Large screen smartphones, a.k.a. phablets, are expected to account for nearly 25% of all smartphone shipments this year. Given the popularity and prevalence of these large-screen devices which includes LG's G3, Apple's iPhone 6 Plus, Samsung's Galaxy Note 4, and HTC's One Max, it's not surprising that Google is also going big with its latest flagship phone, the Nexus 6.

Even before the Nexus 6 was announced, its codename of Shamu (named after the whale at SeaWorld) pretty much gave away the fact that this flagship smartphone was going to be a large-screen device. The Nexus 6 has the largest screen we?ve seen from Google yet at 5.96-inches. This screen is also larger than Apple's iPhone 6 Plus by 0.4 inches and by 0.2 inches versus Samsung's Galaxy Note 4...