With phones getting bigger to meet productivity needs of the modern world, various tech companies offer phablets that offer both bigger screens with better features and specifications.

Pocket-Lint described smartphone as a gadget with a screen size that falls between a tablet and the regular mobile phone. Through time, it has earned a space of its own in the tech industry. To give you a quick roundup of the best phablets of 2013, we have gathered several trusted ones that have been released in the market for this year.

HTC One Max

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If you do not mind carrying a big lump in your pocket, then here's the great HTC One Max. It has a 5.9-inch display that weighs about 217 grams. It may be a big phone but you get Boom Sound speakers right on its front part. This is an amazing phablet if you like listening to music, watching movies and playing games.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

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This Galaxy Note 3 is a lighter and thinner model than the Note 2. It has a stylus and comes partnered with the Galaxy Gear smartwatch. It has the Android 4.3 jellybean, a 5.7-inch display, a 2.3 GHz quad core processor and 13MP camera on its rear part. It is often recognized by other critics as a diamond in the rough.

LG G2

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This phablet boasts of an HD display measuring 5.2-inch with the first handset that comes with buttons for its volume and power on its rear. LG made this for better access of the functions of its camera and also lessen the possibilities of dropping it. It also has a 13MP camera with Hi-Fi playback.

Sony Xperia Z Ultra

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This phablet measures 6.3-inch and considered the biggest and thinnest of them all. It has leading specs with casing that is waterproof.

Huawei Ascend Mate

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If you want a budget-friendly phablet, then this is the one to get. It has a screen at 6.1-inch with a RAM of 2GB. It has an impressive battery length but not removable.

Other worth noting phablets of 2013 include Samsung Galaxy Mega, Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Asus FonePad 7, LG Optimus G Pro, Nokia Lumia 1520, and Nokia Lumia 1320.