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bullet bloodycape on Friday, February 03 (2012) 06:38PM
once not one.
bullet bloodycape on Friday, February 03 (2012) 05:34PM
I am sure one more native ICS phones comes out, we might see smaller 4.3in device as the hardware buttons would be removed, but then again in some apps that 4.3in screen may become around 4.1in screen because of the on screen buttons.

I would think a qHD in the 3.7 to 4in range would be fairly acceptable, pending it has no pentile issues.
bullet Pondlife on Friday, February 03 (2012) 11:14AM
Or unless I really knacker this one lol
bullet Pondlife on Friday, February 03 (2012) 10:40AM
I'd certainly consider buying one, need to be about that for me to get new phone I think.
Unless they can start shoehorning 4.3" screen in smaller casing anyway.
bullet Step666 on Friday, February 03 (2012) 09:40AM
Just to clarify - I didn't say it wouldn't work, I just don't see any need/demand for producing such a small HD screen.
bullet Step666 on Friday, February 03 (2012) 09:39AM
@bc: well, at 4.3" it's already pretty questionable as to whether you actually see any benefit from all those pixels.
And I can't see HTC releasing another near-identically-specced handset with a screen that's just marginally smaller (especially in light of their recent comments that they intend to focus on quality not quantity of devices this year).

Plus, an increased pixel density just adds to the cost of producing the panels in the first place.
bullet fastboats on Thursday, February 02 (2012) 11:04PM
*shakes head* has it really come down to a discussion of old phones, really?
bullet bloodycape on Thursday, February 02 (2012) 09:29PM
Well the Rezound is 4.3 I don't see why 4in wouldn't work. I hear the Incredible 2/S successor will still be 4in, but will be dual core and maybe they will give it a 720p display to keep it interesting.

Sure it thicker, but nothing that going to cause an issue for most pants(was fine on my skinny pants. I even find the weight to be perfectly fine for the around 50% increase I get in battery life.

34 I would say play with both in store and see if you like the size. My co-worker has one and he said coming from the OG Droid it was a bit large for him and hasn't seen any issue with reception, but at work, but since he was at the time only one with an 4G device on VZW at the time it could be that building gets poor 4G signal.
bullet Pondlife on Thursday, February 02 (2012) 08:37PM
Big capacity jump there, sounds decent.
bullet Step666 on Thursday, February 02 (2012) 08:37PM
That's a reasonable increase in capacity but I wouldn't want to carry a phone that thick.

The GSM Galaxy Nexus has a 2,000mAh extended battery which makes the phone marginally thicker but apparently just makes it feel more solid.


I doubt we'll see a 4" 720HD screen soon - or maybe at all, it's a ridiculous pixel density.
bullet 50 on Thursday, February 02 (2012) 08:11PM
The Rezound's extended battery (HTC official) is 2750 mAH (stock battery is 1620 mAH).

[Linky]

I'm thinking of getting either the Rezound or the GN. I'm leaning towards GN, but my only fear is the size. Whatever happened to smartphones like the Droid Incredible with the small(er) 3.7"AMOLED screen? I'd take a 4" 1280x720 display
bullet Step666 on Thursday, February 02 (2012) 08:02PM
What's the capacity of the extended battery?
bullet bloodycape on Thursday, February 02 (2012) 07:53PM
Interesting. On a related note I got the extended battery for the Rezound and it makes it old school smartphone thick with the battery cover, but maybe its a placebo thing, but I seem to be getting 1 bar more with the battery cover.
bullet Step666 on Thursday, February 02 (2012) 07:31PM
Doesn't affect GPS apparently.
bullet Step666 on Thursday, February 02 (2012) 04:17PM
With the Galaxy Nexus the NFC antenna is in the battery, so you have to mount the coil as far up the handset as you can - close-ish to the camera.
Other than that, no issues reported so far.

That said, apparently the after-market metal battery covers screw with the GPS, so maybe I should ask about that...
bullet bloodycape on Thursday, February 02 (2012) 02:40PM
Would be interested to know how that turns out. Not sure about the Galaxy Nexus, but my on my Rezound most of the antennas are located on the battery cover, would the mod have any affect on that?
I wonder if the same thing can be done to mp3 players.
bullet Step666 on Thursday, February 02 (2012) 08:29AM
Well, I just bought the Touchstone parts.

Just need to get the other parts together now.
bullet bloodycape on Wednesday, February 01 (2012) 10:20PM
Very true. It would be something I would like to do, if I wasn't going on vacation.
bullet Step666 on Wednesday, February 01 (2012) 08:55PM
Yeah.
And as I say, unlike the official dock it has the scope to be used again in the future.
bullet bloodycape on Wednesday, February 01 (2012) 08:17PM
That pretty darn cheap for the touchstone.
So, far been messing around with roms and the ICS Sens rom is nice, but at the same time a bit of a hassle with its interface quirks. Right now try out the developers ICS rom w/o Sense. Will say some of the ICS features like the settings and interface are much nicer to use than previous versions.
bullet Step666 on Wednesday, February 01 (2012) 06:46PM
Nowhere has stock yet.
And even when they do, the one that uses the pogo pins (ie quick drop in, no need to make sure the USB port is plugged correctly) will run to £50.

For comparison's sake, Touchstone docks are ~£13 a pop on eBay and the phone part is under £5.
So for the same price as one official dock, I could mod the handset for inductive charging and have 3 docks to use it with.
bullet bloodycape on Wednesday, February 01 (2012) 03:45PM
Really, the docs not on sale yet? Could have sworn I had someone tell me they had to order their from over seas since Verizon doesn't support it.
bullet Step666 on Wednesday, February 01 (2012) 02:22PM
I don't have the Touchstone, no but it'd be cheaper to get one and mod the handset than to pay for one of the official Galaxy Nexus docks (I could get 2 or 3 for the same price).

Plus the official Galaxy Nexus docks haven't gone on sale yet.


Plus, the parts could be re-used on future handsets as well.
bullet bloodycape on Wednesday, February 01 (2012) 02:09PM
Well so far the rooting process is more work than I anticipated, specially after coming from the D2, which all I did was download Z4root from the market and bam I was set. The screen is pretty damn amazing, even with the anti-glare screen protector on it. 4G is a refreshing, and can't say much about battery life as I have't had it long, but its tempting to get the extended battery+cover which is on sale for $25 bucks. Plus the phone is global capable, but Verizon and HTC deny it, so I am set when I go overseas.

If you have the touchstone I say why not mode your phone to support it. I would If I had gotten the dock for my TP.
bullet Step666 on Wednesday, February 01 (2012) 01:57PM
Pogo connectors are little spring-mounted pins for quick/easy connection.
Like the Nexus One had for it's docks.

The Galaxy Nexus has three on it's side that are much easier to wire stuff into that the USB port.
bullet Pondlife on Wednesday, February 01 (2012) 11:04AM
Not that I've any idea what a pogo connector is lol
bullet Pondlife on Wednesday, February 01 (2012) 09:18AM
Sounds like it almost has to be done then
bullet Step666 on Wednesday, February 01 (2012) 09:13AM
@Pondy: no soldering on the handset itself - copper tape and the pogo connectors make it much easier to connect everything up than on most handsets.

The only marginal risk is popping the handset open but it seems simple enough.


@34.50: I agree, it's a technology that needs to be more widely adopted.
bullet 50 on Wednesday, February 01 (2012) 08:46AM
Hell yeah, do it! IMO, every high end phone should come with an option for inductive charging!
bullet Pondlife on Wednesday, February 01 (2012) 08:46AM
Definitely sounds interesting Step, tricky though?
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bloodycape
once not one.

bloodycape
I am sure one more native ICS phones comes out, we might see smaller 4.3in device as the hardware buttons would be removed, but then again in some apps that 4.3in screen may become around 4.1in screen because of the on screen buttons.

I would think a qHD in the 3.7 to 4in range would be fairly acceptable, pending it has no pentile issues.

Pondlife
Or unless I really knacker this one lol

Pondlife
I'd certainly consider buying one, need to be about that for me to get new phone I think.
Unless they can start shoehorning 4.3" screen in smaller casing anyway.

Step666
Just to clarify - I didn't say it wouldn't work, I just don't see any need/demand for producing such a small HD screen.

Step666
@bc: well, at 4.3" it's already pretty questionable as to whether you actually see any benefit from all those pixels.
And I can't see HTC releasing another near-identically-specced handset with a screen that's just marginally smaller (especially in light of their recent comments that they intend to focus on quality not quantity of devices this year).

Plus, an increased pixel density just adds to the cost of producing the panels in the first place.

fastboats
*shakes head* has it really come down to a discussion of old phones, really?

bloodycape
Well the Rezound is 4.3 I don't see why 4in wouldn't work. I hear the Incredible 2/S successor will still be 4in, but will be dual core and maybe they will give it a 720p display to keep it interesting.

Sure it thicker, but nothing that going to cause an issue for most pants(was fine on my skinny pants. I even find the weight to be perfectly fine for the around 50% increase I get in battery life.

34 I would say play with both in store and see if you like the size. My co-worker has one and he said coming from the OG Droid it was a bit large for him and hasn't seen any issue with reception, but at work, but since he was at the time only one with an 4G device on VZW at the time it could be that building gets poor 4G signal.

Pondlife
Big capacity jump there, sounds decent.

Step666
That's a reasonable increase in capacity but I wouldn't want to carry a phone that thick.

The GSM Galaxy Nexus has a 2,000mAh extended battery which makes the phone marginally thicker but apparently just makes it feel more solid.


I doubt we'll see a 4" 720HD screen soon - or maybe at all, it's a ridiculous pixel density.


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