Nexus 6 • Hacker News Board

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 9:07 PM UTC

dragonwriter wrote: post #348

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…

> 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…

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Re: Nexus 6

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Post by codeka » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 9:08 PM UTC

chrischen wrote: post #438

morsch wrote: post #429

Earlier quoted context omitted.

iPhone 6: 138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 in) Nexus 5: 137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm (5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in) So 63 cm^3 vs 82 cm^3 in volume, and 92.5 cm^2 vs 95.4 cm^2 in front area.

It's the width that's what you feel when you hold it.

... and width is the only dimension where the iPhone 6 is actually bigger than the Nexus 5.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by laacz » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 9:12 PM UTC

As I see it, there are tree reasons for ridiculous six inches.

1) To fit a larger battery, better screen, more horsepower, better camera with OIS they just have to make them bigger.

2) Nexus line has gone out of control and people instead of buying other phones are queuing up for nexuses which initially were meant to be just reference devices for new android oses. Instead they became so popular that had an impact on sales of other Android devices.

3) They got focus groups or questions all wrong.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by genericuser » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 9:15 PM UTC

r00fus wrote: post #461

genericuser wrote: post #136

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

I do not run flux, 6 inches seems accurate as if i stick out my thumbs they touch my glasses. Basically when I watch a video I want the screen to take up my entire field of view.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by pedrocr » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 9:15 PM UTC

nly wrote: post #464

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

You're probably misreading the flash space (32 or 64GG) as RAM. Either that or you only have 750MB of RAM.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by rahilsondhi » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 9:15 PM UTC

For those looking who were looking for a new Android and disappointed by this release, have you considered the Galaxy Alpha? http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_alpha-6573.php

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by nly » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 9:16 PM UTC

MAGZine wrote: post #286

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…

The nexus 5 will continue to be produced. It was a part of their Nexus 6/9/Player landing page this morning, and it was showing running android L. They're introducing this to appeal to a broader market. Also, Nexus phones more recently track "value" rather than "price". That is to say that they always deliver solid value, and probably will still continue to in relation to the much more expensive Galaxy Note and iPhon…

Indeed. People need to remember the number refers roughly to the size. It's entirely possible we'll see a Nexus 5 2015 edition with updated specs, once they've milked the Christmas market with the 6.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by Datsundere » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 9:17 PM UTC

Looks like buying the one plus one was the smarter choice.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by AsakiIssa » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 9:17 PM UTC

Although a bit too big for my liking (still using a Galaxy S2) I wonder if that LCD will be in the next Oculus Rift iteration, having 1280x1440px per eye!

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by harmegido » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 9:19 PM UTC

scintill76 wrote: post #235

azernik wrote: post #171

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The intended market is people who don't carry their phone in their pockets, e.g. women who don't wear pockets that can fit a standard-size phone anyway. If you're just putting it in your purse, the extra inch isn't ab problem.

But they all seem to be getting bigger. Why are all offerings moving toward exclusively serving only half the market?

They are serving the whole market. You may be thinking, "I need a decent sized phone that can fit into my pocket, and I'll just use my laptop/desktop for the heavier lifting."

The vast majority of the market is thinking: "I need a computer and I also need a phone, but I can only afford one." Obviously, this second segment wants the screen to be large, because they don't have an even larger screen sitting at home.