eao1991
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The Nexus 6 isn't as big as you guys think.!
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The 6 Plus is fairly popular despite its size even though it's an ergonomic nightmare with the flat slippery aluminum back.
The Nexus 6 on the other hand should prove to be even easier to use due to the curved back and soft touch plastic. They are roughly the same size except the Nexus 6 is a little bit wider but you gain nearly 0.5 inches in screen real estate.
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Ok, so there is no issue as long as you like phablets/MCCDs.
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I haven't owned a phablet yet I find the size to be manageable. Unfortunately the days of 4 inch smartphones are past us and with manufacturers continuing to up the screen size, devices the size of the Note 4 and Nexus 6 will become the norm in the near future.
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Very cool photo thanks for sharing. Marginally larger but also has almost a half inch bigger screen.
4" phones are one thing, but phablets are another mess entirely. I have handled a few different phablets and I haven't found them too conducive to one handed use.
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I guess it really depends on hand size, I can palm a basketball fairly easily and use an iPad Air in the palm of my hand. With that said, I have limited experience with "phablets" and so far the size doesn't seem to bother me too much, I feel as if I could get used to the size fairly quickly and be able to one hand the majority of tasks.
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I have to say I'm still on the fence. I was set on getting the New moto x to replace my 2013 model, but with the nexus 6 I will just have to hold it in my hands before I can make a final decision.
I like the idea of large screen real estate but only to an extent. There becomes a point where the phone becomes too cumbersome. I have generally thought that to be between 5.2 and 5.5 inches. The Nexus 6 may change that for me.
I like the idea of large screen real estate but only to an extent. There becomes a point where the phone becomes too cumbersome. I have generally thought that to be between 5.2 and 5.5 inches. The Nexus 6 may change that for me.
I don't like the asymmetric bezels. The top bezel is much bigger and wish they could've reduced it, then the phone would be just as tall as a Note 4.
I have rather large hands as well. I can palm my Nexus 7 without too much difficulty. Can I use it with one hand like my N5? No. Do I want to hold something that big next to my head to make a call? Not really, no. Would it be helpful if I could put it in my pants pocket? Actually, yes it would.
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I don't have huge hands but I could always operate my Nexus 7 with one hand... I like to use Swype for my keyboard and I had no real issue using the N7 one handed... Yeah from time to time I had to use my other hand or balance against my thigh when sitting.... but it was manageable... Not perfect but over the 2+ years I had the two different versions of the Nexus 7 I had gotten use to it....
That being said the N7 also had HUGE bezel and a 7 inch screen.... The Nexus 6 is going to be a lot smaller in comparison.... Thinner bezel and a smaller screen.... SHOULD (at least in theory) make it easier to manage one handed....
I remember my original EVO and it's 4.3 inch screen.. I thought at the time there is no way I can manage that sucker one handed... I also felt "Awkward" holding it up to my head to talk on the phone.... and then going to the Galaxy S3 and then the Nexus 5...... You adjust and get use to it. but I do think 6 inch is starting to push the ceiling for a phablet device.... Someone will come out with something bigger... someone is going to push 6.2 or 6.5 in the coming year or so.... Which if they go like that Sharp phone with zero bezel they might be able to make it work in a similar footprint of the Nexus 6/Note 4/iPhone 6+.........
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Here is a size compare of the Note 4 vs the Nexus 6.
Google Nexus 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 - Visual phone size compare
Here is the Nexus 6 vs the Nokia 1520:
Google Nexus 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 - Visual phone size compare
The 1520 is a monstrosity. Anyway you slice it the phone is huge. I dont have a problem with a Nexus phablet. Obviously, there is a market for it. The market however is probably about 1/6th the size of the more traditionally sized phone market. Not to mention that vanilla android offers nothing in terms of additionally functionality to that giant display. That's what I don't understand. Google is forcing people who want to use their latest version of android into a phone with subpar battery life and camera (Nexus 5) or a giant phablet (Nexus 6).
Seems like an odd strategy.
Google Nexus 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 - Visual phone size compare
Here is the Nexus 6 vs the Nokia 1520:
Google Nexus 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 - Visual phone size compare
The 1520 is a monstrosity. Anyway you slice it the phone is huge. I dont have a problem with a Nexus phablet. Obviously, there is a market for it. The market however is probably about 1/6th the size of the more traditionally sized phone market. Not to mention that vanilla android offers nothing in terms of additionally functionality to that giant display. That's what I don't understand. Google is forcing people who want to use their latest version of android into a phone with subpar battery life and camera (Nexus 5) or a giant phablet (Nexus 6).
Seems like an odd strategy.
Well. Good news for me. I used a 1520 for like a week and I had no problems with that size. So if the n6 is smaller, I'm golden.
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The phablet market is the fastest growing phone market segment.... was 1% of the market when the original Note was released and up to 24% of the market in 2014.... There is room for growth in that 5 inch and larger segment where as the sub 5 inch market is saturated already.... Even Apple jumped into the market after YEARS of saying that 3.5 - 4 inch was the ideal smart phone size.......
Heck I use to think the Note series was outrageous and over time it's what I've been looking for since last year but in a more pure android flavor like the Nexus.... So this is without a doubt what I wanted and was looking for......
That being said.... I don't see why they couldn't have released a refreshed Nexus 5 for 2014 along side the Nexus 6.... Only thing I can think of is the Moto X pure edition is the refreshed Nexus 5 in Google's eyes.... It's about as close to stock android as you can get without actually getting a Nexus 5 and has more up to date 2014 specs.... just a little more pricey ($100 more) than the Nexus 5 was....
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Again, there is definitively a market for it. But lets say its even more than 24%. Lets say its 35%. Why would you release a product that 65% of the market doesn't yet, or never will want?
Agreed, they should have refreshed the Nexus 5.
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