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Re: Nexus 6

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Post by 3A2D50 »

IkmoIkmo wrote: post #205
avree wrote: post #161

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At 4 inches, the maximum the human eye needs is 2190 ppi/dpi. http://wolfcrow.com/blog/notes-by-dr-optoglass-the-resolutio...

The link seems to confirm the 400+ range is getting useless fast for anyone who isn't a baby holding the screen to their face.

The link provided by avree says, "...But the legally accepted norm of 20/20 vision only asks for 876 ppi/dpi at 4 inches!"

A baby's vision is around 20/800 [1] (extremely poor).

[1] http://optometry.osu.edu/research/VisualPerceptionLaboratory...

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by desdiv »

balls187 wrote: post #128
yid wrote: post #114

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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.

> Actually, they're going for about $300 on NewEgg, and are currently on sale for $200 at Best Buy. Are you sure those are 2560 x 1440 res? Usually those prices are for 1080p screens at 27"

The NewEgg one, at least, is 2560 x 1440.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4JH1NB18...

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by Kalium »

julianpye wrote: post #343
Kalium wrote: post #289

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Really? I had the mic go out on my N5 at one point. Support was perfect. They sent me a new phone, I sent mine in, and everything was beautiful.

I am sure they will exchange it, but the key problem is the support system which requires me to speak to them in person to initiate the exchange process. The waiting time is never less than 35 minutes. I have a few dev devices and always have to go through this. There is no alternative system in place. And I always have to go through a lengthy process to even get the phone number. On Amazon I can do everything online…

At no point was I ever required to talk to a person. I did mine entirely through email.

I have no idea what kind of bizarro world you seem to be dealing with.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by Methusalah »

mohap wrote: post #149

that is one thick phone.

I've been dying for a thicker phone in exchange for better battery life for quite a while now. Seems like this phone might negate a lot of that benefit with the much larger screen, but I wish more phones were willing to make that trade-off.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by revelation »

munificent wrote: post #232
IkmoIkmo wrote: post #85

Can anyone explain to me what the fetish is with pushing the same amount of pixels as a freaking 27 inch display (which, by the way, I've always considered gorgeous)? I mean, does anyone actually notice the difference? Because if that difference means I'm paying $100-200 extra for a better screen, a better graphics chip etc, and it means my battery life is reduced, I really just don't get it. I elaborated a bit on th…

Users are increasingly using their phones for looking at photos (which are themselves being taken at increasing resolution). Bumping the display resolution makes those photos seems sharper, richer, and more "there", which is a huge part of the user experience. It really does matter.

Actually, photos are taken at increasingly smaller resolutions, or rather the market is consolidating away from the megapixel craze.

For good reason, because most photos don't actually deserve their resolution..

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by [deleted] »

rogerbinns wrote: post #305
untog wrote: post #301

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True, but the Sony magnetic chargers are actually pretty great. I got a dock that essentially does exactly what my wireless pad did.

Qi is an open standard. I have several Qi chargers including one in the car. A proprietary charger doesn't help.

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Re: Nexus 6

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Post by kevincennis »

suprgeek wrote: post #16

This thing is a beast in every sense of the word! also with dual front speakers! That can make a huge difference in sound quality. However it looks like this is heading to $500+ territory so the days of a cheap good Nexus may be coming to an end. Looks like the Moto E etc is filling that niche.

I've never actually used a phone with dual speakers, but does it really make that big of a difference?

They'd be so close together that it's hard to imagine there's much of an actual, perceptible stereo field.

It'd be interesting to be able to A/B a phone with one nice speaker and a phone with two nice speakers.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by masklinn »

radley wrote: post #367
dragonwriter wrote: post #348

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> A phone just under 6". This is possibly the biggest disappointment about the phone. Its simply too large for the average user. Quite a large portion of the people I know with phablets like the Galaxy Note series are petite women -- people with smaller hands than "the average user". While the line you present is the exact line that Apple kept trotting out while they were in denial about the market demand for large p…

I think it has to do with one-handed use with smaller hands. A phone would have to be really small (i.e. iPhone 3 & under)) to be useful, but you lose screen area. In contrast, phablets are a convenient mini-mini tablet that can also do calls and 4G data without additional costs of "tablet LTE".

> I think it has to do with one-handed use with smaller hands.

That's definitely the split, even with non-smaller hands.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by whizzkid »

cloakandswagger wrote: post #362
whizzkid wrote: post #339

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I disagree with you. Just because a kid wants more chocolate does not mean you should give it to him. It may make him happy at first but is not good for him in long run. What are people/me saying here is that, we should/can achieve the same functionality with smaller phones. We should. In hundred years, people will laugh at these phones! Too big considering what it does and provides to people.

Your comment is pretentious and assumptive. Consumers want bigger phones and manufacturers are providing them, it's as simple as that. I'd say deriving moral superiority from phone form factor is sillier than a 6 inch screen.

I still can not see, much can be achieved with bigger screens. Google glass approach at least sounds better than this, by separating power to smaller devices will let people interact with real world better than trying to hold this phone with 2 hands.
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