Anyone use a big smartphone?
Mar 24, 2017, 11:00 am
#17
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I love big phone, more as a media consumption device than a phone, since I hardly have a need to talk on the cell phone.
My first "phablet" was the Dell Streak and at the time, its 5" screen was huge compared to the rest of the phones out there. I also had the Sony Xperia Z Ultra for a few years, and love its 6.4" screen. My current phone is the Moto X Pure (2015) and at 5.7", but I'm thinking my next phone will be the Huawei Mate 9. Its 5.9" screen in a body that's comparable to regular 5.5" screen phone.
My first "phablet" was the Dell Streak and at the time, its 5" screen was huge compared to the rest of the phones out there. I also had the Sony Xperia Z Ultra for a few years, and love its 6.4" screen. My current phone is the Moto X Pure (2015) and at 5.7", but I'm thinking my next phone will be the Huawei Mate 9. Its 5.9" screen in a body that's comparable to regular 5.5" screen phone.
Mar 24, 2017, 9:16 pm
#19
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Still no device like it. Fast, reliable, large enough to be usable (as much as a mobile device can be which is not a lot, truth be told -- compared to in browser pages, most apps do not support copy-paste freely).
Last edited by chx1975; Mar 25, 2017 at 10:48 pm
Mar 25, 2017, 11:12 am
#20
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I used to do everything on my AT&T 5.5" LG G4 until it went bootloop and I had to send it back to replace motherboard for 2 weeks. So I got an 8" Samsung Tab E from T-mobile for $35 a month 6GB data with Binge On and rollover data. I thought I would just keep it for a month or 2 and then cancel the plan just use the tablet on WiFi. But I love it so much now it has been my main device! I hardly ever even use the G4 anymore.
I stick one of those Ring thing in the back so holding it one hand is no problem. Even though it is only 720p screen, all the streaming shows look really good on it. I was just at my car's dealership doing an oil change and their WiFi kept cutting netflix off. Then I realized that why am I using WiFi when I have unlimited streaming on T-mobile.. so I disconnect WiFi and got perfect streaming and watched 1.5 episodes of Iron Fist while waiting.
I don't use the phone much but I got a Google Voice number and using Google Hangout Dialer on the tablet. I was lucky as I was able to find a Google Voice number that exactly the same as my normal mobile number on the G4 except the area code is different by 1 digit.
I stick one of those Ring thing in the back so holding it one hand is no problem. Even though it is only 720p screen, all the streaming shows look really good on it. I was just at my car's dealership doing an oil change and their WiFi kept cutting netflix off. Then I realized that why am I using WiFi when I have unlimited streaming on T-mobile.. so I disconnect WiFi and got perfect streaming and watched 1.5 episodes of Iron Fist while waiting.
I don't use the phone much but I got a Google Voice number and using Google Hangout Dialer on the tablet. I was lucky as I was able to find a Google Voice number that exactly the same as my normal mobile number on the G4 except the area code is different by 1 digit.
Mar 25, 2017, 1:19 pm
#21
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With the new regulations banning tablets and laptops and even cameras in the cabin from certain Middle Eastern airports, I fear this will spread to other flights.
Does anyone use big smartphones? Fit in the pocket? Cumbersome to use as a phone? Still too small to use as a tablet?
I am thinking of changing from a small Android smartphone to a large one in a year or so.
Does anyone use big smartphones? Fit in the pocket? Cumbersome to use as a phone? Still too small to use as a tablet?
I am thinking of changing from a small Android smartphone to a large one in a year or so.
The US does not seem to specify exact dimensions. The UK explicitly specifies dimensions:
https://www.gov.uk/government/speech...ling-to-the-uk
16cm x 9.3cm x 1.5cm, or 6.3″ x 3.65″ x 0.6″
My Samsung Galaxy J7 has an especially beefy case that I purchased in lieu of buying Square trade extended warranty or carrier insurance and that case is too large. Good thing I'm not going anywhere this applies :-) but if extended to other flights, I'd take the case off temporarily. Note 4 has a Speck Candyshell Grip case which might barely meet the size. Either phone fits in my front pants pocket easily. When I have to wear a suit I put it in an inside coat pocket. No problem using as a phone.
I am used to the size since having a Note 2 before these. I'd love a larger phone but will wait now and see what happens next.
Mar 27, 2017, 5:27 am
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I had a great Ghetto Blaster!! (Is it un-PC to still call them that? 
) That sucker could really chew through the D-cells...
The Galaxy S7 is as big as I want to go: in fact, I thought the iPhone 5 was had a nice feel as smartphones go. I'd go even a little smaller if there was a good phone that size with the same performance characteristics as the top flagships. (I guess that might defy the laws of physics...)
) That sucker could really chew through the D-cells...The Galaxy S7 is as big as I want to go: in fact, I thought the iPhone 5 was had a nice feel as smartphones go. I'd go even a little smaller if there was a good phone that size with the same performance characteristics as the top flagships. (I guess that might defy the laws of physics...)
Mar 28, 2017, 8:57 am
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I have a 5.7" LG V20, and had a 5.9" Nexus 6 before that. I don't think I'd be happy with a screen smaller than 5.5". My Nexus 6 seemed large when I first got it, but now the smaller phones just look like silly useless toys to me.
Mar 28, 2017, 9:12 am
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Mar 28, 2017, 10:36 am
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I would consider it if it'd fit comfortably in my pocket.
On a serious note, my phone is used far more for computing and content consumption than it is as a phone, so the main size constraint for me is whether I can put it in my pocket comfortably. I had no issue with the Nexus 6. Related, I could fit a Nexus 7 tablet in my pocket, but it wasn't comfortable.
Mar 28, 2017, 6:37 pm
#29
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The FBI style tablet holster is very expensive! https://www.urbantool.com/en/product/gadget-vest/ otherwise I would have considered it. But still... any experiences 
? Looks much nicer than my Scottevest stuff.
? Looks much nicer than my Scottevest stuff.
Mar 29, 2017, 7:05 am
#30
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The FBI style tablet holster is very expensive! https://www.urbantool.com/en/product/gadget-vest/ otherwise I would have considered it. But still... any experiences ? Looks much nicer than my Scottevest stuff.
? Looks much nicer than my Scottevest stuff.