I'd question how much smaller they could make it by leaving off the capacitive keys. Theres always going to be some top/bottom bezel regardless of whether theres capacitive buttons or not. May as well let that bottom bezel have some use rather than being dead space.
If I turn off those capacitive buttons, does the soft buttons appear in the same spot as where the capacitive buttons were? Or does it eat more of my screen real estate while still having my non-functional capacitive buttons at the bottom taking space?The phone is quite obviously not for people that want a smaller phone, its a weird thing to criticize it for. There doesn't seem an excessive amount of wasted space on the phone. It seems a perfectly acceptable size for a phone with a 5 1/2 inch screen.
Also RE the buttons you can turn off the capacitive ones and just use on screen ones. That seems the perfect solution, if there were just on screen ones other people (like me) would be bitching about that. As the bottom bezel doesnt look that big even with the option of the capacitive buttons, again, I see this as a non issue.
Those capacitive buttons are essentially dead space to me if I were to get this phone because that would be one of the first things that I would disable.I'd question how much smaller they could make it by leaving off the capacitive keys. Theres always going to be some top/bottom bezel regardless of whether theres capacitive buttons or not. May as well let that bottom bezel have some use rather than being dead space.
If I turn off those capacitive buttons, does the soft buttons appear in the same spot as where the capacitive buttons were? Or does it eat more of my screen real estate while still having my non-functional capacitive buttons at the bottom taking space?
Their method is far from being a perfect solution...
Those capacitive buttons are essentially dead space to me if I were to get this phone because that would be one of the first things that I would disable.
Its hard to see in this comparison but the difference in bottom bezel doesnt look massive.
If I turn off those capacitive buttons, does the soft buttons appear in the same spot as where the capacitive buttons were? Or does it eat more of my screen real estate while still having my non-functional capacitive buttons at the bottom taking space?
Their method is far from being a perfect solution...
Those capacitive buttons are essentially dead space to me if I were to get this phone because that would be one of the first things that I would disable.
I think OnePlus went 5.5" because the people considering them who want a 5"/130g non-phablet already bought a Nexus 5.
My speculative guess is that they went with the 5.5" because Oppo did. Now they use same suppliers they probably don't even have separate orders for the 2 phones. This way they can get better prices. Similar with other components.
Which is why their "Never Settle" marketing campaign is even more ridiculous.Of course it's not a perfect solution. There's NO way to make a phone that's exactly what everybody on the planet wants. A 5.5" screen is too big for me, and you don't want capacitive buttons. That's fine... they have to start somewhere and this is their first phone. Looks excellent for the price, but obviously it's not for everyone. The size is the only factor for me, and I may even be able to learn to love it like other phablet users, but I'm pretty set on a 5" screen limit.
Which is why their "Never Settle" marketing campaign is even more ridiculous.
The uncertainty in it *fully* supporting all T-Mobile bands, the phone's size(I don't need a freaking phablet), the wasted capacitive buttons, and the lack of wireless charging are the main issues I have with this phone. Yes, in that exact order.
No it isnt, its a marketing slogan. What are you expecting them to use "A great phone for someone that wants a big screen, its not perfect but nearly. OH, and dat price!"?
So dont buy it, the phone obviously isnt for you if you're after a smaller device.
Its like that time I went into a John Deere tractor showroom and bitched about the low top speeds and high speed handling of their tractors and how a sub compact was a much better vehicle.
Heh"A great phone for someone that wants a big screen, its not perfect but nearly. OH, and dat price!"?
It's a modified Oppo Find 7, since it has LTE band 4 then it must also have AWS for HSPA.The uncertainty in it *fully* supporting all T-Mobile bands
Which is why their "Never Settle" marketing campaign is even more ridiculous.
OT: I saw a Mazda with a custom plate that said ZOOMZOM. That was a compromise, and an idiot.
I'm fine with people taking these slogans a bit more seriously, as it's just the result of them failing to board their own hype train. If you constantly tout that you're not compromising on anything, and then immediately compromise on mSD, removable battery, and wireless charging (three big things), you're going to get some push-back.
That's without going into other factors like resolution for a phone that size (qHD is coming this year), updates for stable CM are typically one full version behind Google (without taking into account the CM 11s is also skinned), the panel is not IPS LCD, and a freaking MENU button. These smaller ones, people could sweep under the rug. But they compromised, and did it big time when you consider their main demographic.
But at least it's cheap. I see this phone as a Nexus alternative, not even close to a killer.
Well the problem is there's so many different tastes, and they may have prioritized hitting that $300 mark over including everything (then there'd be complaints of not being cheap enough ). If you look at the pic of the phone with the back cover off, you can see the copper contacts in the top right that look like they might be used for an aftermarket Qi charger (or an option with one of the covers). I think the samsung phones handle it similarly. They may be for something else though.
My biggest issue w/ the nexus phones have been no expandable memory AND no high capacity option. In that aspect these guys have solved my biggest hurdle with the Nexus phones by offering 64gig.
Naah, he's referring to band 12, which T-Mo recently bought from VZ. It's 700mhz that VZ never deployed (they only used the slightly higher-freqency upper C block, this is A&B). AT&T also agreed to move their assholishly split-off "band 17" (basically a segment of band 12 designed to prevent interoperability) back to band 12 proper. There's a nice chart here:It's a modified Oppo Find 7, since it has LTE band 4 then it must also have AWS for HSPA.
Yup. And I live in Maryland which is one of those painted areas.Naah, he's referring to band 12, which T-Mo recently bought from VZ. It's 700mhz that VZ never deployed (they only used the slightly higher-freqency upper C block, this is A&B). AT&T also agreed to move their assholishly split-off "band 17" (basically a segment of band 12 designed to prevent interoperability) back to band 12 proper. There's a nice chart here:
http://www.cnet.com/news/will-a-verizon-moto-x-really-work-on-at-t-and-t-mobile/
This will be really nice when it rolls out, but I doubt it will go live before next summer, and we may even see 850 refarming in some areas first... By then anyone who cares will be on the OnePlus Two anyway.