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Originally Posted by Matan View Post
I do not resist "change". I resist a big regression in what is supposed to be the next device in a line of devices that I use a lot.
A small screen is a big regression - the big screen was the defining detail of the line so far.
A high-resolution screen was more defining for me, anyway. Compared to the iPhone, the screen is only 31% bigger, but has 150% more pixels.

To anyone who suggests "hold the device closer to your eyes", I can only suggest - replace your desktop screen with an 8" screen and look closer.
Sure -- where can I find a couple of 8" monitors? I'll need a 1920x1440 and a 1632x1224. (The latter can/should be 7", though.)

First, you're suggesting scaling by a factor of 3 -- I'm suggesting a factor of 1.15. That's 8 times as much extrapolation, with much higher risk of exceeding the linear region, so a lot more people will be unable to do it.

Second, you're either proposing a dramatic reduction in pixel count, or hypothesizing unavailable screens -- and I'm serious, I would be willing to give it a shot, if I could get monitors with that kind of dot pitch.

Third, there are constraints due to the sorts of desks many of us work at; is there room for a monitor 3 times closer, or will it be sitting on top of the keyboard? For handhelds, the controls move with the screen.
Originally Posted by qole
Mark my words; I predict that, no matter what we might be saying about the form factor described in these (apparently) leaked documents, the actual Maemo 5 devices will change the marketplace forever. Just think of the impact that a fully open Linux phone (including the telephony stack, thank you, oFono) is going to have on the industry!
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Will it be an open phone? Will the t-mobile version allow you to add any repository in application manager? Will it install easyroot package from extras? Will this package even be in extras? Will trying to install a package not approved by Nokia/t-mobile warn you that you will lose your warranty?

I am not willing to bet on the answer to any of those questions.
Which is a shame, because I'd be quite willing to bet on favorable answers to several of those, and it sounds like you're thinking the other way.
 

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