that was pretty much what I wanted. I'm also surprised that a dual screen android flip phone never came into being.
But kidding aside, that is the whole point of retina displays.
Big phones are for people who pay attention to processor benchmarks and know the exact frequency range of their phone.
Why stop there? Might as well make the next iPhone in the same form factor as the iPod Nano. If you hold it right up to your eyeball it looks just like an iMax screen.
Because of heat, power requirements, component cost, size of the device, etc.
If an LG G2 at 5.2" has 1920x1080 IPS, 2.2Ghz quad core Adreno 330 and 3,200mAh battery, how do you expect to fit ANYTHING similar specswise into a phone that is ~4.5"
It would be more likely to over heat, it would have a smaller battery unless it was super thick, it would have a lower res. screen unless they pay more for better screen quality causing the price of the device to increase. I mean, it just wouldn't work.
So you're looking at a "high end" small footprint device that costs $800+ unsubsidized, most carriers likely wont carry it because it's a niche device so subsidies will be small. The device will likely run hot and have poorer battery life than it's full sized counterparts, unless it's a super chunky phone
Big phones are for people who pay attention to processor benchmarks and know the exact frequency range of their phone.
I don't think the Z1 Compact is a great example - it's a 4.3" screen in a 4.7" body (Moto X). So no, they didn't do anything amazing in packaging, they just made it smaller than the equally oversized Z1 (compared to its competitors). Can someone make a true 4.7" flagship phone with top of the line specs in the Moto X body size? I don't know.
The iPhone is a tough comparison since the closed Apple ecosystem has so many advantages in that it doesn't need equivalent hardware for a top of the line experience. So I don't think a sub-720p screen, 1GB of RAM, a dual core CPU, and 1560 mAh battery are workable specs for Android.
Not really, no.
Z1 Compact: 127 x 64.9 x 9.5
HTC One Mini: 132 x 63.2 x 9.3
Galaxy S4 Mini: 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.9
Moto X: 129.3 x 65.3 x 10.4
HTC One: 137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3
Lumia 1020: 130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4
It's smaller, albeit slightly, than the Moto X in every dimension, and the Moto X is regarded as strikingly compact for its size, not a regular mid-sized device. Compare it to the HTC One or the Lumia 1020 and it's not even close. It clearly fits in with the other "Mini" phones, it's only close to the Moto X because it is very small for its class, not because the Z1 Compact is large.
my Nokia 8260 and Sony Ericsson T68 are in my junk drawer...compared to iphone 4 and Note 3....LOL
I dont think I own any pants my 5.2" LG G2 wont fit in...unless all your friends are female, i call bullshit.
Well, BS, I understand what you're saying, but I know how my friends use their phones: not in their pockets.I call BS, and I know BS because they are my initials...
I have a company provided iP5S and an HTC One and carry both of them with me most of the time. The One goes in my front left pant pocket and the iP5S goes in my rear left pant pocket with no problem whatever!
All you guys whining about big phones are going to be really crying when the next iPhone comes out and is near 5 inches! You complain about phones being too big then whine about your screen being too small -- Jesus, make up your mind...
I've had the One for a year and am in no hurry to replace it, but when I do, probably a year from now, the replacement will likely be over 5" screen size and will likely have 2560x1440 or there about's.
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It's personal taste. I don't get why people are so against a flagship at 4.5", 5.0" and 5.5", and hell even 6.0"I don't get the obsession people have with small phones, after owing a Note 3 I have no desire to downgrade to a sub 5.7" screen
Who's against it? What's funny to me is that people act like those of us with larger phones are personally keeping you from your small dream phone. Yeah, I just got off the phone with the manufacturers telling them to nix the tiny flagship.It's personal taste. I don't get why people are so against a flagship at 4.5", 5.0" and 5.5", and hell even 6.0"
Who's against it? What's funny to me is that people act like those of us with larger phones are personally keeping you from your small dream phone. Yeah, I just got off the phone with the manufacturers telling them to nix the tiny flagship.
Or maybe they're just not making that because they can't sell it?
It's market driven, they're not making the larger phones because they feel like it.
more like its PROFIT driven
they can force us all to buy the flagship at a nice profit margin by not making anything else decent for us to buy
the razr m and droid mini were pretty low end. but I loved the size
If the only thing you consider "decent" is the flagship, then it's probably not overpriced, you're just under-funded.
Who's against it? What's funny to me is that people act like those of us with larger phones are personally keeping you from your small dream phone.
Err, there seem to be more people in this thread who like large phones telling everyone else to shut up (or buy an iphone). It's as if they're afraid that anyone asking for smaller phones threatens the existence of larger ones.
No, we're simply pointing out that the market has spoken, and even though it has, there are still quite a few choices in the 4-5 inch range anyway.
Those who are offended by the existence of either, frankly need to get help.
The thread is about some dude's rant about hating today's smartphones because someone won't make exactly the size/stats phone he wants. I think most people were responding to that being pretty silly.Err, there seem to be more people in this thread who like large phones telling everyone else to shut up (or buy an iphone). It's as if they're afraid that anyone asking for smaller phones threatens the existence of larger ones.
The thread is about some dude's rant about hating today's smartphones because someone won't make exactly the size/stats phone he wants. I think most people were responding to that being pretty silly.
I say ask for the SS Minnow flagship all anyone wants....just why not go ask Samsung or Apple or whoever for it? Why act like people who find it a silly thing to rant about have anything to do with it?
Because this is a discussion forum on one of the biggest tech sites? i.e. a place where people can discuss ideas?