Samsung Unveils Enormous 6.3-Inch Galaxy Mega Smartphone

If you liked the big screen of Samsung's Galaxy Note smartphones, the company has something even more massive coming. The Samsung Galaxy Mega line, which will hit Europe in May, is led by a monstrous 6.3-inch phone — the biggest smartphone yet.

Earlier this year, China's Huawei unveiled a 6.1-inch phone, but the Galaxy Mega beats it by a fraction of an inch. Samsung's gigantic phone shows the race to build the biggest smartphone has taken on a similar flavor as the competition to build ever-larger flat-screen TVs in the last decade.

Importantly, the Galaxy Mega phones do not include a stylus (the "S Pen") that's a hallmark of the Galaxy Note line. They're also not pure tablets, since they're equipped to connect with mobile networks. Read more...