Comments on: What Will Be The Next Android Phone? http://phandroid.com/2008/09/19/what-will-be-the-next-android-phone/ Android Phone News, Rumors, Reviews, Apps, Forums & More! Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:51:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dara Parsavand http://phandroid.com/2008/09/19/what-will-be-the-next-android-phone/#comment-2687 Dara Parsavand Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:21:50 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=295#comment-2687 Of course, I have no idea what the next phone would be, but I hope it is something along the lines of the HTC Touch HD if not that phone itself (which many posters have speculated is impossible due to license arrangements with Microsoft - I have no idea). I'll try out the G1 in person to be sure, but I'm much more in the market for a phone like the Touch HD which has: A much nicer screen: I really think the 800x480 is the screen of choice. 3.8" is a little small still, I'd prefer the 4.3" that shows up on the HP iPaq 310 GPS, which could still fit in a reasonable form factor (increasing the Touch HD's size of 115×63mm to 124×67mm). The G1's screen (3.2" 480x320 is the same resolution as the iPhone and but smaller which is worse for anybody who doesn't want to focus closer than 8 or 10"). A nicer camera: A lot of people complain about the quality of the iPhone's camera (and that it won't do video out of the box). Perhaps the G1's camera will be better, but speculation I've read is that it isn't getting the design attention that the camera on the Touch HD got. A nicer (for me) package: I used to like the idea of slide out keyboard, but the more I think about it, and the more models I play with, I'm convinced it is too bulky to be my first choice. You can never make a phone as thin with the same features and battery life if you have to design two separate pieces. Sure, the iPhone's portrait keyboard is lousy (for my hands anyway), but imagine a 94 mm wide (4.3" diag) on screen keyboard and how fast with few errors you can type. It's true, you don't get to view as much of the screen when typing, but I'll take that over a bigger bulge in my pocket. Also, I hate the extra bulk the G1 has below the screen. And a tilt to it? How is that going to fit in my pocket comfortably in any orientation? Style is less of a concern to me, but the G1 is one ugly phone compared to the Touch HD. Dara Parsavand Of course, I have no idea what the next phone would be, but I hope it is something along the lines of the HTC Touch HD if not that phone itself (which many posters have speculated is impossible due to license arrangements with Microsoft – I have no idea). I’ll try out the G1 in person to be sure, but I’m much more in the market for a phone like the Touch HD which has:

A much nicer screen: I really think the 800×480 is the screen of choice. 3.8″ is a little small still, I’d prefer the 4.3″ that shows up on the HP iPaq 310 GPS, which could still fit in a reasonable form factor (increasing the Touch HD’s size of 115×63mm to 124×67mm). The G1′s screen (3.2″ 480×320 is the same resolution as the iPhone and but smaller which is worse for anybody who doesn’t want to focus closer than 8 or 10″).

A nicer camera: A lot of people complain about the quality of the iPhone’s camera (and that it won’t do video out of the box). Perhaps the G1′s camera will be better, but speculation I’ve read is that it isn’t getting the design attention that the camera on the Touch HD got.

A nicer (for me) package: I used to like the idea of slide out keyboard, but the more I think about it, and the more models I play with, I’m convinced it is too bulky to be my first choice. You can never make a phone as thin with the same features and battery life if you have to design two separate pieces. Sure, the iPhone’s portrait keyboard is lousy (for my hands anyway), but imagine a 94 mm wide (4.3″ diag) on screen keyboard and how fast with few errors you can type. It’s true, you don’t get to view as much of the screen when typing, but I’ll take that over a bigger bulge in my pocket. Also, I hate the extra bulk the G1 has below the screen. And a tilt to it? How is that going to fit in my pocket comfortably in any orientation? Style is less of a concern to me, but the G1 is one ugly phone compared to the Touch HD.

Dara Parsavand

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