[Wiki] Suggestions for J3 - a smaller phone [not relevant]
asked 2014-10-10 18:23:23 +0200
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There are lots of wishes here at TJC for a smaller phone. The next phone from Jolla (let's call it J2) will probably be the same size as J1. But if a smaller one would be conceived, what would make it different from both J1 and the still secret J2? ...and why?
Please focus on only one difference in each answer, OK?
The third phone
The suggestions for a smaller phone are not intended for the next Jolla phone (J2). Instead they are meant for a phone to complement it. The two phones should have similar capabilities but one would of course have to be adjusted to cope with the limitations of a smaller size.
That is why the smaller concept phone now has the nickname J3.
Battery time
A current survey revealed that a majority of mobile phone users want a longer battery time, even if the phone needs to be thicker to accommodate the larger battery volume. An answer for battery has been added for that reason.
Rumours of a new small iPhone
The rumours of a smaller apple phone were true and that device, the iPhone SE, is selling very well.
Still hoping
Jolla will not build the J3 as the company focus is software now. Yet I still hope that some company will build a phone with a four inch display. The ladies of my family (both young and mature) still have hands smaller than mine and still wait for a Sailfish OS device that would be small enough for them. There is a fairly strong market in the sub-5-inch sector and there should at least be one device available there with Sailfish OS. Don't you agree?
I am not looking for a smaller SailfishOS, will not purchase a smaller Jolla. So I vote against.
WilliePre ( 2014-10-10 18:46:59 +0200 )edit@WilliePre
vattuvarg ( 2014-10-10 19:03:15 +0200 )editThen you should vote for your favourite in the Jolla 2nd hardware suggestions. I did. :) The J2 will probably be the same size as the current device.
Has it occurred to anyone that if you reduce the form factor, then you reduce the battery size - which means you reduce the battery life ...
strongm ( 2014-10-10 21:23:05 +0200 )editSure, but then they'd be bucking against current design goals of keeping phones thin (Galaxy S4 7.9mm, iPhone 5 7.6mm). Frankly, the current Jolla is a bit of a fatty. And let's be honest. ALL smartphones could benefit from better battery life, and that could be addressed in ALL phones by making them thicker. Yet no-one does ...
strongm ( 2014-10-11 14:50:12 +0200 )editA phone thinner than that would be possible with a slimmer camera module and a more efficient SoC. The trend for slim phones is partially explained by the fact that most people have their phones in protective cases.
vattuvarg ( 2014-10-11 15:05:06 +0200 )edit