Are Android phones too large?

Posted by jimlynch on Aug 9, 2013 9:31 PM EDT
ITworld; By Jim Lynch
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Today in Open Source: Giant Android phones. Plus: Strike Suit Zero released for Linux, and is Apache the most important open source project?

I have mixed feelings about these larger phones. I have a friend who's tall and has large hands, he switched to Android from the iPhone to get a larger screen. So I can understand the attraction to these larger phones for some people.

However, I prefer a smaller size phone that more easily fits in my pocket, and that can be used one-handed. These giant phones seem much too clunky and bloated for me. I can't imagine carrying some of them around.

At what point does an Android phone turn into a phablet? Or even an actual tablet? I have to wonder about the longevity of the sales of these products.

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