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[mr2xxx]

So that is what Sony designed? Nice hardware and all but it looks like every other generic phone.

 

[rpmurphy]

Remember when small phones were cool?

Remember when flip phones were cool? Yeah, I'm still salty.

 

[Cipherr]

It will also be the first Sony Xperia phone to come with a glass back

What the fuck is wrong with people. This shit is NOT COOL.

I thought having a glass back was a terrible idea now everyone is doing it? Also 6 inches puts it at a tablet territory right?

Having a glass back IS a terrible idea. Trends dont change that. NFI why people are doing that stupid shit. And apparently its 5" and not 6.

That Screen looks Gorgeous.

It really does.

 

[Al-ibn Kermit]

No thanks. It will probably look laughably big in use. The only thing I want in my pants that is 6 inches is my fully erect penis.

Well the Galaxy Note's do ship with a packed-in bluetooth headset. I'm sure other companies are going to do the same for their phablets. Just keep it in a big pocket/holster/backpack when you're not using for the smart smartphone functions.

 

[H_Prestige]

So Sony is copying Samsung by copying Apple.

There was nothing wrong with the Xperia T design, but this is nice too, even if generic.

 

[Ragus]

Nope. I'm more than ok with 4,55 inches on my Xperia T.

 

[Marvie_3]

6" screen is way too big.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

That's not a phone.

...it's a space station...

 

[Akira]

Oh my goodness, someone please change the thread title, Yuga is NOT 6" but 5". So many people who don't read the thread...

 

[Phat Michael]

Everytime i think im ready to buy a new phone, news of a slightly newer better one comes out.

From S3 > Note II > Nexus 4 > HTC 1080p one > Yuga....

like...im too scared to jump the gun and actually get one!

 

[Fezan]

The leaked phones have 5 inch screen not 6
Right now only 5 inch 1080 display are in production

 

[CiSTM]

6" screen is way too big.

It's really not. For most people it might be but there is market for six inchers. Note II has proven this. I just hope Sony will have something like Spen in their 6" mobile.

 

[Akira]

It's really not. For most people it might be but there is market for six inchers. Note II has proven this. I just hope Sony will have something like Spen in their 6" mobile.

Agreed. This is a little bit off topic as the phone being discussed here is not 6-inch, but what COULD tempt me to buy the 6-inch Sony phone is if they included a stylus, like you said, and integrated PS4 compatibility into it to combat the Wii U. But as it is I'm still wary of upgrading to the 5-inch phones, much less the 6-inch "phones". They would need something compelling.

 

[Akira]

Just saw these rumored specs of the Yuga:

- 1080p 5inch Screen with White Magic & Sensor on Touch and Mobile Bravia Engine 2 + Digital Touch
- 2GB RAM 1.5GHZ APQ8064 Quad core
- Water/Dust Resistant IP55/57
- 13 Megapixel Exmor RS Camera, Cybershot Superior Auto Mode, HDR video
- 2400mAh Battery
- Shatter Proof Glass front and back
- Clear Audio+
- 4G LTE
- 32 GB ROM + Micro SD expansion

The 5-inch 1080p screen with White Magic (readable in sunlight!) and it being Water/Dust resistant are absolutely my favorite things from here. It's like they combined the Xperia T, P, and V into one awesome, next-generation device. I just hope it is the Yuga that comes to the US (its twin brother, Odin, is apparently not water/dust resistant) and that they increase the battery to 2800mAh as zomgbbqwtf posted before.

 

[IHaveCandy]

These screen sizes are like DBZ power levels. Just when you think they've stopped, they keep on increasing.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Just saw these rumored specs of the Yuga:

- 1080p 5inch Screen with White Magic & Sensor on Touch and Mobile Bravia Engine 2 + Digital Touch
- 2GB RAM 1.5GHZ APQ8064 Quad core
- Water/Dust Resistant IP55/57
- 13 Megapixel Exmor RS Camera, Cybershot Superior Auto Mode, HDR video
- 2400mAh Battery
- Shatter Proof Glass front and back
- Clear Audio+
- 4G LTE
- 32 GB ROM + Micro SD expansion

The 5-inch 1080p screen with White Magic (readable in sunlight!) and it being Water/Dust resistant are absolutely my favorite things from here. It's like they combined the Xperia T, P, and V into one awesome, next-generation device. I just hope it is the Yuga that comes to the US (its twin brother, Odin, is apparently not water/dust resistant) and that they increase the battery to 2800mAh as zomgbbqwtf posted before.

Jesus. Those specs...

However, a 6 inch screen is just insane if it comes in that size.

 

[Akira]

Yuga is not 6-inch, there will be another Xperia that is a 6-inch competitor to the Note coming in the middle of 2013.

 

[FairyD]

I can't wait for this, side talking is going to be resurrected.

 

[tino]

I love this thread. People freak out over phones thats too big for them.

Can't wait to use this alone with my 6" phone.

 

[WordAssassin]

I dig the design except that chrome power button sticking out of the side is just, what the fuck? That is hideous.

 

[Blablurn]

looks kinda boring

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

Everytime i think im ready to buy a new phone, news of a slightly newer better one comes out.

From S3 > Note II > Nexus 4 > HTC 1080p one > Yuga....

like...im too scared to jump the gun and actually get one!

Haha, you will never get a smart phone in this case.

 

[Barkley's Justice]

NO ONE CARES

 

[Kunan]

I dig the design except that chrome power button sticking out of the side is just, what the fuck? That is hideous.

Agreed I hate it, and hate its placement. The phone itself looks soooooo good though

 

[Blablurn]

NO ONE CARES

but they want to sell 50m next year!

 

[Ravage]

Just saw these rumored specs of the Yuga:

- 1080p 5inch Screen with White Magic & Sensor on Touch and Mobile Bravia Engine 2 + Digital Touch
- 2GB RAM 1.5GHZ APQ8064 Quad core
- Water/Dust Resistant IP55/57
- 13 Megapixel Exmor RS Camera, Cybershot Superior Auto Mode, HDR video
- 2400mAh Battery
- Shatter Proof Glass front and back
- Clear Audio+
- 4G LTE
- 32 GB ROM + Micro SD expansion

The 5-inch 1080p screen with White Magic (readable in sunlight!) and it being Water/Dust resistant are absolutely my favorite things from here. It's like they combined the Xperia T, P, and V into one awesome, next-generation device. I just hope it is the Yuga that comes to the US (its twin brother, Odin, is apparently not water/dust resistant) and that they increase the battery to 2800mAh as zomgbbqwtf posted before.

I've no idea why they choose not to include WhiteMagic in Xperia S/T/V/etc. The screen of my friend's Xperia P looks incredible.

Yuga/Odin will probably be my next phone if they deliver on these specs.

 

[Akira]

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony...chers-more-compact-than-the-Droid-DNA_id36836

Sony Yuga and Odin dimensions leak: 5-inchers more compact than the Droid DNA

By no we've heard almost everything that has to be known about the upcoming phones with 5" Full HD resolution screens from Sony, codenamed Yuga and Odin. Well, it is actually the same device, just that the Yuga will be the Asian version, likely heading for Japan with its waterproof body, and the Odin will be the global edition of the 5-incher.

We've even seen claimed pictures of the devices, but didn't know the precise size of the thingies until today, when an XDA-Devs forum member leaked the numbers.

Dimensions of the Sony C650X "Odin" are expected to be 131.6mm x 69.7mm x 9.8mm thick, and the weight only 5.04oz (147g). The Asia-bound Sony C660X Yuga is said to be taller but thinner at 138.6mm x 71mm x 8.1mm, and weighs even less at 140g, despite its alleged waterproof body. To put the numbers in perspective, the HTC Droid DNA is 5.55 x 2.78 x 0.38" (141 x 70.5 x 9.73 mm), so Sony's 5" phones are shaping up to be even more compact.

The global Odin version is expected to feature an IR blaster, like Sony's Xperia tablets, for serving as your TV, home stereo and so on remote control device as well, which would be pretty svelte.

So it looks like the smaller, IR-blasting Odin will be for the US market and a few other markets, while the water-resistant Yuga will be for the global market. I still don't like the strategy of releasing two different (if slightly) models for certain markets, but the size and specs of this makes them both very promising. I can't decide which one I would get.

Odin - 131.6mm x 69.7mm x 9.8mm
Yuga - 138.6mm x 71mm x 8.1mm
Droid DNA - 141 x 70.5 x 9.73 mm
SIII - 136.6mm x 70.6mm x 8.6 mm

Odin is smaller than an SIII with a 5-inch screen. :O

 

[xJavonta]

Way too fucking big. 4"-4.7" is ideal. 3.5" is the smallest you can go without getting to cramped.

 

[Emily Chu]

calling these things phones are a mis nomer at this point

there mini touch computers with any where internet and media features and personal digital assistants etc.


call it giganomus or w/e but it's the difference between carrying a tablet or a laptop

or a spacious as fuck "Phone" that does alot of the things a/ netbook, laptop and tablet does but it's still more portable thanks to it's 4G radios etc

6" 1080p bezel less "phones" ftfw

 

[Silphonica]

I have the sony xperia T and the 12MP camera isn't anything to shout for, so I wouldn't get the hopes up about that camera size.

 

[Akira]

I should just make a new thread instead of bumping this misinformed thread, hah.

 

[Vanillalite]

 

[Johnny Dazzle]

That's not even a phone, the screen is nice though.

 

[EightBitNate]

That's not a big phone, she's just a midget.

 

[teh_pwn]

Sony going into the dildo market?

Interesting business strategy.

 

[Emily Chu]

I want one device to replace the first 5 and just keep a surface pro like tablet/laptop ...

is my ultimate reason for a 6-7" "phone"

pic related

 

[kamspy]

I haven't been this erect over a Sony product since the 90s.

 

[Technosteve]

emily chu you should just get an nexus 7 with lte and use skype to do phone calls.

 

[DietRob]

6" is way too big.

5 inches is as far as I can go.

6" is too big... for me.

That's too big. /no pun

Nope, too big for my pocket.

 

[Vanillalite]

 

[tino]

I want one device to replace the first 5 and just keep a surface pro like tablet/laptop ...

is my ultimate reason for a 6-7" "phone"

pic related

I need a "wizardly and trolling" phone stat!

 

[Emily Chu]

I need a "wizardly and trolling" phone stat!

only way that might happen is if google/windows/Apple glasses 5.0 in 2020 has a crazy res of 10,000x10,000 and replaces your existing desktop/laptop and every computing device you own including your phone and powerful enough to run Crysis 7 and lsat a month in battery life.

which I suspect it will in the future....

so one pair of those cyber glasses can replace all those devices in the future

I for one welcome out visor overlords.

 

[You Are Viewtiful]

Better not be a disaster like that HTC phone.

 

[ElectricBlue187]

too big? no. not big enough. I want an 11" phablet

 

[blueICE]

Samsung Galaxy SIV specs crap all over yuga.

Form Factor:

Curved screen using flexible screen technology
4.99-inch AMOLED display
1920 x 1080p HD resolution with 441 ppi

Specs & Features:

2GHz quad-core Exynos processor (confirmed)
3GB of RAM
Android Jelly Bean 4.2 operating system or higher
13 mega-pixel camera
1.9 megapixel front-facing camera with built-in Skype
4G LTE data speed
3200 mAh battery
32GB/64GB/128

 

[Emily Chu]

Samsung Galaxy SIV specs crap all over yuga.

Form Factor:

Curved screen using flexible screen technology
4.99-inch AMOLED display
1920 x 1080p HD resolution with 441 ppi

Specs & Features:

2GHz quad-core Exynos processor (confirmed)
3GB of RAM
Android Jelly Bean 4.2 operating system or higher
13 mega-pixel camera
1.9 megapixel front-facing camera with built-in Skype
4G LTE data speed
3200 mAh battery
32GB/64GB/128

why 4.99" ?
wait are you pulling these outta your ass ?

 

[Canis lupus]

Samsung Galaxy SIV specs crap all over yuga.

Form Factor:

Curved screen using flexible screen technology
4.99-inch AMOLED display
1920 x 1080p HD resolution with 441 ppi

Specs & Features:

2GHz quad-core Exynos processor (confirmed)
3GB of RAM
Android Jelly Bean 4.2 operating system or higher
13 mega-pixel camera
1.9 megapixel front-facing camera with built-in Skype
4G LTE data speed
3200 mAh battery
32GB/64GB/128

Whats the source of this?

 

[blueICE]

why 4.99" ?
wait are you pulling these outta your ass ?

Whats the source of this?

"Samsung is ready to unveil the next Galaxy smartphone, the Galaxy S4 at early next years mobile world congress (MWC) in the Spanish city of Barcelona"
said an official from the firm asking not to be identified, Sunday. The Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013 will be held between 25 to 28 February. - November 19, 2012

Samsung to introduce a 4.99″ Full HD AMOLED
"The Engineers over at Samsung display out done themselves this time, they managed to make a 4.99″ Full HD display with a stunning PPI of 441."

http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=it99&idxno=2012111610565244649

http://www.sammobile.com/2012/11/16/samsung-to-introduce-a-4-99-full-hd-amoled-at-ces-2013-in-vegas/

Hope this helps, you friggin turtle.

 

[Mecha_Infantry]

Is the S4 Snap Drag Quad Core processor even optimised now?

Looking at all the benchmark tests, it seems as if the dual core custom A6 processor spanks all S4 phones at the minute

Added to the fact they have shit battery life, I am not looking forward to Sony's efforts..not one bit

 

[blueICE]

why 4.99" ?

i can only speculate that the phone will still remain in the 4inch class of phones.
it will probably be the same size as the S3 but with the larger screen. (less bezel)

also you should have noted the ppi of 441. Now they can claim it as the best ppi
than all the other phones. (by 1) bullet points are the selling tools.