Smartphone sizes
Poll: Smartphone sizes
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Discussion
So,
I've had a number of phones over the past couple of years. My next phone has always been bigger than my previous ones.
I've started with a 3.5" iPhone, SGS2, Nexus 5 and now I've got an Oppo Find 7a.
The Oppo is an amazing phone and has a lot going for it. But... the size. It's huge. It's not that it's too big for one handed use, it's that it's even too big to hold in one hand in some cases.
I still love it, but it's the first time a phone size has bothered me and there deffo is a trade off compared to the svelte form factor of the Nexus 5 or a number of 5" phones.
Apple has finally caught up as well, but their 5.5" phone is so large it dwarfs the 5.7 Note 3 by quite some margin. Their 4.7" phone, with dimensions very similar to the 5" Nexus 5, will be spot on I reckon.
Of course, if we have the choice, I'm all for it. But it seems that people who really want a smaller phone are a bit left behind by all but Sony.
TL;DR
Where should manufacturers place their "high end" devices if they only make one?
I've had a number of phones over the past couple of years. My next phone has always been bigger than my previous ones.
I've started with a 3.5" iPhone, SGS2, Nexus 5 and now I've got an Oppo Find 7a.
The Oppo is an amazing phone and has a lot going for it. But... the size. It's huge. It's not that it's too big for one handed use, it's that it's even too big to hold in one hand in some cases.
I still love it, but it's the first time a phone size has bothered me and there deffo is a trade off compared to the svelte form factor of the Nexus 5 or a number of 5" phones.
Apple has finally caught up as well, but their 5.5" phone is so large it dwarfs the 5.7 Note 3 by quite some margin. Their 4.7" phone, with dimensions very similar to the 5" Nexus 5, will be spot on I reckon.
Of course, if we have the choice, I'm all for it. But it seems that people who really want a smaller phone are a bit left behind by all but Sony.
TL;DR
Where should manufacturers place their "high end" devices if they only make one?
Have to agree there, the 5.5" screen is amazing on the bike for navigation. I sometimes try to use the 4S when abroad but it's borderline impossible to read in comparison.
As for the pocket, the F7a is a bit bigger than a Note, but it fits in all my trousers, including suits. Have no problems when sitting down either. (unlike the Nokia 5110 that tried to stab me everytime I sat down
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As for the pocket, the F7a is a bit bigger than a Note, but it fits in all my trousers, including suits. Have no problems when sitting down either. (unlike the Nokia 5110 that tried to stab me everytime I sat down
)Edited by ZesPak on Monday 22 September 09:19
The Sony compacts do seem to cater for the smaller sizes.Pixelpeep7r said:
you haven't got 4.7 on the options 
i think the new iPhone 6 with its one hand mode and curved screen is the right combination of size vs practicality.
I do not think we can go any bigger.
The ip6 is as big as most 5" phones (huge bezels) . So that's your option. i think the new iPhone 6 with its one hand mode and curved screen is the right combination of size vs practicality.
I do not think we can go any bigger.
Here it is, next to the 5" Nexus 5 and 5" SGS4:
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/size/Google-Nexus...
Edited by ZesPak on Tuesday 23 September 07:53
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