The statistic shows the distribution of various smartphone designs worldwide, by form factor, from the fourth quarter of 2015 to the second quarter of 2017. In 2016, phablets are predicted to become the dominant form factor, representing ** percent of the market by the fourth quarter of the year.
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Flurry. (January 6, 2016). Share of smartphones, phablets, and tablets worldwide from 4th quarter 2015 to 2nd quarter 2017, by device size [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 19, 2026, from /statistics/508354/worldwide-smartphone-tablet-form-factor-distribution-forecast/
Flurry. "Share of smartphones, phablets, and tablets worldwide from 4th quarter 2015 to 2nd quarter 2017, by device size." Chart. January 6, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 19, 2026. /statistics/508354/worldwide-smartphone-tablet-form-factor-distribution-forecast/
Flurry. (2016). Share of smartphones, phablets, and tablets worldwide from 4th quarter 2015 to 2nd quarter 2017, by device size. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 19, 2026. /statistics/508354/worldwide-smartphone-tablet-form-factor-distribution-forecast/
Flurry. "Share of Smartphones, Phablets, and Tablets Worldwide from 4th Quarter 2015 to 2nd Quarter 2017, by Device Size." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 Jan 2016, /statistics/508354/worldwide-smartphone-tablet-form-factor-distribution-forecast/
Flurry, Share of smartphones, phablets, and tablets worldwide from 4th quarter 2015 to 2nd quarter 2017, by device size ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/508354/worldwide-smartphone-tablet-form-factor-distribution-forecast/ (last visited July 19, 2026)
Share of smartphones, phablets, and tablets worldwide from 4th quarter 2015 to 2nd quarter 2017, by device size [Graph], Flurry, January 6, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/508354/worldwide-smartphone-tablet-form-factor-distribution-forecast/
