War with Apple hots up as Korean company launches larger version of smartphone matching Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus, and powerful new Note 5

Samsung has launched two new phablets, the Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge Plus, in its war with Apple and LG to maintain its large-screen smartphone crown.

The Korean company made the surprise move of releasing a larger variant of its popular Galaxy S6 Edge rather than simply sticking with its Note line of phablets, which launched in 2011 and defined the new half phone, half tablet category.