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To: Tumbleweed who wrote (18904)	4/13/2012 9:48:38 AM
From: zax	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32680

>> My ideal phone would be midway between the two. Sounds like you are a Lumia 800 sort of guy. :) Whats most amazing is how easy it is to use the WP7 devices with just your thumb.

To: Tumbleweed who wrote (18904)	4/13/2012 9:57:42 AM
From: zax	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32680

>> On that simplistic basis, we'll have an arms race to iPad-like phone dimensions. --- Try this simplistic basis. WP7 devices now have all top 5 spots for devices on Amazon rated by customer satisfaction, and 9 of the top 20 devices. Amazing.

To: Tumbleweed who wrote (18904)	4/13/2012 10:04:17 AM
From: pyslent	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32680

"I didn't realise the Lumia was so large, thats a bit too big IMO :-( " I agree. I have a windows phone with a 3.5" iPhone-sized screen, and i like it much better than the lumia 900. Already some gestures are hard for me to reach with my thumb, one handed (swipe from the top to bring down the battery icon, tapping the music pause/ play button near the top of the screen). On the lumia 900's 4.3 inch screen, these become two handed operations. Plus I was not happy with the scroll physics on the lumia. It seems a lot more work to get the screen to scroll, as if it has a lot more inertia because of its larger mass, maybe? :) still what would take a casual flick of my thumb on my Arrive required a more concerted effort.

To: Tumbleweed who wrote (18904)	4/13/2012 12:21:11 PM
From: Zen Dollar Round	Respond to of 32680

I didn't realise the Lumia was so large, thats a bit too big IMO :-( My ideal phone would be midway between the two. Agreeing with this, I didn't realize the Lumia was so big either. If Apple goes the larger-is-better route, I hope they keep the smaller size too. Permanently. Personally, I don't want to carry around something as large as the Lumia (or an iPhone that size) in the pockets of my jeans. I'm not gonna wear freaking cargo pants and I'll never carry a purse, so smartphone manufacturers had better wise up and keep making some small phones too.