Ergonomics (in-hand feel)

Ergonomics (in-hand feel) - Google Pixel Real Life Review

Please, no "that's what she said" jokes. Rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel feels in-hand. A higher rating indicates that it's comfortable to hold for long periods of time, even in one hand. Resist the urge to say "TWSS" just now. Seriously.
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Really feels great. The small form factor is the new black. Perfect size to wait balance. The added girth of the phone actually helps the palm WRAP the mobile better. The trick of cold but smooth metal is very reassuring.
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It feels like a high quality device but it is slippery. Sometimes feels is if it's going to jump out of my hands! I think it's a little too big for its screen size--bezels are a little too large.

I like the size. I wanted the XL but got the 5" because of price and I'm glad I did. Seems like a perfect fit. In photos the device always looks really thick, but it does not feel thick.

I have the 5" Pixel and find it great with no case (naked joke incoming). I wish I didnt feel it needed a case. The metal would survive some roughness but I dont think the glass would.
I'm coming from a Sony Z3 Compact and don't find it out of proportion or too big. It's an adjustment but love the extra screen size. Miss my 2 day battery tbh and my waterproofing.

Great.
Million times better than the HTC 10 which I also have
Not too heavy, tall or wide.
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Please, no "that's what she said" jokes. Rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel feels in-hand. A higher rating indicates that it's comfortable to hold for long periods of time, even in one hand. Resist the urge to say "TWSS" just now. Seriously.
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Yeah it feels amazing but I'm afraid that it'll slip from my hand sometimes

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Please, no "that's what she said" jokes. Rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel feels in-hand. A higher rating indicates that it's comfortable to hold for long periods of time, even in one hand. Resist the urge to say "TWSS" just now. Seriously.
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Personally the "One-hand feel" is great. I'm coming from a HTC M8 and it's fairly close. I've never had problems switching songs on the go, or using it while walking.
The only issue I've personally experienced is with how you have to hold it when playing a two-handed landscape game. The speakers being at the exact bottom make it so you have to hold it awkwardly as to still hear the sound - unless you're using headphones in which now you have an AUX plug in the way for one hand. It's not a deal-breaker, but it was a factor I've run into.

subhani said:
Really feels great. The small form factor is the new black. Perfect size to wait balance. The added girth of the phone actually helps the palm WRAP the mobile better. The trick of cold but smooth metal is very reassuring.
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Thanks for your sharing!!:good:

My Pixel is replacing my Moto X (2013 -- the orginial) and while I'd like to say this phone feels as good or better to hold and use than my Moto X so I can add that to the list of justifications for spending so much money on this phone, I can't. This phone is a little awkward to use with one hand. I'm right handed which makes anything in the upper left and lower left corners of the screen on the Pixel difficult to reach without juggling the phone around a little. Because the phone is so slick I start getting nervous about possibly dropping the phone while trying to juggle it around one handed. I know the answer is to use two hands, but I've never had a phone that I needed two hands to use so to that end I'm going through a bit of a transition period. Also, the phone feels a little weird to hold whether I'm using it as a phone (like making a phone call and holding it to my ear as if it were a real telephone!) or just picking it up from the table and carrying it out to the car. To be fair, I did keep my last phone for over 3 years so it may just take a while for me to get used to this one, but ironically I can't help feeling that if the phone was just a little thicker it may be a little more comfortable to hold. Maybe when my case arrives the phone will feel better to me.
On a positive note, the finger print sensor is perfectly located (for me) and super easy to use! I took the time to set up my fingerprint by trying to make sure I got as much of it scanned as I could and that seems to have paid off because it's no trouble at all to use the fingerprint scanner to unlock my phone especially one handed!
I ordered my phone directly through Google (recieved it a little over 2 weeks ago). I also switched my phone service to Google's Project Fi at that time

U just cant compare orihinal motox which must be the smallest 4.7" phone ever made and easy to hold. Everything bigger then moto would feel the same. I had a same feeling wjen I went on a 5.5" phone, felt like im holding a tablet. After 2-3 weeks was great and bemefits of smaller phone and minimal compared to everything that a big screen brings with it

Coming from a 5x I was a bit surprised at the weight - it's heavier then I expected. I have 5" pixel and its a good size. Not sure if they just wanted to keep the phone proportionate but if they shank down the chin it would be a little easier for one handed use. All in all, it's got a premium feel and fits nicely in the hand. IMO, it definitely needs a case. I wouldn't want to drop this thing without one.

love the phone

I wanted to get the XL but due to backordering, got this one. So far, I'm happy I did because it fits so perfectly in my hand. I'm used to large phones so this was a big deal switching to 5". No regrets - the ergonomics are amazing.

can someone tell me about his/her experience of phone with different thickness from top to bottom?

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can someone tell me about his/her experience of phone with different thickness from top to bottom?
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Sure. I've never noticed once. Extremely trivial. And this is coming from a fairly OCD individual.

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Please, no "that's what she said" jokes. Rate this thread to express how you think the Nextbit Robin feels in-hand. A higher rating indicates that it's comfortable to hold for long periods of time, even in one hand. Resist the urge to say "TWSS" just now. Seriously.
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While the Nextbit Robin looks too geometrical for comfort, it's not the case since it has generous rounded corners. The smooth plastic body may be a little slippery for dry hands, which may lower confidence taking the phone in and out of the pocket throughout the day.

I found the corners at the bottom make for difficult "lying back in bed" texting.
Generally you lay the phone balancing on the side of one of your pinkies, but this is difficult and it's almost like a balancing act.
Usage in other scenarios are no problem. The corners make it slightly more awkward for jacket pockets that aren't also square though.

I recieved my Robin yestrday and after one day, I have to say it's one of the best phones I ever held in my hand. It's simple, fits in my hand just perfectly.
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I recieved my Robin yestrday and after one day, I have to say it's one of the best phones I ever held in my hand. It's simple, fits in my hand just perfectly.
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Do you feel you have a small or large hands? This is definitely a big phone which is my concern.

I have VERY large hands but the Robin feels like it was made to fit your hand. It is very comfortable to hold, the square frame is deceiving.

i admit i have to say that the robin is something really beautiful for our hands.
coming from the oneplus one, which has a really nice backcover, we all know that, it feels just great in the hands.
its not that cold and normal plastic, but its a soft nice warm touch.
greez

Absolutely amazing! This is something the Robin REALLY excels at. I have both the HTC 10 and the Nextbit Robin and the Nextbit Robin feels so much better in the hands. It really feels premium. The solid feel and weight in the hand is perfect. Also the length of the phone feels great in the hand. Please do no change this factor in the successor to the Nextbit Robin. Additionally, the top and bottom of the Robin (The 2nd color - mine being the blue of the electric) makes the phone much longer and rectangular, this with the boxiness makes it much more easier to type out messages on the Robin compared to more curved smartphones such as the HTC 10. Please keep the rectangular frame on the successor, this is great!

The Robin feels clean. It's super sharp (look wise), and the texture is smooth to the touch. Overall really pleased with the ergonomics of this device.

I have a Robin and Nexus 5x. Generally speaking, the Nexus has the perfect feel with with and without a case. The Robin has an amazing feel without a case, and is just slightly too wide and long for me to enjoy with one hand with a case on it. (That is a finger length issue ...not a phone problem for sure, as it is one of the most attractive phones I have seen).

"Look" of the device (aesthetics)

Is the Samsung Galaxy S7 as good-looking as you are (despite your receding hairline, adult-onset acne, and massive weight gain)? Rate this thread to express whether you think the Samsung Galaxy S7 is attractive. A higher rating indicates that you would even go as far to say that the Samsung Galaxy S7 is a beautiful phone.
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Looks great, feels great, excellent speed and stamina. What more could you ask for?

Agreed, mine just got here. Lovin it!!

I'm about 36 hours in to having mine. Loving it. The size is a welcome change.

Going from a Nexus 6P to this, sort of I am still carrying both right now.. work and personal but I love the look and feel of this phone.. So much more manageable and really the screen size difference is not big enough for me to care.

I traded in a Note 4 for this (which I loved) and I'm thrilled with the smaller size. It's the perfect middle ground for me - not too big for my pockets. As a tall guy, I could carry the Note 4 just fine in my pocket and in my hand it was great, but I absolutely love the downsized goodness that is the S7. My note was always rubbing holes in my pants pockets because it's just slightly too big.

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I traded in a Note 4 for this (which I loved) and I'm thrilled with the smaller size. It's the perfect middle ground for me - not too big for my pockets. As a tall guy, I could carry the Note 4 just fine in my pocket and in my hand it was great, but I absolutely love the downsized goodness that is the S7. My note was always rubbing holes in my pants pockets because it's just slightly too big.
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Came from the Note 4 as well. For a 5'0" tall, 100-pound girl like me the Note 4 was seriously huge!! I loved it to bits but it came to the point where it was impractical to carry and hold. I love the size of the S7 and generally the device looks so sleek and classy! I guess what the Note 4 lacked was that "premium feel" devices released afterwards have.
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I'd prefer the phone be a bit shorter and wider (like the LG G2 I'm coming from). Otherwise, the size is nearly perfect for me.

Sexy
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The pearlescent finish and curved back are pretty nice to look at.

se1000 said:
looks great, feels great, excellent speed and stamina. What more could you ask for?
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完美！

se1000 said:
Looks great, feels great, excellent speed and stamina. What more could you ask for?
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Root.

thanks

Sailor Gerry said:
Root.
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honestly, I paid for the ad free version of the couple apps and games I use a lot, I have ad block plus for the samsung browser which is arguably as good as or better than chrome. So for me, that takes care of the second biggest reason I root. The top reason, is bloatware and with gatesjunior's debloater, I've blocked all the apps I can't uninstall and the phone runs great. I personally have really no need for root at this point. After doing these things this is hands down the best device I've had yet.

I actually just mentioned this in another thread. I have the Gold Platinum Galaxy S7 (not Edge). It is THE sexiest phone I have ever owned. Ever. I was very leery about buying it since it can't be rooted and I've rooted every single Android phone since the Droid, rocking Android 2.0.1, which I bought the day it was released. Though root didn't exist, and I had no idea what root even was for probably a couple months. Basically I screwed with the phone and set everything up that could be possibly customized on my own. At which point I was bored at work and discovered root while looking up what else could be customized that I didn't discover on my own playing with the phone. I was one of the 2% on VZW who had their 3G data throttled back by 90%. So I was also one of the first with 4G, getting a Thunderbolt, rather than waiting for the Bionic (luckily because that was delayed for so long, I was almost due for a new upgrade). But back to the point from my ADDetour, I barely mind not having root. I do wish I could customize the statusbar icons/text/clock colors/fonts. But otherwise loving marshmallow. And I've always liked touchwiz. And love this one. But that's only half of it. This is the first time I can say in terms of hardware that Android crushes Apple. It is one drop dead sexy phone. Though damn near every flagship Android looks better than the iPhone now. I even owned a few iPhones over the years, trying to accept them because I've always thought they were great devices, but none lasted more than a couple weeks before I sold em off and got a new Android. Even though I thought it looked better physically, and I always jailbroke them and tried to make myself like it, I always came right back to Android. As I said in my thread about getting a case for it. I want as little as possible. I have always just slapped a case on my Androids without a second thought. But I don't wanna cover this beauty up. On a scale of 1-10, I give it an 11. I just couldn't be happier with this phone. Well, once somebody finds the exploit to root it. But as a stock device. Never had one like this

I love the way the camera and flash is lined up. Screen is amazing!

Definitely the best looking phone I've ever had.
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Just look slick and stylish. The glass texture feels great too!

Love the way it looks and feels in my hand. If i had 1 negative thing to say it would be the glass gets slippery when you hand starts to sweat a bit.

Love this phone, build quality, aesthetics and everything, its one of the best looking smartphones, sleek, stylish, premium even better.

"Look" of the device (aesthetics)

Is the LG G5 as good-looking as you are (despite your receding hairline, adult-onset acne, and massive weight gain)? Rate this thread to express whether you think the LG G5 is attractive. A higher rating indicates that you would even go as far to say that the LG G5 is a beautiful phone.
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Not bad concept at all

Kind of awkward looking, but have to case it up anyway

not the best but it's been a while I haven't wanted a case to change the look of it.

What's driving me nuts about the hate of this device is how many think the G5 sucks solely based on looks. Has the mobile tech sphere really become this superficial and shallow? It's a phone (not a purse) that has its form follow its function. I'll take practicality over useless 'good looks' any day.

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What's driving me nuts about the hate of this device is how many think the G5 sucks solely based on looks. Has the mobile tech sphere really become this superficial and shallow? It's a phone (not a purse) that has its form follow its function. I'll take practicality over useless 'good looks' any day.
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Yeah. It is unbelievable how people choose looking over effectiveness and functionality. LOL If no one likes the G5 im open to receive all your phones. Just send me a message and i will give the address hahaha. And my phone will arrive soon, but by seeing the reviews on youtube it seems to me like a very interesting design though. Not too sophisticated but also not too Simplistic. It looks smooth.

If you slap a bulky Otterbox case on your phone, why would "looks" ever really matter? lol with that said, I like the look of the G5. The metallic body isn't HTC awesome, but it's far from ugly.

I think it looks great/fine. I have a clear case (Poetic Affinity) to show off the phone a bit more, and a kickstand non-clear case (Spigen Thin Armor) for when I don't care as much. Honestly I'm starting to prefer the Poetic just because I like looking at the phone itself.
That said, I've found that I stop caring about looks about a week after I get it. Maybe that's just me.

I actually really like the lok of the g5.. I do always run a case though. I have my silver g5 in a spigen neo hybrid case I really dig the appearance with the case even more then the phone alone.

Okay the phone is understated, but its ergonomically great. It doesn't scream for attention like S7 nor is it super thin and slippery like iPhone. Since i don't like using cases, this phone is perfect for me.
Though I have to admit, when you buy a premium segment phone, looks do matter. And LG tbh does disappoint there. Its just an average looking phone. Nothing to go ga-ga over , but nothing to hate nonetheless. Its simply a boring looking phone.

It looks good ;D
Gonna be my next phone after the Galaxy S6

Dunno...it's like a renewed copy of the Lg G2...is not that bad...i like it.

Well you can't deny it's a huge improvement from the G4 and its horribly shaped back. I do wish the whole front panel was glass though. After the 6P I think it's the best looking droid so all in all, can't complain.

Love it
I don't see why people think its ugly.....to each his own.

I think it's not that pretty... The back is ugly with the camera bump (camera bumps should just not happen, put bigger battery to fill the gap). I hate the curved glass. I hate any curved glass on a phone, it makes it impossible to put a simple tempered glass protector which I think is a must.
But.... the phone is great. Not my choice for design but it's a solid performer! From performance to sound and camera. Everything is rocking solid. I like it a lot!

Quality feel (use of materials)

Rate this thread to express how you think the LG G5 feels in terms of quality. A higher rating indicates that it feels premium and high-quality (attention to detail is high, manufacturing defects don't exist, etc).
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Doesn't feel bad in anyway , but i got disappointed from the metal feeling, not even close to Htc or Sony Z1-3 series its just like plastic , i needed to google it to find out that is really metal as they said, in quality i got a problem with my up microphone that got inside on the right side , i could get it back using my thumb and nail but still right side is a bit more inside and seems easy to get in again. So i am giving it 3 stars in quality both feeling and i would give it 4 if i hadnt the speaker small issue , i was expecting more than that but its still good phone!

9 months in and the lg use of subpar components comes through. Bootloops as soon as it gets hot....and it will get hot pretty quick if in a pocket and outside. Works great ...probably in a fridge now. Had to deal with GPS issues too...worse GPS signal phone ever. Quality has gone down the drain with lg since the g3. Not taking a chance on the g6.
So sad...really wanted to love this phone. But come on not even a year.....!!!!
I thought give them a chance since they did replace the wife's g4 but now I regret it. Can't wait for the wife's g5 to self destroy itself just like mine.

Im not sure why LG phones get so hot compared to other manufacturers, but other than that, no big issues.

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I have a Galaxy S7 and this definitely feels less solid. But I guess that's because of the modular design.
I do like that it's metal but I don't like the camera sticking out unprotected. I've seen quite a few G5's with badly scratched camera covers so this clearly needs a case of some sort, which is a bit of a bummer.
Still, metal >>>> glass.
This is still new but I'm not sure how well the bottom module would hold up over repeated swaps. Thankfully, I'm seeing a lot of replacement modules online.
The battery is also kind of odd in how you need to lock it in place. Better than springs or keeping it loose I suppose.
The earphone jack is also a bit shallow. It works but I can see metal sticking out.
Overall, it seems like everything could be just a smidgen tighter or "locked in." But, again, I'm coming from an S7.
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coming from samsung s4, it's definitely feel better and weigh more (actually a negative, the increased weight).
Doesnt matter much the look because all my phones go into waterproof cases so i never see the actual phone most of the time anyway..lol