I don't know where you got the idea that making the thing thinner is going to make it a huge design & usability win over the iPhone. The first-gen iPhone was pretty good about thickness, being just about comfortable enough in the hand when typing two-thumbed, and a pretty good thickness in the hand overall. When I bought a second-gen iPod touch, it was much too thin for the same level of comfort, although the curved back helped it in the palm a bit. Now that I have the 3GS, I realized I should have gone with the 3G after all. The slightly thicker, curved design fits my hand perfectly, and I can type on it in complete comfort with both hands wrapped around it. I hope they DON'T change the shape. Ever. Except making it thicker, cause that's fine.
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How can LG do this - and Apple let us all down with 3Gs?
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In what way is a phone that is long enough to look like a giant piece of gum* cool?
*Please do not eat LG phone.
that screen is not 16:9 and the whole thing doesn't look that attractive to me other than the thinness.
its a promotional video. Just like blackberry did a good job making the storm out to be the touchscreen phone to have. they lied. Ill wait till i see a hands on. Looks like one of those big laffy taffys you get at the gas station.
Umm... did anybody else care to do the math?
At 21:9 on a 4" screen, this screen would have to be about 3.8" x 1.6". After dragging a screen cap into Photoshop, and using those dimensions, there's about .6 inches at the top and the bottom.
So at the end, we're left with a phone that's about 5" by 1.9".
Lol. A half-inch longer than the already pretty long iPhone, but half an inch thinner.
That thing would break in half in your pocket.
At 21:9 on a 4" screen, this screen would have to be about 3.8" x 1.6". After dragging a screen cap into Photoshop, and using those dimensions, there's about .6 inches at the top and the bottom.
So at the end, we're left with a phone that's about 5" by 1.9".
Lol. A half-inch longer than the already pretty long iPhone, but half an inch thinner.
That thing would break in half in your pocket.
No, didn't bother to do the math, since you could see as one poster stated that it looked like stick of gum. It's nice that it is longer, but, for viewing in landscape is somewhat worse than the iPhone. Anyway, it's only a video. Definitely not an iPhone killer.
QFT - you beat me to it! it would have to be the most ridiculous shape for a phone I've ever seen in my life. Good luck using a soft keyboard on a 1.6" wide screen (or seeing anything when using a landscape soft keyboard on a 1.6" high screen!)
My theory has always been that, given their track record, Steve, Tim, Jonathan, and the rest of the fine folks at Apple probably know what they are doing. Their ideas have apparently worked out pretty well for everyone so far.
But hey, feel free to shoot them your design ideas via email.
But hey, feel free to shoot them your design ideas via email.
Let me make sure I understand your complaint: you're saying the only reason you bought an iPhone was because of the physical form factor? It had nothing to do with the fact that the system seamlessly syncs, plays all your media, has a web browser that is actually usable, etc. You know, that the iPhone "just works" when the entire remainder of the market couldn't find a usable system with two hands and a flashlight. No no, it's just about the form factor.
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Bingo. And take note that the iPod is now 8 years old, and in those 8 years, no one has come close to bumping it from its throne. That hasn't stopped the occasional rant from a random person to the effect that "The XYZ mp3 player does this or that, why can't the iPod!?! How dare Apple!" The key words here are occasional, rant, and random. The iPod is not for everyone, just most people.
Same with the iPhone. It ain't going anywhere any time soon and it probably isn't getting any drastic physical overhauls any time soon. It will continue to gain features via hardware and software, like it has been doing. And it isn't for everyone, but increasingly, it seems to be for most people.
The OP's OP is like going onto a Ferrari forum and informing everyone that Ferraris are a let down because Windstream RVs have a bed and a toilet.
1. It's currently vaporware (even the original article only refers to the video as "possibly authentic").
2. Flash-based OS: good luck with the 20 minute battery life and constant crashes.
3. It's still currently vaporware.
Maybe we should wait to see what the LG is really like before we declare the iPhone dead?
2. Flash-based OS: good luck with the 20 minute battery life and constant crashes.
3. It's still currently vaporware.
Maybe we should wait to see what the LG is really like before we declare the iPhone dead?
Agreed. The link to the engadget article even states that they can't verify the authenticity of the video.
