Why are all the new phones insisting on being over 4" screens? I recently tried out the rezound and just can't get into the bigger phones. I have had my Dinc since launch and find it to be just about the right size. Am I alone on this? I really don't want a phone that is too big and need both hands to use. I hate to say this but if this is the only future for android I may have to turn to the darkside of apple if the smallest option is 4.3
Why so big?
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I think you're in the minority here. Most want bigger screens (though there is an upper limit).
Devices in the 4.3 range are becoming the norm for a reason: namely, increasing consumer demand. The screen size on the iPhone is pitiful and ill-suited for documents and browsing. Expect them to copy that Android feature as well in the iPhone 5 and beyond, with a much larger screen on a larger overall device. Apple is a master of copying and then hyping design features of others and claiming they were the original innovators (e.g., pull down notification bar, widgets, etc.).
Speaking for myself, the screen on the Galaxy Nexus is of ideal size and I could never go to a screen that was significantly smaller. I have no issues using devices of this size one-handed.
Devices in the 4.3 range are becoming the norm for a reason: namely, increasing consumer demand. The screen size on the iPhone is pitiful and ill-suited for documents and browsing. Expect them to copy that Android feature as well in the iPhone 5 and beyond, with a much larger screen on a larger overall device. Apple is a master of copying and then hyping design features of others and claiming they were the original innovators (e.g., pull down notification bar, widgets, etc.).
Speaking for myself, the screen on the Galaxy Nexus is of ideal size and I could never go to a screen that was significantly smaller. I have no issues using devices of this size one-handed.
Minority definitely! Bigger screens are in for the most part. I'm using a EVO 3D and i feel like I have a mini laptop in my pocket.
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I'm with the minority then. I think the 4 inch is the sweet spot for a phone. 4.3 inch could work if the form factor was done correctly. DInc2 is probably closest to a perfect size smart phone. It is a phone after all. Anything bigger than a 4.5 is looking more like a tablet. Kinda like the watch industry. Everyone thinks bigger is better, but at some point it does get ridiculous.
I totaly agree with you
I bought a galaxy nexus then could not feel comfortable with its size and was forced to return it.
I think that any thing above 4.3 is way too much.
A phone should be 4 - 4.3
and above 4.5 is almost a tablet
I bought a galaxy nexus then could not feel comfortable with its size and was forced to return it.
I think that any thing above 4.3 is way too much.
A phone should be 4 - 4.3
and above 4.5 is almost a tablet
I'm right there with you. I've still got my DInc because I haven't liked any of the new phones enough yet. My wife got the Rezound and absolutely loves it but its just too large to use comfortable for me for as much as I use my phone. I would love a high end HTC phone with LTE and a 4.0" sreen, I might even take a 4.3" if it was almost all screen and little bezel. Unfortunately though, I don't think we're going to be seeing the high end hardware in that size range anymore, at best we're going to be getting stuck with mid-range devices. I'm waiting to see what MWC brings to Verizon and will decide from there.
The Motorola Atrix 3 looks like it will be perfect for people who want a normal sized phone instead of a small tablet. Rumors have it with a 4.3" screen, Tegra 3, 3300 mAh battery. Looks good to me.
It's funny that people says that most people want bigger screens but the most sold device is still the iPhone... Don't you think that means that most people don't care about giant phones but about OS experience and more high quality screens/materials?
There is only 1 phone that can run iOS, and that is the iPhone, whereas there are many phones that can run Android, so that is part of it. For it to be a fair comparison, you would need to compare all Android device sales to all iPhone device sales.
If iPhone comes out ahead I don't think that means that people prefer smaller screens necessarily. They could like the apple experience and prefer not to customize a device because they aren't technically savvy.
I am sure that marketing surveys have been done on this and they are using actual sales data along with survey data to determine device specs.
I didn't say that most people prefer smaller screens, I said that most people don't care about huge screens meaning that they're more interested in other features and couldn't care less for bigger display sizes. I'm positive that sales volume of devices with screens > 4.3" is going to be lower than <=4.3" for years or until they force us to accept it with no more options (as they are already doing by making only cheap low end devices for small sizes) or until they invent a way to make a huge screen devices in a really portable size.
They forced us to use 1080p in LCD monitors because it was cheaper to produce even though is only useful for Movies and Games but not for real daily work (programming, web surfing, documents,etc.)
If there is enough consumer demand for a product at a particular price point that a company can make a profit on the product, the product will be made. Companies can't force you to buy a product.
I agree that they can't force you to buy a product, but they definitely can reduce the optimal choices for their convenience.
On a funnier note here's today's Dilbert (directly related to the topic):
Dilbert comic strip for 02/23/2012 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive.
Because they learned pretty quick that it's hard as hell to type with a virtual keyboard on small screens. With larger screens they can eliminate the physical keyboard and provide a larger viewing area at the same time. Win-Win, although I think those screens that are over 4.5" are a bit much for me.
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