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A large portion (perhaps even the majority) of iPhone users are women and women have smaller hands than men. This is why I don't think we will ever see a larger screen on the iPhone.
I watched the Galaxy Nexus/ICS live streaming this morning and I feel tempted. 4.65 inch HD screenThe GN is no doubt an awesome phone.
Do you have proof to back up this statement or are you just making stuff up on the fly? Also, it's quite possible that women (or anyone for that matter) go with an iPhone because it's easier to pick up and use, but would actually prefer a larger screen to go with it. It's called a trade off. Having an iPhone doesn't mean you are against larger screen size. And as the other guy mentioned, size and fitting into a pocket is usually less of an issue for women anyway.
From what I hear SAMOLED uses more power when displaying white than the traditional LCD display?
I don't get hung up on specs. Unless you're doing hard core gaming, at this point, the latest dual core Androids and iPhones are opening apps and browsing the web at pretty much the same speed. And who does hard core gaming on smartphones? Angry Birds certainly doesn't need a dual core processor and 400 million people have played it.
My point is, I go for what just works. The overall experience, how the apps look on the device. What's important to me? With my Apple TV, all I have to do is hit one button and I can effortlessly stream my entire iphone screen, or a video, or a photo or my music to my 46" TV and home theater system. No hacking the phone, installing third party apps, or cables required. It just works.
My point is, I go for what just works. The overall experience, how the apps look on the device. What's important to me? With my Apple TV, all I have to do is hit one button and I can effortlessly stream my entire iphone screen, or a video, or a photo or my music to my 46" TV and home theater system. No hacking the phone, installing third party apps, or cables required. It just works.
Giving equal viewing of the same pages. That aren't all white. I just thought you should specify little bit more lest you want people picking a that all day.
Personally I think it will should look at the screens and judge for themselves. All this talk about PPI and resolution undermines the actual quality of the screen, which is what is important. The same goes for cameras and megapixels. More megapixels does not automatically mean a better sensor or overall image.
You can't just say it works without hacking/installing/cables and omit the fact that you have to buy a $100 piece of hardware and CONNECT IT WITH A CABLE to your TV.
And also seems you've never heard of DLNA. If that kind of stuff is important to you, as you state, perhaps you should do some more research on what's available.
SAMOLED looks better than regular screens.
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I agree with you. With the iPhone, you have to have Apple TV, where as with some Android phones, you just have to have a certain cable.
You do know there's android apps that do the same without having to hack a thing.
You don't even need a cable on most handsets. As long as your handset and tv are both DLNA compatible, it's wireless. You can check DLNA compatibility here:
http://www.dlna.org/products/
Why should I have to do any research? With the iphone, it just works.
And I don't just use my Apple TV to stream the iPhone. It serves other purposes like renting TV shows/movies, Netflix, etc. So I had it anyway. The feature is built in to both devices. No setup required, it just works.
Same with Android phones. But to people who don't have Apple TV, it just doesn't work.
DLNA "just works". Apple TV "just works" when you "just buy" the Apple TV.
Yes, Apple TV is great. But your comparing something you have to buy to something that's already built into the phone and your TV...and some Receivers, laptops, refrigerators, game consoles, digital cameras, digital photo frames, cable STB's, printers....
No setup required. No additional hardware to buy. It just works. Spin it how you want, having to buy and hook up Apple TV does not = "it just works, no set up required".
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I never knew that.
Glad I could show you something new
Its only two dealbreakers for me is PenTile and no microSD slot. That PenTile screen is what makes me turn away from the Galaxy Note. Shame. Checking out the different phones at Best Buy, I can actually tolerate a phone with 4.5 inches. But holding the Dell Streak today made me NOT want the Note as much anymore. Although I am not on Verizon, the form factor I did like was from the Motorola Droid Bionic. I think that has the right screen size and a very nice backside for grip. Sammy skimps out on plastic which makes it feel like a cheap toy. Although hard plastic is probably more practical than metal that dents or glass that shatters. Just for prone to scratches. But the Bionic is the ideal form factor. Soft grip back and all Gorilla Glass on the front. Too much glass, metal, or plastic can still have probs. There needs to be a correct balance. Shatter vs dents/poor reception vs scratches/feels cheap, take your pick. The best and more durable iPhone that Apple ever made was still the first one. And the first Nexus is still the best when it comes to materials used and only model with a microSD card. And both the iPhone 2G and Nexus One have those nice rounded edges that the 4/4S doesn't have. I was at the Apple Store earlier and feeling the 4/4S naked again felt uncomfortable again. Beautiful phone, but not practical to hold or for accidents. I really hope HTC or Moto make the next Nexus phone. I was also surprised by LG today. The LG Thrill also feels very nice in the hand and felt more premium than most Samsung ones I held. I underestimated them since they cater to the middle and lower end market.
Pentile is a huge deal breaker. While the resolution is higher on the Nexus (720p), the subpixel density is actually still a lot lower than the iPhone 4 screen.
Pentile screens have also gotten a lot of flack in previous Motorola phones:
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/05/2...x2-and-its-qhd-display-pentile-at-its-finest/
The result from the Motorola phone was that you got a grainy sandpapered appearance (because of the reduced subpixels) and poor green color reproduction.
Pentile screens have also gotten a lot of flack in previous Motorola phones:
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/05/2...x2-and-its-qhd-display-pentile-at-its-finest/
The result from the Motorola phone was that you got a grainy sandpapered appearance (because of the reduced subpixels) and poor green color reproduction.
Does it matter?
I agree a WVGA display with pentile is clearly inferior to a regular WVGA display, but this display is 720p. Even with slightly less sub pixels in a pentile arrangement it still blows away the current crop of devices.
Is that a supporting post r...?
And I feel like I should just say, everyone, before you hit the post button at the bottom of the page, actually think about what you say.
It seems like this board is filled with people who don't know how to articulate a response or formulate a thought without it being very ignorant or blatantly biased.
It's sad.
It is said that Verizon is getting it first but the phones atenea also supports both AT&T and T-Mobiles frequancies. So with that, ill asume they will get it as well. Just a matter of when.
And im in no hurry. When the Galaxy S phones came out , it wasnt too long and you could get them for $99 at Cosco and soon after that, you could get that price at other stores so ill just wait til they go down in price.
Yes. You go in general setting then click on hidden apps, then it gives you all your apps and you can check which ones you want to hide but again, if you want to put some on your scrollable dock, you can and it still wont show on your apps page.
As for bloatware, ICS wont have bloatware on the Galaxy Nexus but probably will on the other phones down the road that will have ICS on them. In anycase i just root my phone and i have titanium backup and just delete the bloatware i dont want. Thats what i did on my Galaxy S.
Women have smaller hands than men, this is a biological fact. I don't know the exact percentage of women users, older statistics I have seen were close to 50/50. But it's pretty obvious that Apple are mainly going after women, they even have white versions of all three iDevices. Women don't need or want bigger screens, men do because their hands and fingers are bigger.