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Re: Nexus 6

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Post by Twirrim »

aetherson wrote: post #391
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 have literally never heard anyone ever say, "I like this phone I bought, but after using it for a couple of weeks, the screen is just a little too big for my tastes." Like, NEVER. In all the complaints I've heard about people's phones, over the seven years that we've had smartphones so far. What I have heard is a lot of people pooh-poohing 4.7" screens, 4.9" screens, 5.2" screens, etc., and those screen sizes going…

I hear it all the time, especially from non technical people.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by dragonwriter »

JeremyNT wrote: post #129
metabrew wrote: post #3

I've bought every nexus phone when they were released, but I'm not sure about this one. The nexus 5 is already a bit oversized IMO. This thing is ridiculous.

The present obsession with "bigger is better" is perplexing to me. I know some use cases are facilitated by larger displays, and they are valuable to people with poor eyesight, but I've never once in my life thought "boy, I wish my phone was even larger." A phone I cannot fit in my pocket is virtually useless to me. Anything larger than my (already too large) Nexus 5 is a complete non-starter for me. I can see a plac…

> A phone I cannot fit in my pocket is virtually useless to me.

Conversely, a pocket that wouldn't fit a Nexus 6 (or Note 3, or iPhone 6, or a decent-size wallet, or...) is virtually useless to me.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by mittortz »

eitally wrote: post #436
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 have an HTC One M8, which is really tall because of the dual speakers. I also have large hands. That said, there are a few things I don't or can't use my phone for because the screen is too small, but there is almost nothing I can't do because the phone is too big. Yes, it's more comfortable in a pocket to have a smaller device, and it's better UX to be able to reach the top corner with your thumb, but I have start…

What are the few things you can't/don't use your M8 for because of its "small" screen? I have the original One, with its 4.7" screen, and have never seen the need for more than that. I only see it as cumbersome. The One is still cumbersome at times as it is, but has its benefits. I think that around 5" is the maximum sweet spot of cost/benefit from a usability standpoint though.

Then again, I have never seen the need for tablets in general. My phone is perfect for everything on the go, and if I want to use a larger device for more complex/power tasks, my ultrabook does a much better job than a tablet/phablet on every front.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by xorcist »

jarjoura wrote: post #324
prlambert wrote: post #310

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

Sony is making a smaller Android device, the "Z3 Compact," exactly for the reasons you list.

I can second this recommendation. I recently got one and it's a perfect format for me who thinks pretty much all current phones are too large. I want my phone to fit in a pocket and this one absolutely does. It's supposed to be water protected as well but I haven't dared to try that.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by xorcist »

enraged_camel wrote: post #174
freehunter wrote: post #118

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>Clearly carrying large phones in pockets is impossible... impractical... and... undesirable. People keep saying that and time and time again it's proven wrong. It has been wrong for years, and it will keep being wrong. If large phones were impossible, impractical, and undesirable, people would stop buying them. But they're not. They're demanding them in such large numbers that even Apple has put out a massive, massi…

>>If large phones were impossible, impractical, and undesirable, people would stop buying them. I think you're conflating several different things here. Something can be impractical but still desirable. For example, big SUVs are a pain in the ass -- they are inefficient, difficult to maneuver and hard to park. Yet people still buy them because of a simplistic "bigger is better" mindset. How many people with big SUVs…

Perhaps megapixels in cameras is a better comparison. The quality of each pixel erodes so you can't view most pictures at 100% anyway, yet faced with a decision in the store and one camera has MOAR PIXELS than the other, it's enough to sway it.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by yourad_io »

Pxtl wrote: post #66
romanovcode wrote: post #15

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For me it was pretty disappointing that iPhone jumped the size bandwagon with their latest phone as well. Bigger != Better

One of the things I've always respected about Apple (even though I loathe the company) is how they have fought hard against the size thing. Apple's largest laptops are the same size as many company's smallest devices. I love me a little 11" laptop device but so few companies make good ones. I hope Google will resurrect the Nexus 4 brand as a budget device and release a non-phone wifi-only device for kids at some poin…

Funnily enough, Apple lost me when they discontinued the 17" MBP. Granted though, I'm probably far from the average consumer.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by piyush_soni »

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…

About battery, I get one full day of charge on my Nexus 5 (unless I'm travelling using the GPS navigation and play music along, it finishes in half a day). With the Nexus 6 having AMOLED screen and not LCD, it's supposed to save more battery (with dark pixels not lit at all), plus Android L which is supposed to save up to 36% more battery just by the software (compared to Kitkat), plus the bigger physical battery itself - all three things might save you much more than the Nexus 5.

I agree on the price point though.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by piyush_soni »

spacecity1971 wrote: post #427
whizzkid wrote: post #380

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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.

Bigger screen allows me to sketch more easily on my iPhone 6 plus, and use iA Writer in a more satisfying way. Just two examples of what a bigger screen achieves (for me). A smartwatch coupled with this will perhaps fill the one-handed (and voice activated) use case rather well.

Plus, I can remote more comfortably to my office machine, and probably don't need my laptop to see and "feel" big family photos :).

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by eva1984 »

Mikeb85 wrote: post #254
eva1984 wrote: post #239

This one is huge...And seems like Google didn't upgrade their Nexus 5 model?

As a Nexus 5 owner, I can see why. It's by no means obsolete (runs the newest games still, very smooth and fast, great screen), and easily has the nicest 'feel' of any phone I've ever used...

I still thinks a better camera is necessary.

However I agree even without any upgrade, nexus 5 will still be one of the most cost-effective phones out there, only a little bit disappointed.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by CedarMadness »

Kalium wrote: post #284
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…

> If they had put the 3220 mAh battery (or larger) in a 4.7" - 4.9" phone, I would gladly pay for that. Why can't smartphone manufacturers understand that a longer battery life is whats lacking in mobile devices? Because consumers reliably shell out more for larger screens and thinner phones than they do for bigger batteries?

Have a look at the Xperia Z3 Compact. Sony seem to be the only ones that care about battery life at this point.
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