7. Samsung Galaxy Note

Carrier: AT&T

Price: $250 

As we noted earlier this year, Samsung's mobile experiment is a notable prelude for the "phablet" market. The massive (and marvelous) 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED display would make you to think it was a full-on tablet, but you'd be foolish to entertain the thought. Instead, the device serves as an enterprise phone with dashing LTE speeds, long battery life, and the new S-Pen, which works great for scribbling notes and updating spreadsheets on the go. Plus the screen makes for a great viewing platform.

Read our full review on the Samsung Galaxy Note