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What do you think is the pocketable size limit?

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The EVO recently came out obviously the size of which is 4.3", now the Droid X has the same size screen but is slightly larger, it seems 3.7" was the largest size phone screen up to a year ago or so, and that was thought of as pretty large, now this new generation of 4.3" screens is coming out and people are saying these phones may be too big and not for everyone.

I personally think it's a good thing, because you can cram more resolution into it. It hasn't happened yet, the the new 4.3" phones are still 800x480, but if you put 1280x720 on a 4.4" it would have a very similar pixel density to the iPhone Retina Display and that kind of resolution with Android running would be for me holy grail. I'm tall and I have gigantic hands, so for me 4.3" doesn't feel too big at all and is totally pocketable, but what do you think the pocketable limit is? I would say 5" is the limit. 5" screen you can fit in your pocket, anything bigger would be too big for everyone IMO so probably what they would do after that is some kind of AMOLED folding design where you unfold a 5" screen like a netbook and it turns into a 7.5" or something. But anyways I digress.

What do you think the pocketable limit is?
 
I think 5" is too large. You are an outlier as a large person with big hands, but if it's a mass consumer device I think the droid X is the limit. Take a look at the Dell Streak (5" screen) held up to the ear-

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That just looks stupid to me personally. I have an EVO and its as big as I want to go with a phone. I just want to see improvements in resolution and battery technology now. As for phone thickness, I dont like my phones being too slim...I think the iPhone 4 has it right. Anything thinner is too thin.

Sure, in the hands of Shaq a 5" phone might look small...but what about the average person? Ridiculous.
 
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Yeah I always thought the Dell was ridiculous-big. The EVO is about as large as I want to go. I like the size, but any bigger and I wouldn't be putting it in my pocket.
 
I prefer the 3.5 to 4.5 max. Other than that I would think the phones would be too big.
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3-4" display is good for day to day web, txt and youtube viewing... 5" is pushing it

but really I hate that phone makers are doing the foolishness as car makers (bigger). Making the phones thinner and thinner but really I am sure anyone would take 5mm more for whole day usage.
 
3.5" is the perfect sweetspot.
4" is the max IMO.


4.3", 5"........ it's just too much.
 
Personally, I think the HD2 is already too big; 4.3" is a little too much. I'm very happy with my 3.7" phone, feels good man. For women, I think they like smaller phones, so 3.5" may really be the sweet spot...
 
YouGiveMeRash!!! said:
I think 5" is too large. You are an outlier as a large person with big hands, but if it's a mass consumer device I think the droid X is the limit. Take a look at the Dell Streak (5" screen) held up to the ear-

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That just looks stupid to me personally. I have an EVO and its as big as I want to go with a phone. I just want to see improvements in resolution and battery technology now. As for phone thickness, I dont like my phones being too slim...I think the iPhone 4 has it right. Anything thinner is too thin.

Sure, in the hands of Shaq a 5" phone might look small...but what about the average person? Ridiculous.
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You're right. I take back the 5" thing then, because honestly I've never actually held one I just sort of figured compared to the 4.3", but it is too big indeed, even if you got big hands it still looks silly to hold up to your ear.

So I'd say 4.5" is the limit but it's only acceptable if it has amazing specs and killer resolution. Another thing to consider is bezel size. It needs to be absolutely minimal, the extra bezel on the Droid X is unacceptable IMO, it's the same 4.3" inch as the EVO, but the phone is significantly bigger because of that. Not to mention the extra bezel is a mirror, WTF, as if we needed anymore glossiness. We need to go back to matte/rubber designs, I don't know what kickstarted the glossy revolution, but it's stupid IMO. I digress agai.
 
pocketsize really goes out the door if the person utilizes a bt headset fully, cuz the only problem with a phone larger than 3.5 is that it is extremely uncomfortable to hold for a decent period of time.
 
I have large hands, and the Evo is the limit for me as far as phone size goes. It's funny because I had a iPhone 3GS before, and after using the Evo for as long as i've been using it and looking at the iPhone's screen... i'll never go back. It's funny how cellphones have gone from huge to tiny, and back up to larger sizes again. lol. But at least now they have so many damn features it is tolerable.
 
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I have large hands, and the Evo is the limit for me as far as phone size goes. It's funny because I had a iPhone 3GS before, and after using the Evo for as long as i've been using it and looking at the iPhone's screen... i'll never go back. It's funny how cellphones have gone from huge to tiny, and back up to larger sizes again. lol. But at least now they have so many damn features it is tolerable.
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I feel the same way regarding screen size. I was just talking to my friend about it (he has an Incredible, I have an Evo). He started the conversation by telling me that the Evo and the Incredible were almost the same phone. I told him I thought the Evo was just a *bit* better, but they were almost identical. He said that he liked the Incredible more because the Evo is just "too big" and he is worried it would break in his pocket. I have relatively small hands and find it perfect, while my friend with large hands prefers the Incredible. I wonder if he would change his mind if he actually used an Evo for a day? Both are great phones though, and that's all that matters! :)
 
I'd rather have something large and functional than tiny and rather difficult to use as most devices do tend to be. Yes, great strides have been made towards functionality with such small screens as we've been using for the past decade or so, but 4" and larger displays are what's coming so, best get used to it.

Even in spite of Apple's reluctance to just make the iPhone a bit larger to accommodate a "slightly" larger higher resolution screen, they've just fallen back to packing more pixels into the same space and I personally don't find it to be of any use in that respect.

If you're into tiny things, so be it, but I'm 6'6" and even the Dell Streak is somewhat small to me. :) Guess I'm just livin' large...
 
Moving from my Blackberry 8310 with a 2.X" display to an EVO, I cannot see myself going back - the EVO appears to be the limit as the streak seems very large. The evo fits nicely on the belt and shirt pocket. I do not think the Streak will pass that test.
 
Due to the bezel size and mirror tackyness of the Droid X, I'm leaning towards the ATT version of samsung's galaxy (Captivate).

4" seems to be ideal for my usage. Absolute limit I think would be my current Evo (which is about to go back)
 
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