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Re: Nexus 6

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Post by r00fus »

genericuser wrote: post #136
StavrosK wrote: post #116

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

You use your phone at arms length? I am usually holding mine at like 6 inches to 1 foot from my face. I could very much tell the difference between the 318 ppi of the nexus 4 vs the 445 ppi of the nexus 5 with my usage patterns. I am skeptical that I would notice further improvements though.

6 inches is extremely close - even uncomfortable for me with a 3.5" iPhone 4S. Are you sure your distance is accurate?

Perhaps screen brightness also impacts this - do you run f.lux?

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by monstermonster »

computerjunkie wrote: post #271

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…

This will probably sound like a troll as I understand windows phone isn't popular here but my Nokia 630 lasts over 48 hours of medium usage EASILY on a tiny 1830mAh battery, has a perfectly sized 4.5" screen, has navigation that doesn't shit itself in the countryside and costs £99 SIM free off Amazon.

The camera is shit but I tend to lug around a DSLR anyway if there's anything worth taking a photo of, so the phone is used for taking photos of where I parked so I can appeal tickets. Less pixels (480x854) means less power usage and I can't say I notice the difference that much compared to the wife's Moto G.

But everyone goes "fuck windows phone" and walks away from such things...

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by wmf »

radley wrote: post #369
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…

Two words: "print resolution". 300dpi is common, but for line art you want 600dpi (like laser printers).

You can't directly compare dots per inch on a printer to pixels per inch on a screen.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by nly »

This thing has a screen resolution higher than my laptop, and 4x the RAM...

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by sergiosgc »

r00fus wrote: post #449
cloakandswagger wrote: post #333

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You're talking about a company that bitterly clung to the 3.5 inch screen for years before capitulating to the demand for larger screens. I'm sure Apple does market research, but they've proven to be very susceptible to their own dogma.

Bitterly clung - quite amusing. I have a 4S still around as my "iPod touch" and it does fine compared to my 5 in terms of usability for apps and music. Remembering back, I didn't somehow feel when I got the iPhone5 and later my Nexus5 that my 4S was "inadequate". I did feel that it weighed a lot compared the iPhone5 however, and was very glad for that. When thinking about a smartphone, I care more about it's usabilit…

> Am I out in left field here?

A bit, yes. My phone (n5) is used more as a web browsing device and video consuming device than it is as a music player. It is definitely the screen size. My previous phone (HTC Desire, about the same screen size as an iPhone <6) was pretty much a phone plus ipod.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by oblique63 »

habith wrote: post #425
prlambert wrote: post #310

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This screen size is so, so disappointing. I'm an iphone 5s user and was eagerly awaiting the new Nexus to make the switch to Android. But 6" is a tablet that can make calls, not a phone. I WANT to switch to Android/Nexus for hundreds of reasons but this screen size is a deal break. 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…

> I'm an iphone 5s user and was eagerly awaiting the new Nexus to make the switch to Android I highly recommend that you borrow an Android phone from a friend before making the switch and spending some time with it. Also, check the permissions on most of the apps on Google Play[1] (scroll down and click view permissions) and ask yourself if they're justified[2]. Once an app is installed there's no controlling of the…

This has already been added to Lollipop:

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/exclusive-android-l-lo...

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by caycep »

computerjunkie wrote: post #271

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 get 1.5 to 2 days sometimes on my 5s...

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by delecti »

untog wrote: post #302
DCKing wrote: post #285

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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…

I think it's more screen size, not screen resolution. It's just that the two usually go hand in hand.

Bigger screen means more power needed to light it up, but more pixels takes more computation to push the data. It probably varies how much of a factor each component is, but it's definitely both.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by MHordecki »

DCKing wrote: post #443
themartorana wrote: post #413

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Your comment is aggressive and uninformed. I have an iPhone 6. So does everyone in my office. All but one of us pine for our 5/5s - they were, in our opinions, far superior in usability for a one-handed device. The thing is, we could just go back to them, but then the 6s will come out, or the 7, and eventually, you have to either move to a new platform (Android maybe, but the options in high-end devices in smaller sc…

When talking about "what consumers want", the opinions of the people in your office really shouldn't indicate that much. Especially not if they just started using their big phones two weeks ago, and still need to get used to different usage patterns after using small iPhones for (I presume) a long time. Nobody disputes that larger phones are used differently than smaller phones (large phones have advantages and disad…

You can just easily argue the other way - recently I've switched from N5 (5") to Z3C (4.6" hovewer with small bezels) and I couldn't be happier. In fact, I would happily go under 4" if there was a flagship so small.
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