I went to Verizon to go buy the all new HTC one! I then saw the phone and its horrible lower bezel. I just can't believe how much wasted space is on the bottom of the phone. Thanks a lot HTC. Total let down and waste of a huge portion of the phone.
stu5797 said:
I went to Verizon to go buy the all new HTC one! I then saw the phone and its horrible lower bezel. I just can't believe how much wasted space is on the bottom of the phone. Thanks a lot HTC. Total let down and waste of a huge portion of the phone.
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I have reserved it, but am also unsure with this bezel thing.
They could have included those touch buttons instead of on screen buttons and would have extended the usable space.
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I have reserved it, but am also unsure with this bezel thing.
They could have included those touch buttons instead of on screen buttons and would have extended the usable space.
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I'm hoping that its still capacitive and that devs will be able to turn it usable like they did with the logo on the bar on the M7
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I have reserved it, but am also unsure with this bezel thing.
They could have included those touch buttons instead of on screen buttons and would have extended the usable space.
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If they would have included those touch buttons I would be enjoying the phone right now.
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I have reserved it, but am also unsure with this bezel thing.
They could have included those touch buttons instead of on screen buttons and would have extended the usable space.
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Someone mentioned that the bezel is there for the boom sound to work. Guess it's some kind of hardware under the bezel.
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I'm hoping that its still capacitive and that devs will be able to turn it usable like they did with the logo on the bar on the M7
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I dont think so, Logo thing happened only because there were two capacitive buttons on each side of logo, so they could use the Capacitive strip.
Not in this case.
Yea..that's a terrible look. It has a speaker up top that also includes a camera and leds with a smaller bezel.
IMO the g2 has the design nailed. This is clunky looking. The onscreen buttons look outta place
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I have the phone and I hate the bezel. So much wasted space... I'll get use to it.
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It's not that it looked clunky it just looked wrong. So much empty valuable space. The phone could be so great but it's a disaster
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It's not that it looked clunky it just looked wrong. So much empty valuable space. The phone could be so great but it's a disaster
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I have the phone in hand and it is annoying but the rest of the phone is so gorgeous I am looking past it. I am also assuming that soon the phone will be rooted and we can fully take advantage of immersive mode on kit kat. It does seem like a waste though but the rest of the phone great.
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It's not that it looked clunky it just looked wrong. So much empty valuable space. The phone could be so great but it's a disaster
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Looks plenty clunky to me. A speaker, half inch of black with a logo, nav buttons that look outta place overlapping things (blinkfeed ie) then the typical apps on the dock..,may have to go without apps on the dock but then it will look like early iterations of Sense
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That half inch of black with their logo cost them a customer in me and probably anyone else that truly enjoys the art of phones. I am still so pissed after seeing this phone.
Wait, it doesn't have immersion mode?
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Holy **** don't buy it then. Lol. Nobody is forcing u too. Hey, I need one of u guys on Verizon try a ATT SIM in it and see if it gets hspa+ please. The og one only got edge, and the max gets hspa+, so u can see y I'm concerned. Thanks.
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Why is this thread even open if Ur not getting the phone don't waste forum space
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ITT: OP whining about a bezel on a phone he doesnt have to buy.
General sections are for news/tips/tricks/guides/howtos.. not really for discussing cosmetic preferences of phones you don't own.
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not really a big deal, but.. why is the menu button 'mEnu'. perhaps the cost of capital E's was down that day they made the template?
Ha-ha.... I would've never noticed if you didn't say anything... but yeah, it looks weird.
Yeah, it sucks. And the stupid "chimney" on the home button pisses me off too. It looks more like a problem then design... like a line of the black part got scraped off.
...and the curvy arrow.
...and the cut in the magnifying glass.
Who ever designed those bottom buttons should be fired! Actually I take that back... whoever approved the design for those bottom buttons should be fired!!!
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Yeah, it sucks. And the stupid "chimney" on the home button pisses me off too. It looks more like a problem then design... like a line of the black part got scraped off.
...and the curvy arrow.
...and the cut in the magnifying glass.
Who ever designed those bottom buttons should be fired! Actually I take that back... whoever approved the design for those bottom buttons should be fired!!!
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someone needs to switch to decaf...
haha yeah.. the buttons are all kinda strange, now im looking at that chimney...
whats weird is i looked at an evo, and well it had mEnu also. seems... odd
mEnu
The capitol E on the mEnu button goes all the way back to the original mytouch. I never noticed it until a customer pointed it out on the huge in store poster right behind me.
haha, i've never would've noticed any of these things if you guys hadn't pointed them out. I actually like the curvy arrow, cut in the magnifying glass and the chimney. Only thing that looks weird, or out of place, is the mEnu button.
The E has to be like that because the letters are cut outs and the lower case e would leave that little bit inside the semi-circle cut off and so it wouldn't work. I didn't notice this til this post and it was driving me a little nuts but now I think what I said is reasonable. I rather like it anyway.
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I kept staring at the E. Probably spent a good hour in total trying to figure out what was off about it. Didn't even notice.
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Wow really?
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Speaking of those buttons - does any one else have buttons that are slightly yellow in color?
Actually, my keyboard backlight seems to be a bit on the yellow side as well. Ill try to get pics
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...and the curvy arrow.
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Damn you, curvy arrow! ::shakes fist::
conscious design choice
It might be weird, but the mEnu capitalization is a conscious choice; an homage to the hTc logo.
I love my phone, but one of my least favorite things about it: The typography.
The T-Mobile logo is chrome on black. The four buttons are white/backlit on black. The Google logo is white on grey, and the hTc / G2 logos are cutouts on silver.
No consistency in sizing, fonts, colors or materials.
Of course, these are tiny details, and overall it's a wonderful device.
hTc.... makes sense
I didn't notice it because it looks like how I write those letters. I make an uppercase m look like a big lower case m, same with the u.
Get a hobby people. Please shut this down.
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I rEally don't know what you'rE all talking about. Or is it just mE.
Yes, the whole reason I noticed the E was because it looked yellow while the m, nu, and the rest of the buttons were white.
Glad to know I'm not the only person who notices strange things like an E!
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Speaking of those buttons - does any one else have buttons that are slightly yellow in color?
Actually, my keyboard backlight seems to be a bit on the yellow side as well. Ill try to get pics
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Finland_2_Cupertino said:
Get a hobby people. Please shut this down.
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PlEase go to a forum whErE only things you arE intErEstEd in arE discussEd and lEave gEnEral topics about this phonE in thE gEnEral sEction about this phonE alonE.
hEEEEEEEEEEy, cool. NEvEr noticEd that till now. BTW, is thE c, in hTc a c or a C? BEcausE it's thE samE sizE as thE T. Hahaha, this is to much fun
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I went to best buy and actually played with a nexus s for a while. All I need to say is wow. Its a really incredible phone if anyone has any questions ask I can tell u anytthing concerning the phone.
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Is the GUI really responsive as Google claims to be?
What are missed call/message/etc alert like without the tackball?
Is scrolling in the browser accelerated? Any choppiness at all like froyo browser at this forum?
That's all fine and good, but there is no way I can get excited when i'm reading things like this:
http://www.androidcentral.com/lg-officially-announces-tegra-2-dual-core-optimus-2x
I'm not upgrading with dual core literally right around the corner. The only way I'll pry Nexus One out of my hand is with a true upgrade.
To quote AC "It's a new era, folks." and the NS didn't make it...
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That's all fine and good, but there is no way I can get excited when i'm reading things like this:
http://www.androidcentral.com/lg-officially-announces-tegra-2-dual-core-optimus-2x
I'm not upgrading with dual core literally right around the corner. The only way I'll pry Nexus One out of my hand is with a true upgrade.
To quote AC "It's a new era, folks." and the NS didn't make it...
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I tend to agree with you, but I'm still going to Best Buy tomorrow to play with the Nexus S and see how Gingerbread performs. The stores near me have around 35 in stock each. I hope it doesn't perform really well, it might cause my credit card to slip out of my wallet accidentally.
Was the curve screen prominent? What difference did you see in the touchscreen?
I wonder if the Nexus One will still get updates after Gingerbread is released now that the Nexus S is on the scene.
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I think it will. Nexus One specs are still meeting or exceeding Android phones today. Plus not every new phone in 2011 will be dual core.
Now will it run every app? That remains to be seen. Already we're not going to get the full Google Maps experience.
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Was the curve screen prominent? What difference did you see in the touchscreen?
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This and is it curved only in one direction or it's totally caved in? Coz I suppose putting on a screen protector might not be easy with a caved in screen. You can't use a flat screen protector in that case unless they make the protector curved as well.
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This and is it curved only in one direction or it's totally caved in? Coz I suppose putting on a screen protector might not be easy with a caved in screen. You can't use a flat screen protector in that case unless they make the protector curved as well.
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It's only curved lengthwise: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4059/nexus-s-and-android-23-review-gingerbread-for-the-holidays
How durable does the screen feel. I read somewhere Gorilla Glass couldn't make a cover that would work on it. Better yet if someone could key the crap out of a demo and report back that'd be awsome too.
The glass is flat and smooth and actually felt like it was scratch resistent
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Boot up time is less than 5 seconds and it is more responsive and faster than my nexus one being overclocked
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Boot up time is less than 5 seconds and it is more responsive and faster than my nexus one being overclocked
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you sure? i cannot believe that bootup will take 5 sec after installing some apps. hell i can't even believe it'll take 5 seconds without any 3rd party app...
and my definition if bootup is: homescreen is setup and ready to go. because aufter seing the homescreen it'll still load a lot of stuff in the backgroud, therefore it's important to count in the time until you can really use the device.
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you sure? i cannot believe that bootup will take 5 sec after installing some apps. hell i can't even believe it'll take 5 seconds without any 3rd party app...
and my definition if bootup is: homescreen is setup and ready to go. because aufter seing the homescreen it'll still load a lot of stuff in the backgroud, therefore it's important to count in the time until you can really use the device.
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There are numerous videos displaying the boot speed of gingie...
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You made feel like going to buy one now..
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Lol 5 second bootup is insane, 5 seconds is taken to load spl, radio and the start the sysinit. Idk how he got 5 second bootup. Maybe from the bootanimation?
Does the phone have swype?
Is it bad that I can FEEL the screen around the trackpad thingy when I use it? I feel like I'm gonna cut my thumb on the screen glass. :/
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Nobody?
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I can feel it a little, but not a crazy amount. It is in no way uncomfortable, and is neeeeeearly flush with the front of the phone for me
Mine is extreme opposite. I'm gonna try to get it fixed. NOT playing the refurb game. :/
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My button has been recessed since I got it, no problems. It might Depend on which version you have, and what screen you actually have.
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Ya know, never noticed that it is recessed... but it sure is. Could probably cut myself if I pressed hard enough but have no need to do so.
It shouldn't be pushed in on either screen. Looking at my DINC (only a week old) its perfectly flush with the screen.
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I can feel it a little, but not a crazy amount. It is in no way uncomfortable, and is neeeeeearly flush with the front of the phone for me
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Had mine since day one and that perfectly describes how mine is: VERY minuscule recession. Like barely noticeable.
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Had mine since day one and that perfectly describes how mine is: VERY minuscule recession. Like barely noticeable.
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Yep I'm in the same boat. Very nice though and no complaints about mine. Only slightly recessed on the inner circle, otherwise just about flush around the edges.
My trackpad is flush with the screen but I did have a refurb that the trackpad stuck out a little bit. For some reason I kind of liked it out a little more.
I never use my trackpad...I honestly don't know why they put one on there...
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I never use my trackpad...I honestly don't know why they put one on there...
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+1, never ever use it
I love the trackpad. Its so useful. When browsing websites its great for getting those hard to touch links.
So I have desided I would live with the phones warm ish colour its not as bad now. But the mid right side of the phone I can say hit settings on the notification bar and I can clearly see marks happen on the screen for a few seconds like I was pushing down hard on the screen when I certainly was not :/ Whats this and are they all like this or is this one a dud?
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So I have desided I would live with the phones warm ish colour its not as bad now. But the mid right side of the phone I can say hit settings on the notification bar and I can clearly see marks happen on the screen for a few seconds like I was pushing down hard on the screen when I certainly was not :/ Whats this and are they all like this or is this one a dud?
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I can't reproduce this.
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my DNA started to do this towards the middle..it's the overall design of the phone and the shape of the back, i believe. i don't notice it on my G2 much.
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I can't reproduce this.
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Okay thanks. How much pressure do you have to.use before it would do it? Im about to drive down to best buy real quick even though its a little under an hour drive to get a.replacement.
Isn't this also using the zero gap technology? If so then the "closeness" improves touchscreen responsiveness.
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I just got back from doing an exchange this one is NOT as bad as the first one its manageable! The screen colour is a little better too still warm but not redish like the other one.
Hi guys!
I made a small album showing my holding position that i posted on Reddit earlier.
http://imgur.com/a/mPBvL
Yeah I hold mine the same way except I put my pinky tip under the charging hole. No problem for me one handing it and I don't have big hands
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Yeah I hold mine the same way except I put my pinky tip under the charging hole. No problem for me one handing it and I don't have big hands
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Yeah I do the same. No issues with holding this phone and still able to use it one handed.
I too like to live on the edge.
Without my pinky below the bottom edge, I can't picture myself holding it (in my case, I am sure it is a cracked screen waiting to happen)
With the pinky below the bottom edge, I of course can't reach the notification bar with my thumb
Balancing the device on your fingers like that would make it highly prone to drops.
Yes. I can hold it one handed fine. The dimple on the back is super useful for this.
I want to see videos of this in action from every one of you!
I have girl hands for a dude but I've been using phablets since the note 1..im use to the whole one handed and two handed scheme already
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I have girl hands for a dude
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Props to you for admitting that lol honestly, ive never heard a bro say that.
Its a workout reaching elements on the screen one handed. I'm playing it safe until my spigen case gets here. Then I can risk dropping haha
I will be honest. I have never had a "phablet" and the largest phone i have had prior to the 6 was the 5. I have very large hands and honestly this is the most natural typing experience since the motorola Q for me. One handed works fine and i do not "fat finger" nearly as much as i used to. Do not get me wrong, the phone is huge, but it actually fits!
I've been holding my notes that way for years so I'm sure once I'm able to track down a 6 for myself I'll have no issues.
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I don't have my nexus 6 yet but I do a similar thing with my 5. I kind of throw it around in my hand changing where I balance it to reach the top of bottom.
It's a skill, really.
Noxey said:
I don't have my nexus 6 yet but I do a similar thing with my 5. I kind of throw it around in my hand changing where I balance it to reach the top of bottom.
It's a skill, really.
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Same here since I'm a chick so my hands are small.
I never noticed that I balanced the phone until I started to picture how I would hold my N6. And I noticed I practically two hand the N5 already 80% of the time. So It wont be that big of a change for me I hope.
I tested things out this week on an LG G flex and this is how I had to hold it. Worked fine. Plus, I'll put Nova on it immediately so I can swipe down from anywhere and don't have to reach the top on the screen.
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or you can get one of these ridiculous things. http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/iphone-6-plus-thumb-extension-accessory/
I am a big guy with big hands but unfortunately this phone is too big for me. I love it but wish it had one handed operations
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viny2cool said:
I am a big guy with big hands but unfortunately this phone is too big for me. I love it but wish it had one handed operations
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Consider a custom launcher like Nova Prime with custom gestures.
I tried that but then I don't get my Google now page on the left screen. Is there any work around for that?
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