The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at the company's headquarters in Seoul. Credit: Reuters/Lee Jae-Won
Just when it looked like smartphones couldn't get any bigger before officially becoming tablets, the latest stories emerging from South Korea suggest that Samsung is about to push the
definition of 'phablet' even further with its upcoming Galaxy Note III.
According to the Korea Times, the new smartphone-cum-tablet will have a pocket-bursting 6.3-inch OLED display when it is unveiled in mid-2013.
To recap, the original Galaxy Note, launched in 2011, had a 5.3-inch screen, the current Galaxy Note II -- which to date has sold in excess of 5 million -- has a 5.5-inch screen and, as other Android handset makers scramble to build their own 5-inch+ devices to capitalize on the market Samsung appears to have discovered, the South Korean tech giant is set to go one better again.