Just wondering if anyone with some design engineering under their belt would know if the Galaxy Nexus had to be as long as it is. As much as I want this phone, it just seems like it has a bit too much dead space on top and bottom. Especially the bottom. I did quick chopshop to give you an Idea of what I mean. It seems like a good 3/4 of an inch difference.
They're not making it tall just for fun. There are components below/above the screen that couldn't fit anywhere else unless they made the phone thicker.
I see what you're saying, but I'm pretty sure they would have made it shorter if they could've. But they weren't going to do it if it meant it would be thicker or wider than they wanted.
And that solves that. Thanks.
I'm hearing you.. HTC titan is 4.7" screen and is not as tall.
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dantemp said:
Just wondering if anyone with some design engineering under their belt would know if the Galaxy Nexus had to be as long as it is. As much as I want this phone, it just seems like it has a bit too much dead space on top and bottom. Especially the bottom. I did quick chopshop to give you an Idea of what I mean. It seems like a good 3/4 of an inch difference.
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Yeah it was necessary for the phone to be this long. It also looks much better than the fat variant in the OP. I absolutely love it.
For what it's worth, the longer version does look better too.
Love the size... but I did make a widget to pull down the notification bar so I don't need to stretch my thumb lol
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dantemp said:
Just wondering if anyone with some design engineering under their belt would know if the Galaxy Nexus had to be as long as it is. As much as I want this phone, it just seems like it has a bit too much dead space on top and bottom. Especially the bottom. I did quick chopshop to give you an Idea of what I mean. It seems like a good 3/4 of an inch difference.
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its widescreen, and no theres hardly any wasted space, far less than a normal phone especially at the bottom!
I also wished it was smaller.
Underneath soft buttons is a notification lamp. The top has the speaker, sensors and camera. The aspect ratio of the display is 16:9 physically, not just in pixel count, preventing distortion. I'm not seeing any wasted space unless you want a smaller screen or a new design without the front facing components. Something maybe that's a slate and requires a headset or maybe a speaker for your ear on the back instead of the front?
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I like the nexus the way it is. Yes it is a lottle tall and yes they couldve trimmed height and added depth or girth but it is great the way it is. My thumb is getting stretchy.
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Agreed. Besides, I compared it to my DX and it's essentially the same height, slightly wider, but best yet...thinner. FTW.
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Love the size... but I did make a widget to pull down the notification bar so I don't need to stretch my thumb lol
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Thats a good idea, is it in the android market?
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Thats a good idea, is it in the android market?
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no - i could throw it up there: just need to make a better looking icon tomorrow.
i was going to build a nexus prime power widget: drop down menu, short cut to network settings, flashlight etc.. but i don't have much time.
Tomorrow i'll throw up the widget and an app icon (so you can shortcut it on the launcher if you wanted to)
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no - i could throw it up there: just need to make a better looking icon tomorrow.
i was going to build a nexus prime power widget: drop down menu, short cut to network settings, flashlight etc.. but i don't have much time.
Tomorrow i'll throw up the widget and an app icon (so you can shortcut it on the launcher if you wanted to)
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That's a pretty good idea. I wish, however, that someone could just make the stock ICS launcher have swipe actions in the dock (much like Launcher Pro). A simple swipe on the App Drawer icon to bring down the notification menu would be a blessing.
if you look at the bottom though there is actually enough space for capacitive buttons. i thought the point of on screen buttons was to avoid any bezel at all.
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Love the size... but I did make a widget to pull down the notification bar so I don't need to stretch my thumb lol
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Soon enough, we'll have custom launchers with swipe actions that can pull down the notification bar. I used this when I had zeam launcher on GB.
since they had to make the phone that big they should have just made the screen take up the entire top surface.
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Love the size... but I did make a widget to pull down the notification bar so I don't need to stretch my thumb lol
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Please explain that widget you created. thanks
I think it'll be pretty cool to use the ICS Keyboard but with about, 50%-60% of transparency. So basically I am looking for a sweet looking, transparent keyboard, durable for the GalNex. Thanks!
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Google released a webpage with design patterns for Android apps. As you can see here, there is a wallpaper which I found really cool, so I decided to copy it.
It´s quite simple, and both blue and red parts are a bit larger pointedly, to fit the screen properly (they get smaller when the image is set as wallpaper). Hope you like it!
Thanks! I actually liked the wallpaper when I first saw it
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I love my new nexus 7 2013.
That being said has anyone noticed the screen to be on the warm side of color? The screen is more red...so that white looks yellow than blue? It rather noticeable on the nexus 7 I have...specially when compared to my HTC one.
Is this the norm with thus tablet? I'm fine with it,just making sure it is normal and I don't have an odd one. Thee colors may be more accurate ,and I a, just used to the more cool colors of the htc one.
I appreciate your input.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2380275
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2384651
Hi,
I've just got my G3 - switched from a Nexus 4, and before that I've had a range of budget Android offerings. I'm loving the device so far, but one thing was really bugging me. We have a huge resolution - great, for me thats best put to use by displaying more information on the screen (Hi def youtube videos are all well and good, but not of that much interest to me) - so why isn't it using it?
A bit of fiddling revealed that for some reason it was set to use huge fonts - why did they do that? Turning it down to minimum helps with the search/browser issue, but still the rest of the interface doesn't seem to be scaled to take advantage of all those pixels.
I'm using Apex launcher - been using it since the early days when you really needed a third party launcher so have go used to it, but that lets me use a much bigger grid, and scale the icons to something more appropriate.
Is there anything else I can do though? I'd rather not have to fiddle with build.prop, or have to install Paranoid Android (If that ever becomes an option). The notification area seems very chunky in particular.
I guess maybe it is all a design decision - Windows has gone for big chunky controls, probably showing my age. More of a command line guy!
Carl
agree on the notifications especiallly
I just came from an M8 and this screen is bigger, much higher res, and yet less information on the screen. Seems very daft.