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Enjoy the best of a smartphone and tablet with 6-inch Android devices such as the Leagoo Shark 1 and the Oppo R9 Plus - and take a look at how these two biggies compare.

Published Fri, Jun 3, 2016 · 09:50 PM
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A giant with longer life

SO yet another China smartphone company is launching yet another Android phone to the market, but credit should go to Leagoo for doing something different.

Leagoo's phones are unique in that the company is trying to sell its products outside China, and do not want to be seen as simply flooding the market with products.

The Shark 1 is a 6-inch giant for those who still want a device with a massive display, and supporting it is an equally large 6,300 mAh battery.

That is more than twice that of the 3,020 mAh on the 5.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and with it, there is finally a device that can remain operational after 24 hours of intensive use.

Leagoo could have easily left it at that, but it went a step further and implemented its own quick-charge feature on the device, such that a 30-minute charge can fill up …

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