But I’ve always struggled to use smartphones – my first was an iPhone 4 – without awkward ... to years of fumbling about with an oversized phablet – a relatively modestly-sized high ...

Measuring 6.22 inches tall by 3 inches wide (but just 7.1mm thick), the iPhone 6 Plus was so large it demanded a new distinction and ushered in the era of the "phablet" (for "phone-tablet).