The best phablets and big-screen phones money can buy in 2013

2013 can with every certainty be called The Year of the Phablet, no matter if you like the term or not. It marks the first year when Samsung's Note 3 family representative met some serious competition from the other phone makers, who decided to introduce their take on those 5.5"+ devices that people seem to be jonesing about lately.

Sony one-upped everybody with the 6.3" waterproof Xperia Z Ultra, making it a member of the sub-7mm club of thickness, HTC also chipped it with the One max and its innovative fingerprint scanner on the back, while Nokia entered the race in a heartwarming manner with its pivotal for Windows Phone Lumia 1520 and the affordable 1320.
There are a lot of entrants in between also, so let's recap what are some of the best phablets money can buy at the moment, before something even wilder has been spotted just around the corner (nudge, wink, LG G Flex).