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7 inch Tablet vs 10.1 Tablet?

I already have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Wifi but Nexus 7 brings a plethora of improvements and their is no hope or patience to another year of wait for possibly never to come official upgrade of 4.1.
In your opinion, why would you prefer a 7 inch tablet over a 10.1 inch tablet and what would you miss on 7 inch screen compared to a 10.1 screen?
My main motivation is to get a lighter tablet for reading. 10.1 inch tablet are too heavy to carry on one hand. I would like to use 7 inch tablet as I use 10.1 inch tablet for writing and wondering if loss of 3 inches of screen size will be direct proportional loss in writing productivity.
Thanks.

donniezazen said:
I already have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Wifi but Nexus 7 brings a plethora of improvements and their is no hope or patience to another year of wait for possibly never to come official upgrade of 4.1.
In your opinion, why would you prefer a 7 inch tablet over a 10.1 inch tablet and what would you miss on 7 inch screen compared to a 10.1 screen?
My main motivation is to get a lighter tablet for reading. 10.1 inch tablet are too heavy to carry on one hand. I would like to use 7 inch tablet as I use 10.1 inch tablet for writing and wondering if loss of 3 inches of screen size will be direct proportional loss in writing productivity.
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im having a hard time adjusting to the thought of having a 7 inch tablet.. I have a xoom. Part of me wants the new lighter tab but im afraid ill miss the extra screen real estate.
I think im gonna just go for the nexus 7 and deal with it. I had the same issue going from devices with sd to devices without SD...

I have the Acer A100 7 incher and love it, and now have the Nexus 7 on preorder. I love the 7 inch tabs. Super portable, can fit in your pocket. I had the Transformer but figured that if I might as well take my netbook or get an ultrabook if I wanted to lug something that size around. With the 7 inch tabs you do end up zooming in more on content but to me that's not a big deal.

liltyke said:
I have the Acer A100 7 incher and love it, and now have the Nexus 7 on preorder. I love the 7 inch tabs. Super portable, can fit in your pocket. I had the Transformer but figured that if I might as well take my netbook or get an ultrabook if I wanted to lug something that size around. With the 7 inch tabs you do end up zooming in more on content but to me that's not a big deal.
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Major +1 - thin and light, can go in your pocket etc - same res as 90% of other tablets at 10" size, so you arent loosing on screen space, just physical size...
Also, 7" tab is MUCH better to game on, as its easily held in two hands with coverage for almost all the screen without stretching!

liltyke said:
I have the Acer A100 7 incher and love it, and now have the Nexus 7 on preorder. I love the 7 inch tabs. Super portable, can fit in your pocket. I had the Transformer but figured that if I might as well take my netbook or get an ultrabook if I wanted to lug something that size around. With the 7 inch tabs you do end up zooming in more on content but to me that's not a big deal.
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Vrykyl said:
Major +1 - thin and light, can go in your pocket etc - same res as 90% of other tablets at 10" size, so you arent loosing on screen space, just physical size...
Also, 7" tab is MUCH better to game on, as its easily held in two hands with coverage for almost all the screen without stretching!
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The major problem I have faced with a 10.1 tablet is it's too big to hold on with a hand and read. PDFs should look better on 7 inch tablet as most papers are 8 inches wide.
Hopefully, it will not matter when it comes to writing because apps can always adjust to screen size and I will be using a Bluetooth keyboard.

I personally can't justify a 7" tablet. with our almost 5 inch phones, there is just not enough screen real estate to make that much of a difference. 8.9 inch or bigger FTW
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I tried the 7" tablet with a Nook Color running CM7 and it was alright. I felt content with it... until I got an HP Touchpad in that firesale. The bigger screen ruined 7" tablets for me. I dont mind zooming, but I do mind scrolling and with a smaller tablet, you have to do a lot more scrolling. It gets in the way of browsing, reading emails or ebooks, writing or editing documents, etc.
As good as the Nexus looks, I'm passing it up for a TF700 solely due to the screen size. But for those who it works for, I hope you enjoy it.

Well you won't be scrolling because the tablet has the resolution of the current 10inch tablets (new tf infinity and Acer aside)
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I have the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, and have ordered a Nexus 7. I also have the Galaxy Nexus, so I have experience with all of the screen sizes brought up here. To be honest, if you are thinking about purchasing a 7in tablet for extra portability/readability, it's a good move. I use my 10.1 for gaming and videos when lying around the house, in the office, or while on a plane. I use the 7in for when I want to read a book or will be on the move quite a bit but still want to game or read on a larger screen than my phone. Sometimes 4.65inches is not enough and 10.1 is just too much. If you're willing to spend the money, I say go for it.

Jayrod1980 said:
Well you won't be scrolling because the tablet has the resolution of the current 10inch tablets (new tf infinity and Acer aside)
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DPI also factors into it. With two displays of the same resolution but different DPIs, the higher DPI will be more detailed but not display as much content as the lower DPI one. In that regard, you are scrolling more. I thought the same as you did when I got my touchpad (1024x600 vs 1024x768, not really enough room to notice extra scrollability on resolution alone).

I'd put my opinion, but that's like comparing apples and oranges. Both screen sizes have their pros and cons.

Jotokun said:
DPI also factors into it. With two displays of the same resolution but different DPIs, the higher DPI will be more detailed but not display as much content as the lower DPI one. In that regard, you are scrolling more. I thought the same as you did when I got my touchpad (1024x600 vs 1024x768, not really enough room to notice extra scrollability on resolution alone).
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Don't forget the age of the user and the quality of their vision.

i dont have a tablet, i dont need a tablet,
desktop, laptop, phone.
But why not? for 250 bucks, you get 16 gb of storage, nfc, other crap lol , with great specs. Why not?

I am interested información a tab any suggestions?
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I have an A200 and KF on my desk right now. When I get up to go read my twitter feed in the family room...I will pick up the KF 100%. One hand vs. two.

IMO, 4.5" (my gnex) is too small to read books on, and 9" (my touchpad running CM9) is too big to read while trying to relax. I think 7" is the sweet spot. The stickler is the fact that larger tablets have to be held with two hands most of the time.
Plus the battery life of the Nexus 7 is just godly. 300 hours on standby? Think about that, almost two weeks without a charge. I don't think even jesus could make anything that good.

I'm really only getting it to game on. 7" is the perfect size for most touchscreen games, and the fact that it will get all the awesome tegra zone games is a major plus. I seriously can't wait to play the tegra 3 optimized version of Shadowgun on this thing. I just hope that someone comes out with a mod to hide that stupid, stupid status bar so I can play my games in true full screen. I really think that the persistent on screen status bar was the single worst decision Google made with android and was the main reason why I returned my galaxy nexus. So glad HTC went with capacitive buttons on the One X.
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rkmj said:
I have the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, and have ordered a Nexus 7. I also have the Galaxy Nexus, so I have experience with all of the screen sizes brought up here. To be honest, if you are thinking about purchasing a 7in tablet for extra portability/readability, it's a good move. I use my 10.1 for gaming and videos when lying around the house, in the office, or while on a plane. I use the 7in for when I want to read a book or will be on the move quite a bit but still want to game or read on a larger screen than my phone. Sometimes 4.65inches is not enough and 10.1 is just too much. If you're willing to spend the money, I say go for it.
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Do you ever use them to write using an external keyboard?

_MetalHead_ said:
I'm really only getting it to game on. 7" is the perfect size for most touchscreen games, and the fact that it will get all the awesome tegra zone games is a major plus. I seriously can't wait to play the tegra 3 optimized version of Shadowgun on this thing. I just hope that someone comes out with a mod to hide that stupid, stupid status bar so I can play my games in true full screen. I really think that the persistent on screen status bar was the single worst decision Google made with android and was the main reason why I returned my galaxy nexus. So glad HTC went with capacitive buttons on the One X.
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Are you talking about the notification bar? Most games I've played hide it. Any app has the capability of doing so while it is running, it just depends on whether or not the developer has chosen to do so.
Also capacitive buttons have been common on pretty much all android phones made within the last two years, I think the last phone I had with physical buttons was the HTC Hero, but I got the HTC Evo shortly afterwards (now two years old) which has capacitive buttons, and it wasn't the first phone to do so.
Unless you're talking about the soft buttons? That was originally a honeycomb feature (pretty old) that got carried over to ICS. I don't own an HTC One X, but I'm pretty sure that it uses fixed buttons rather than soft buttons.

Rakeesh_j said:
Are you talking about the notification bar? Most games I've played hide it. Any app has the capability of doing so while it is running, it just depends on whether or not the developer has chosen to do so.
Also capacitive buttons have been common on pretty much all android phones made within the last two years, I think the last phone I had with physical buttons was the HTC Hero, but I got the HTC Evo shortly afterwards (now two years old) which has capacitive buttons, and it wasn't the first phone to do so.
Unless you're talking about the soft buttons? That was originally a honeycomb feature (pretty old) that got carried over to ICS. I don't own an HTC One X, but I'm pretty sure that it uses fixed buttons rather than soft buttons.
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While the history lesson is apreciated, I am already well aware of all that stuff, I've been with Android for 3 years now. I am only refering to the persistant status bar/ task bar/ navigation bar, whatever you want to call it. It was a horrible idea on Googles part.

Are you getting spoiled by the high rez screen of the Nexus 7?

The thing that really blows me away that hasn't been discussed in most reviews or here is the screen resolution on this 7 inch tablet with a dpi of 213. The text looks so crisp on a web page, close to ipad 3 almost (i know it is not).
As a matter of fact, because of getting use to this clear text, I had a few days left on my return policy for the Asus TF300, which I use to think had a very nice screen, but now the text seems blurry to me. I have heard the same from people switching from ipad 1 or 2 to ipad 3.
Thus, I have decided to return my tf300 and just ordered an Asus TF700 for use as my 10 incher.
Anyone else getting too use to this type of resolution?

superflysocal said:
The thing that really blows me away that hasn't been discussed in most reviews or here is the screen resolution on this 7 inch tablet with a dpi of 213. The text looks so crisp on a web page, close to ipad 3 almost (i know it is not).
As a matter of fact, because of getting use to this clear text, I had a few days left on my return policy for the Asus TF300, which I use to think had a very nice screen, but now the text seems blurry to me. I have heard the same from people switching from ipad 1 or 2 to ipad 3.
Thus, I have decided to return my tf300 and just ordered an Asus TF700 for use as my 10 incher.
Anyone else getting too use to this type of resolution?
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Resolution is definitely very nice especially in comparison to my moms iPad 2 from work.
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Um... well, the ppi on the Nexus 7 is not really that high. It is higher than that of most tablets out there, but it is lower than almost all current gen Android phones, and even some previous ones. So if you have been at least staring at a Nexus One with a ppi of 254, this should not be all that impressive. Though you do hold it further away from your face.
However it is indeed very impressive by tablet standards. The previous gen iPads had a horrendous ppi of 132. And I believe the highest ppi of any Android tablet is currently found on the 499$ Transformer Prime Infinity with a ppi of 224. So the Nexus 7 surely packs quite a bang.

blackhand1001 said:
Resolution is definitely very nice especially in comparison to my moms iPad 2 from work.
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Seconded. The resolution is very nice, and the color tone is way better than the iPad 3 retina display. That one is just too...warm? It ends up yellowing and dulling colors in a weird way.

Hexdecimal said:
Seconded. The resolution is very nice, and the color tone is way better than the iPad 3 retina display. That one is just too...warm? It ends up yellowing and dulling colors in a weird way.
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Funny... that is exactly what I would say about the 7. Way too warm compared to the rest of my devices (IPad 3, Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S3). Its kind of annoying really. I'm adapting though because I love the size.

My original intention was to get the TF700, i decided that saving $230+ was a better choice and went with the N7 and i love the screen. No complaints about the resolution. :good:

I should make my 800x480 pentile SGS phone look like crap in comparison which is the main reason why I'm getting one.

I watched the transformer movie on it. It looks awesome.
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I know what you mean. The galaxy nexus screen looks so much crisper compared to the n7 but I love my n7, no defects, perfect screen size and best of all its pure android.
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No wonder the nexus one display was amazing. From that phone I went on to galaxy then sensation and always thought the nexus one was better in display.
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I know the feeling. I upgraded from the iPad 1 to the iPad 3 and I can't even look at the Old one anymore.
Thankfully the N7 has a high res screen so it'll be tolerable by my eyes.

No, because i'm used to 284 DPI on my Galaxy Note. The Nexus 7 has a good screen (especially for the price), but it's nowhere near as good as the AMOLED on the Note.

I agree with th op. screen is great quality. out of all tablets, infinity pad is the best and nexus 7 comes in close second. the text is really crisp and hd movies look really good on it.

For the price its a good screen... but nothing compared to my iPad 3.
It still blows away my pad 1 and my playbook!
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My daily driver is the HTC one x which has the best mobile screen I've ever used. That being said I hope the nexus 7 screen still looks amazing to me when I get it later. I have had plenty of other tablets though so as long as it looks better than those I'll be satisfied.
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futuregerald said:
My daily driver is the HTC one x which has the best mobile screen I've ever used. That being said I hope the nexus 7 screen still looks amazing to me when I get it later. I have had plenty of other tablets though so as long as it looks better than those I'll be satisfied.
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Screen will look better than most other tablets except for the new iPad... The clarity won't be as good as your HTC one x because it have more ppi on a smaller screen size... We should not compare tablet screen vs cellphone screen because the phone will always win assuming were talking high end phones!
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i've got a 3GS, so this thing should blow me away lol!! Can't wait till next week

Not sure yet. Although not sure it'll beat the HOX. Anyone have both?
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Nothing yet apart from THAT email!

I guess I did have tablets in mind when I posted this, never even thought about comparing to phone.
However, i would be interested in this comparison though. Web browsing is where I see the effects of a high rez screen the best due to text size. On people with phones that have better dpi like Galaxy nexus, if you open up a web site in ITS DESKTOP VERSION like yahoo.com (and if you have font size set to Normal), can you still read the small texts pretty well? Would be interesting to see the effects of large dpi but on a smaller screen.

I think the screen looks amazing. For the price you can beat this tab. Am happy I got one.
The warm color issues can be fixed with kernels and gama settings. Well I think it can, I fixed my Galaxy Nexus colors by tuning the multipliers
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Question about hardware (calling all owners)

How good/bad is the screen on the phone? The 1 thing holding me back from purchasing this phone is the 720p screen, I think everything else about the phone is near perfect (except the processor). If this phone came with a 1080p screen I would have already preordered being the pixel junkie that I am.
I left AT&T recently and went to Verizon and though I upgraded in service quality I downgraded in phone choices by a ton. Basically the only phones I will have to choose from are, the HTC One, Moto X, iPhone 5s or the Note 3.
I am looking for advice, as you can see by my signature I've owned tons of phones this year and I cant seem to find a phone that fits me as good as this iPhone does at this point. The Nexus 4 was close but AT&T is just bad so it ruined the whole experience. I believe the Moto X might be the best opportunity I have on Verizon for a phone with a bigger screen but with a small footprint and nearly stock android. On the other hand the HTC One with 4.2.2 on Verizon might be great and the Note 3 could be a tech nerds (myself) dream with its specifications.

I think with the 720vs1080 is just that. NUMBERS. I don't think on that screen size unless your LOOKING for a problem you won't see a noticeable difference to the naked eye.
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Just a numbers game. Watch any of the demo videos posted by blogs that reviewed the MotoX and the screen is beautiful during normal use. You aren't going notice the difference unless you place a 1080p screen next to the 720p and stare at the screens for a long time.

Just number game too here ... really like the quality of the screen... have used an s4 and prefer my moto x and the thin sensation of the phone... Ok google now is excellent ( and really work great in french language ... )

Go play with the droid Maxx and the gs4 at the store you will see the difference. None that the eye can see!!
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I switched from 4S to HTC one love it, and the viper Rom just pushes it over the edge with great battery life.
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Comparing to my N4, there is no difference in quality.

Bought my Moto X today after loving my LG Optimus Pro. I'm surprised by the screen quality. The 720 is much better than expected. Smaller screen so it appears to look good. The LG and HTC screens at 1080 are still nicer overall but don't let the 720 dissuade you. This is a great phone. The camera may be the only weakness. This phone is as quick as my LG Optimus Pro with a 600 Snapdragon chip.
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It's not a bad display, it's definitely worse than the One and the S4.

I thought the 720p screen was going to be horrendous compare to my galaxy s4's gorgeous 1080p screen but the screen quality actually surprised me. Its not like the droid razr's screens of the past. Without the s4 in front of you, you won't be able to tell without looking for the imperfection.
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I'd wait for the iPhone 5s announcement with iOS 7. Its going to make the iPhone look brand new again. On top of that I think once they release the official iOS 7 I think its already jailbreak able from what I've seen. I came from an iPhone too I miss alot of the features but hard yo give up my s4 just for an iPhone 5 maybe a 5s
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I went to the store today to play with one in person and I had my HTC one with me for comparison. I had originally thing that the ppi of Moto X is high enough anyway, but I can definitely see the pixels on smaller fonts on the X, unless somehow the font is optimized on the one.
The white on the X is also considerably more yellow than on the one, maybe it could be calibrated in software, but with the one next to it in similar brightness, the display of the X looks dull in color and pixelated compared to the one. And the text is not as sharp. Being Chinese, the fine details on the Chinese character is very important, and the bolded Chinese font that still looks great on the one was very disappointing to see on the X.
For anyone interested, go to http://tw.news.yahoo.com and make sure to request the desktop version. It is a pretty standard Chinese site that I use to check text readability.

For me the biggest benefit with a 1080 screen is if you are going to connect it to a 1080 tv or external display a lot, then you get correct pixel mapping. When I connect my sgs3 to a tv I only get a 720p signal.
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I like it...
I think the screen is pretty nice, not the best. But battery life is pretty stellar so far. Its VERY snappy too. Features rock and are really appreciated as light over stock. Feels premium in the hand too. Overall I am impressed but will likely sell it for a Nexus in December anyway...gotta have my klp fix.
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I'm happy with it, its not my 2013 nexus 7, but its pretty good. Its worth noting that they went with rbg instead of pentile so it looks better than other 720p screens I've used.
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inseconds99 said:
How good/bad is the screen on the phone? The 1 thing holding me back from purchasing this phone is the 720p screen, I think everything else about the phone is near perfect (except the processor). If this phone came with a 1080p screen I would have already preordered being the pixel junkie that I am.
I left AT&T recently and went to Verizon and though I upgraded in service quality I downgraded in phone choices by a ton. Basically the only phones I will have to choose from are, the HTC One, Moto X, iPhone 5s or the Note 3.
I am looking for advice, as you can see by my signature I've owned tons of phones this year and I cant seem to find a phone that fits me as good as this iPhone does at this point. The Nexus 4 was close but AT&T is just bad so it ruined the whole experience. I believe the Moto X might be the best opportunity I have on Verizon for a phone with a bigger screen but with a small footprint and nearly stock android. On the other hand the HTC One with 4.2.2 on Verizon might be great and the Note 3 could be a tech nerds (myself) dream with its specifications.
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1. the processor is not something to hate on. there are technically 8 cores in this phone. the main processor is dual-core but NOT last years model. this will save you battery as well as eliminate useless hardware that only takes up resources. quad core processing is a joke for mobile phones, especially when almost zero apps make use of anything more than two cores.
2. to complain about an HD resolution on a 4.7inch screen not being HD enough is petty and ridiculous. 720p or 1080p is no where near anything to complain about
3. the iphone doesnt have quad core. the iphone doesnt have 1080p. it doesnt even have 720p. how does it fit you more than the moto x?
this is the problem. people are way too concerned with over-hyped useless hardware specs and no one cares for how the hardware and software play together. the user experience is the reason the iphone was the best selling phone year after year. now with android, people rather show off a useless 8core processor instead of a finely tuned dual core that works much smoother. the moto x is attempting to fix what samsung destroyed.

I love it. Despite being 720 I can't tell. The colors are very vibrant and the only way you can see a pixel on it is if you put your eye right on it but you shouldnt be doing that so you should be fine
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I also have the iphone 5/4S/N4/S3/S2. It really depends. Screen resolution doesn't matter as much as screen quality IMO. Things like contrast and color reproduction are more important once you get into the 720p+ realm.
Basically it's a choice between:
AMOLED Variations (Moto X, Note 3, most Samsung) = best contrast, second best colors, best viewing angles
IPS (Iphone 5, HTC One, N4 etc) = second best contrast, best colors, second best viewing angles
TFT screens (TV's, most low end phones, some mid range) = worst contrast, worst colors, worst viewing angles
I personally missed the insane contrast levels when I used IPS screens, I'm a sucker for DEEP blacks for my themes/setup.
The screen quality for a 720p AMOLED screen is flawless on my sample. No dead pixels, perfect uniformity, zero backlight bleed (unlike S2, S3 which do have backlight bleed when you set an all black image and go in a dark room, you can still see the screen. On Moto X the phone dissapears in those same conditions)
A perfect screen for me would be Moto X screen with iphone 4s digitizer lol. The digitizer in the iphone 5 was pretty bad. Hardly registered my taps near the edge of the screen.

Thanks for all the replies, I decided against the Moto X, I played with it in the store and it had a similar look and feel to the Nexus 4 (which I had anticipated). I am going to wait out the Sony Honami (I REALLY REALLY WANT THIS PHONE) and the Note 3 seeing as how IFA is a week away. If I'm disappointed, I will go out an purchase the iPhone 5s and wait to see what the new Nexus brings.
I know the new Nexus won't be coming for Verizon, so I might have to try T-Mobile out if anything because AT&T is terrible in my area.
Thanks

Are smaller screen sized phones dead?

Every new phone launching in mid range and flagship categories are at least 5.2 inch or larger. Do you think it is the beginning of end of phones with less than 5 inch phones?
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Seems like it. Maybe not dead, but mostly dead. Except for Sony and a few Chinese manufacturers, nobody bothers with smaller phones outside of cheapos, and even those are getting bigger. The one obvious (or not, if you're not thinking outside Android) exception is the new iPhone SE. Basically an iPhone 5 (4" screen) with 6s guts. It easily has the highest power-to-size ratio of any phone available. The only problem is that it's an iPhone. Hopefully it sells well enough that some Android manufacturers will recognize there's still a market for smaller phones. I'd love a 4-4.5" Android with some power. Myself I just bought an S4 Mini (AT&T) to use for my home internet and as a music player. It's not exactly powerful, but it gets the job done and serves my purposes.

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Seems like it. Maybe not dead, but mostly dead. Except for Sony and a few Chinese manufacturers, nobody bothers with smaller phones outside of cheapos, and even those are getting bigger. The one obvious (or not, if you're not thinking outside Android) exception is the new iPhone SE. Basically an iPhone 5 (4" screen) with 6s guts. It easily has the highest power-to-size ratio of any phone available. The only problem is that it's an iPhone. Hopefully it sells well enough that some Android manufacturers will recognize there's still a market for smaller phones. I'd love a 4-4.5" Android with some power. Myself I just bought an S4 Mini (AT&T) to use for my home internet and as a music player. It's not exactly powerful, but it gets the job done and serves my purposes.
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I fully agree. iPhone SE was a good step from Apple. It would be great if android oem's release smaller sized phones with powerful hardware... Moto g first gen was my first smartphone and it remains the best smartphone that I have used...
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Mostly small sized mobiles are turning to rugged waterproof phones. Most people want their phone to pop out of their pockets that lead to big sized phones. And even no one is ready to play a game or watch a movie on the 4" phone.

One of the reasons that I hate big phones is that it becomes a tedious task for me to carry it. Another reason being my small hands...? I can not use 5.5 inch phones with one hand...
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Speaking as a woman with size 5 hands...
I wouldn't ever want to use a phone that's smaller than my current 5.7" Note 3. No way. The big screen is an absolute delight. I can actually see what I'm doing without needing to zoom in or use a magnifier, and you can actually see faces in films.
Hell, I bought a 12.2" tablet. That should tell you everything about my views on usability over size.
And yes, I did have to extend my jeans pockets. Bit of a hassle, but totally worth it. :laugh:
Personally I never understood why people liked small screens. Every time I grab my S5 I have to remind myself that I'm not using an S5 Mini, it's just so bloody tiny....
"It's too big to hold when you're calling". That's why they invented headphones with mics.
I can manage it perfectly fine with one hand. (Though maybe that's because our fingers are more flexible by nature?)

ShadowLea said:
Speaking as a woman with size 5 hands...
I wouldn't ever want to use a phone that's smaller than my current 5.7" Note 3. No way. The big screen is an absolute delight. I can actually see what I'm doing without needing to zoom in or use a magnifier, and you can actually see faces in films.
Hell, I bought a 12.2" tablet. That should tell you everything about my views on usability over size.
And yes, I did have to extend my jeans pockets. Bit of a hassle, but totally worth it.[emoji23]
Personally I never understood why people liked small screens. Every time I grab my S5 I have to remind myself that I'm not using an S5 Mini, it's just so bloody tiny....
"It's too big to hold when you're calling". That's why they invented headphones with mics.
I can manage it perfectly fine with one hand. (Though maybe that's because our fingers are more flexible by nature?)
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Well, everyone has his/her own preferences..[emoji18]
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Personally, I never watch movies on my phone. Only YouTube videos. And I've never felt the screen to be too small to watch them on my 4.7 inch Redmi 2. I do read some articles sometimes. 4.7 inch screen not an issue for that too...
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Well, everyone has his/her own preferences..[emoji18]
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All too true.
I just hear far too often "Screen over 5" are useless, nobody wants those". Which is entirely untrue.

ShadowLea said:
All too true.
I just hear far too often "Screen over 5" are useless, nobody wants those". Which is entirely untrue.
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On the contrary, I feel most people want bigger screen these days. But the problem is companies no more release smaller phones for small amount of users like me who prefer smaller screens. Guess that's because there are very less people like me...
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The trend for larger phones has been interesting and weird. Back when the iPhone had a 3.5" screen Steve Jobs was making jokes about the "huge" 4.3" screen on the Motorola Droid X, and how nobody would want a Hummer sized phone. Then he died, Apple upped the screen to 4", and then eventually 4.7" and 5.5" because they realized that Jobs wasn't an omniscient god that could predict the future. Now I see at least as many iPhone 6 Pluses as I do 6's.
My theory is that the trend for larger phones isn't just because people wanted something larger, but moreso because that as phones became more capable, they became more useful when they were larger. For example, as I mentioned, I just picked up an S4 Mini. While good enough for basic things, it's definitely not a powerhouse. Its tiny screen sucks for games, web browsing, and is very cramped for typing unless you hold it landscape. I wouldn't want it to be any larger, even if it would make certain things easier, because it's simply not powerful enough to warrant being larger. Compare that to my OnePlus One or Nexus 6, or even my S4. The larger and more powerful a phone is, the less it becomes a "phone", and more it becomes a computer that fits in your pocket. This wasn't true back in the days of the iPhone 4 or Droid X. But today I feel like I could go on vacation for several days and only take my Nexus 6, leave my laptop at home, and not feel lost, disconnected, or impotent. Obviously I'd prefer having the laptop, but I'd be fine with the tradeoff of not having to lug the thing around. I know people that have large phones like Notes and iPhone 6 Pluses that don't even have a computer because their phone is big and capable enough to replace it for them.
On the other hand, there's still plenty of people around that don't want a big ol slab in their pocket. Sony has their Compact series, but they have practically zero market in the USA, and not very much market elsewhere either. I think that if Samsung made a Galaxy S7 (or whatever iteration) Compact (not "Mini") with a 4.5-4.7" screen it'd be a big seller. Not only would it appeal to Android users that want a powerful smaller phone, they could steal some of Apple's customers who are only sticking with iPhones because like the smaller size but not necessarily the OS. Imagine an S7 Compact, just slightly over 5" tall and 2.5" wide, with the same 16mp OIS camera, storage, power, and waterprofness of the S7/S7 Edge. Now that'd be a fantastic little device.

Imagine if xiaomi releases a phone with same power as redmi note 3 but with a screen size of redmi 2. It would be even more affordable than redmi note 3 and yet a powerful device... That's the kind of device that I would like to use
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arc7ful said:
Imagine if xiaomi releases a phone with same power as redmi note 3 but with a screen size of redmi 2. It would be even more affordable than redmi note 3 and yet a powerful device... That's the kind of device that I would like to use
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Funny you should mention this...
http://phandroid.com/2016/06/02/xiaomi-4-3-inch-flagship/

Planterz said:
Funny you should mention this...
http://phandroid.com/2016/06/02/xiaomi-4-3-inch-flagship/
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Yeah I've read that news. Would be great if Xiaomi releases it!
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Meanwhile I am still rocking 3" Xperia Active phone ...

I use phone for Playing Games and watching Videos. Small screen has no good for me. So small screen phones are dead for me.

I'm with the OP. I love smaller phones. 5" is ideal and no greater than 5.2". My biggest issue is portability more than anything else. Large devices are difficult, awkward and cumbersome to carry around.
Omg...I remember when a phone that was 4.3" was considered big.

Wow! I didn't know these many people like small phones?
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I am a big fan of small screens. I have my laptop for viewing on big screen & same goes for TV. Problem is phone manufacturers don't care about us smaller group. Apple made SE, but it's too costly. Oh well. Then there's OP X but now the CEO says he will discontinue it. Great.

AngelousJi said:
I am a big fan of small screens. I have my laptop for viewing on big screen & same goes for TV. Problem is phone manufacturers don't care about us smaller group. Apple made SE, but it's too costly. Oh well. Then there's OP X but now the CEO says he will discontinue it. Great.
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Fully agreed
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Another 6" Nexus?

So what do y'all think? I love my Nexus 6 for its shear size, I personally would LOVE to see another huge Nexus like this one! Thoughts?
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I really don't think it would ever happen again. I like the size of my Nexus 6 but, I really think that 5.7 in would better suit me for my next phone. Basically, I'm not on the whale phone bandwagon but, I'm not in the 5 in phone camp either.

My greatest desire from the next Nexus is something around 5 inches that I can easily use with one hand and doesn't swing around like giant brick in my pocket that hits me in the nuts every time I take a step. My last 3 phones have all been huge (5.7 inches or larger), so I'm ready for a change.
If they make two Nexuses (or is it Nexii?) again this year, hopefully they'll be of equal specs instead of a huge premium device and a small budget/midrange device.

Yeah agree, even the OP3 felt and looked small in comparison to the 6 inch Nexus i had. Do miss the bigger screen sometimes though when watching youtube, video`s and pics

For me a 5.2 inch screen would be perfect. I had the LG G2 before my nexus 6 and that was for me the perfect size.

TriguyRN said:
.....I like the size of my Nexus 6 but, I really think that 5.7 in would better suit me for my next phone....
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I can understand that. But 6" size compared to 5,7" is not much. For me it's the back of the N6. It's round and should be flat. Just for easier fitting in car kit and belt cases.
Secondly an option to choose dark themes for system and G-apps.

The round back I can agree with, if you've never wanted your Nexus 6 to slide off of a flat table, guess what? Too bad! Lol @Face_Plant it's racking you? Jesus! Never had that issue brother LOL I'm a sucker for a huge display, the size of this phone was a HUGE factor in purchasing it, icing on the cake that it was a Nexus, stock Android and a HUGE dev scene!
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I like my Nexus 6, but its to wide for me. Something like Nexus 6p, Xperia Z3 perfect for my hand and its easy to use with one hand. Before buying I know that phone is really big, but I bought it because its Nexus and I never buy again other brand than Nexus.

Arguments about the screen size would be different, when the Nexus phones would be exactly the same (inside) and the only difference would be the screen size.

Gedablo666 said:
I like my Nexus 6, but its to wide for me. Something like Nexus 6p, Xperia Z3 perfect for my hand and its easy to use with one hand. Before buying I know that phone is really big, but I bought it because its Nexus and I never buy again other brand than Nexus.
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After getting this Nexus 6, I'm sold on them for sure! I'm only going for the Nexus line now.

NLBeev said:
Arguments about the screen size would be different, when the Nexus phones would be exactly the same (inside) and the only difference would be the screen size.
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It's true, I mean, the 6p is more powerful than the 6, but that small bit of screen to me is wonderful. I like how wide the 6 is! The 6p is strangely long to me.

me, being 5'7", with average sized hands, would absolutely LOVE for the next nexus to be 6".. but i have a feeling that it wont happen

I had 2 Nexus 6Ps and on both the bezel bent at the volume rocker. Sold them both instantly and bought (another) White 64gb Nexus 6 sealed in the box for 350. Best phone I've ever had. Still waiting for something worth upgrading to, because obviously the 6P was a FAIL

I love the size of my 6" Nexus 6, but I think it will be easier to use a 5.7" in VR headsets, at least the ones that are available now.

JimSmith94 said:
I love the size of my 6" Nexus 6, but I think it will be easier to use a 5.7" in VR headsets, at least the ones that are available now.
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The N6 screen has 1440 x 2560 pixels. I've seen 5,7" phones with 1080 x 1920.
The use of 5,7" would be OK as long apps including G-apps does not use the higher resolution.
Or do I see it wrong?

NLBeev said:
The N6 screen has 1440 x 2560 pixels. I've seen 5,7" phones with 1080 x 1920.
The use of 5,7" would be OK as long apps including G-apps does not use the higher resolution.
Or do I see it wrong?
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I was thinking more of the physical size being able to fit into VR headsets. Even with my case off, my Nexus 6 barely fits and even then it's hard to keep the power and volume buttons from getting hit.
Another reason to accept the newer/smaller size on a new Nexus is for the upcoming Daydream, Tango, and Valve.
http://www.slashgear.com/road-to-the-next-nexus-android-htc-daydream-tango-valve-20444943/