Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Gizmag's Michael Franco outlines the trials and frustrations of being attached to a very particular piece of tech.

Samsung's Galaxy Note series has been around for four generations now. Maybe you're hanging onto an older model, and wondering if the Note 4 is worth the upgrade? Or perhaps you just want to see how much the quintessential phablet has evolved through the years? Read on, as Gizmag compares them all.

In 2011, Samsung created the first "phablet" with the original Galaxy Note. Now that Apple has a large-screened smartphone of its own, wouldn't it be nice to plop down the iPhone 6 Plus next to Samsung's flagship phablet (for a few more weeks), the Galaxy Note 3? Read on, for our hands-on thoughts.

This week Samsung revealed the latest version of the world's most popular phablet, the Galaxy Note. Is it worth the upgrade over last year's model? Let Gizmag lend a hand, as we compare the features and specs of the Galaxy Note 4 and Note 3.

Like it or not, the word phablet is here to stay – and so are the supersized smartphones that it describes. Though the category was once synonymous with the Galaxy Note, there are now enough competing phablets to make your decision difficult. Let's compare the best phablets you can buy today.

Samsung makes so many mobile devices, it's easy to lose track. But if you're looking for their biggest and best flagships, you'll want to track down the Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 3. How does Samsung's new top-tier smartphone compare to its primo phablet?

LG's smartphones aren't as popular as Samsung's, but the company has been making some nice mobile devices that go toe-to-toe with those of its Korean rival. Let's take a look at LG's latest phablet, the G Pro 2, and see how its features and specs compare to those of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3.

The holiday shopping season is here, and that means we'll be seeing a lot of deals on smartphones. If you're going to upgrade, which handsets are the best? Let Gizmag lend a hand, as we compare the features and specs of the top smartphones of 2013.

The Galaxy Note 2 was one of our favorite mobile devices of 2012, but it still had room for improvement. What happens when Samsung takes that already great mobile device, and improves on it in all the right areas? Well, you get a beast of a mobile device. Join Gizmag, as we review the Galaxy Note 3.

The Galaxy Note doesn't have a lot of peers. Sure, there are other huge phablets in stores, but few of them have a built-in stylus or the software to support it. So while we're taking a look at the new Galaxy Note 3, why not compare it to one of the best smartphones of 2013, the HTC One?

Compare any two high-end smartphones, and chances are they'll have a lot in common. But the new iPhone 5s and Galaxy Note 3 are about as different as two top-tier "phones" (if you can even call them both that) can be. Let's put the two side-by-side, and compare their features and specs.