Why I'm finally giving in to the big phone craze

If you hadn't yet noticed, I'm what you might call a bit of a big phone holdout.

You know the type, right? Heck, maybe you are one yourself. I've lived with lots of plus-sized phones over the years -- practically every major device to be released in the U.S., in fact -- and I've just never been won over by anything that's pushed past the 5.2-in. mark and into what I'll begrudgingly call "phablet" terrain.

I certainly get why some people like larger smartphones. There's something nice about having an extra-spacious display, especially considering how much time most of us spend staring at those surfaces these days. But for me, that's never been enough to outweigh the accompanying tradeoffs in comfort and ergonomics -- two areas that inevitably take a hit once you start toting around a gadget that doesn't fit naturally into your pocket or palm.

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