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Ahhh soooo annoying that it requires a Nexus 6. This sounds so awesome but I do not want a 6" phone. I'm hoping the next Nexus phone will have a smaller variant
by rlu 11y ago
Ahhh soooo annoying that it requires a Nexus 6. This sounds so awesome but I do not want a 6" phone. I'm hoping the next Nexus phone will have a smaller variant (and it will undoubtedly support Project Fi)
- nevir 11y agoAgree. Edit: Looks like the Sony Z3C is a (and the only?) contender! --- But, I've also given up on that front. The last phone that was (barely) usable one-handed for me was the original Moto X. At this point, there is literally not a single phone on the market that (that I can find): * Runs a recent version of Android (or iOS) * Is <= 5" tall * Has a recent/"fast" CPU/GPU So, fuck it, time to give in and go with a phablet.
- Aradalf 11y ago...The iPhone 6 is 4.7" and has the best processor on the market.
- fragmede 11y ago4.7" is the screen diagonal. The total height, including the top and bottom border is listed as 5.44". This is according to Apple. http://www.apple.com/iphone-6/specs/ http://www.apple.com/iphone-6/specs/
- jessaustin 11y agoThis seems unlikely, as cell phones are generally rectangular and have flat screens. EDIT: maybe you could try drawing a screen with a 5.44" height and 4.7" diagonal. Euclid will not be your friend.
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- jessaustin 11y ago1.5" of "wasted" space? That surprises me.
- fpgeek 11y agoThere's this thing called the home button...
- jaredmcateer 11y agoOn most android phones that thing is part of the display that contextually hides itself, and doesn't take up extra physical space
- vidarh 11y ago"Most"? I've not had a single Android phone where the buttons have been part of the display. A few tablets, but no phones. I'm sure there are plenty of phones that do that too, but I've somehow managed to avoid them for the 6-7 or so Android phones I've owned.
- wjoe 11y agoPretty much every Android phone released in the last 2 years besides those made by Samsung (which is admittedly a large percentage) have had on screen keys.
- vidarh 11y agoI've had three Android phones of different brands released in the last two years, and none of them had on screen keys. Nor did any of the other ones I considered.
- mehta 11y agoI think you and the parent are confusing the display size with phone size. The phone height is >5 inches. The display is 4.7 inches diagonally. The device size diagonally will be more than device height.
- fragmede 11y agoA height of less than 5 inches limits you to the Motorola Droid Mini, Moto E or the recently released LG Joy. (Those 3 run Lollipop and are from 2013 and later.) Increasing height to 5.1 inches (well, 130mm), gsmarena.com shows almost a dozen phones that suit your wishes. (Personally, I'm still not happy about having to give up on having a hardware QWERTY keyboards on my phone :/ )
- shkkmo 11y ago+1 for hardware keyboards. In many ways I miss my clunky G1.
- gareim 11y agoSony Z3 Compact. Is 5.01 inches tall, but your original Moto X was 5.09 and you seemed to like it fine. Fast/recent specs. Runs a recent version of Android.
- nl 11y agoAnother vote for the Sony Z3C. I'm an avowed Sony hater, but I'm liking mine.
- jaredmcateer 11y agoI'm really hoping for a Nexus 5 2015. It's the best phone, for me, I've encountered including this generation of phones. Otherwise I'm probably going to have to get a Moto G 2nd gen if they come out with the LTE edition.
- lurkinggrue 11y agoIt's just the first phone they support due to the radio support. I expect they will have other phones later in the year. Probably that Nexus 5 reboot people are talking about.