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I think most of the phones are trending toward a larger display. I wonder what the appeal of a much smaller device will be compared to most of the industry movi

I think most of the phones are trending toward a larger display. I wonder what the appeal of a much smaller device will be compared to most of the industry moving to larger screens. In my opinion this device might not be well received because of that.

Semiapies 16y ago
I look at the picture of the hand holding this device, and I wonder how the hand model could select those icons, much less a big-fingered guy like myself.
- rbanffy 16y ago
  It's a lot easier to guess where the user clicked when you have clickable regions defined. An on-screen keyboard would be nasty at this size, but it has a Centro-sized (surprisingly comfortable, IMHO) keyboard.
juiceandjuice 16y ago
I know a lot of girls who love smaller phones just because it will fit in their pockets. I think some of the iPhone's higher success with girls is also somewhat related to the fact that it's smaller dimensions over most of the flagship android devices. Some of the girls I know opted for feature phones just for the size over smart phones (one was pissed where her husband bought her the fascinate)
masklinn 16y ago
> I think most of the phones are trending toward a larger display. Which, as far as I'm concerned, is an utterly terrible idea. I tried a 4.2" phone, I'd need a 4th phalanx at each finger for it to become comfortable (and the real estate in my pants is not sufficient for comfortable wear), even though I believe I have pretty standard hands for 180cm height. First time a device made me think I had small hands. The thing was unusable single-handed (roughly 25% of the screen was not accessible to my thumb with a standard hold) and not enjoyable when using one hand to hold and one hand to use (hand felt overly stretched) > I wonder what the appeal of a much smaller device will be compared to most of the industry moving to larger screens. I'd expect many women to enjoy phones which don't require two hands for usage.
dagw 16y ago
Maybe I'm strange but I think the trend towards bigger and bigger phones really annoying. I have an xperia mini pro and really wouldn't want anything larger, it's just too inconvenient to carry around. For me the ideal solution is a small phone and a 6-7" tablet.
lallysingh 16y ago
It's not for the crowd that wants a bigger screen; it's for those who want smaller phones. It's a little harder for us geeks to understand how the size could take priority.

Semiapies 16y ago

I look at the picture of the hand holding this device, and I wonder how the hand model could select those icons, much less a big-fingered guy like myself.

rbanffy 16y ago
It's a lot easier to guess where the user clicked when you have clickable regions defined. An on-screen keyboard would be nasty at this size, but it has a Centro-sized (surprisingly comfortable, IMHO) keyboard.

juiceandjuice 16y ago

I know a lot of girls who love smaller phones just because it will fit in their pockets. I think some of the iPhone's higher success with girls is also somewhat related to the fact that it's smaller dimensions over most of the flagship android devices. Some of the girls I know opted for feature phones just for the size over smart phones (one was pissed where her husband bought her the fascinate)

masklinn 16y ago

> I think most of the phones are trending toward a larger display. Which, as far as I'm concerned, is an utterly terrible idea. I tried a 4.2" phone, I'd need a 4th phalanx at each finger for it to become comfortable (and the real estate in my pants is not sufficient for comfortable wear), even though I believe I have pretty standard hands for 180cm height. First time a device made me think I had small hands. The thing was unusable single-handed (roughly 25% of the screen was not accessible to my thumb with a standard hold) and not enjoyable when using one hand to hold and one hand to use (hand felt overly stretched) > I wonder what the appeal of a much smaller device will be compared to most of the industry moving to larger screens. I'd expect many women to enjoy phones which don't require two hands for usage.

dagw 16y ago

Maybe I'm strange but I think the trend towards bigger and bigger phones really annoying. I have an xperia mini pro and really wouldn't want anything larger, it's just too inconvenient to carry around. For me the ideal solution is a small phone and a 6-7" tablet.

lallysingh 16y ago

It's not for the crowd that wants a bigger screen; it's for those who want smaller phones. It's a little harder for us geeks to understand how the size could take priority.