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Re: Nexus 6

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Post by ggreer »

Mikeb85 wrote: post #221
untog wrote: post #133

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I'm all for pushing as many pixels as we can, but not at the expense of battery life. I'll happily take a 720p screen if it buys me even a mediocre improvement in battery life.

Brightness and total screen size matter more for battery life than resolution...

Yes but all else equal, lower resolution screens will have better battery life. They require dimmer backlights to achieve the same brightness level, and the graphics hardware doesn't have to work as hard (or be as powerful). For phones, resolution starts running into diminishing returns around 300ppi. The Nexus 6's 493ppi sacrifices significant battery life for practically unnoticeable resolution improvements.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by wlesieutre »

umsm wrote: post #249
wlesieutre wrote: post #73

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4.7" should be the plus, if you ask me. I'm dreading the day my 3.5" phone dies and has no reasonable modern replacement. EDIT : I'm open to switching to Android for my next phone if anyone can point my to a small one. Priorities are good camera, ok battery life, and not awful build quality. And maybe good support from Cyanogen? I'm out of the loop on Android and don't have a sense of how important that is these days…

Once your phone dies, go to the apple store and they will replace your broken phone with a new one (identical model) for $150 or $200. Out-of-warranty cost: iPhone 6 Plus: $329 iPhone 6: $299 iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5: $269 iPhone 4s: $199 iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, Original iPhone: $149

I could, but app developers are already ignoring the 3.5" screen devices to the point where it's getting unusable. Not interested in tying myself into several more years of it.

Case in point, Google Voice: http://imgur.com/Bsq4gYT

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by untog »

Mikeb85 wrote: post #246
ihsw wrote: post #230

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Whatever the hell the technical issue is -- more battery life is far more preferable to better displays.

Dumbphones had great battery life. Yet we use smartphones... Anyhow, my Nexus 5 lasts the day, I plug it in at night. That's good enough. And I like the screen. Battery life only matters to a point - after that features and niceties matter more...

Agreed, but what "feature" does a 1080p display provide over a 720p one? The smartphone/dumbphone comparison doesn't really work - there are no new features here.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by dingaling »

ZenoArrow wrote: post #173
munchor wrote: post #14

Everything about it looks great except for the 6'' screen. I understand the appeal of big screens, but 6'' is just too much.

I felt exactly the same way, everything was well thought out (camera, battery, speakers, etc...) apart from the screen size. The consensus seems to be that 5 inches is the absolute maximum for most people (aside from phablet fans). It's such a shame because it's so close to perfect (for this generation at least). I do wonder what kind of market research phone companies do because I could have very easily predicted th…

> The consensus seems to be that 5 inches is the absolute maximum for most people

Here's the current line-up of flagship phones side-by-side:

http://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/1338/2298/o...

Given that ( > 5 inches ) outnumbers smaller by 9:5 I'd say the consensus is that big phones are fine.

Aside: I remember the incredulity when I bought a 5" Dell Streak 5 four years ago. "You're going to make a phone call on that tablet?" Nowadays it would disappear in that line-up.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by jp555 »

yid wrote: post #114
jp555 wrote: post #106

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Did your gorgeous 27" display cost more than $500? I'm not quite clear why you think $500 for a very decent computer that fits into a (big) pocket is unreasonable.

OP has a reasonable point, not sure what yours is. > Did your gorgeous 27" display cost more than $500? Actually, they're going for about $300 on NewEgg, and are currently on sale for $200 at Best Buy.

And I'm sure there are plenty of ~6" Android smartphones available for less than $500.

My point was for a device that will be used "every 19 minutes" for years, and it's network access will cost several times the price of the hardware, I don't see why $500 vs. $400 so important. Especially if it means lower quality hardware in a computer that gets a LOT of abuse (compared to a laptop or desktop).

If you want a Nexus 6, you need to buy a Nexus 6.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by boyaka »

cromwellian wrote: post #48
paulannesley wrote: post #29

iPhone 6 Plus: 5.5" 1920×1080 (401 ppi) Nexus 6: 5.96" 2560×1440 (493 ppi) The iPhone 6 Plus is comically enormous. This thing is ridiculous. And the same resolution as the current 27" Apple displays. 2.7 GHz quad core vs iPhone's 1.4 GHz dual core (but 32-bit, vs Apple's 64-bit). That is some serious hardware.

The Nexus 6 has smaller bezel on the top and bottom than the iPhone 6+ which has to make space for the TouchID/Home button. Android uses on-screen soft buttons.

My biggest peeve with the onscreen buttons (using flagship Galaxy Nexus) is accidentally pressing them, primarily when I'm trying to take a selfie with the rear camera. It's insanely frustrating the way the orientation moves them around and trying to find the on-screen shutter button rather than clicking the home button.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by Artemis2 »

MiguelHudnandez wrote: post #177
BigBlackCamry wrote: post #158

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I think he's saying he rather use a landline, so they can't pin point his location via GPS

You would need a very long cord for that land line for that to be an effective countermeasure! I think it is just generic Google-hatred.

Well, you can still follow a cord...

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by lbruder »

IkmoIkmo wrote: post #179
imaginenore wrote: post #146

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Thin about printers. Even the cheap ones print at 600dpi. The good ones go 2400dpi, 4800dpi. Resolution does make a difference.

> Resolution does make a difference. I'm not arguing that resolution inherently makes absolutely no difference. Yes, 100 PPI is markedly different from 400 PPI. As for your comment on printers, it's apples and oranges. For example, you can print a 150 PPI image at 600 DPI, and each pixel will be 16 dots. Secondly, dots aren't a uniform unit, you can have many different type of dots for different printers. Lastly, it…

The main difference is graphics vs text. While bitmaps won't profit from a better resolution, text will. Sharper letters, no more blurring around the edges. It's a big difference in readability.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by kllrnohj »

lekanwang wrote: post #211
StavrosK wrote: post #116

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Really? Your eye can resolve the difference between 300 ppi and 500 ppi at arm's length? Also, don't be a stranger.

Human visual acuity of 20/20 is being able to discern 1 arcmin in bright light. With trig, you get that, if you're holding the screen a foot away, that amounts to 0.000349 inches, which is 1432 dpi. If you're holding the device 2 ft away, it's 716 dpi. And against your face at 6 inches, you get 2865 dpi.

The average human has better than 20/20 vision. The average is actually closer to 20/16 to 20/12, and doesn't drop to 20/20 until 60 years of age.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by kllrnohj »

mitchty wrote: post #138
StavrosK wrote: post #116

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Really? Your eye can resolve the difference between 300 ppi and 500 ppi at arm's length? Also, don't be a stranger.

Is it even physically possible to notice the difference in that ppi at that range? I thought human eyes didn't have the capability. I think everyone saying "yes I see a difference" should be doing some double blind validation. I've had people tell me they could tell the difference between 720p and 1080p at 20 feet. That is physically impossible for the human eye.

The human eye does not have a simple resolution like that, and yes it's VERY possible to notice PPI differences in the 300-600 dpi range, especially for certain forms of content.

See: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7743/the-pixel-density-race-an...

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