They have been doing this for a decade. If anything, the parts have became even smaller and more power efficient during that time, so building a flagship 4" phone today would be orders of magnitude easier than building those flagship 3.5" phones from the mid/late-naughties.
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They have been doing this for a decade. If anything, the parts have became even smaller and more power efficient during that time, so building a flagship 4" phone today would be orders of magnitude easier than building those flagship 3.5" phones from the mid/late-naughties.
Its not going to be bulky at all. It will be one of the thinnest and lightest phones with a 5.5 inch screen. Thats great you love your G3, but why are you in this thread? It just came out, so I doubt you are planning to sell it for an iPhone 6 in a month. Just here to tout your Android phone while bashing the iPhone?
Actually if we are to believe the leaks, it will be bulky and bigger than most phones in the phablet category.
Maybe slightly thinner but there are 5.5" phones that are shorter and lighter.
Great, then people can feel free to buy one of those other phones or the 4.7 inch iPhone. People who want a giant screen and all day battery in a tiny package are delusional to begin with. Quality components take up space. Android manufacturers use inferior components. Enough said.
It's about time Apple stood up and said "ME TOO!" 
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Can you back up this claim?
Sure, just look at the tear down of most Android phones. Cheap, inferior components. Why do you think most Android phones are so cheap? not because the manufacturers feel like being nice I can tell you that.
Actually, if we are to believe this report, it will be one of the largest, if not the largest and most heavy 5.5" phone on the market.
And no, "android phones" of the respective makers flagships are not in anyway inferior, and certainly not on a component level. Au contraire, the guts of pretty much any Android flagship wipes the floor with an iPhone.
I would appreciate specs adequate enough to enjoy movies, games, etc on the iPhone. However, a spec war is not as important as how it all works together to produce the experience of using the phone. PC's always talk about specs but the experience sucks compared to mac, for many users at least.
I think google is way more innovative than windows, and I would have stuck with android, but the fragmentation meant buying a device that may get one upgrade several months after its release, and then probably won't get another. Its also not a polished experience outside of google apps, and the bloatware from the phone manufacturer and provider make the whole experience hellish, which is why many users root.
I am an HTC fan myself, but the ecosystem of apple is just way too polished to leave because of a band round a phone or a protruding camera lens.
I think google is way more innovative than windows, and I would have stuck with android, but the fragmentation meant buying a device that may get one upgrade several months after its release, and then probably won't get another. Its also not a polished experience outside of google apps, and the bloatware from the phone manufacturer and provider make the whole experience hellish, which is why many users root.
I am an HTC fan myself, but the ecosystem of apple is just way too polished to leave because of a band round a phone or a protruding camera lens.
I said "most", not all. Most of the flagships will have quality parts but they are a very small fraction of the well over 4,000 Android phones in existence. Besides, I am not talking about the processors and displays. I am talking about things like the earpiece, speaker and radios. All of which are superior in an iPhone.
I'm comparing like for like. Of course cheaper phones will have cheaper components. Now you're nitpicking about earpieces? Android phones have some of the best speakers. HTC One blows away the 5S.
I have to be honest...I'm a cell phone geek and use all kinds of devices, I have some apple and some android and even a windows phone, and in all honesty I have to say the experience is very similar from platform to platform, lots of nitpicking and hair splitting goes on.
As the technology progresses it will get more and more similar, basically its just more a case of people finding a reason to be in one camp or the other..the blanket statements about being locked down or laggy are a this point more of case of either side just not knowing much about the devices they are talking about.
As the technology progresses it will get more and more similar, basically its just more a case of people finding a reason to be in one camp or the other..the blanket statements about being locked down or laggy are a this point more of case of either side just not knowing much about the devices they are talking about.
Edit : And as far as radios are concerned, most all vendors use Qualcomm. In fact, most Android vendors use the latest modems/radios while Apple is usually a year behind. Android vendors were first with 802.11ac, too. How does anyone think that Apple uses more expensive components when it is so much the opposite? Apple excels in design and software. Little else.
I was not aware of that. Could you explain to me why my S4 and Note 3 would drop into 3G data and no bars of service in certain places around town while my 5s gets LTE and 3-4 dots of cell service in this same places on the same network. The radios in Samsung phones are terrible. Or explain why everyone sounded like they were calling from a toilet with a terrible echo while I had my speakerphone turned on my S4 and Note 3 when callers sound nice and clear on my 5s. The speakers in Samsung phones suck. Can you explain why people would ask if I was in a bad area or in a car when talking on my S4 or Note 3 while I get no such complaints with my 5s. The microphones inside the Samsung phones are awful. Thanks
I can't explain differences like that. My wife has a 5s and I get better signal and speeds on S4. So many variables there. But not the chips.
Here's some reading for you.
http://www.lightreading.com/mobile/...ones-use-old-qualcomm-lte-chips/d/d-id/705773
http://www.zdnet.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-teardown-qualcomm-is-a-big-winner-7000014603/
The new Galaxy S5, Note 4, and existing LG G3 use an even newer modem than the iPhone 6 will have.
http://www.techradar.com/us/news/ph...m-could-bring-speedier-iphone-6-lte-a-1262051
No, that was a bogus idea started by Gruber back in January 2012.
Not only does it make zero sense (if you want to conserve battery, you use a smaller screen like Apple does), but his predictions based on his flawed premise turned out wrong:
"If I’m right, we will start seeing smaller LTE Android handset sets a year or so from now, and the tech press will collectively forget the “bigger is inherently better” mindset that pervades phone reviews today."
Bzzt. On the contrary, we see Apple joining the bigger-display-is-better bandwagon.
"Protruding" camera ring
Someone posted about his Ipod with a camera ring that is a total non-factor. His ipod does not wobble. The ring on the Iphone 6 is supposed to protrude even less. With or without a case, it is a non-factor. Worry about the battery, not the camera ring.
Someone posted about his Ipod with a camera ring that is a total non-factor. His ipod does not wobble. The ring on the Iphone 6 is supposed to protrude even less. With or without a case, it is a non-factor. Worry about the battery, not the camera ring.
I don't much care for it, but most people I know use a case so this will be a moot point. I get that the design should be more appealing, but in reality it just won't matter much.
Haha ... Yeaaa you got me there.
Saw the pictures where it is build together. Then it looks fine. And I can't believe they would release something with a bad design...
So I'll see 9.9
Can't remember when I last was so excited about this 
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