Some tech specs purportedly describing Sony's first monster-sized "phablet" have appeared online, suggesting the company is about to launch an enormous 6.44-inch Xperia model powered by a a top-of-the-range Snapdragon 800 processor. Read More >>
Rumours suggest HTC is about to join Samsung, ZTE, Huawei and other mobile makers in launching what we must sadly refer to as a "phablet," with a device allegedly known under the development name T6 set to offer us a phone with six inches of screen size. Read More >>
Fun fact: In a sprint, the hippo is one of the fastest land mammals, despite also being one of the largest. Similarly, the LG Optimus G Pro is unquestionably one humungoid phone, but it runs about as fast as the top speedsters out there. Whether or not you should consider buying it, however, is up to the elasticity of your fingers. Read More >>
Featured comment by otaviokz:
"I guess they just don't know what to say and stick to their old script (eg. bitch about screen sizes, highlight multi core processors and ram and at l..." More »
You've been blessed with bigger-than-normal hands, so you've gone and nabbed yourself a Samsung Galaxy Note II. But rather than sticking with the stock software, it's time to unleash the real potential of your handset, by rooting, ditching the stock software, and getting a couple of hours extra battery life all in one. Read More >>
Samsung's continuing to escalate the screen sizes of the mobile world, with new leaked specs claiming it's planning a mid-range 5.8" model that outdoes even the 5.5" madness of the Galaxy Note II. Read More >>
Featured comment by spudhed:
"mad as it is my desire z is dying and with no hardware qwerty option out there the note 2 is the next best thing for me, huge screen and stylus, its F..." More »
If it were sold without its tablet dock, you might give the Padfone phone a second look all on its own. It's really pretty, after using it for a few minutes, it's just as powerful and smooth as any other flagship Android phone coming out, like the Optimus G Pro or the HTC One. Read More >>
Featured comment by Ourobourus:
"I wanted the last Padphone, I still want this one, but the price is eyewatering.
As nice as it is, close to a grand on a phone and a tablet is craz..." More »
Samsung's Galaxy Note just grew to 8 inches. It's actually really nice. It combines a bunch of the stuff that Samsung's been building in the Galaxy S and Note series and puts them into a nearly perfectly sized tablet. Two things, though. One, we don't know how much it costs, and price is a huge deal for 7- and 8-inch tablets. Two, the international version is a freaking 8-inch phone. Read More >>
Featured comment by Ourobourus:
"Argh....
I've been waiting for this since the rumours of a mid-sized note started to do the rounds a few months ago.
It's everything I wanted, utter..." More »
Oh man, here we go. Phablets are no longer no longer constrained to limits of being under half a foot. Huawei's new Ascend Mate is an unprecedented 6.1-inches. It's been around before, but now it's official. Cower in fear beneath its all-encompassing shadow. Read More >>
Look. We knew that at CES this year, we'd be inundated with a metric tonne of giant phone/tablet monstrosities. We were ready. We braced ourselves, stretched our hands out, and I even practiced my best smiling-through-gritted-teeth face. But I can't handle it any more. Manufacturers are out of control, and it's got to stop, before IT'S TOO LATE! Read More >>
Featured comment by Kat Hannaford:
"Hi Titan, apologies for the delay in responding; only just saw your comment. I'm not sure why your reply wasn't showing up; sometimes we have issues w..." More »
Like most in the Android world, I've been steadily increasing my comfort zone on how big a screen I want. Back in the day, I was obsessed with getting my phone as small as possible, like Zoolander. Then I got my first smartphone in the Windows Mobile 6 days, and ever since then every device I get has a bigger screen than the last, and I end up being happy about it. Read More >>
Featured comment by markcgrant:
"I may intrigued by what you will do next? But sadly I'd be cold, coldness is not a social convention. And by responding would I not be conforming to y..." More »
Those wondering whether the original phablet's follow-up, the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, would be available on 4G networks in the UK, can now rest easy. Come October 15th, it'll be available on EE's Orange and T-Mobile sub-brands, and on EE's 4G network at the end of the month. [TechCrunch] Read More >>
Featured comment by markcgrant:
"I've been giving this a lot of thought lately. We are in this strange stopgap place, but we always seem to be in that with technology. We have 4 scree..." More »
OK, the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is much, much bigger than an iPhone 5, but could it really command a premium over the £530 asking price of Apple's sales-monster? Pre-orders have gone live for the Note 2 in the UK, and, unfortunately, it's not going to come cheap. Read More >>
Featured comment by markcgrant:
"The bias is in the whole article. As it is unrelated to the iPhone - shock - bigger and better phone costs same as iPhone, really? That the best you c..." More »
The Galaxy Note 2 is incoming, and we'll see it at IFA next week, but first Samsung's treating us to a weird teaser video. Samsung seems to have things a tad confused too, because I certainly wouldn't call a 5.5-inch-plus phablet "small," and I'll bet it's not all that "light" either. Read More >>
Featured comment by otaviokz:
"Retina and NonRetina makes no difference as only images need to be provided in different sizes. For the rest, all you do on Android is blessed with we..." More »
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