Phones right now are huge and it's ridiculous. Photos and videos from people in 2014 are going to look hilarious in 10 - 20 years (or maybe even five) with us walking around with phones as big as a TI-85.
Expandable screens, maybe little projectors, folding phones, etc. will be along. I have no doubt a phone in your pocket will one day be as big as a tube of lipstick, but when you use it will be many times larger.
It's foolish to think cell phones have been virtually perfected on the hardware front considering they barely fit in pockets anymore.
I'm cringing because I know there is a shaped LiPo battery in there with very specific tolerances about the amount of bend it'll take. If he manages to bend it enough, the thing will explode.
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How does only just the aluminum case bend, without the electronics and/or glass display cracking and popping out? While the case may be malleable, the rest of the phone isn't.
The glass isn't just regular glass its got layers of stuff so it is somewhat flexible. The guy that bent his phone in that youtube video tried to unbend it and his glass fractured at that point.
Electronics, the boards are a bit flexible plus maybe a bit of play inside the case (though I don't see how given how thin the 6 is).
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The glass isn't just regular glass its got layers of stuff so it is somewhat flexible. The guy that bent his phone in that youtube video tried to unbend it and his glass fractured at that point.
Electronics, the boards are a bit flexible plus maybe a bit of play inside the case (though I don't see how given how thin the 6 is).
It's a bit remarkable that it still "worked" after that first bend. Wonder if it would have fared better or worse if the force was inwards towards the screen.
A thicker aluminum case might or fortifying the cut-out area region by the buttons might resolve that. That said, I don't trust even placing my puny HTC in my back pocket. All it takes it forgetting that you put some loose change in your pocket and you could easily ruin your screen if you sit down.
Interesting, albeit the is a reason for this, android is open for everyone to use, manufacturers wise, so it will of course dominate the cheaper phones market, as opposed to Apple which protects its brand and use aggressively.
We often forget that even $200 for a phone is a lot of money to 2nd and 3rd world nations, where the idea of buying premium phones like Apple or top of the line android phones.
I only see this as a necessary and good thing, where in India, Africa, you'll see tons of lower end phones and only the well off have the fancy ones.
I don't see how this is a dig at android, its a operating system, how manufacturers make their phones is a by product of demand and price point so this isn't a shock to anyone.
The open ecosystem of android is one of the most appealing to me, Apple is a closed, strictly regulated system, and because of that they are lagging behind on the features and technology, since their focus is high quality and not making phones that everyone can afford.
I like my iPhone more than I liked the Android. It just seemed that I didn't use my phone to goof off like I did on my iPhone. the IOS seems (to me) easier to use, and I don't/never had issues with the battery life. The Andriod on the other hand would be down to 50% in a few hours without using it. I can turn everything off but what good is that? I didn't have to do that with my iPhone..
It just wasn't for me.
But this is specific to that phone you have, saying "Android" phones are bad with batteries is like saying GM cars are no good for off roading. There are so many factors with battery life, but ultimately the top of the line android phones usually rank higher on battery life, as a rule anyhow, just look at the latest results for Iphone 6 series vs competitors, its not in the top.
The battery on the S5 and note 3 are great, we go to a party and I always see Iphone users plugging in their phones, while I never think about the battery on my note 3. Went to a concert recently, this girl I was with took lots of snapchats and started at 43%, her friend was around 70%, both of them were in trouble at 2hrs into the night, while my phone was at 80% and went down to about 65%, I didn't use my phone as much but I would go mad if the phone was that bad.
Phones right now are huge and it's ridiculous. Photos and videos from people in 2014 are going to look hilarious in 10 - 20 years (or maybe even five) with us walking around with phones as big as a TI-85.
Expandable screens, maybe little projectors, folding phones, etc. will be along. I have no doubt a phone in your pocket will one day be as big as a tube of lipstick, but when you use it will be many times larger.
It's foolish to think cell phones have been virtually perfected on the hardware front considering they barely fit in pockets anymore.
Well going smaller isn't what I would call advancement as we already came from there and lets not forget our fingers aren't shrinking and are eyes are still limited. That's something that's simply not going to change. Phones are private and projectors simply don't make sense unless it's via virtual glasses which IMO isn't close right now. Who in a busy place is going to want to broadcast a facetime chat with their friends or partners or worse yet at work be broadcasting chats with your wife or new girlfriend? I simply don't see how a phone the size of a tube of lipstick is going to be useful in any way as the projector angle simply doesn't work. IMO the only real area they can go is with folding screens to which the overall phone size is smaller but the screen folded out is more inline with a 5"+ screen. Until we get to the point that we can tap into our brains I simply don't see anything significant on the horizon as it's going to be medium to large size phones for the coming years. There will be improvements to keyboards and voice commands but right now what you see is what we are going to get outside of better screens and batteries.
Last edited by Erick Estrada; 09-25-2014 at 07:51 AM.
