- The first brand name anyone thinks about is Samsung while talking about phablets, and the GalaxyTab S3, Galaxy Note 9 and S9 Plus are serious this year, wholly smokes! They offer amazing read/write speeds, screen size and resolution with amazing build quality. Things to consider are the dual sim capability, battery life, camera resolution, all around functionality, and software security. Samsung delivers a better device than Apple and the price tag is quite fair.
- I would rate Samsung as the best phablet manufacturer on the planet, hands down. Second place is a hot cachet with new companies introducing their own alternatives and has changed hands every year for as long as I can remember. This year brings an official second place winner by way of the Razer Phone 2. This phone is unbelievable. For $6-700.00 you enjoy the fastest snapdragon available and 64GB of RAM to play in the northbridge, wireless quick-charging, 12MP camera, an OLED display, and a year warranty. If you ever wanted a 'cost effective' gaming phablet, this is all you need. It's enough to buy a used car, but if you can find one used, open-box, or refurb than nab this gem a.s.a.p. It's even water resistant, but keep this beast safe from water if you buy it, because, WOW!
- Third place goes to Asus ROG. The ROG smartphone series was announced on June 8, 2018, at the Computex computer expo, and would be considered a phablet because of its 6" screen size. I forsee Asus becoming a new champion of devices for years to come. These phones are something saweeet. If you don't mind paying to extra cash to pick up a phone that obliterates almost any other device, then this is it. The 845 is overclocked to almost 3Ghz and furnished with 64MB of elbow cache to swap on the north end along with 128GB of internal storage. The phone also offers adaptable storage for your 95Mb/s sim cards, with a read speed just above 7Mb/s for 4k files internally. The best thing about this phone is it's Bios like U.I. named GameCenter that allows owners to tweak the hardware settings. The AMOLED display is better and the GPU is also faster than Razer, however, the price is a bit over the top, forcing Razer to take one spot just ahead of ROG. For performance sake, ROG is a huge step ahead.
- Fourth place has been juggled for a few months, but I've ultimately decided on OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition and the OnePlus 7. I am quite impressed with these phablets! OnePlus has their finger on the pulse with these phantastic gadgets. They have been rapidly climbing the recognition ladder for a few years now, and these OnePlus releases are spectacular! If you think it's time to try something else, but not as extreme as ROG, then buy OnePlus because they are super impressive and super affordable. Definitely a top 5 for years to come.
- Fifth is held for Xiomi Mi Mix 3, Mi 8 Pro, and Pocopone F1. Xiomi is not playing any games with these lines of gaming phablets geared for performance. The price tag places this device smack dab in the center of a top ten list with Apple as an outlier, Xiomi is a perfect counterbalance. The bang for your buck award goes to this phablet in 2019 because there are no other devices with an 8 series snapdragon, and 6 series Adreno launching this year at this price point. If you're shopping and can find one at a reduced rate then buy it because these models are exactly what you're looking for in a phablet today. Phantastic buy!
- The sixth position is by no means a slouch. Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Honor 10, and Huawei P 20 Pro are nicely done up with the best cameras a phablet could carry, along with the functionality of a GalaxyTab for half the price! These are taking the phablet world by storm this year. MSRP is too high considering the competition, however, worth every penny under $4-450.00 if you can find one used or refurbished.
- The Seventh spot is also comparable to OnePlus and Samsung, just slightly less powerful- LG. LG has been a top 5 placeholder for almost a decade, and this year is no different. The devices LG carry are all great but the G7 ThinQ is ridiculous for phablets sake! This is something for the career woman or business administrator to carry on their hip. The ThinQ has just been dropped, and its price tag is a bit meaty. ThinQ has dual 16Mp cameras, fast read/write speed and is water resistant. The drawbacks of ThinQ are its limited RAM space, and it's non-CDMA capability for the cheaper model, but it isn't a gamer, and nobody uses CDMA anyway. The $800 model is pricey new, but if you find a 64Gb model used for less than $430, then buy it and watch your productivity soar!
- Eighth is Sony's Xperia XZ3. I chose to give it to Sony because they are still trickling out quality devices every year or two, and they never seem to disappoint; aside from the price tag. Sony has done a lot for our technology culture, and the Xperia XZ3 is something to notice this year because it's durable construction and fast read/write speeds. This phab lil device is capable of anything any other phablet can do but it only carries 6Gb of swap space on the north side, so you may see some lag/pagefiles. The price is sky high, but the device is worth owning for anything close to $450ish~
- Ninth is reserved for an up and comer. The underdog on this list is surely AGM X3. Nobody has heard much from this emerging company, but their phablets will knock your socks off! The memory size options are what the market demands, but quite pricey.. The durable construction and performance give these tablets a proper rubberneck from just about everyone. I placed AGM X3 in 9th because of its cost. The price for one of these is way too high, other than the 6Gb model, but this phablet is still something to write home about. Business owners need something built like this more times than not, and I'm not surprised silicon valley was the last to catch on even after Toughbook's success. This phablet means BIZ, baby.
- Finally, HTC comes in as a strong top 10 foundation. If you think your device is worth buying, compare it to HTC's 2019 models to weigh against. HTC has been owning the phablet niche since Blu and now they have done another phab rendition of the HTC U12 for 2019. Another remarkable handheld from HTC qualifies these models as the go-to as a no-nonsense choice for any organization or enthusiast. Sometimes there are waiting periods between repairs/replacements of your preferred devices that an HTC device can immediately answer during downtime or as a plan B.
These phablets are quite capable of running any compatible software or configurations. Smart devices can track inventory, give real-time fleet locations, manage task lists, screencast presentations, group meetings, send faxes and even order a salad delivered before lunch! Find a device in 2019 to flex your multitasking muscles because they are truly AMAZING! Another interesting device from Nvidia that could easily be turned into a dual sim performance phab would be the old Nvidia Shield Tablet. I'm not sure what they are doing, but the hardware used is brilliant for people like me who want an all-rounder daily driver. Why not just stick a radio in it?! I would've bought that for years. It's now a console/portable controller? Kind of stepping backward, no?
