The best large-screen smartphones

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Large-screen smartphones, a.k.a. phablets, are bigger than ever-especially in terms of popularity. Industry analyst IDC says more smartphones with 5.5-inch or larger displays are being sold than ever before, accounting for 33 percent of the phones sold in the U.S. this year. And the people who buy phablets use their phones more than consumers with smaller-screened models. The following phablets are among the best large-screen models in Consumer Reports' ratings.

* OnePlus 3
* LG V10
* Moto Z Droid Force
* Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
* Apple iPhone 7 Plus

With the exception of the iPhone 7, all of these models support rapid charging, which can replenish a near-dead battery to about 50 percent capacity in less than a half-hour.
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Giant hands or giant pockets? (Score: 0)

by fishybell@pipedot.org on 2016-10-28 15:55 (#1ZMHS)

I really don't get the fascination. I love the idea of having a gigantic screen to look at, but I also love being able to use my phone with one hand, and put it away in my pocket.

Don't Forget (Score: 1, Informative)

by Anonymous Coward on 2016-11-11 21:01 (#2192N)

Here's another one: the BlackBerry DTEK60.

It's like a high-end Android phone, except it receives monthly security patches. It's like a Pixel, except it's cheaper and has SD card support.

Probably one of the more underrated phones of the year. BlackBerry is doing Android _right_.