Largest smart-phone yet, 6.1 inch screen.

[chknhwk]

I have some games I LOVE that I can't play on my Rezound because the screen is too small. Honestly this phone (and the Note II and Intuition) intrigue me... I honestly think I'd like to give that phone a try simply because I've been thinking about getting a smaller tablet (my current 10" is slightly too large to be really portable).

 

[Gmash]

Next up: Otterbox backpack to carry your phone in.

 

[moorken]

does it come with a free pants with extra large pockets?

 

[Davdi]

I hate things that attempt to take the middle ground and end up not really being one thing or the other. Phones don't need big screens, Xperia U is plenty big enough for a phone. Tabs start at 7" hp to well... How big do you want. Personally I'd really like a 12"-15" tablet for movies. Plus, with a decent quad-core and 4Gb RAM I could use it for dev work. Just add a keyboard & Stand and.... It's a laptop.

 

[h4x0rj3ff]

im just gonna get a laptop and put voice and data on it it might be smaller! how big is too big anyways are they looking to add optical drive too phones now? lol nice looking phone tho

 

[FinancialWar]

Why would you need optical drive on the phone?

 

[h4x0rj3ff]

Why would you need optical drive on the phone?

Why would you need a 6inch screen? Lol

 

[runekey]

Can't say I understand the appeal of a 6.1 inch screen, but I said the same thing about the Note II and it's selling like hot cakes

 

[jhawkkw]

Can't say I understand the appeal of a 6.1 inch screen, but I said the same thing about the Note II and it's selling like hot cakes

6.1 is getting awfully close to 7 which is tablet territory. I can't imagine stuffing my nexus 7 in my pocket, lol. It is what it is, and as long as people want it, they'll make it.

 

[mikedt]

Why would you need optical drive on the phone?

So you can watch DVDs and EVDs.

 

[rui-no-onna]

I hate things that attempt to take the middle ground and end up not really being one thing or the other. Phones don't need big screens, Xperia U is plenty big enough for a phone.

There are a lot of folks who won't agree with you. Really though, no reason not to have both. The market's big enough. However, there are already plenty of nice big phones. I'd like to see more capable small phones.

 

[2 Phonez]

I can fit my Nexus 7 into my pocket pretty well but I wouldn't want to use it as a phone.

However! If I got a big tablet phone with one of these bundled with it, that's a different story and I might be interested.

 

[Digital Controller]

I would definitely agree that the Note 2 is about as big as I would go with a Phone...6" just seems to be getting up there around my Nexus 7

 

[Mayhem]

Maybe they can market this towards the older crowd. I mean, with a 6.1" screen those numbers on the dialer must be HUGE. All the more easier for Grammy to see.

I've often joked about wanting a phone with a 7" screen. I wonder if anyone else would be crazy enough to make one as big as 6.1" or more..

 

[bob60626]

Wouldn't it easier for everyone if carriers just allowed voice enabled tablets? Jeez...

 

[Digital Controller]

Wouldn't it easier for everyone if carriers just allowed voice enabled tablets? Jeez...

Technically you can do VOIP on tablets with data or wifi even. Using services like Google Voice.

 

[Demache]

Anyone remember back when it was a thing that people thought cell phones were getting too small?

In the past 10 years, we've gone the exact opposite its ridiculous!

 

[rui-no-onna]

Wouldn't it easier for everyone if carriers just allowed voice enabled tablets? Jeez...

Some carriers don't care (mostly in places where prepaid is the norm). I remember buying a 3G USB adapter when I went on vacation to the Philippines and the software included with the adapter allowed me to send text messages and make calls through the computer.

 

[2 Phonez]

Some carriers don't care (mostly in places where prepaid is the norm). I remember buying a 3G USB adapter when I went on vacation to the Philippines and the software included with the adapter allowed me to send text messages and make calls through the computer.

This is pretty standard in most of the world. The US phone networks just operate on a backwards system where they want to totally control and brand every device they sell. It's bizarre, it's like Wal-Mart in the US selling food from Nestle but rebranding it as "Wal-Mart Chocolate Pro Mini Xtra by Nestle" and telling people they can only eat it during the morning.

 

[Demache]

This is pretty standard in most of the world. The US phone networks just operate on a backwards system where they want to totally control and brand every device they sell. It's bizarre, it's like Wal-Mart in the US selling food from Nestle but rebranding it as "Wal-Mart Chocolate Pro Mini Xtra by Nestle" and telling people they can only eat it during the morning.

Don't forget that you must eat Nestle for the next two years or get slapped with a massive fee when you back out.

 

[boyo1991]

jesus thats huge. i personally like big screens, the bigger the better, but, trouble is finding some pants for it to fit into! i love it and id almost change pants to do it! (given the phone isnt slow laggy or tacky like most of their phones are..)