Who is To Blame for giant phones?

[monsieurms]

Blame me, uh, I mean consumers. I want the biggest screen I can get while still being able to hold it in one hand and put it in my pants pocket.

If you want a high end phone, we're not really talking about a phone, but a handheld computer. When you have a good sized screen, you can actually DO easily and well all those things it promises to do, like edit documents, read ebooks, surf the web, respond to your emails easily, watch videos, play games.

When Apple came out with all of its "look what you can do with the iPhone.." advertising when they released the first edition, the problem was very simple: in theory you could do it all, but who'd want to on that tiny, little screen? People like Samsung went on a different path and screen size has been an important part of that success. It means to me that the "phones" finally fulfill their inherent promise.

Anecdotes aside, professional marketing surveys in the industry prove the truth of this--I cited one recently, can't find it. They are generally concluding that consumers who want high end phones want phones with bigger screens. That seems to make sense as the two do tend to correlate. If you want high end, most will want something that makes high end features easy to use.

 

[hawkwind212]

A person mentioned hardware, and I think the fact that multitasking, and multiple screens are becoming a norm on the smart phones are some good reasons calling for larger screen. Somebody else mentione the hand held computer, also a good reason. More and more people using their smart phones as their only means to go online. Supposedly a large population of Chinese are doing just that. Another reason that nobody else mentioned was that some people simply don't have good eye sights. It's difficult for those people to look at the smaller screen. When I had a 4" device, I can't remember how many time my parents and friends asked me "how can you see on that tiny screen?". And I think that's one of the reason that I have a big screen device now, so they can stop asking me that question. Also, isn't the new iphone that's probably coming out in a few month, going to have a bigger screen than 5"?

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[jonnaver]

I used to long for more high end compact phones, but once I finally did buy I 5" screen size I can't go back

 

[A895]

Blame me, uh, I mean consumers. I want the biggest screen I can get while still being able to hold it in one hand and put it in my pants pocket.

If you want a high end phone, we're not really talking about a phone, but a handheld computer. When you have a good sized screen, you can actually DO easily and well all those things it promises to do, like edit documents, read ebooks, surf the web, respond to your emails easily, watch videos, play games.

When Apple came out with all of its "look what you can do with the iPhone.." advertising when they released the first edition, the problem was very simple: in theory you could do it all, but who'd want to on that tiny, little screen? People like Samsung went on a different path and screen size has been an important part of that success. It means to me that the "phones" finally fulfill their inherent promise.

Anecdotes aside, professional marketing surveys in the industry prove the truth of this--I cited one recently, can't find it. They are generally concluding that consumers who want high end phones want phones with bigger screens. That seems to make sense as the two do tend to correlate. If you want high end, most will want something that makes high end features easy to use.

All that you said is perfectly capable of being done on smaller form factors, the problem is we then hit the realm of subjectivity. Either way, regardless of some surveys, taking away the choice of having high den devices in smaller form factors is bad either way you slice it.

There are quite a few who got an iPhone because Android phones have gotten too big. Not everyone wants to compromise what the smartphone embodies: computing on the go. What is the point of that if I have to force myself to use phablets and get bigger pants to accommodate tech?

Really this is lack of choice in hardware which Android has always been the forefront of l, but lately it is wither get a phablet or be stuck on weaker specs and/or be left behind on updates.

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[hawkwind212]

I used to long for more high end compact phones, but once I finally did buy I 5" screen size I can't go back

I can't go back either, I'll admit right now. After I see how green the other side of the valley is. Ask yourself this, do you rather watch the hd movie on the 4" screen, or say on the 5.5" screen?

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[A895]

I used to long for more high end compact phones, but once I finally did buy I 5" screen size I can't go back

That's because you got used to it. I can't use one at all.

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[hawkwind212]

That's because you got used to it. I can't use one at all.

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It's 5 pages into this wildfire call 'why the giant phone' you started. That's just say your mind is made up and you like smaller device.

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[SRN7]

Re: Who is To Blame?

Blame FEMALES and SOCIAL MEDIA. LOL

This joke belongs in the android sunglasses forum

 

[A895]

I can't go back either, I'll admit right now. After I see how green the other side of the valley is. Ask yourself this, do you rather watch the hd movie on the 4" screen, or say on the 5.5" screen?

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A 4 inch screen because I use my phone for more than just entertainment.

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[A895]

It's 5 pages into this wildfire call 'why the giant phone' you started. That's just say your mind is made up and you like smaller device.

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I already said I like a smaller device, I don't know why that would be in question. The point of this thread is to ask why are high end smaller android devices being ignored.

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[BobLobIaw]

I already said I like a smaller device, I don't know why that would be in question. The point of this thread is to ask why are high end smaller android devices being ignored.

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It seems like you are getting a lot of answers but you just don't like the answers. It is possible that consumer preferences may change and the pendulum may swing back toward smaller phones but right now most people want 5"+ phones.

 

[hawkwind212]

I already said I like a smaller device, I don't know why that would be in question. The point of this thread is to ask why are high end smaller android devices being ignored.

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Not being ignored, they just become specialized.

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[Almeuit]

Consumers. Plain and simple. Company tries bigger screens... Consumers love them... Company makes more.

 

[JulesJam]

I wasn't either, why would you assume so? I have a stigmatism in both my eyes as a matter of fact,

don't know anything about astigmatisms but I know if you are far sighted like me, the smaller screens require me to wear stronger correction to be able to read and that gives me a headache.

Me and all my far sighted buddies love the larger phones. There apparently are a lot of us.

 

[Ry]

Consumers. Plain and simple. Company tries bigger screens... Consumers love them... Company makes more.

Mic drop.

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[A895]

It seems like you are getting a lot of answers but you just don't like the answers. It is possible that consumer preferences may change and the pendulum may swing back toward smaller phones but right now most people want 5"+ phones.

Or it could be the fact most phones are 5 inches or more so of course more 5 inch phones would be sold. But at the same time the iPhone is 4 inches and sells millions very quarter. Something does not add up.

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[A895]

don't know anything about astigmatisms but I know if you are far sighted like me, the smaller screens require me to wear stronger correction to be able to read and that gives me a headache.

Me and all my far sighted buddies love the larger phones. There apparently are a lot of us.

Stigmatism are refraction errors causing blurred vision. But I wear glasses, and I do just fine with 4 inch displays.

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[A895]

Not being ignored, they just become specialized.

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Why is it specialized when it was the norm not too long ago? We did just fine with 4.7 inch displays before, now all of sudden it is too small and not smartphone worthy?

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[Almeuit]

Why is it specialized when it was the norm not too long ago? We did just fine with 4.7 inch displays before, now all of sudden it is too small and not smartphone worthy?

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Consumers. Plain and simple. Company tries bigger screens... Consumers love them... Company makes more.

This. Honestly.. This.. Consumers drive the market. They yelled bigger.. So companies do what sells.

Edit - okay it's not quoting my other post.. One sec..

 

[BobLobIaw]

Or it could be the fact most phones are 5 inches or more so of course more 5 inch phones would be sold. But at the same time the iPhone is 4 inches and sells millions very quarter. Something does not add up.

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The new iPhone will be a good example to test your theory. If the iPhone 6 stays at 4" and continues to sell well then you may be right. If, as suspected, the iPhone gets bigger then I think that would confirm that the movement to larger phones is consumer-driven. Apple is pretty good with their market research.