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I find this interesting in contrast to Nexus devices. Two or three years ago, most Android phones had SD cards and removable batteries. These features have been
by Zak 13y ago
I find this interesting in contrast to Nexus devices. Two or three years ago, most Android phones had SD cards and removable batteries. These features have been conspicuously absent from recent Nexus phones in spite of their appeal to the power-user and developer markets who are among the most likely to want such features.
I hope it gets some traction. I'm seeing a lot of sameness in high-spec Android phones, and something like this might help manufacturers learn what kinds of variations might sell without having to take the risk of mass-producing and marketing a new model.
P.S. - if any manufacturers are reading this, I want a high-spec Android phone the size of an iPhone. My Nexus 5 is somewhat uncomfortable in my pocket and too hard to use one-handed due to its size.
- psbp 13y agoMoto X.
- Zak 13y agoI'm not sure what part of my comment you're responding to, but I don't think the Moto X is a good response to anything I said. It doesn't have removable storage. It doesn't have a removable battery. With a 4.7" screen, it's much bigger than an iPhone.
- mikeevans 13y agoHave you seen how big it is next to an iPhone? Pretty close in physical size, despite the screen. http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/reviews/142861-image/Apple-iPhone-5s-vs-Motorola-Moto-X-001.jpg http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/reviews/142861-image/Appl...
- Zak 13y agoMy mother owns a Moto X, bought on my recommendation. It is much closer in width to my Nexus 5 than it is to the iPhone and barely more comfortable for me to use one-handed than my Nexus 5. The difference in width is apparent in the photograph you linked. I commend Motorola for an excellent job eliminating non-screen area on the front of the Moto X. It's a very space-efficient device in that regard, but my complaint is about reaching all areas of a touchscreen with my thumb while holding it in one hand, and nothing fixes that like a smaller touchscreen.
- eloisant 13y agoit's bigger than an iPhone, but smaller than the bulk of recent phones (unless you look at crappy low-end phones). I think it's just the right size, the iPhone is too small.
- higherpurpose 13y agohttp://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/phones/xperia-z1-compact/ http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/phones/xperia-z... 3 mm taller than the iPhone: http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5753&idPhone2=5685 http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5753&idPhone2=... Moto X is 5mm taller: http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5601&idPhone2=5685 http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5601&idPhone2=... The iPhone is not the most compact phone around, and by compact I don't mean small. It is smaller, just not very compact, so less efficient screen wise.
- NKCSS 13y agoYup, I remember this from an article almost a year ago.
- Guvante 13y agoNexus doesn't have a storage slot because no one has found a solution to the storage dilemma. How do I add storage without bringing back the broken file explorer interface? Also the market has shown a preference for size and look over replaceable parts, so not surprised Google went that way.
- Zak 13y agoAlso the market has shown a preference for size and look over replaceable parts, so not surprised Google went that way. Has it? Samsung is the largest seller of Android phones by a significant margin, and most of Samsung's phones have replaceable batteries and SD cards. This comes with a cost, in that most reviews I've read complain that the removable back panel on Samsung phones looks and feels cheap. I suspect Google was motivated by some combination of cost and a desire to encourage reliance on web services rather than on-device storage.