Worldwide phablet shipments to surpass portable PCs in 2014 and tablets by 2015, says IDC

Worldwide phablet shipments to surpass portable PCs in 2014 and tablets by 2015, says IDC: According to a new forecast from IDC, worldwide phablet shipments (smartphones with screen sizes from 5.5- to less than 7-inch) will reach 175 million units worldwide in 2014, passing the 170 million portable PCs expected to ship during the same period. In 2015, total phablet volumes will top 318 million units, surpassing the 233 million tablets forecast to ship in 2015.