SO MUCH better than a kickstand!

[6tr6tr]

Please, HTC, make this phone!!

design fabulous: HTC 1

(And here's the full concept:http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4784649606_cc32a6a57d_o.jpg )

 

[solo1]

Thats nice ... but what concept devices aren't ... What a designer may want and what an engineer can build are two TOTALLY different things ... The size is a turnoff also .

 

[6tr6tr]

Thats nice ... but what concept devices aren't ... What a designer may want and what an engineer can build are two TOTALLY different things ... The size is a turnoff also .

Sure but Apple's said that the biggest change for them and what led to the iPhone (and the iMac, iPod) was switching from making design fit around their components/engineering to making the engineering have to fit the design.

 

[6tr6tr]

Has a nice UI too:

 

[bnewt]

battery not removable?

 

[solo1]

Sure but Apple's said that the biggest change for them and what led to the iPhone (and the iMac, iPod) was switching from making design fit around their components/engineering to making the engineering have to fit the design.

Which is why the iphone loses reception when you hold it like a normal human holds a phone ... The engineers knew that putting the antenna there would cripple the reception but apple wanted it there anyway ... THEY ALL KNEW THIS BEFORE LAUNCH ... Which is why the "BUFFER" was actually launched at the same time as the iphone ... which equals more money for apple .

 

[pwnst_r]

Damn, that's a slick design... if only hardware/software manufacturers would listen/look.

 

[Jerry-O]

No thank you. Once you have small electrical connections going trough a hinged conduit it can only lead to breakage from stress or user breakage. Once piece with a kick stand for me please.

 

[olsonn]

IMO, that concept design is not ideal for one main reason: It wastes space with the "kickstand" and takes away from the screen size. Look at the EVO. There isn't much "wasted space." There is a space on top for the speaker, and a slim line of buttons at the bottom. What does this mean? More screen space, which is key for me. Max out the screen space. That's why I have to roll my eyes when I see various phones out there today. What a huge waste of space the iPhone has for both its speaker on top and its single button on the bottom. Those cut into potential screen size.

I'd imagine that soon, there will be a phone with a display that goes all the way to every edge. That's ideal, IMO. Give me an EVO-sized phone with a 4.6-inch display, instead of 4.3.

 

[6tr6tr]

Which is why the iphone loses reception when you hold it like a normal human holds a phone ... The engineers knew that putting the antenna there would cripple the reception but apple wanted it there anyway ... THEY ALL KNEW THIS BEFORE LAUNCH ... Which is why the "BUFFER" was actually launched at the same time as the iphone ... which equals more money for apple .

That is NOT why. Only the iPhone 4 loses reception. The 3GS is fine.

 

[6tr6tr]

No thank you. Once you have small electrical connections going trough a hinged conduit it can only lead to breakage from stress or user breakage. Once piece with a kick stand for me please.

I disagree. Sure the laptops of 5-10 years ago had this problem, but none of the top laptops or netbooks have this issue anymore. And today's slide-out phones have also largely fixed this issue.

 

[6tr6tr]

IMO, that concept design is not ideal for one main reason: It wastes space with the "kickstand" and takes away from the screen size. Look at the EVO. There isn't much "wasted space." There is a space on top for the speaker, and a slim line of buttons at the bottom. What does this mean? More screen space, which is key for me. Max out the screen space. That's why I have to roll my eyes when I see various phones out there today. What a huge waste of space the iPhone has for both its speaker on top and its single button on the bottom. Those cut into potential screen size.

I'd imagine that soon, there will be a phone with a display that goes all the way to every edge. That's ideal, IMO. Give me an EVO-sized phone with a 4.6-inch display, instead of 4.3.

Actually, it takes up no more space than the bottom of the Evo with those stupid physical buttons (which I hate).

 

[saturnine]

Why do manufacturers think we need fewer buttons? Please stop following Apple's poor design & give me dedicated media control buttons (Waking the device & then unlocking it to skip a track is exasperating), & a few programmable buttons that I can use as I see fit.

 

[olsonn]

Actually, it takes up no more space than the bottom of the Evo with those stupid physical buttons (which I hate).

Actually, the iPhone button and speaker area take up more space than the EVO's. The iPhone speaker area is probably the more blatant offender. Here's a pic to compare:

http://www.taranfx.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/htc-evo-4g-vs-nexus-one-iphone.jpg

 

[6tr6tr]

Actually, the iPhone button and speaker area take up more space than the EVO's. The iPhone speaker area is probably the more blatant offender. Here's a pic to compare:

http://www.taranfx.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/htc-evo-4g-vs-nexus-one-iphone.jpg

No, I meant the concept phone.

 

[olsonn]

No, I meant the concept phone.

Gotcha. My bad. But to your point... Yes, the EVO's buttons are wasteful. I want the face of the phone to be button/kickstand/add-on free, in order to maximize the area of the screen. So the concept phone doesn't improve on that - it creates another "useless" area, IMO.

 

[TheMobileWorx]

Just so everyone is clear. These pictures which have been spreading around like crazy are not the work of HTC or even an engineer. They are ideas from a design student! FANTASTIC creativity, graphics and job!!!