Hi wrote such a good and long message here and i clicked the backspace by mistake and it's all gone ):
I wrote that i love the vibrant because it's so light and small (relative to other, newer monsters).
I was asking if there is any device out there that has the same dimensions and weight yet is new and has all the new hype - dual-core, higher res display, 8 mega pixel and so on...
I think the Galaxy S proportions are the IDEAL ones when it comes to practicality
You know control + z is undo? Backspace doesnt have to be the end of the world
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What about the point though?
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Sure, personal preference is important especially with ergonimic details like size, weight, and finish; but software and bandwidth is always evolving so hardware needs to keep up, and 10 years ago plenty of people whould have said that the existing phones were perfect but many of those same people are now using smartphones and would rather not go back to 10 year old hardware.
I don't know of any 4" phones that are any more up to date than the Vibrant. I kind of just accepted that my next phone will be 4.3". I don't think I would want to go bigger than that. The T-Mobile Galaxy SII is hideous. No if ands or buts about it. Same res as my 4" phone, but more than a half an inch bigger? No thank you.
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SGS 2 is surprisingly small. It is thinner that the vibrant and the dimensions are not all that much bigger. Felt the same when I put it in my pocket.
So far the Samsung Nexus looks very interesting, bigger screen but only because they make more use of the space, no buttons anymore. Also the bezel is smaller, so the screen can have more space, although the phone itself does not get really bigger...
illego said:
SGS 2 is surprisingly small. It is thinner that the vibrant and the dimensions are not all that much bigger. Felt the same when I put it in my pocket.
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Which SII version are U referring to?
I know that the international version is 4.3", but is there a US carrier that has the same 4.3" size?
T-Mobile's is 4.52 and so does ATT (i think)
benyben123 said:
Which SII version are U referring to?
I know that the international version is 4.3", but is there a US carrier that has the same 4.3" size?
T-Mobile's is 4.52 and so does ATT (i think)
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AT&T's is only 4.3", but I can't bring myself to switch to AT&T... yet.
My complaint isn't really about the bulk of the phone, but more that when you look at the T-Mobile SGSII with the screen on, the icons are spaced abnormally far apart. Instead of enlarging the icons proportionally, or adding an extra column to the home screens, they just spaced them further apart, and it's ugly.
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Get the T-Mobile Sensation, I'm an ex-vibrant user and love this thinggg
A 4.5" phone is not 1/2" larger than a 4" phone. Just say'in.
KWKSLVR said:
A 4.5" phone is not 1/2" larger than a 4" phone. Just say'in.
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No, but the diagonal measurement of the screen is. Actually it's 0.56" larger if we're talking about the Vibrant vs the SGSII.
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shawayne21 said:
Get the T-Mobile Sensation, I'm an ex-vibrant user and love this thinggg
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But I heard Battery life is horrid on that device. No?
Droidificator said:
AT&T's is only 4.3", but I can't bring myself to switch to AT&T... yet.
My complaint isn't really about the bulk of the phone, but more that when you look at the T-Mobile SGSII with the screen on, the icons are spaced abnormally far apart. Instead of enlarging the icons proportionally, or adding an extra column to the home screens, they just spaced them further apart, and it's ugly.
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You're right. I knew something was odd about the way that screen looked. That's which I'm only doing qhd+ in my next phone. Sampled+ is not worth staying at wvga.
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I agree with the OP the Vibrant was the perfect size - If people want bigger screens they should buy a tablet.
benyben123 said:
But I heard Battery life is horrid on that device. No?
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Not with the right rom. I get 20 hours+ with moderate use.
shawayne21 said:
Not with the right rom. I get 20 hours+ with moderate use.
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My friend has it an battery life seems good he went 4 hours an lost 3 percent but like 10 mins of screen on
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Do'nt you thin the galaxy s II is unnecesary big ? i come from an inspire 4g which as a slightly larger screen 4.3" vs the 4.27" screen on the galaxy s II , yet the inspire 4g is shorter , the galaxy s looks at least 5 mm taller , i think the top bezel is wider than it should be .
The weird thing is that comparing both phones , the inspire looks a lot wider, almost as if the galaxy s were fwvga
I know it has been mentioned a lot of times bug damn i really miss the notificaton light , cant believe Samsung decided to skip it after they got so many backlash for the lack of a notification light in the original galaxy s II
If galaxy is too big for You why You bought him...?
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I take it you wont be getting a Galaxy Note then ?
HTC Inspire 4G
122.9 x 68.1 x 11.7 mm
Samsung Galaxy S II
125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
Yes it is 2.4mm longer, but more comfortably 2mm narrower. And don't forget the 3.2mm thinner.
By making it so thin they have to put the components, including the Front Facing Camera, someplace. Making it longer is possibly the more desirable way to do it.
Big i don't notice in use .
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Phalcore said:
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i know its a big phone but i already had a big phone, i just find it it funny that a phone with an "smaller screen" its noticeably larger than a phone with a "bigger" screen
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HTC Inspire 4G
122.9 x 68.1 x 11.7 mm
Samsung Galaxy S II
125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
Yes it is 2.4mm longer, but more comfortably 2mm narrower. And don't forget the 3.2mm thinner.
By making it so thin they have to put the components, including the Front Facing Camera, someplace. Making it longer is possibly the more desirable way to do it.
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Sounds reasonable , i'd swear it feels longer than just 2.4 mm, like 5 mm, regarding those 3.2 mm of thinnes between the devices, the sgs 2 feels WAY thinner i cant over that
I believe the inspire uses a different aspect ratio on the screen, the sgs2 has a 15:9 ratio while the inspire probably has a 14:9 ratio making it wider yet shorter. The sensation has a 16:9 ratio and is 1mm narrower but a bit taller than the sgs2.
Must have small hands OP. I find it very comfortable.
Size feels fine to me, can easily operate with one hand.
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I wish it wasn't, imagine how much battery life will go up if they used all that space for bigger battery.
jzmtl said:
Size feels fine to me, can easily operate with one hand.
I wish it wasn't, imagine how much battery life will go up if they used all that space for bigger battery.
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that's what makes the phone manageable , all my friends were deceived and think the phone it's smaller tan my inspire 4g, because of the weight and how thin the device is, a 1850 mah battery like the one found on the galaxy s II lte would have been nice tough
Chad_Petree said:
that's what makes the phone manageable , all my friends were deceived and think the phone it's smaller tan my inspire 4g, because of the weight and how thin the device is, a 1850 mah battery like the one found on the galaxy s II lte would have been nice tough
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with that 1850mah i doubt it will increase the standby as the processors are 1.5ghz.
Its a little big, but not huge either. My point of view, a 4.5" display is too big but a 4.3" is tolerable.
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my phone is very shiny, much more than my HD2, (stamps feet in annoyance), I wish I hadnt been wearing that blindfold when I bought it.
da.trute said:
my phone is very shiny, much more than my HD2, (stamps feet in annoyance), I wish I hadnt been wearing that blindfold when I bought it.
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you mean the screen is too reflective?
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Its a little big, but not huge either. My point of view, a 4.5" display is too big but a 4.3" is tolerable.
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Bah, bigger is better, I want the galaxy note, 4.3" is still a bit small for reading web and playing games.
I used the nexus one for two years EXTREMELY HAPPY. until I dropped and broke it. So I went to buy a phone and I was initially going to buy the amaze, but for some reason my brother, the strore owner and my mom all loved samsung so I said fine. I HATE THIS PHONE.
i've had the sgs2 for about two days and can tell you from all the research i've done and shots i've taken. my moms my touch 4g takes better pictures. my nexus pictures comes out almost the same clarity sometimes even better. I did some research, and this is what I did not know, If you guys knew anything about camera's the HTC amaze comes with a backside illuminated sensor only one other phone has that and that's the iphone 4s. the aperture on the htc amaze is also f/2.2 compared to sgs2 which is around f/2.7 and better than the iphone 4s which is f/2.4. the lower the aperture the more light the camera lets in and thus better picture quality comes out.
As far as the phone itself goes I hate the SGs2, not because its a bad phone....samsung is just retarted with all that real estate I can only see like 6 contacts on a screen at a time and in many screen everything is blow up and cannot be changed unless you changed the density of the phone after rooting, which messes with the programs and doesn't show them correctly and the phone itself. but when I did this, the contact screen and the settings screens looked amazing, they showed, the dialer was about 1/4 of the screen and the rest was black (this is what I mean about messing things up changing pixel density) with the superamoled plus I have changed the densit of my phone to 160 from the original 240 and EVERYTHING looks VERY crisp BECUAUSE OF THE EXTRA SUBPIXELS...everything on the SGs2 looks TOO BIG stock...its like a kids toy, that screen can hold 25 icons easily instead of the regular 16 or whatever (as I use launcherpro to cram the icons) even the notification bar is too big...sure it has a big screen but if you have a smaller phone that gives you the same effect (5 or 5 contacts in one screen etc. and same amound of icons like my old nexus one) I'd take the smaller phone over the sg2 that does not use the big screen efficiently AT ALL so i don't have to lug a big thing around...some programs like the web browser and messaging you can decrease font size and it is still perfectly clear and crisp due to the extra subpixels even though its a 480 by 800 phone, I don't understand why samsung didn't make this an option for the entire phone. there's nothing superior in the galaxy S 2 over the HTC amaze, besides having better color on the screen than a qhd lcd (which some say is better) and being lighter....touchwiz 4.0 has nothing over sense either... even the lockscreen is crap on touchwiz, I had to buy widgetlocker pro to use instead of the regular one. the build quality of HTC amaze is sturdy and nice, yes a little heavier than sgs2 which uses all plastic...I plan on getting a case for either one so I don't care if its made of plastic or metal, if you're going to argue the dropping the phone is better with plastic.
The amaze also packs like 4 microphones while the sgs 2 has 2. the sgs2 speakphone is very muffled and crappy, where the htc amazes is extremely clear.
I am so pissed with such a nice screen on this phone samsung could have lowered the density and given us much more for the real estate instead they were just lazy and kept the same old thing. It like me having a 50 inch monitor that is can show crisp at lower resolutions but I limit the system to having a lower density or resolution. Maybe some people like the BIG OLD spaced out icons and contact list, but I'm not a 90 year old person who needs a big icons and fonts like that.
as far as the galaxy nexus goes I have not seen one yet, but samsung again cheped out on the camera and the processor. it has a 720p pentil amoled, which is yet to be determined if it will prove to overcome the pentile downfall.
also the amaze has a dedicated camera and camcorder button.
I hope as they update to ICS they can change the density of this screen, then I might think about keeping the phone...otherwize I'm going to HTC amaze or something better that comes out by then.
I don't hate samsung, infact I love samsung TV's better than all TV's and have a galaxy tab 10.1 which is running stock honeycomb and will never upgrade to touchwiz. Samsung shines in screen quality thats all they know how to do. ( The camera department and software department of samsung is lacking, as well as some hardware. now If they can only get the software department to use the very nice screen the way it was supposed to be used...if you count the subpixels on the sgs2 and the htc amaze. They both come out almost equal. with and edge actually on the sgs2. learn how to use your screens samsung!!!!
Thanks for listening to my rant.
Tbh im to lazy to read it all XD
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Tbh im to lazy to read it all XD
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He definitely wrote an essay.
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So you write this to convince yourself to get the amaze. as much as opinions go, you state the camera is better and screen real estate could be better as well as pixel density. It's pretty clear this phone is not for you. If you're within buyers remorse why not just return it if you feel this opinionated and unhappy with it?
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I used the nexus one for two years EXTREMELY HAPPY. until I dropped and broke it. So I went to buy a phone and I was initially going to buy the amaze, but for some reason my brother, the strore owner and my mom all loved samsung so I said fine. I HATE THIS PHONE.
i've had the sgs2 for about two days and can tell you from all the research i've done and shots i've taken. my moms my touch 4g takes better pictures. my nexus pictures comes out almost the same clarity sometimes even better. I did some research, and this is what I did not know, If you guys knew anything about camera's the HTC amaze comes with a backside illuminated sensor only one other phone has that and that's the iphone 4s. the aperture on the htc amaze is also f/2.2 compared to sgs2 which is around f/2.7 and better than the iphone 4s which is f/2.4. the lower the aperture the more light the camera lets in and thus better picture quality comes out.
As far as the phone itself goes I hate the SGs2, not because its a bad phone....samsung is just retarted with all that real estate I can only see like 6 contacts on a screen at a time and in many screen everything is blow up and cannot be changed unless you changed the density of the phone after rooting, which messes with the programs and doesn't show them correctly and the phone itself. but when I did this, the contact screen and the settings screens looked amazing, they showed, the dialer was about 1/4 of the screen and the rest was black (this is what I mean about messing things up changing pixel density) with the superamoled plus I have changed the densit of my phone to 160 from the original 240 and EVERYTHING looks VERY crisp BECUAUSE OF THE EXTRA SUBPIXELS...everything on the SGs2 looks TOO BIG stock...its like a kids toy, that screen can hold 25 icons easily instead of the regular 16 or whatever (as I use launcherpro to cram the icons) even the notification bar is too big...sure it has a big screen but if you have a smaller phone that gives you the same effect (5 or 5 contacts in one screen etc. and same amound of icons like my old nexus one) I'd take the smaller phone over the sg2 that does not use the big screen efficiently AT ALL so i don't have to lug a big thing around...some programs like the web browser and messaging you can decrease font size and it is still perfectly clear and crisp due to the extra subpixels even though its a 480 by 800 phone, I don't understand why samsung didn't make this an option for the entire phone. there's nothing superior in the galaxy S 2 over the HTC amaze, besides having better color on the screen than a qhd lcd (which some say is better) and being lighter....touchwiz 4.0 has nothing over sense either... even the lockscreen is crap on touchwiz, I had to buy widgetlocker pro to use instead of the regular one. the build quality of HTC amaze is sturdy and nice, yes a little heavier than sgs2 which uses all plastic...I plan on getting a case for either one so I don't care if its made of plastic or metal, if you're going to argue the dropping the phone is better with plastic.
The amaze also packs like 4 microphones while the sgs 2 has 2. the sgs2 speakphone is very muffled and crappy, where the htc amazes is extremely clear.
I am so pissed with such a nice screen on this phone samsung could have lowered the density and given us much more for the real estate instead they were just lazy and kept the same old thing. It like me having a 50 inch monitor that is can show crisp at lower resolutions but I limit the system to having a lower density or resolution. Maybe some people like the BIG OLD spaced out icons and contact list, but I'm not a 90 year old person who needs a big icons and fonts like that.
as far as the galaxy nexus goes I have not seen one yet, but samsung again cheped out on the camera and the processor. it has a 720p pentil amoled, which is yet to be determined if it will prove to overcome the pentile downfall.
also the amaze has a dedicated camera and camcorder button.
I hope as they update to ICS they can change the density of this screen, then I might think about keeping the phone...otherwize I'm going to HTC amaze or something better that comes out by then.
I don't hate samsung, infact I love samsung TV's better than all TV's and have a galaxy tab 10.1 which is running stock honeycomb and will never upgrade to touchwiz. Samsung shines in screen quality thats all they know how to do. ( The camera department and software department of samsung is lacking, as well as some hardware. now If they can only get the software department to use the very nice screen the way it was supposed to be used...if you count the subpixels on the sgs2 and the htc amaze. They both come out almost equal. with and edge actually on the sgs2. learn how to use your screens samsung!!!!
Thanks for listening to my rant.
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Lololololololololol!!!!!!!!!
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I actually read it all 0_0
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So you write this to convince yourself to get the amaze. as much as opinions go, you state the camera is better and screen real estate could be better as well as pixel density. It's pretty clear this phone is not for you. If you're within buyers remorse why not just return it if you feel this opinionated and unhappy with it?
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I have so much to say in response to the OP, but I don't want to sound like an ass. I really don't see the point of this post. This long, boring essay would of definitely been suited well in the Amaze section.
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Didn't you just get it? Take it back and get the amaze. Bet after a week you'll wish you hadn't. Good luck
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Or he'll notice the horrible screen bleed from the soft keys and reconsider.
mikeyinid said:
Didn't you just get it? Take it back and get the amaze. Bet after a week you'll wish you hadn't. Good luck
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Didn't you just get it? Take it back and get the amaze. Bet after a week you'll wish you hadn't. Good luck
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This phone has issues too but I think they are much more tolerable than overheating, battery and signal issues. The Amaze has issues that most likely will never be fixed with software.
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Don't forget the lack of Dev in amaze forum
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Just go get a POS Amaze and be happy then.. Hahah
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I bought the Amaze and the GS2. I prefer the GS2 over the Amaze still.
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I am going to return just hate the restocking fee. I just want to hear from people who have had both and went for the sgs2 and why?I'm going to be paying full price around 600 and keep it for a while just want to now some good evidence why sgs2 is better?
seansk said:
I used the nexus one for two years EXTREMELY HAPPY. until I dropped and broke it. So I went to buy a phone and I was initially going to buy the amaze, but for some reason my brother, the strore owner and my mom all loved samsung so I said fine. I HATE THIS PHONE.
i've had the sgs2 for about two days and can tell you from all the research i've done and shots i've taken. my moms my touch 4g takes better pictures. my nexus pictures comes out almost the same clarity sometimes even better. I did some research, and this is what I did not know, If you guys knew anything about camera's the HTC amaze comes with a backside illuminated sensor only one other phone has that and that's the iphone 4s. the aperture on the htc amaze is also f/2.2 compared to sgs2 which is around f/2.7 and better than the iphone 4s which is f/2.4. the lower the aperture the more light the camera lets in and thus better picture quality comes out.
As far as the phone itself goes I hate the SGs2, not because its a bad phone....samsung is just retarted with all that real estate I can only see like 6 contacts on a screen at a time and in many screen everything is blow up and cannot be changed unless you changed the density of the phone after rooting, which messes with the programs and doesn't show them correctly and the phone itself. but when I did this, the contact screen and the settings screens looked amazing, they showed, the dialer was about 1/4 of the screen and the rest was black (this is what I mean about messing things up changing pixel density) with the superamoled plus I have changed the densit of my phone to 160 from the original 240 and EVERYTHING looks VERY crisp BECUAUSE OF THE EXTRA SUBPIXELS...everything on the SGs2 looks TOO BIG stock...its like a kids toy, that screen can hold 25 icons easily instead of the regular 16 or whatever (as I use launcherpro to cram the icons) even the notification bar is too big...sure it has a big screen but if you have a smaller phone that gives you the same effect (5 or 5 contacts in one screen etc. and same amound of icons like my old nexus one) I'd take the smaller phone over the sg2 that does not use the big screen efficiently AT ALL so i don't have to lug a big thing around...some programs like the web browser and messaging you can decrease font size and it is still perfectly clear and crisp due to the extra subpixels even though its a 480 by 800 phone, I don't understand why samsung didn't make this an option for the entire phone. there's nothing superior in the galaxy S 2 over the HTC amaze, besides having better color on the screen than a qhd lcd (which some say is better) and being lighter....touchwiz 4.0 has nothing over sense either... even the lockscreen is crap on touchwiz, I had to buy widgetlocker pro to use instead of the regular one. the build quality of HTC amaze is sturdy and nice, yes a little heavier than sgs2 which uses all plastic...I plan on getting a case for either one so I don't care if its made of plastic or metal, if you're going to argue the dropping the phone is better with plastic.
The amaze also packs like 4 microphones while the sgs 2 has 2. the sgs2 speakphone is very muffled and crappy, where the htc amazes is extremely clear.
I am so pissed with such a nice screen on this phone samsung could have lowered the density and given us much more for the real estate instead they were just lazy and kept the same old thing. It like me having a 50 inch monitor that is can show crisp at lower resolutions but I limit the system to having a lower density or resolution. Maybe some people like the BIG OLD spaced out icons and contact list, but I'm not a 90 year old person who needs a big icons and fonts like that.
as far as the galaxy nexus goes I have not seen one yet, but samsung again cheped out on the camera and the processor. it has a 720p pentil amoled, which is yet to be determined if it will prove to overcome the pentile downfall.
also the amaze has a dedicated camera and camcorder button.
I hope as they update to ICS they can change the density of this screen, then I might think about keeping the phone...otherwize I'm going to HTC amaze or something better that comes out by then.
I don't hate samsung, infact I love samsung TV's better than all TV's and have a galaxy tab 10.1 which is running stock honeycomb and will never upgrade to touchwiz. Samsung shines in screen quality thats all they know how to do. ( The camera department and software department of samsung is lacking, as well as some hardware. now If they can only get the software department to use the very nice screen the way it was supposed to be used...if you count the subpixels on the sgs2 and the htc amaze. They both come out almost equal. with and edge actually on the sgs2. learn how to use your screens samsung!!!!
Thanks for listening to my rant.
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cool story bro
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Meh... enjoy being able to fry an egg on your HTC phone & having to carry a charger with you everywhere you go.
This reminds me of waaaaay back in early 05 when I was devving for the Sidekick II. The Treo 650 had just been announced and I was sick of having to hack the hell out of my SKII just to get ringtones on it, so I was gung-ho to get a T650. I went to the Danger forums & posted a long rant just like this about how much I hated the SKII & how I was gonna get the T650 as soon as I got paid. Lets just say that we've been MUCH nicer to the OP here than the Sidekick crew was to me xD Their general (and cleaned up) response was "don't let the door hit you in the ass, *****". Granted, I WAS happier with the Treo, but yeah... bashing a device IN that device's home forum- not the best idea! lol...
I hate HTC phones...I'M on a pos evo .4g right now because i sold my galaxy s vibrant for sgs 2....I love samsung phones and super amoled...Cya and dont let the door hit ya on the way Out!
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I can argue everything you just said. But seriously I'm too lazy.
Lets just say.. YOULL COME BACK
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I'm sick of HTC. I've had the N1, MT4G, and the Sensation ALL with some type of dust under the screen problem with the sensation being the worst (which is why I got rid of it as soon as I noticed and picked up the SGS2 and am damn happy about it). I did love those phones, especially the beloved N1, but I can't stand seeing that dust when the screen was off or if I used a dark wallpaper. The only thing I do miss is the qHD and CM7, but the SAMOLED makes up for the screen and cyanogen himself said CM is being worked on already for the 989, so I'm pretty stoked for that too.
Am i the only one not liking the fact that android phones are getting bigger and bigger( sure slimmer), what happened to the compact aspect , after all it is a PHONE .i personally think that there should be more MID-HIGH-end 3.5-4.1" screen phones coming in the future.
especially when the Vibrant is reaching its limits running android's latest and greatest.
i just wanted to know what everyone else thinks about this.
I really like 4", but could live with 4.3" it resolution kept up. The latest GSII for T-Mobile is the same resolution as my phone, but more than .5" bigger. No thanks. The GNexus with its bigger screen at least upped the resolution, so I have considered that, but only Verizon offers it subsidized, and there's no way I'm moving to Verizon!
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I really like 4", but could live with 4.3" it resolution kept up. The latest GSII for T-Mobile is the same resolution as my phone, but more than .5" bigger. No thanks. The GNexus with its bigger screen at least upped the resolution, so I have considered that, but only Verizon offers it subsidized, and there's no way I'm moving to Verizon!
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agreed, a "retina" like display would be nice, i would consider nothing more than 4.2, and that's with the screens taking up good amount of real estate on the front face of the phone
UPDATE:considering 4.5 now, depending on how JB is and if its 1080p.
Ya I think 4.3 is the Max I'm willing to go so its gonna be interesting to see what the manufacturer's do
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having played with the sgs2 & the galaxy nexus.. i agree that the 4.5" screen on the sgs2 feels a little worthless since it's the same resolution.. but the galaxy nexus at 4.65" doesn't feel too big
without the bezel/frame, i think the 4.6 or 4.7" range is actually reaaally nice. the nexus is barely bigger than my vibrant but the screen looks a lot nicer
cant wait to hopefully pick up a new phone to replace my vibrant in august when my 2year ends with something between 4.5-4.7" and 1080p resolution
I need a larger screen because I'm getting older ;-)
You need a larger phone so you know how big your youknowwhat is and you don't have a ruler around.
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you need a larger phone so you know how big your youknowwhat is and you don't have a ruler around.
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hahaha +10000
lol really?? im disliking this thread just as much as the manufacturers design choices..
jonen said:
having played with the sgs2 & the galaxy nexus.. i agree that the 4.5" screen on the sgs2 feels a little worthless since it's the same resolution.. but the galaxy nexus at 4.65" doesn't feel too big
without the bezel/frame, i think the 4.6 or 4.7" range is actually reaaally nice. the nexus is barely bigger than my vibrant but the screen looks a lot nicer
cant wait to hopefully pick up a new phone to replace my vibrant in august when my 2year ends with something between 4.5-4.7" and 1080p resolution
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i know you can get used to it if you use it enough. but the most i will go is 4.5" that's with little or no bezel,
a super amoled 1080p with high ppi=worthy upgrade from the vibrant
SGS3! do not let us down..
Why do we need larger screens? (considering that it's one of the most power hungry pieces and the batteries still are in the 1500-1700mAh range).
I don't have any idea, Vibrant's screen is more than enough, there's plenty of space for surfing web, reading ebooks, casually playing games and so.
I can barely hold the phone with one hand while using the thumb on the touch screen, a bigger phone would bring nothing to me.
It's a phone. If you want more headroom, get a tablet.
I also think 4" hits the spot on a phone.
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don't mean to bash on anyone but although I love my vibrant to death, the increased screen size is amazing on phones I've played with ONLY if the resolution makes the upgrade as well..
personally hoping for a screen between 4.5 and 4.7" for the SGS3 with a bare minimum of 720p resolution
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I also think 4" hits the spot on a phone.
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GeniusMan said:
You need a larger phone so you know how big your youknowwhat is and you don't have a ruler around.
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According to that genius man's statement, you probably have a 4" youknowwhat.
I was actually thinking the same thing. Honestly i want something between the galaxy s ii's size and vibrant's size.. Vibrant is alittle too small and the SGS2 is a little too big
I have to tell you watching 720p MKV video on a Note is awesome. And its screen is night and day better than the Vibrant. It makes big different for everything, typing is easier, web browsing is easier, maps are wider, easier to read and more text on a page, not have to zoom in all the way to read pdf, much easier to control game's onscreen controllers.
Of course, as things pass 4.3 its not possible for single hand usage anymore. It's Android, at least you get a choice unlike Apple, there will be manu that will still make 4", if you don't like larger phones don't buy it. Or buy iPhone.
I do think as a handheld phone, above 5" is overkill though, so is 1080p at 5" (it will happen anyway), the text would be unreadable, they would probably raise the dpi to 440, the Note is 320. I think a good compromise is for Samsung to make for two categories, 4.3“ and 4.8". 5.3" is just too much.
It's like asking why you need 24" computer monitor when you are still using 15". Once you use it you will appreciate the screen estate. Also the new larger screen Galaxy are slimmer than the old ones. The Note is very thin.
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I have to tell you watching 720p MKV video on a Note is awesome. And its screen is night and day better than the Vibrant. It makes big different for everything, typing is easier, web browsing is easier, maps are wider, easier to read and more text on a page, not have to zoom in all the way to read pdf, much easier to control game's onscreen controllers.
Of course, as things pass 4.3 its not possible for single hand usage anymore. It's Android, at least you get a choice unlike Apple, there will be manu that will still make 4", if you don't like larger phones don't buy it. Or buy iPhone.
I do think as a handheld phone, above 5" is overkill though, so is 1080p at 5" (it will happen anyway), the text would be unreadable, they would probably raise the dpi to 440, the Note is 320. I think a good compromise is for Samsung to make for two categories, 4.3“ and 4.8". 5.3" is just too much.
It's like asking why you need 24" computer monitor when you are still using 15". Once you use it you will appreciate the screen estate. Also the new larger screen Galaxy are slimmer than the old ones. The Note is very thin.
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I agree that it has its benefits over smaller screens, but I think the market also wants something that's more poket friendly, I seen the note in person and its beautiful but its tablet more than phone..
Besides I want android not ios. And that is why I'm sticking with good ol' vibrant,
next iPhone will be 4" I foresee it
I used to have a 15" monitor then upgraded to a 25.5" its worth it because monitors are stationary so bigger is not a problem...plus a jump to 1900×1200 Res from 1360×768 yes please.
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All,
In case you dont use Pulse, Reader or just visit the site, Phandroid has a interesting article about how the Note has the highest screen to bezel ratio of any device on the market. So we almost have a screen only device we all one day dream of owning.
http://phandroid.com/2012/05/25/han...-to-bezel-ratios-of-popular-android-handsets/
Note
That's one big reason I love my note. I hate Bezel!
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I think every manufacturer should try to make the bezel as small as possible. The GS III is the second one on the list but the bezel looks so much bigger on it. The first thing I noticed when I saw that phone was how big and ugly the bezel was on the bottom.
I knew it!!!
That also makes the Note as the hardest phone to hold. Whenever I hand over my phone to people, it's hilarious watching people struggle to hold this phone.
Because of almost no bazel, people often press the capactive buttons at the bottom way to easily... causing it to back out of the app or bring up the search option.
(I guess there are lots of iphone users who feel the need to hold the device by the bottom basel?)
I don't blame people for this because even I still do it by accident.
The Note is truely amazing. Thats all I have to say.
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
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I knew it!!!
That also makes the Note as the hardest phone to hold. Whenever I hand over my phone to people, it's hilarious watching people struggle to hold this phone.
Because of almost no bazel, people often press the capactive buttons at the bottom way to easily... causing it to back out of the app or bring up the search option.
(I guess there are lots of iphone users who feel the need to hold the device by the bottom basel?)
I don't blame people for this because even I still do it by accident.
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Funny you say about people struggling to.hold it. Its true. I'm so over "my god that's like as big as a ipad" etc. To me its not even big anymore. However, anything smaller is unacceptable.
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Wow This is Amazing I so glad that I choose the Note
Does the PPI mater much on smartphones?
the Note has a display of 1280x800.
I've looked at the Rezound I think it's from HTC it's got PPI over 330 wow
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Funny you say about people struggling to.hold it. Its true. I'm so over "my god that's like as big as a ipad" etc. To me its not even big anymore. However, anything smaller is unacceptable.
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+1. I like showing my Note to other people to give them an idea of what a smartphone should really be like, but I'm getting sick of my sister and friends calling it my
Kindle. Haha. I'm a big guy with big hands, anything smaller than the Note will forever feel like a toy.
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Wow This is Amazing I so glad that I choose the Note
Does the PPI mater much on smartphones?
the Note has a display of 1280x800.
I've looked at the Rezound I think it's from HTC it's got PPI over 330 wow
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I see ppi as stupid marketing BS. Its completely relative to how far away from your face your phone is. If you hold the rezound or iPhone at the same distance away from you as the Note, then yes, they win in ppi, but I wouldn't trade the size of the Note for that. If you hold the phones so that their screens seem the same size to your eyes, the Note blows away the iPhone, because all that matters then is resolution. I'd rather be able to hold my phone 2 feet away and still read it then have to hold it less than a foot away and constantly zoom in on the iPhone. Just my 2 cents.
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Its funny how people brag about the PPI on the iPhone 4S when the screen is so itty bitty tiny. Imagine having the same small screen size since 2007. As most women would say about their ex boyfriends..."it was tiny".
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
SKyRocKeting727 said:
Its funny how people brag about the PPI on the iPhone 4S when the screen is so itty bitty tiny. Imagine having the same small screen size since 2007. As most women would say about their ex boyfriends..."it was tiny".
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
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That's what I feel every time someone mentions the "retina" display.. "OMG you can't see the pixels!!!" Well have fun pixel peeping on your 3.5" screen
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That's what I feel every time someone mentions the "retina" display.. "OMG you can't see the pixels!!!" Well have fun pixel peeping on your 3.5" screen
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Well, if iPhone 5 rumors are true it is going to be the same size as now but almost entirely screen. Until then we can enjoy screen-to-bezel superiority.
I was hoping they would go for 4.6 screen at least.
What I really dearly want is a way to disable the hard buttons and run soft keys. Dearly, dearly want have that option.
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What I really dearly want is a way to disable the hard buttons and run soft keys. Dearly, dearly want have that option.
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There was a thread in here someone explaining how to do this. The person was able to disable all hard buttons at the bottom except home key.... I think you needed an root access so I haven't tried yet...
This is why people are always gawking
erick161 said:
Funny you say about people struggling to.hold it. Its true. I'm so over "my god that's like as big as a ipad" etc. To me its not even big anymore. However, anything smaller is unacceptable.
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Same here I can't go back to smaller screen no more... I can't no longer even type on iphone's keyboard or try to watch anything on it neither.
Yeah the note size was truly hard to over come at first but the numerous benefits I'm enjoying out-weighs any complaints I had at the beginning including Note's shorter battery time.
So I decided to take care of this bad boy by purchasing a medium sized cover/case. I never bought any accessories for my iphone before but with my galaxy note I'm willing to live with added thickness for its physical security. Yes it's that much precious to me
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There was a thread in here someone explaining how to do this. The person was able to disable all hard buttons at the bottom except home key.... I think you needed an root access so I haven't tried yet...
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Soft keys sucks. Takes up precious screen space. I like the capacitive buttons. Didn't like the tablet mode because of the constant status bar on the button. Now if they get rid of soft and hard buttons and replace with strictly gesture based done right, then i am all for it.
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Well, if iPhone 5 rumors are true it is going to be the same size as now but almost entirely screen. Until then we can enjoy screen-to-bezel superiority.
I was hoping they would go for 4.6 screen at least.
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The rumor I heard from the WSJ which had been right for about every rumor, is that it will have at least a 4" screen but don't expect it to be much bigger then 4.1-4.2". Either way too small for me now, I shake my head or laugh when I my mom asks me to do something to her phone.
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erick161 said:
Funny you say about people struggling to.hold it. Its true. I'm so over "my god that's like as big as a ipad" etc. To me its not even big anymore. However, anything smaller is unacceptable.
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I had this problem at first, but after a while one gets used to it and adopts a new way of holding the phone so that it works. Although, it is kind of amusing to hand this phone to the uninitiated and watch them gape in amazement (and sometimes in horror).
I'm the first one to admit that this phone isn't for everyone, but I use my room mates iPhone now from time to time, and it seems TINY to me now (comically so).
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What I really dearly want is a way to disable the hard buttons and run soft keys. Dearly, dearly want have that option.
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Just noticed the Juggernaut ROM apparently has a fix to disable the capacitative buttons. Check it out...
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Our precious OG now has a direct child.
LG G2 will have a 2.3 GHz quad core Snapdragon processor, 2GB of RAM, a 5.2 inch screen at full HD, and a 2540 mAh battery.
Neat things added include the volume rockers centered on the back, dual speakers, and no front physical keys.
I think I may be sticking with LG on this round. If they have better hardware quality control, it sounds perfect. My OG is messed up thanks to quality control. Yellowed screen, dead zones in the screen. Power wise it is fine, but the quality is lacking.
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If or when the bootloader gets unlocked I may be getting one. If something nice from Sony comes to AT&T I will also be checking that out.
Sony's xperia series has got my attention.
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I hope some goodies can be ported. Diamond ball lockscreen
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No front keys just take up screen space thats the only thing i dont like
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fleurdelisxliv said:
No front keys just take up screen space thats the only thing i dont like
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I don't get why people say this. Yes, the on-screen buttons do take screen space but that's why they made the bottom bezel smaller and the screen taller. Plus, if they did put hardware buttons/capacitive buttons they would be way too awkward to hit on the very bottom of the phone. The way around this is to make the screen smaller and the bezel thick enough to place the buttons in a good position. Thus either way you lose screen space. But at least on-screen buttons allow for the option to turn them off when you want and temporarily reclaim the screen space.
This was actually a big gripe I had about the LGOG. The back button is so awkward to push and spaced too far away. I would have much rather they made the screen a little taller and included on-screen buttons. As always, opinions are opinions.
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This was actually a big gripe I had about the LGOG. The back button is so awkward to push and spaced too far away. I would have much rather they made the screen a little taller and included on-screen buttons. As always, opinions are opinions.
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This was the only time I've ever been glad to be left handed. And I like the idea of onscreen buttons. To me it makes the pie controls worth it.
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Joecascio2000 said:
I don't get why people say this. Yes, the on-screen buttons do take screen space but that's why they made the bottom bezel smaller and the screen taller. Plus, if they did put hardware buttons/capacitive buttons they would be way too awkward to hit on the very bottom of the phone. The way around this is to make the screen smaller and the bezel thick enough to place the buttons in a good position. Thus either way you lose screen space. But at least on-screen buttons allow for the option to turn them off when you want and temporarily reclaim the screen space.
This was actually a big gripe I had about the LGOG. The back button is so awkward to push and spaced too far away. I would have much rather they made the screen a little taller and included on-screen buttons. As always, opinions are opinions.
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Maybe it will be cool, either way i will have one
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5.2" is a huge breaker for me. Already have a tablet, don't need phone to become one. I really hope next year someone will make an awesome phone at 4.7 or smaller, but with great quad, and a camera similar to what Nokia uses, their sensors and stabilizers, better lenses.
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zymphad said:
5.2" is a huge breaker for me. Already have a tablet, don't need phone to become one. I really hope next year someone will make an awesome phone at 4.7 or smaller, but with great quad, and a camera similar to what Nokia uses, their sensors and stabilizers, better lenses.
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Absolutely this. Apparently I have mutantly small thumbs or something - I can't reach the whole screen of the LGOG one handed. No bigger for me for a phone. I hate having to compromise on hardware just to get a reasonably sized screen. SGS2 was the perfect physical size.
With the edge to edge screen and lack of capacitive buttons it may not be much bigger than OG.
dandrumheller said:
Absolutely this. Apparently I have mutantly small thumbs or something - I can't reach the whole screen of the LGOG one handed. No bigger for me for a phone. I hate having to compromise on hardware just to get a reasonably sized screen. SGS2 was the perfect physical size.
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I agree somewhat.
If we had gotten the same design as every other variant of the LGOG, It'd be my perfect size. As it stands though, the extra bulk added by AT&T makes it ever so slightly too large for my tastes.
The screen itself is the perfect size for me. Big enough to play games and see past my fingers, big enough to read books & watch videos, but still small enough to reach one-handed. If they could make a phone with No/minimal bezel and the same size screen panel, I'd love it.
I'm not sure about the G2's size, but everything else about it looks stellar.
5.2 just seems to big. I have a small tablet for a reason, my phone should be able to go with me where ever and whatever I do. Not looking like some giant slab that distorts my suit pant pockets.
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5.2 just seems to big. I have a small tablet for a reason, my phone should be able to go with me where ever and whatever I do. Not looking like some giant slab that distorts my suit pant pockets.
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With the edge to edge display and on screen buttons instead of capacitive keys it may not be much larger overall. In three more days we should know for sure.
adfurgerson said:
With the edge to edge display and on screen buttons instead of capacitive keys it may not be much larger overall. In three more days we should know for sure.
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From what I have seen the on screen buttons are transparent. However, we need to wait for the real thing to come out. I use to be a capacitive button hog but with all the cool stuff like PIE coming out I may just switch to the dark side.
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With the edge to edge display and on screen buttons instead of capacitive keys it may not be much larger overall. In three more days we should know for sure.
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Interesting to see if they find a way of making it manageable. But I find even the OG uncomfortable for extended periods with one hand, and I have big hands. Hopefully edge to edge screens and shaping like the moto x will make it better. No doubt it will even out to a sweet spot.
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I tried fitting 5.5" phones in my pocket and it feels moronic. I can only imagine 5.2" will be no different. I mean makes me feel stupid for having such a brick in my pocket.
- I don't know why, but the Note 2 has been a huge hit with women I know who have tried it. Must be the same asinine behavior from women who drive monster SUVs when they don't even take the trash to the dump with it, or do any winter sports, or outdoor expeditions (camping, kayaking etc.) Maybe it's the same appeal as having a tote bigger than their upper body...
I'm going to assume dudes who have 5.2" - 5.5" phones are the same dudes who still think it's trendy to wear capris pants and have man purses to carry their "phablet". I assume nothing else beyond that, please don't troll me that.
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I tried fitting 5.5" phones in my pocket and it feels moronic. I can only imagine 5.2" will be no different. I mean makes me feel stupid for having such a brick in my pocket.
- I don't know why, but the Note 2 has been a huge hit with women I know who have tried it. Must be the same asinine behavior from women who drive monster SUVs when they don't even take the trash to the dump with it, or do any winter sports, or outdoor expeditions (camping, kayaking etc.) Maybe it's the same appeal as having a tote bigger than their upper body...
I'm going to assume dudes who have 5.2" - 5.5" phones are the same dudes who still think it's trendy to wear capris pants and have man purses to carry their "phablet". I assume nothing else beyond that, please don't troll me that.
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The note is more popular with women because they put it in their purse so you won't look as stupid until you talk on it lol. The only way I could see anything over 5 inches working is if they have the screen going edge to edge and it's more of a sub 5 inch body.
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Yeah the girls I know with note and note 2 leave them in their purses most of the time and utilize bluetooth for voice calls.
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Dimensions in mm.
OG 130.8×71.6×8.4
G2 138.5×70.9×8.9
A little over a quarter inch taller.