Two Galaxy Notes and two Optimus Vus later, LG's ready to tackle the giant-sized smartphone niche, this time without the category's defining accessory: a stylus.

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It's not clear what LG's share was, but here's a little insight on the battle of the tabletphones: back in April, we were told that about 3, 000 Optimus Vus were sold per day, whereas Samsung's Galaxy Note did between 4, 000 to 5, 000 per day.

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The large-phone craze is rocking the world like a hurricane, and LG is no stranger to this trend: within the last year, the Korean manufacturer has launched two big-screened smartphones as Optimus Vus (three if you count the LG Intuition on Verizon) to mediocre fanfare worldwide.

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