Currently I own the Note 2. It was the largest phone available from last year. I love the phone and it has served me in brilliant ways.
However, even after a few weeks of use I was saying to myself, I could go bigger. A lot bigger.
So now we are in the new year with the news of several new players in the large phone arena. 6.1" phones, 5.7", 5.9" etc.
But the biggest news comes from Samsung and Sony. Samsung have now got the brand new Samsung Mega Phone 6.3" available in the UK now. Sony have introduced their truly amazing Sony Xperia Z Ultra to the world with off-the-wall specs and a screen size of 6.44".
Samsung took a mild risk with a mid-ranged spec supersized phone at 6.3"(without stylus), while Sony have created a massive risk-taking top of the range spec'ed phone at 6.44", with very exciting new stylus capability.
Samsung appear to have played it very safe with the size of the new Pocket-link story on Samsung note 3 by sizing their flagship device at 5.7".
The people who are buying the super-sized phones are using it as a media device primarily. That's where we have moved to. Phone calls are probably the 6th most-important feature of the phone. Always connected is very high but essentially we want screen size in a manageable weight and handheld dimensions. Idiots who compare it to one of the current 7" devices seem to totally miss the point. Current 7 inch tablets weigh around the 330gram mark, are superwide devices that don't really lend themselves to long-term one hand holding.
The 2 shots below show the Nexus 7" from Google Play and the yet to be available Sony Xperia ultra.
The top shot is in a male hand the lower shot in a female hand. The weight difference between the two is 330grams vs 212grams. That's over a third lighter. The ease of holding the Sony is totally apparent.
SONY XPERIA ULTRA 6.44"
So this weekend I was able to see in the flesh a phone that is 6.3" in size. Its a shocker! In a very good way. You can see immediately you are getting something significantly larger than the note 2. No question about it.
I tested it out with the standard pre-loaded videos and they really pop out at you. Fantastic. Yet the PPI is lower than the Note 2 at 233 PPI versus 267 PPI of the Note 2.
SAMSUNG GALAXY MEGA 6.3"(taken from Marques Brownlee)
The upgrade of the note 3 to 5.7" is fine as long as there is a note 3 MEGA at 6.3" !!! That way you keep the customers and new customers happy with the almost common sized 5+ inches, But the true giant phone lovers can get all the Samsung goodness with a Samsung galaxy Note 3 MEGA at 6.3.
As a lover of the Note 2 I am definitely going to switch to the Sony Phone if the Note is undersized to less than their 6.3" Mega Phone.
If the stylus is not an issue for you and having this years higher PPI specs then this phone is an instant winner. Check out Marques Brownlee Video of it.
If somehow you've missed the excitement of the Sony Ultra there are loads of youtube videos. Check it out at Sonys Official Xperia Ultra Videos
However, even after a few weeks of use I was saying to myself, I could go bigger. A lot bigger.
So now we are in the new year with the news of several new players in the large phone arena. 6.1" phones, 5.7", 5.9" etc.
But the biggest news comes from Samsung and Sony. Samsung have now got the brand new Samsung Mega Phone 6.3" available in the UK now. Sony have introduced their truly amazing Sony Xperia Z Ultra to the world with off-the-wall specs and a screen size of 6.44".
Samsung took a mild risk with a mid-ranged spec supersized phone at 6.3"(without stylus), while Sony have created a massive risk-taking top of the range spec'ed phone at 6.44", with very exciting new stylus capability.
Samsung appear to have played it very safe with the size of the new Pocket-link story on Samsung note 3 by sizing their flagship device at 5.7".
The people who are buying the super-sized phones are using it as a media device primarily. That's where we have moved to. Phone calls are probably the 6th most-important feature of the phone. Always connected is very high but essentially we want screen size in a manageable weight and handheld dimensions. Idiots who compare it to one of the current 7" devices seem to totally miss the point. Current 7 inch tablets weigh around the 330gram mark, are superwide devices that don't really lend themselves to long-term one hand holding.
The 2 shots below show the Nexus 7" from Google Play and the yet to be available Sony Xperia ultra.
The top shot is in a male hand the lower shot in a female hand. The weight difference between the two is 330grams vs 212grams. That's over a third lighter. The ease of holding the Sony is totally apparent.
NEXUS 7"(Taken from tecdotdet)
So this weekend I was able to see in the flesh a phone that is 6.3" in size. Its a shocker! In a very good way. You can see immediately you are getting something significantly larger than the note 2. No question about it.
I tested it out with the standard pre-loaded videos and they really pop out at you. Fantastic. Yet the PPI is lower than the Note 2 at 233 PPI versus 267 PPI of the Note 2.
The upgrade of the note 3 to 5.7" is fine as long as there is a note 3 MEGA at 6.3" !!! That way you keep the customers and new customers happy with the almost common sized 5+ inches, But the true giant phone lovers can get all the Samsung goodness with a Samsung galaxy Note 3 MEGA at 6.3.
As a lover of the Note 2 I am definitely going to switch to the Sony Phone if the Note is undersized to less than their 6.3" Mega Phone.
If the stylus is not an issue for you and having this years higher PPI specs then this phone is an instant winner. Check out Marques Brownlee Video of it.
If somehow you've missed the excitement of the Sony Ultra there are loads of youtube videos. Check it out at Sonys Official Xperia Ultra Videos
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