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I know that most people that get smartphones don't usually put design at the top of their list, but... Why are smartphones beginning to look alike? I know that I am probably not the only one that notices this, but shouldn't companies do something innovative with the design of smartphones? For the most part, nearly every smartphone looks like a rectangle with curved edges.

lol and what you had in mind man? Thats like reinventing the wheel, but hey they can improve the design but I am sure it will remain similar as alot of research went in to it. Far as the curved edge goes specially in NS its to much I want my device flat lol in this case I hate to say as iPhone is best example.
iPhone 4 shell and LG Optimus 2X hardware with 4.5" display would be my dream device ill never upgrade it. Dell Steak well thats another matter but hey never watched StarTrek? ever saw those assignment pads looks like small tablets? lol

A few things are being done to change phone design a bit, but right now I think most are either very niche because of bad insides to match, or just a design/prototype for now. Most still use the same rectangle I think, but change a lot in the basic design
This one seems like a great idea, If it could be expanded upon it could be turned into a proper book-style thing for ebooks
http://www.pcworld.com/article/217119/holy_multitouch_batman_its_the_threescreen_smartphone.html
And there's the Motorola Flipout
http://www.cnet.com.au/motorola-flipout-339306728.htm
And the Continuum, with 2 screens
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/11/samsungs-continuum-the-galaxy-s-gains-a-little-ticker/

Its clear man you don't obviously own a freaking communicator.
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Yall keep using your primitive "chell phoans" ill stick with my superior communicator.

STHNS said:
lol and what you had in mind man? Thats like reinventing the wheel, but hey they can improve the design but I am sure it will remain similar as alot of research went in to it. Far as the curved edge goes specially in NS its to much I want my device flat lol in this case I hate to say as iPhone is best example.
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Maybe some small changes, not major, but distinctive enough to make them not boring. The myTouch 4g and the Sony Xperia Arc are distinctive enough in my opinion. Even the Incredible does something different with it's rather odd battery door (I still don't get what HTC was thinking).
From a distance, you can't really tell the difference between the HTC EVO, HTC Desire HD, and HTC Thunderbolt. Same goes with the Samsung Focus, Nexus S, Vibrant, Fasinate, Epic (without revealing keyboard obviously) along with some of their newer phones. Most of the dual core phones look the same as well.
Oh and a white phone would be nice even though I prefer black.
For tablets, there is not much to be done. Unless of course, the Microsoft Courier comes to life.
darkwater13 said:
This one seems like a great idea, If it could be expanded upon it could be turned into a proper book-style thing for ebooks
http://www.pcworld.com/article/217119/holy_multitouch_batman_its_the_threescreen_smartphone.html
And there's the Motorola Flipout
http://www.cnet.com.au/motorola-flipout-339306728.htm
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I like the idea of a three screen smartphone, oh and changing the led color reminds me of Alienware.
They also have the Backflip, the Charm and the Droid Pro. Yet, some of the Motorola phones aren't as creative in terms of design.

Do any of you remember seeing the Nokia N90 for the first time? Lots of companies want to innovate, but probably worry about loss of profits it the design is bad.
If you want to see "innovation," you can check out shanzai.com and check out their selection of phones. It is basically a website that shows fake/copied versions of current phones avaliable in the world (usually from China). The "innovation" part being some of the designs may make you think WTF.

"This one seems like a great idea, If it could be expanded upon it could be turned into a proper book-style thing for ebooks
http://www.pcworld.com/article/217119/holy_multitouch_batman_its_the_threescreen_smartphone.html"
Thanks for showing this. It is indeed a remarkable looking device.
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Yeah, if that got off the ground and made into a full phone, it'd be great
Oh and a white phone would be nice even though I prefer black.
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I've thought that myself before, but it wouldn't work too well around the front because the black works as a great contrast to make the screen look better. I think that's why iPhone has white only on the back

copius said:
Do any of you remember seeing the Nokia N90 for the first time? Lots of companies want to innovate, but probably worry about loss of profits it the design is bad.
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The n90 does look a little weird, but feature phones are more likely to be distinguishable from one and another. Than again, they are feature phones.
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I've thought that myself before, but it wouldn't work too well around the front because the black works as a great contrast to make the screen look better. I think that's why iPhone has white only on the back
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A white BlackBerry Bold does look a little weird. Although, the European Hero/HTC Legend does look nice. Maybe if buttonless phones are invented, we might see more white phones.

I would love to have more for options; unless im missing something, it is just s different color platic right? I can understand that it would complicate production of the phone and all, but I would love some color variants.
Hell, they could even sell one phone as is and charge to have the plates swapped out at official carrier stores; sort of like getting parts of an iphone fixed at an apple store.

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From a distance, you can't really tell the difference between the HTC EVO, HTC Desire HD, and HTC Thunderbolt.
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Regarding Evo and Desire HD it's pretty logical as DHD is the European version of Evo.
FLAC Vest said:
I would love to have more for options; unless im missing something, it is just s different color platic right? I can understand that it would complicate production of the phone and all, but I would love some color variants.
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Like you I would like to be able to choose between different colors but it's certainly more expensive to produce different colors than only one as you have to launch different batch campaigns while you launch only one if you stick to one color.
But I'm not sure this is the only reason manufacturers stick to classical colors (black or grey). I think that most people prefer a classical color and green, red, pink colors would sell not as good as black.
Another design: have you seen the HTC Tube concept? It's really gorgeous.

Well, like you said, they can only do so much you know? But you also have to remember that theyre trying to sell a phone, and that means speaking to as many different types of people as possible. This results in somewhat limited design because they cant stray too far from.... well black; how many adults want a colorful phone? But thats just taking something like color into account.

I don't know what other guys think about it, but for me I only concentrate on smartphone's functions.
I thinks smartphone is starting like NB, similar design with similar hw, except the Logo;-)
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It would be nice if manufacturers added some customisation options into the phones they sell. Being able to have an engraving done when ordering a Nexus One from Google was a nice touch.
Perhaps more colour schemes and custom designed or patterned rear covers etc to help individualise our devices and set them apart.

HTC One L Concept - Render for next HTC 5" Smartphone

Hi everyone, I am new here. In free time I like to make various car & motorcycle renders. Recently I decided to start with gadget renders.
This is my vision how next HTC model should look, presented as One L. According to rumors this phone should feature Full HD 5" screen with following specs similar to One series.
In terms of design, my goal was to make elegant shape that is recognizable as part of HTC One family, but in same time that can handle large screen, surrounding it from all sides.
Here is my concept presented as HTC teaser ad:
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A 5 inch screen is too large to be comfortable to me. I won't be buying one. The 4.3 inch screen seemed slightly too large until I had it in my hand for a few minutes then it felt fine.

I agree with you, 4.3" is perfect size for me too. But, seems that there is a lot of people that need phones like this. IMO future HTC with 5" screen could be very successful.

Milanno said:
I agree with you, 4.3" is perfect size for me too. But, seems that there is a lot of people that need phones like this. IMO future HTC with 5" screen could be very successful.
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Hopefully HTC will be successful as I would like to see more handset manufacturers, but I think they have made a big mistake with the One series by making the battery non-removable and not including an SD slot. Unless they reverse that decision and soon I will probably be looking elsewhere. It is really a shame since they did a great job with the Sensation. I really love it, well built, feels solid with the aluminum case.

This looks slick...
I don't think size of the screen matters as long as overall size of device doesn't increases.
If they can cram 5" into existing size then it would be perfect... just a thought..

amus1c said:
This looks slick...
I don't think size of the screen matters as long as overall size of device doesn't increases.
If they can cram 5" into existing size then it would be perfect... just a thought..
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This. I've been saying this for so long. The argument shouldn't be about display size. It should be about overall phone size. I find my 4.3" Sensation to be the perfect form factor, but if they could fit a 4.7" display in the overall body of a Sensation-sized phone I would buy it in a heartbeat.
The render is beautiful. Thin bezels+large displays are the way for the future of smartphones. People always say this BS about how bezels can't be thinner because you'd accidentally tap the display, but I say BS because when I hold my Sensation I'm never holding any part of the front of the phone. My hand only touches the sides/back. I will jump on small bezel phones the moment they come out.
The render is also noticeably more rectangular than the One X. I wonder if you could do a render of the back? It would be cool to see your own personal touch on that.

Milanno said:
Hi everyone, I am new here. In free time I like to make various car & motorcycle renders. Recently I decided to start with gadget renders.
This is my vision how next HTC model should look, presented as One L. According to rumors this phone should feature Full HD 5" screen with following specs similar to One series.
In terms of design, my goal was to make elegant shape that is recognizable as part of HTC One family, but in same time that can handle large screen, surrounding it from all sides.
Here is my concept presented as HTC teaser ad:
Comments and constructive critiques are more than welcome
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I would buy that ! Almost like I would buy a nexus 7 can you make a render of what you think a HTC one line 7" tab would look like ?
Sent from my Third Generation Evo
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I don't think 5 inch would be a problem, since screen size is measured diagonally, the screen needs only to be longer, and fill up the entire front face of the phone (like this one)
Nice rendering btw

First of all thanks guys for comments!
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The render is beautiful. Thin bezels+large displays are the way for the future of smartphones. People always say this BS about how bezels can't be thinner because you'd accidentally tap the display, but I say BS because when I hold my Sensation I'm never holding any part of the front of the phone. My hand only touches the sides/back. I will jump on small bezel phones the moment they come out.
The render is also noticeably more rectangular than the One X. I wonder if you could do a render of the back? It would be cool to see your own personal touch on that.
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I agree with you from word to word! I will try to catch free time during day to post render with rear look of the phone.
Pedestrian Man said:
I would buy that ! Almost like I would buy a nexus 7 can you make a render of what you think a HTC one line 7" tab would look like ?
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That is interesting idea. If I catch enough free time I will try to give my vision how next HTC tablet should look.

Update: Rear view of my concept render for HTC One L.

Milanno said:
Update: Rear view of my concept render for HTC One L.
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Nice! What software u render these on? I've done a lot of work with AutoCAD, might have a go at something like this myself.
5" screen tho... I'm not so sure about, I struggle with the One X in my hand, seems phones are getting bigger & bigger all the time, 3 years ago they were going smaller & smaller lol. :silly:

plasmadan said:
Nice! What software u render these on?
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Thanx! I like to combine programs, but in this case I`ve used Photoshop.

Personally, I love the design. Its good looking and I like bigger phones.
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Thanx. I hope we will see something like this from HTC very soon!

According to me, camera should be atleast 12 mp for a phone like this!

Here's a design I did yesterday in AutoCAD, not quite the same look as the One series, but it's just a concept.

plasmadan said:
Here's a design I did yesterday in AutoCAD, not quite the same look as the One series, but it's just a concept.
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Nice!

Vmukund said:
Nice!
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Thanks! I'm working an another design now

plasmadan said:
Here's a design I did yesterday in AutoCAD, not quite the same look as the One series, but it's just a concept.
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Nothing personal m8. You did make an effort to design that but i will never buy such piece with the camera in the middle.......

Milanno said:
Hi everyone, I am new here. In free time I like to make various car & motorcycle renders. Recently I decided to start with gadget renders.
This is my vision how next HTC model should look, presented as One L. According to rumors this phone should feature Full HD 5" screen with following specs similar to One series.
In terms of design, my goal was to make elegant shape that is recognizable as part of HTC One family, but in same time that can handle large screen, surrounding it from all sides.
Here is my concept presented as HTC teaser ad:
Comments and constructive critiques are more than welcome
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I really like the render on the front. I wonder if it's feasible though unless they axed a front facing camera.
The rear looks like a render to me, a little bit flat, especially around the camera area. It looks like there's a power button on the top, but I don't see any volume rocker - it probably would appear on at least one of the sides no?
I really like the design though. It'll be impressive to see if they manage to get a screen to look like that yet fit in all the stuff they want. Without any real bezel it'll be tricky to get in the prox sensor + cameras + notification LED. But that's what they pay engineers for right?

"HTC One i" Design Concept based on HTC One Series

Here's a design concept I put together using AutoCAD 2012. I may have gone a little overboard with the suggested internal memory (I can dream) but it's just a concept after-all.
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It may not look it from this angle, but the phone is actually curved slightly, and the camera lense is built slightly inset from the top & bottom edge of the handset, so the lense wouldn't get scratched when you place it down, something for HTC to remember next time maybe!
Here's a 10 second video clip of the model.
Comments welcome
NOTE: Looks a lot better in HD
New version, "HTC One L" is here.

Added HD photos. Credit to Milano for inspiring me to make this
Ideas for another design? something different?

It's pretty nice, but that camera definitely needs to be moved. I don't even want to think about the awkwardness of trying to hold that with one hand and take a picture.

a few things about this:
-the camera is ridiculous. can you imagine laying that thing down on a table?
-why all the third party apps, and stuff in the notification bar? it makes it seem less realistic.
-It should really have onscreen buttons.
-storage/ram isn't unreasonable at all.
-you left on the docking pins? i always thought more devices should have those, not less.
-looks like sense 4.1 to me. normally a jump in numbers means a change in UI.
-good going with the battery % image though, that should be standard on all android devices.
-if you want to make this a real superphone, try adding in a really great 8 MP camera sensor
-what's "full HD" mean? full 720p? TrueHD (1080p)? If its 720p, then you should bump it up to 800 x 1280, so it surpasses "retina" PPI. If its 1080p, than this should really be a 5"+ phone.
Overall though, I like it. looking forwards to seeing more renders form you

mtmerrick said:
a few things about this:
-the camera is ridiculous. can you imagine laying that thing down on a table?
-why all the third party apps, and stuff in the notification bar? it makes it seem less realistic.
-It should really have onscreen buttons.
-storage/ram isn't unreasonable at all.
-you left on the docking pins? i always thought more devices should have those, not less.
-looks like sense 4.1 to me. normally a jump in numbers means a change in UI.
-good going with the battery % image though, that should be standard on all android devices.
-if you want to make this a real superphone, try adding in a really great 8 MP camera sensor
-what's "full HD" mean? full 720p? TrueHD (1080p)? If its 720p, then you should bump it up to 800 x 1280, so it surpasses "retina" PPI. If its 1080p, than this should really be a 5"+ phone.
Overall though, I like it. looking forwards to seeing more renders form you
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The camera wouldnt touch the table if u place it down, the phone is curved slightly to avoid this (it's hard to see in the image) The reason I put it there is simple, thats were I personally would preffer it to go. When I take pictures (landscape) I tend to hold my One X with both hands, and I'm always covering the lense up with my fingers. It's just an idea anyway, I'm re-working this design slightly in the next one, but for now the camera is staying in the middle :cyclops:
The apps... I literally couldn't find a decent quality screenshot of the generic ROM, so that screenshot is off my One X as is.
Onscreen buttons? It has the 3 touch buttons that the One series have.
I'd love to see a phone like this with massive amounts of memory. I have a lot of music (and I mean a lot, like around 3TB worth) so this for me would be a great feature, and I would happily pay more for that extra 32GB So this is kinda like my ideal dream phone really.
I contemplated about the docking pins but just decided not to add them, the next one has them
I used a screenshot from my One X running ARHD 9.x so the UI is actually sense 4.1 (I actually just made up the specs from my head).
Battery % image is from the Battery mod in the One X dev section, a must have.
Full HD just means at-least 1080p resolution. Like I said this is really just an idea, I didn't even consider the technical details until after the render was finished.
The next one is a little "curvier"

plasmadan said:
Onscreen buttons? It has the 3 touch buttons that the One series have.
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On-screen buttons are better. They can have the same icons - or any icons, really.

thebobp said:
On-screen buttons are better. They can have the same icons - or any icons, really.
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Ahh... yeah that would be better I guess. Save some of that valuable screen space. Although I do like how you can see the 3 buttons on the phone when the screen is off, and I know a lot of people use the middle button as a wake-up for the screen, instead of the power button. I may do a more unusual design after my current one

nice concept!!

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nice concept!!
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Thanks

Why camera in center ? Its not very usable.

zoner89 said:
Why camera in center ? Its not very usable.
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its meant to be held in both hands. I dunno, it just seemed like a good idea at the time. :laugh:
I always take pictures landscape so it makes sense to me.

You sure that "i" label was the best choice?
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Jbluna said:
You sure that "i" label was the best choice?
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Honestly? no lol. I couldn't think what to name it, but I noticed the back curved kinda like the old iphone, so I thought, what the hell :laugh:
It seemed clever at the time, "One i" / sounds like "One eye" :cyclops:
My next one is basically a re-design of this model, so it will look similar, but it has a new name will add it soon.

other than camera placing, i feel everything looks good

Added new version here

Yes the camera position is a screamer. Also... 2gb ram. This thing ought to run like a chicken on heroin. And maybe you should bump 8 to 12 megapixels. 8 seems to be the industry standard nowadays. Instead of the bezel being a constant thinness all around, maybe be a bit longer on the top. I can see that you wanted to make the back look like a real camera so you put the lense central. Great post though - refreshing.

kancherlapraneeth said:
other than camera placing, i feel everything looks good
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All good, but the camera is in the wrong place. Congrats plasmadan !

I like it, but as almost everyone else stated; the camera placement is awkward.
I love this phone though, good job!

From the way it looks, having the phone curved that way would make it awkward to hold.
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pretty nice, but its almost identical to the one x, and the camera is in the middle, not good

My Nexus 6 concept - What do you think?

Hi,
I created a little concept about the successor of the Nexus 5. Maybe its called Nexus 6 or Nexus 5 (2014).
Rumors say that it will have a 5.5" display so I decided to build this in my concept. Its just a 2D render, not a 3D or something.
I were really amazed that this 5.5" display fits in a body which is just a few millimeters larger than the one of the Nexus 5. I compared the two.
So final question: What do you think about my concept?
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looks nice but a bezel that thin would give you random touches on the side when trying to hold the device

tonyt3rry said:
looks nice but a bezel that thin would give you random touches on the side when trying to hold the device
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Perhaps making the device thicker by a mm or two would prevent the random touches you mention.
Would also mean a larger (higher capacity) battery could be installed.
Though the almost bezel-less design, when used with a protective case/bumper may cause issues with screen edge touches.
k-c

Nice to hear your opinions :thumbup:

For those bezels they might have to move the buttons to the back ala LG G2/3. I like it though.

The bezel is too small, and the fact that the bottom has a different shape to the top really annoys me. Like the speaker grille though.

No bezel barely will mean bigger cases would be overlapping the screen space. Not good. For marks, or using pie or sidebars.

I like it! Never did care for Bezels...they sux's!

Do any of you guys realize and/or think about the implications of razor thin bezels? Disregarding the issue of the digitizer registering touches simply by holding the device, there are physical/engineering issues to consider. The screen has to be held within some type of housing, not just to protect the screen but the rest of the phone itself, and the bezels on your mockup are less than 1 mm thick. Exactly what type of material do you envision the housing to be made of? Even aluminum wouldn't have enough strength at under a single mm thick. Titanium? What do you think that would do to the price of the phone?
So, to achieve bezels like this would require either a significant increase in cost or a significant reduction in durability, and this is on top of the compromise in usability. And for what purpose? Exactly what is gained from having such thin bezels?
Lastly, and not to sound like an ass, but wouldn't it be better to think up something new and/or innovative instead of just marching down road obvious? Seriously... larger screen, thinner bezels? Let me guess, you see it being a 4k resolution screen too... for no other reason than just because.

I'm sure the OP isn't actually designing it.
The makers know what works. And regardless..... Most things point to no more nexus phones anyway. ?

I'm not a graphics designer or somewhat else and I'm not familiar with building phones so that was just a try how I thought it could look.
Nevertheless many thanks for your opinions and comments.
Regards, aprofomo
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KJ said:
Most things point to no more nexus phones anyway. ?
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David Burke from Google officially announced that there will be Nexus phones in the future.

aprofomo said:
I'm not a graphics designer or somewhat else and I'm not familiar with building phones so that was just a try how I thought it could look.
Nevertheless many thanks for your opinions and comments.
Regards, aprofomo
EDIT:
David Burke from Google officially announced that there will be Nexus phones in the future.
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Did you see that come from his lips?
Otherwise just yet another rumor.

KJ said:
Did you see that come from his lips?
Otherwise just yet another rumor.
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http://readwrite.com/2014/06/26/google-nexus-android-silver#awesm=~oIBTmskqNsdnwA

aprofomo said:
I'm not a graphics designer
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Haha
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aprofomo said:
http://readwrite.com/2014/06/26/google-nexus-android-silver#awesm=~oIBTmskqNsdnwA
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I interviewed him too....he said something different.
Just saying....its all rumor til its on googles site, or CNN. Lol

ChrisDDD said:
Do any of you guys realize and/or think about the implications of razor thin bezels? Disregarding the issue of the digitizer registering touches simply by holding the device, there are physical/engineering issues to consider. The screen has to be held within some type of housing, not just to protect the screen but the rest of the phone itself, and the bezels on your mockup are less than 1 mm thick. Exactly what type of material do you envision the housing to be made of? Even aluminum wouldn't have enough strength at under a single mm thick. Titanium? What do you think that would do to the price of the phone?
So, to achieve bezels like this would require either a significant increase in cost or a significant reduction in durability, and this is on top of the compromise in usability. And for what purpose? Exactly what is gained from having such thin bezels?
Lastly, and not to sound like an ass, but wouldn't it be better to think up something new and/or innovative instead of just marching down road obvious? Seriously... larger screen, thinner bezels? Let me guess, you see it being a 4k resolution screen too... for no other reason than just because.
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Chill out man... The kid just gave HIS concept of what he desires in the next nexus phone!!!
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It looks really nice. I would not think twice to buy

Looks like an HTC..i don't like these big screen on the modern smartphone, 5" are the best size for me!

aprofomo said:
Hi,
I created a little concept about the successor of the Nexus 5. Maybe its called Nexus 6 or Nexus 5 (2014).
Rumors say that it will have a 5.5" display so I decided to build this in my concept. Its just a 2D render, not a 3D or something.
I were really amazed that this 5.5" display fits in a body which is just a few millimeters larger than the one of the Nexus 5. I compared the two.
So final question: What do you think about my concept?
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Who would you like that fabricate

MyDarkThrone said:
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Maybe HTC or LG again,l don't know
but please no Samsung

HTC one M8 bend test

found this video in my facebook stream, dont know if anybody has seen it yet i thought i would post it. Anyways, the iphone 6 holds up better than the M8 in the bend test.
http://gizmodo.com/consumer-reports...source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

aer0zer0 said:
found this video in my facebook stream, dont know if anybody has seen it yet i thought i would post it. Anyways, the iphone 6 holds up better than the M8 in the bend test.
http://gizmodo.com/consumer-reports...source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
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meh. In an actual real world use the m8 is much more rigid than the iphone6

chowner said:
meh. In an actual real world use the m8 is much more rigid than the iphone6
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Actually, we don't know this for sure.
On the other hand, the fact that Consumer Reports test showed a stronger iPhone 6 plus over iPhone six makes me think that there's something wrong with their methodology.

http://youtu.be/IROcoJeVfSI
When is your phone ever going to be supported on two sides, lifted off a surface, with a single point putting pressure on just the center.
That's about as far away from a real world test as you can get.
The curved structure of the m8 adds rigidity when there is an even distribution of pressure, while making it vulnerable to directed pressure (something that pretty much never happens to a phone).
On the other hand the flat shape and added surface area of the iPhone 6+ makes it more susceptible to even distributions of pressure on uneven surfaces, like your bum and a curved chair (a lot more likely in real world usage).
Just my 2¢

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http://youtu.be/IROcoJeVfSI
I think the test you linked is complete bs. When is your phone ever going to be supported on two sides, lifted off a surface, with a single point putting pressure on just the center.
That's about as far away from a real world test as you can get.
The curved structure of the m8 adds rigidity when there is an even distribution of pressure, while making it vulnerable to directed pressure (something that pretty much never happens to a phone).
On the other hand the flat shape and added surface area of the iPhone 6+ makes it more susceptible to even distributions of pressure on uneven surfaces, like your bum and a curved chair (a lot more likely in real world usage).
Just my 2¢
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I am sorry. But you just said a whole lot of nonsense in terms of physics.
The curved structure - adds rigidity - when there's an even distribution of pressure - making it vulnerable to direct pressure...
You really don't know anything at all in physics, do you?

nabbed said:
I am sorry. But you just said a whole lot of nonsense in terms of physics.
The curved structure - adds rigidity - when there's an even distribution of pressure - making it vulnerable to direct pressure...
You really don't know anything at all in physics, do you?
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It's a damn phone. Don't sit on it and you're fine. Don't put it through a bend test and you're fine. No need to attack anyone on the knowledge of physics. Was your CE emphasis in structural engineering too?

How about you post your opinion?
Adding a curve to the backside of a flat surface will greatly improve structural integrity compared to a double sided flat surface. When taking onto consideration an evenly distributed load.

thisguysayswht said:
Instead of just posting flaming crap, how about you post your opinion? Since apparently your a physics major.
Also, yes, adding a curve to the backside of a flat surface will greatly improve structural integrity compared to a double sided flat surface. Especially when taking onto consideration an evenly distributed load.
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Amen...granted this is just a phone and we'd be going way off topic, but there's a reason why the arch has been used in so many structures throughout our history. The basic principles still apply.
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Amen...granted this is just a phone and we'd be going way off topic, but there's a reason why the arch has been used in so many structures throughout our history. The basic principles still apply.
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Hey! That looks just like my phone!
You see that gold Dodge POS?
That's where I double-tap to get to the lockscreen info!

nabbed said:
Hey! That looks just like my phone!
You see that gold Dodge POS?
That's where I double-tap to get to the lockscreen info!
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You pulled the physics card, not me.
Pretty bad comeback too. For one, they're driving on the left hand side...not a Dodge. Missing small details like that is a pretty good sign you're not a physics major, nor a structural engineer.
brholt6 FTW!

brholt6 said:
You pulled the physics card, not me.
Pretty bad comeback too. For one, they're driving on the left hand side...not a Dodge. Missing small details like that is a pretty good sign you're not a physics major, nor a structural engineer.
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I did pull that card, sorry. But I'm also trying to get beyond bull**** reasons that fanboys use to justify their preferences.
The only "scientific" test performed so far has been by Consumer Reports.
I questioned their methodology because of the seemingly inconsistent result of ip6 being weaker than ip6+.
Otherwise, I don't really have a reason to think that their results were wrong. It just may be that my M8 is weaker than ip6+. But first, the Consumer Reports results need to be confirmed by a second party.

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Guys, I am going to have to report this thread.
We have personal attacks, repetitive bickering back and forth, and off topic posts throughout the entire thread.
Please end it here.
No one wins, trust me.

andybones said:
Guys, I am going to have to report this thread.
We have personal attacks, repetitive bickering back and forth, and off topic posts throughout the entire thread.
Please end it here.
No one wins, trust me.
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This
If you all can't keep a topic civil, it will be closed.
Have fun with the subject and leave personal sparing to PM... or better yet, none at all.
Thank you

TonyStark said:
This. If you all can't keep a topic civil, it will be closed.
Have fun with the subject and leave personal sparing to PM... or better yet, none at all.
Thank you
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andybones said:
Guys, I am going to have to report this thread.
We have personal attacks, repetitive bickering back and forth, and off topic posts throughout the entire thread.
Please end it here.
No one wins, trust me.
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I apologize, that got out of had. I have edited and deleted my posts.

Look, iPhone 6 is made of soft metal (aluminum) and is also a FLAT slab of it. When I picked up the 6 and the 6+ at the verizon store the other day I had no problem figuring out why people were bending theirs. It's the most fragile feeling iPhone today and I felt like I had to wrap it in bubble wrap. However, the video that "unbox therapy" put up isn't real world usage. All that shows is the user can bend the 6 by putting enough stress on a single point of the phone that it eventually bends. The M8 feels like it would hold up much better in the real world than the 6 or 6+ would. I have an m8 coming today to replace my iPhone 5s.

Is anyone else impressed with Samsung holding up that well?
I personally prefer the lighter Samsung material over the Aluminum in the M8.

andybones said:
Is anyone else impressed with Samsung holding up that well?
I personally prefer the lighter Samsung material over the Aluminum in the M8.
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It will be interesting to see how the Samsung L will compare.
Bottom line, the guy from unboxtherapy has set a new standard for testing. I'm sure we can all expect to see this "bend test" from here on.