- I find it odd that some would look at the passport screen and say that it is an odd shape . Why is it that after years of being an iphone and android user using those narrow shaped phones that the passport screen size and shape looks and feels more normal? I went on my older iphone to see if I could find a contact and right away it felt odd . I almost can't believe I used those phones without going crazy. I can never go back now. I have no doubt that if apple came out with the passport type phone it would be praised as the most innovative smartphone ever and a new era for the smartphone users.
Posted via CB1010-31-14 12:57 PMLike 6 - Those "narrow" shaped phones were around long before the iPhone or Android existed. Just as Square devices with keyboards (Palm, Pocket PC) were here long before there was a BlackBerry.
There has always been a balancing act between the display and being able to interact with a device (keyboard). If it works for you, that is all that is important.10-31-14 01:11 PMLike 2 -
- Tre LawrenceBetween RealitiesThose "narrow" shaped phones were around long before the iPhone or Android existed. Just as Square devices with keyboards (Palm, Pocket PC) were here long before there was a BlackBerry.
There has always been a balancing act between the display and being able to interact with a device (keyboard). If it works for you, that is all that is important.10-31-14 01:18 PMLike 0 - Those "narrow" shaped phones were around long before the iPhone or Android existed. Just as Square devices with keyboards (Palm, Pocket PC) were here long before there was a BlackBerry.
There has always been a balancing act between the display and being able to interact with a device (keyboard). If it works for you, that is all that is important.
Posted via CB1010-31-14 03:39 PMLike 0 - Narrow has its advantages, more obvious one being easy to use with 1 hand. Also mobile websites are optimized for narrow phones. One can argue that Passport is supposed to be for desktop websites but really, it is impractical to zoom in all the time to touch a link. Not only that, high resolution phones from 5.2 to 5.5 inch phones with a resolution of 1080p or greater can actually fit a desktop website well. In fact, you can see more than the passport with a high ppi "narrow" phone.
Moto X 4.7 inch 720p screen vs Passport for browsing. I am not completely convinced the Passport is better for browsing the web. Seeing how most android flagships these days are 5.2 inch 1080p+, they could most definitely argue they could see a desktop website well on their supposedly narrow phone. This is just one website example.
Mobile.
I can see more text on the Moto X
Desktop.
A 720p screen is not good enough to see text clearly on desktop but you can see, a tall screen allows more content. Again, I mentioned that flagship devices these days are bigger and have a higher resolution than my android phone and since the Passport is a flagship device, it will be compared against those flagship devices. Also consider that on the passport, I cannot zoom out to see more height. I think the argument here for the Passport is more comfortable viewing because the text is bigger despite less vertical content though I'm not sure how (un)comfortable it would be to view on a narrow screen of equal PPI to the Passport.
However, there is no doubt that the Passport will always show more than a narrow phone in landscape mode.
If someone could post a screenshot of gsmarena.com on their 1080p android phone that would be great.
Also, BlackBerry please have the option to auto hide for the address bar on the Passport like the Q10Last edited by StutterStep; 10-31-14 at 04:52 PM.
10-31-14 04:27 PMLike 0 - Can you redo this comparison with both phones having the same text size?
Also, here is why I prefer the PP display over the Z10.
Same email, same attachment
Last edited by sandman10; 10-31-14 at 08:52 PM.
10-31-14 08:24 PMLike 0 - Those "narrow" shaped phones were around long before the iPhone or Android existed. Just as Square devices with keyboards (Palm, Pocket PC) were here long before there was a BlackBerry.
There has always been a balancing act between the display and being able to interact with a device (keyboard). If it works for you, that is all that is important.
Rockin a Passport with my Awesome Z30! Two great devices are better than 1!10-31-14 09:03 PMLike 0 - And I really don't need a top heavy long phone just to get the width I like.
Rockin a Passport with my Awesome Z30! Two great devices are better than 1!anon(5981295) likes this.10-31-14 09:04 PMLike 1 - I agree. I went into my Z10 to get a note, and it felt soooo small and narrow. The virtual keyboard also felt very small and cramped. I could never imagine using that form factor again. The Passport really has grown on me.
Posted via CB1010-31-14 09:07 PMLike 0 - And I'm sure if BlackBerry comes up with a Triangular shaped phone then a new thread like this will pop up . . .myrrhmademan likes this.10-31-14 09:14 PMLike 1
- I find it odd that some would look at the passport screen and say that it is an odd shape . Why is it that after years of being an iphone and android user using those narrow shaped phones that the passport screen size and shape looks and feels more normal? I went on my older iphone to see if I could find a contact and right away it felt odd . I almost can't believe I used those phones without going crazy. I can never go back now. I have no doubt that if apple came out with the passport type phone it would be praised as the most innovative smartphone ever and a new era for the smartphone users.
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Posted via CB Q10 or 900010-31-14 09:49 PMLike 0 - Tre LawrenceBetween RealitiesHave to agree with the OP on one thing. If apple was the one to release the passport it would sell as well as the latest iphone. It would be the greatest invention since sliced bread...until the following year when they change its color and add a button.
Posted via CB Q10 or 9000
Now, if square devices somehow caught on, I have no doubt Apple would jump on it, as any adaptable company should.
I doubt it, but I've been wrong before.janzeeschuimers likes this.10-31-14 11:02 PMLike 1 -
Considering how the status bar is not there on BB10, this is not bad at all.
100% text scaling
120% text scaling
130% text scaling
How mobile site isn't optimized for the Passport. Also the BB10 browser does not have text scaling; it should be a feature in the future.
You did not zoom out of the Z10 spreadsheet. It's not that bad. This is a better comparison, keep in mind I was viewing it on my devices. The text sizes are comparable when viewed on their respective devices.
You will basically get about 2-3 columns more viewing on the Passport.10-31-14 11:16 PMLike 0 - Narrow has its advantages, more obvious one being easy to use with 1 hand. Also mobile websites are optimized for narrow phones. One can argue that Passport is supposed to be for desktop websites but really, it is impractical to zoom in all the time to touch a link. Not only that, high resolution phones from 5.2 to 5.5 inch phones with a resolution of 1080p or greater can actually fit a desktop website well. In fact, you can see more than the passport with a high ppi "narrow" phone.
Moto X 4.7 inch 720p screen vs Passport for browsing. I am not completely convinced the Passport is better for browsing the web. Seeing how most android flagships these days are 5.2 inch 1080p+, they could most definitely argue they could see a desktop website well on their supposedly narrow phone. This is just one website example.
Mobile.
I can see more text on the Moto X
Desktop.
A 720p screen is not good enough to see text clearly on desktop but you can see, a tall screen allows more content. Again, I mentioned that flagship devices these days are bigger and have a higher resolution than my android phone and since the Passport is a flagship device, it will be compared against those flagship devices. Also consider that on the passport, I cannot zoom out to see more height. I think the argument here for the Passport is more comfortable viewing because the text is bigger despite less vertical content though I'm not sure how (un)comfortable it would be to view on a narrow screen of equal PPI to the Passport.
However, there is no doubt that the Passport will always show more than a narrow phone in landscape mode.
If someone could post a screenshot of gsmarena.com on their 1080p android phone that would be great.
Also, BlackBerry please have the option to auto hide for the address bar on the Passport like the Q10
This also translates to other stuff like being able to view photos, on fb or wherever, that size up as full 4.5" square photos. Just feels so right compared to the bar phones. Had a friend browsing pics on his iPhone and he was the same pic on my Passport and was completely blown away by the difference in viewing experience. And this happens with me every time I return to one of those bar phones.
Posted via CB1011-01-14 12:31 AMLike 0 - Have to agree with previous posters. I gave my z10 to my mother in law, and the other day was setting something up for her and it felt so small I'd only had the passport a few days, and already I was a screen snob. Seriously though, the first thing all my android/iphone running colleagues say is "wow, what an awesome screen". I love that I can view desktop sites without zooming in. Impossible on the z10.
Posted via CB1011-01-14 01:29 AMLike 0 -
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- I literally get annoyed when I even just boot up my z10 or even the z30.
A few weeks ago I still thought it was relatively large. Feels tiny now and such a joke after using the port for a while. It's literally impossible for me to back to a "regular" sized phone.
Posted via CB1011-01-14 07:19 AMLike 0
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