Touch-screen mobile technology is growing rapidly. First came the smartphone; compact, powerful, and suddenly able to perform a increasingly huge array of tasks with every new release. Tablets soon followed suit, with some manufacturers even covering the middle ground with mini versions of their tablet. It’s a fierce and fast growing market, where innovation is key to survival, and one of the latest trends in such innovation seems to be the inclusion of as large a screen as possible.

The Samsung Galaxy Note / Note 2 are some examples of this trend, with a screen size of 5.3 and 5.5 inches respectively; to put this into contrast, Apple’s biggest iPhone screen to date, as modeled by the iPhone 5, is just 4 inches. The LG Optimus VU follows closely behind the Note with a 5 inch display. These are some of the newest models available from each respective manufacturer, which shows a clear indication that maximising display size is a key area of interest in the development and marketing of new smartphones, though some are pushing the boundaries as far as possible for a smartphone handset. Continue reading Rise of the phablets – is 2013 their year ? →