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I had a Nexus 5, but I bought a Sony Z3 Compact a few weeks ago, and I don't regret doing so. This phone is simply too big. For anyone interested, I would highly recommend the Z3C. It's a fantastic phone and a really great size.
If only Sony would acknowledge the existence of wireless charging (Qi). It has been great having many recent Nexus devices use it.
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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.
Is there any evidence that lower resolution screens imply an increase in battery life? You'll find people saying this all the time, but you'll also find that it's mostly based on armchair reasoning. I'm willing to accept that higher resolution => higher GPU usage => battery usage increase, but I'm not willing to accept that this has a significant impact, not on face value. Not considering that the GPU is only heavily…
5.96” - A phone just under 6". This is possibly the biggest disappointment about the phone. Its simply too large for the average user. The nexus 5 was already quite difficult to reach the top corners with one hand in my opinion with its 4.95”. you get over 24 hours of use from a full charge. - too many times I have heard this phrase from other smartphone manufacturers and its never true. Since this phone is made by M…
> Why can't smartphone manufacturers understand that a longer battery life is whats lacking in mobile devices?
I think it's quite bold to speak in such factual terms when talking about the "average" consumer or the market. Your opinion does not necessarily apply to everyone, or even the majority of the users. Not that I disagree with you, mind.
It seems to me that these manufacturers are a lot better at knowing what their market wants. I'm saying that because these companies employ a lot of people to figure out what people want to buy. You might be tempted to project your own opinion and common sense onto how the market should behave, but I think these companies are doing a better job at figuring it out. They have to.
I don't think these companies are either stupid or not listening. It really seems to be the case that a large screen increases sales, and longer battery life doesn't. That might seem mystifying to you and me, but that really seems to be the case.
Similarily, you can make phones from plastic, with confusing and slow software on it, sell them for premium price, and own 80% of the Android market in many countries. That is also mystifying to me, but that's what Samsung has accomplished.
EDIT: People are replying to my post as if I said that phones with large screens are a good thing. I didn't.
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Moto G is not sold directly through Motorola here in Canada, which means dealing with the terrible support provided by phone companies if you want an unlocked handset. I would happily by a 2014 Moto G direct from Motorola if they would let me. I would not go through buying one from Koodo and dealing with their weaker warranty.
You can't get one direct from Google's play store, or via Amazon there? I'm slightly, but not completely surprised about that.
Amazon.ca only offers the 2013 device, although Staples Office Depot is promising to sell the 2014 device for $250 this month.
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If only Sony would acknowledge the existence of wireless charging (Qi). It has been great having many recent Nexus devices use it.
True, but the Sony magnetic chargers are actually pretty great. I got a dock that essentially does exactly what my wireless pad did.
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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.
Is there any evidence that lower resolution screens imply an increase in battery life? You'll find people saying this all the time, but you'll also find that it's mostly based on armchair reasoning. I'm willing to accept that higher resolution => higher GPU usage => battery usage increase, but I'm not willing to accept that this has a significant impact, not on face value. Not considering that the GPU is only heavily…
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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.
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For one, reading text is much more pleasant.
For me, slightly more pleasant text reading is not worth battery life. Reading text on 720p is absolutely fine.
Second, there is such thing as a 'good enough' battery. For most people, this has been achieved with the current crop of big screen, high res phones.
Not sure why you think people would accept lower resolution for an extra half hour of battery life...
Can anyone confirm what is driving this larger screen war? I know when LTE was rolling out manufacturers needed space for larger batteries but couldn't make the phones thicker due to market backlash so bigger screens began to trend. Now I can't help but think it is completely consumer driven but if that is so what are the larger screens enabling users to do? Is it the resolution? The multitasking? This just doesn't l…
Maybe that's just me though.
5.96” - A phone just under 6". This is possibly the biggest disappointment about the phone. Its simply too large for the average user. The nexus 5 was already quite difficult to reach the top corners with one hand in my opinion with its 4.95”. you get over 24 hours of use from a full charge. - too many times I have heard this phrase from other smartphone manufacturers and its never true. Since this phone is made by M…
I need a phone I can use like... a phone.
I've tried the iphone 6 plus in person and it's a monstrosity to use, definitely not a one hand device. And the Nexus 6 is even larger?...
And I'm a man – I have pretty large hands. I can't imagine how it must feel in my wife (or many other women)'s hands.
This needs to stop.