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I felt exactly the same way, everything was well thought out (camera, battery, speakers, etc...) apart from the screen size. The consensus seems to be that 5 in

I felt exactly the same way, everything was well thought out (camera, battery, speakers, etc...) apart from the screen size. The consensus seems to be that 5 inches is the absolute maximum for most people (aside from phablet fans). It's such a shame because it's so close to perfect (for this generation at least). I do wonder what kind of market research phone companies do because I could have very easily predicted this negative outcome, and I'm sure plenty of other people could too. At least it should be the first Nexus phone with decent battery life.

dingaling 12y ago
> The consensus seems to be that 5 inches is the absolute maximum for most people Here's the current line-up of flagship phones side-by-side: http://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/1338/2298/original.jpg http://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/1338/2298/o... Given that ( > 5 inches ) outnumbers smaller by 9:5 I'd say the consensus is that big phones are fine. Aside: I remember the incredulity when I bought a 5" Dell Streak 5 four years ago. "You're going to make a phone call on that tablet?" Nowadays it would disappear in that line-up.
- ZenoArrow 12y ago
  "Given that ( > 5 inches ) outnumbers smaller by 9:5 I'd say the consensus is that big phones are fine." You're mixing things up, the reality is that there's a difference between what people actually want and what gets produced. I have a feeling I won't be able to convince you on screen size (despite many of the comments on this post being about the screen being too large), so let's choose battery life as a talking point. Everyone who has owned a smartphone knows how critical battery life is to the user experience, yet time and time again we see companies skimping on battery life. Instead they make their phones slimmer, or with super high pixel counts, or just cut costs on factors that don't influence the appearance. Why do you think they do this? Do you really think they are paying attention to what matters in a phone?
  - prapam2 12y ago
    In india at least people want larger displays. For most of them mobile would be their primary computer/internet connected device hence its desirable to have maximum size as possible. You can even get 5" for less $100(if you visit flipkart nearly 50% android mobiles have 5" or more). You want bigger batteries as well which comes with some mobiles. But at least with battery you can keep charging.

dingaling 12y ago

> The consensus seems to be that 5 inches is the absolute maximum for most people Here's the current line-up of flagship phones side-by-side: http://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/1338/2298/original.jpg http://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/1338/2298/o... Given that ( > 5 inches ) outnumbers smaller by 9:5 I'd say the consensus is that big phones are fine. Aside: I remember the incredulity when I bought a 5" Dell Streak 5 four years ago. "You're going to make a phone call on that tablet?" Nowadays it would disappear in that line-up.

ZenoArrow 12y ago
"Given that ( > 5 inches ) outnumbers smaller by 9:5 I'd say the consensus is that big phones are fine." You're mixing things up, the reality is that there's a difference between what people actually want and what gets produced. I have a feeling I won't be able to convince you on screen size (despite many of the comments on this post being about the screen being too large), so let's choose battery life as a talking point. Everyone who has owned a smartphone knows how critical battery life is to the user experience, yet time and time again we see companies skimping on battery life. Instead they make their phones slimmer, or with super high pixel counts, or just cut costs on factors that don't influence the appearance. Why do you think they do this? Do you really think they are paying attention to what matters in a phone?
- prapam2 12y ago
  In india at least people want larger displays. For most of them mobile would be their primary computer/internet connected device hence its desirable to have maximum size as possible. You can even get 5" for less $100(if you visit flipkart nearly 50% android mobiles have 5" or more). You want bigger batteries as well which comes with some mobiles. But at least with battery you can keep charging.