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Re: Nexus 6

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Post by psb217 »

codeka wrote: post #472
chrischen wrote: post #438

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

People tend to hold their phones in "portrait" mode, rather than "landscape". So, width would typically refer to the second largest dimension when talking about (most) phones. Additionally, given that phones are 3d objects, interacted with in physical space, the "feeling" of width would also include the phone's thickness, to some extent.

In this context, the iPhone 6 is actually smaller than the Nexus 5, by about 20%.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by kulkarnic »

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…

Actually, I just returned my iPhone 6 last week, and got a cheapo Moto G with LTE. Yes, it was too big for my hands, and I like using phones with one hand.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by de_Selby »

piyush_soni wrote: post #507
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 its…

>I get one full day of charge

> unless I'm travelling using the GPS navigation and play music along ...

Then you don't get one full day charge.

Also, I had an AMOLED screen in my S2 and the battery life wasn't fantastic.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by piyush_soni »

de_Selby wrote: post #513
piyush_soni wrote: post #507

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 its…

>I get one full day of charge > unless I'm travelling using the GPS navigation and play music along ... Then you don't get one full day charge. Also, I had an AMOLED screen in my S2 and the battery life wasn't fantastic.

Long travel in a car using GPS navigation (including playing music) is not exactly a daily-life scenario for me.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by nightski »

ry0ohki wrote: post #448
k2enemy wrote: post #388

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Your comment got me excited -- but I looked up the size of the Z3 "compact" and it is larger in every dimension than my iPhone 5s.

It's ridiculous. I thought I remember someone saying the iPhone 1/3/4 size was designed to be perfect for the human hand and I agree. It's easier to make things larger, it's hard to make them small, how are we regressing?

"The human hand" describes a wide range of shapes and sizes. I have very large hands and find the smaller phones cumbersome and hard to use.

What we should strive for is choice.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by moioci »

codeka wrote: post #472
chrischen wrote: post #438

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Not according to morsch two comments up.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by rifung »

cloakandswagger wrote: post #340
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…

People use their phones for everything but phoning now. Ballooning screen sizes are just a reaction to this.

Weird, I'd actually be fine with having a big phone if I were making calls. It's really easy to hold a large phone against your head with one hand. What's not so easy is to try to text someone with one hand or browse the web with one hand. I suppose browsing the web isn't actually very difficult but it's just much easier to drop the phone when it's hard to hold.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by megablast »

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…

Apple messed this up as well, not releasing a new 4" version of their device. So the people who want a new 4" have to get a year old device without all the new features like Apple pay?

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by nilkn »

piyush_soni wrote: post #514
de_Selby wrote: post #513

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>I get one full day of charge > unless I'm travelling using the GPS navigation and play music along ... Then you don't get one full day charge. Also, I had an AMOLED screen in my S2 and the battery life wasn't fantastic.

Long travel in a car using GPS navigation (including playing music) is not exactly a daily-life scenario for me.

Plus you have trivial access to charging in a car.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by boyaka »

kaared wrote: post #496
santosha wrote: post #439

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Why is reaching every corner of the phone such a big deal anyway? Speaking for myself, one of the biggest reasons I like large screens is that reading and viewing content is so much easier - I don't have to squint when I'm watching a video, or deal with awkward reflowing. Interface designers don't have to use the new real estate just because it's there, they can design touch areas that are well within reach, while us…

>Why is reaching every corner of the phone such a big deal anyway? It's a big deal because the upper left corner is where Android places notifications and thus you're likely to perform this operation frequently and in a number of contexts. Whenever you get a notification you're very likely to want to evaluate it (and possibly take action) as quickly and reliably as possible. On my Nexus 5 I can easily unlock, swipe d…

On my Galaxy Nexus you can swipe down on the entire top edge of the phone to bring down notifications. On the home screen you can actually swipe down anywhere to bring it down.
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