Rumor that Nexus 5 will be a 'phablet'

[natehoy]

If this turns out to be true, sign me up. I have very large hands and not-so-great eyesight. I do not fear the five inch beast.

As long as they aren't afraid to put enough battery on it to be useful.

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[anon(94115)]

I think we are going to settle in right about where we are, the 4.7-5 range which is fine for most.

Bigger than five brings you to phablet territory then bigger than six you are in tablet territory.

That 6.1 is really going to flop a bit. It is just too much for most everyone. It is a nice offering, but very few will go with it.

Then you also have to consider the concepts we saw at the last show with the flexible screens....

Tough to pinpoint where all of this is gonna shake out.

This year should be interesting with a five inch s4, a better Nexus, and whatever Sony brings to the table. I am not writing the other companies off, they just need to show something cool in February.

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[minnemike]

Not everyone has the same size pockets. If I wanted to wear a jacket everyday with pockets, I would carry an even bigger phone!

Oh, I can fit just about any size phone into jeans pockets.... walking normally with the phone in there is another story. lol

 

[badbrad17]

most folks continue to assume that what they like is what should be what everyone else likes. You said this...



I have small/average hands and love the size of the Note. I don't like phones smaller than 5" any longer, but that is my personal preference. I don't assume anyone else feels this way, because it is my own opinion. And I'm sure there are plenty of large-handed folks out there with iPhones and Android phones smaller than 5". Hell, I see most people in my area using flip phones still!

Flip phones? Where do you live? Siberia?

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[anon(94115)]

Worse I bet... Cleveland

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[badbrad17]

Phones Are a Big-Screen Hit but a Bit of a Fashion Challenge - WSJ.com

the key point in this article is this:
Shipments of smartphones with screens 4.6 inches or larger grew to 82.7 million units last year from 1.8 million units in 2011, says New York-based market-research firm ABI Research.

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[badbrad17]

I think we are going to settle in right about where we are, the 4.7-5 range which is fine for most.

Bigger than five brings you to phablet territory then bigger than six you are in tablet territory.

That 6.1 is really going to flop a bit. It is just too much for most everyone. It is a nice offering, but very few will go with it.

Then you also have to consider the concepts we saw at the last show with the flexible screens....

Tough to pinpoint where all of this is gonna shake out.

This year should be interesting with a five inch s4, a better Nexus, and whatever Sony brings to the table. I am not writing the other companies off, they just need to show something cool in February.

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I think you are bang on. I would also add that with the larger phone becoming so popular that many people are finding tablets to be less of a necessity. I find that I use mine much less after getting my Nexus 4 while my wife who has a Blackberry uses her tablet all the time. If you have a note 2 you really don't need a tablet unless you are replacing a laptop with a Transformer Prime.

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[richdroidx]

Im used to my note2 size already. Once you get used to it it really doesn't seem as big. I dont speak on phones much so I'm rarely holding it to my ears. A nexus 5 incher would be great especially edge to edge display

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[bobjohnson201]

and whatever Sony brings to the table

their flagship was the xperia z they showed at CES. 5 inch -1080p screen. bigger bezel than nexus 4 i believe

 

[bobjohnson201]

Im used to my note2 size already. Once you get used to it it really doesn't seem as big. I dont speak on phones much so I'm rarely holding it to my ears. A nexus 5 incher would be great especially edge to edge display

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since 5 inch phones will take over, all i can hope for is a bezel "as small as possible". i can't go to iphone (just saw my friends today). android is beautiful...

 

[anon(94115)]

Yeah I know but was not terribly impressed. I want to see more before I bump them up in class.

How about we see how it stacks up with the other offerings at that show in February

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[bobjohnson201]

Yeah I know but was not terribly impressed. I want to see more before I bump them up in class.

How about we see how it stacks up with the other offerings at that show in February

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i think cpu/RAM wise i think the n4 will stand up just fine with the phones of the near future. the next big thing IMO is advancement in materials.

 

[anon(94115)]

By the same token, everything in the last six months will.

We are getting close to the end of the line for Cpu and ram bumps. This is the year that should put the focus on display and battery life.

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[bobjohnson201]

By the same token, everything in the last six months will.

We are getting close to the end of the line for Cpu and ram bumps. This is the year that should put the focus on display and battery life.

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agree. and materials.

 

[lpt2569]

Flip phones? Where do you live? Siberia?

I know, right?!?! Lots of old school folks in my part of town, clinging to anything that is not a "smart" phone.

 

[lpt2569]

Worse I bet... Cleveland

Actually I wouldn't mind spending about an hour or so in Cleveland to see the R&R Hall of Fame for a good laugh.

 

[anon(94115)]

To take from an old joke, I spent a month in cleveland one weekend... Seriously it was boring.

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[minnemike]

I know, right?!?! Lots of old school folks in my part of town, clinging to anything that is not a "smart" phone.

haha - I still like my old razr v3i flip phone. I use it as a backup and got a sim adapter so I could swap in the N4 sim if ever needed. Except I lost it somewhere and have to find it. Damn thig is so small. LOL

 

[lpt2569]

haha - I still like my old razr v3i flip phone. I use it as a backup and got a sim adapter so I could swap in the N4 sim if ever needed. Except I lost it somewhere and have to find it. Damn thig is so small. LOL

I actually still have a couple older (pre-2007...not really that old) Samsung flip phones, and a Blackberry. I offered the Blackberry to my one neighbor when he lost his phone, he even thinks the Blackberry is "too much phone" for him. Too funny.

 

[msndrstood]

I'll be happy with any size as long as it has curved glass, . I know, it's shallow, but I love the curves and don't like the square/flat form factor in a phone. That's just me.

What?! ...I'm msndrstood.
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