Debateable and once debated we'll be left up to your opinion vs my facts, so this point is moot.
Never mind, apparently you won't be replying.
I expect just that, and many more posts like this one.
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Another Alleged iPhone 6 Case Surfaces with Cutouts for Moved Power Button, New Volume Controls
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Debateable and once debated we'll be left up to your opinion vs my facts, so this point is moot.
Never mind, apparently you won't be replying.
I expect just that, and many more posts like this one.
True, another poster already hinted out a while ago that he will hunt down all hypocritical posters that will have changed their mind from "too big" to "perfect"... fun times at macrumors
As someone who had the HTC M8 for a week before returning it due to unwieldiness and almost dropping it from everyday use more within 7 days than my entire 2+ years with my 4S, I can tell you that a power button on the top of a device which is larger than 4" is a horrible, horrible design choice. Side positioned power buttons are convenient and easily accessible, even for smaller devices. Just look at the Xperia Z1 Compact. Besides just being a gorgeous phone, it's roughly as big, give or take, as an iPhone 5/5S, and the power button is still midway down the right spine of the device. If you ask me, that would've been a better position for the iPhone 5/5S too. It's all preference, but I personally prefer them being on the side.
Really? And I thought the overwhelming consensus was that:
1. The HTC One (both M7 and M8) is a very nicely designed device.
2. The dual front-facing speakers kill anything in other flagships.
Furthermore, I don't recall too many reviews suggesting the speakers look 'embarrassingly bad'.
Perhaps the last year has all been a dream. Let me be clear: the M7 was, and M8 is, a very nicely designed device that does not look 'god-awful'. There, I said it. As many before me have.
Keep convincing yourself that large, empty top and bottom bezels and downward/sideways/rear-facing speakers are tenets of good design
For me, the M8 was nice, but too tall and at 160 grams, without a cover, a brick.
I agree on the height and think it's an issue for most 4.7+ devices. They can be used with one hand but, in my experience (M7, Find 5, Note 1, 2, S4, Nexus 5) and with an average hand, the wider grip makes them cumbersome to use and requires some shifting of the device up and down in the hand to reach all corners and buttons. And once a case goes on, things get wider still.
It's for these reasons why I prefer the 4-inch 5s as it's a genuine one-handed usable device. The only other alternative I'd consider is the Z1 Compact. My second phone is 7-inches and I use it like a 5.5 inch device (two hands) so figured if I'm gonna use two hands, it may as well be a really big screen as opposed to some kind of compromised 5-incher.
That said, most people want one phone and 5-inches seems to be flagship size. I guess once people have transitioned to 4.7 or 5 inches, the road is clear for bigger still. Or put a dialer into the rMini.
My thumb on the iPhone 5S reaches the top of the phone when I'm on a call.
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Why not incorporate it with the volume button? Or heck, get rid of the power and volume buttons. Just press/hold the home button for 5 seconds to turn it on or off. Volume can be adjusted with the slider anyway.
True, another poster already hinted out a while ago that he will hunt down all hypocritical posters that will have changed their mind from "too big" to "perfect"... fun times at macrumors
Oh yes indeed, I can't wait.
Truth be told, those that "say" it's too big remind me of myself when I though the iPhone or the iPad or that this or the that was too this and that and so forth.
In the end, I adapt, change my mind, move on, move back, etc.
I suspect a screen size of 4.569" will be PEEEERRRRRFFFFFEEECCCTTT.
That is most likely to happen, since there already are a lot of posters on here who think that the iPhone is too small. So I'm not really sure what point there is to prove by pointing out "I like the new screen size"-posts...
(unless of course you can single out posters who posted in 2012 "wow iPhone 5 screen is perfect size until the end of times" and then change to "wow 4.569" is perfect forever" in 2014, but I doubt that there will be enough of these posters to make this an entertaining and occupying hobby).
Good thing I wasn't talking about the 5S then. I was talking about the larger screened phones (4.7"+)My thumb on the iPhone 5S reaches the top of the phone when I'm on a call.
Agreed! I really hope they don't move it at all. In fact, I hope the next iPhone looks nothing like what the recent rumors are saying it will... and that it won't have such a stupid name like "iPhone 6"!
That would suggest the volume buttons would be positioned lower as you wouldn't be able to reach it on a phone call to adjust it. And having a power button higher on the other side would look silly if the volume buttons are somewhat centered.
Hold a tiny iPhone then hold a larger phone and let us know if your hands cover the same area, lol.
I'd have to hold something that is similar in size. Just because the length has changed, doesn't mean your placement remains the same. I may have to re-position my hand higher to grasp the phone better.