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Neat experiment, but I just couldn't deal with the size. I've put my N7 in my pocket, because it does fit, but it's usually part of a joke about the increasing
by mgcross 14y ago
Neat experiment, but I just couldn't deal with the size. I've put my N7 in my pocket, because it does fit, but it's usually part of a joke about the increasing size of phones. Other than the size, the N7 feels quite a bit less responsive than my Nexus 4. I do prefer the N7 for two-handed reading, typing and browsing (and to save battery on the N4).
As somewhat of an aside, I love viewing the large screen on the Nexus 4, but ergonomically, it's just too much. If I can't hit all four corners with my thumb without changing my grip, it's not optimal. I have large-ish hands, but my Nexus One is the perfect size for one-handed use.
I'd love to have a modern, vanilla Android phone with a 4" screen. And without a glass back.
- rayiner 14y agoOne big reason I'm returning my Lumia 920 for an iPhone 5. It's not even just the size, it's the weight. It's so much easier to reddit one handed on the iPhone while e.g. feeding the baby.
- shinratdr 14y agoEvery time I use a giant-screened Android device I have this feeling. Even now that I'm used to the operation of one, I still feel like I can move so much faster with one hand on an iPhone. Like I can't help myself from bringing up my other hand for something I would do with one hand on an iPhone. Bulky cases also tend to exacerbate the situation. Kinda like the App Switcher, it's something iOS & the iPhone get a ton of shit for, but in practice I'm so much slower at one-handed navigation without it. That could also be because I'm a lefty, though.
- mgcross 14y agoI got my daughter an iPhone 5, and although I prefer Android (ICS/JB, anyway; think I'd go with iOS over GB though), I do love the form factor. I've had more than a few near drops with the N4 while shifting position one-handed!
- eigenvector 14y agoDoes your N7 feel a lot more sluggish after updating to 4.2? The N7 was my first new Android device since the Nexus One so perhaps it's just that massive upgrade slowly wearing off but I too felt my N4 was a lot more fluid than the N7 when I got it.
- cageface 14y agoA lot of people have reported that doing a factory reset after 4.2 cured the sluggishness they were experience after the upgrade. Worth a try if it's really affecting your use of the device.
- mgcross 14y agoYeah, it definitely does. seems to come and go, but switching between apps or opening some feels pretty laggy at times. Thanks, cageface, I'll try a reset.