once not one.

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.

Or unless I really knacker this one lol

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.

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.

@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.

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

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.

Big capacity jump there, sounds decent.

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.