There's no doubting it: the HP Elite x3 is a capable smartphone. It's packed with high performance hardware that positions it in the same pack as industry leaders, like the LG V20, Google Pixel and iPhone 7.

The HP Elite x3 phablet, revealed on Sunday at this year's MWC, is therefore as surprising as it is ambitious. The world's first Windows 10 Mobile device with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, the Elite x3 is an enterprise-focused handset that aims to replace not just potential users' existing...

HP is a name more associated with laptops than smartphones, but with the Elite X3 the brand is hoping to bring a little of its business nous to one of the most crowded and, arguably, tough to succeed in fields in tech. The idea behind the Elite X3 is something we've seen before.

After quite the hiatus, HP is back in the phone business with a bang: the Elite x3 is a Windows 10 phablet with big aspirations. It's not content with merely being a king-sized smartphone, either: the Elite x3 wants to depose your phone, your PC and your laptop, too.

At the presentation of the company's representative emphasized several times that HP Elite x3 is not just a smartphone, a multi-function device designed to replace a laptop, desktop and phone one gadget.

It all sounds like the Elite x3 is shaping up to be a real beast. It makes the best of a bad situation, focusing on Windows Phone's business strengths rather than going after Apple, Samsung, and LG in the home market. Unfortunately, that also extends to how HP's going to be selling the thing. You won't be able to walk into a phone shop and get one on contract; instead, HP will be selling it directly to companies through its business networks. That means it could be pretty difficult to get hold of one, but you certainly won't be disappointed if your IT guy decided to place an order. It should arrive later this summer, with more than 30 countries in line at launch, but there's no official price just yet.

HP first showed off the Elite x3 back in February at the annual Mobile World Congress show, and a few months later, we got a sneak peak of an updated version of the device during HP's big business printers and business PCs launch event in Macau.

I was trying to edit my first review but seems you can't. So very quickly just wanted to add the new firmware and Windows 10 mobile anniversary were finally released for the HP Elite X3. The difference is amazing...I am finding this phone now as, or more stable than my Galaxy Edge 7.

Love my phone, durable and solid feel in the hand, finger print reader and iris scan is awesome! Windows 10 a little buggy but fast and responsive....wish it had more apps but then again if I wanna play games I have my android, it's only 999 at windows store, I wouldn't pay 1500 for it tho...