The HP Elite x3 is the hero phablet Windows 10 Mobile needs

BARCELONA — Windows 10 Mobile desperately needs a hero and HP's new Elite x3 phablet could be it.

Billed by HP as the "ultimate productivity device with the power of a PC," the Elite x3 is the company's umpteenth try at cracking mobile after failing with the webOS-powered Palm Pre many moons ago and switching to Android for two massive phablets that were made just for India.

The Elite x3 is a huge smartphone. The company minced no words calling it a phablet designed to fill the shoes of a smartphone, tablet and laptop. The screen measures 5.96 inches and has a 2,560 x 1,440 (QuadHD) resolution; it's made from durable Corning Gorilla Glass 4 and there's an anti-reflective coating. The prototype unit that I checked out looked crisp and bright. Read more...