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--TommesJay-- The only gripe/question mark I have with this device is its width concerning one handed use. And I found it to be ugly as hell on first sight.
But since it has grown on me, especially with the numerous shots from BlackBerrys AGM in John Chens hands. The thought behind it, having a kind of 'ultimate communicator' with the dimensions of a passport is more and more intriguing to me. Just for the dimensions:
- it is wider in portrait than an iPhone 4S is in landscape (81 vs. 74 mm)
- it's almost as wide in portrait as an iPhone 5S in landscape (81 vs. 88 mm)
- it is substantially wider than a Galaxy Note 3 (81 vs. 69 mm)
....yes, this somehow makes a weird device but at the same time a pleasure to browse, do anything with text and even in video (look at the dimensions above) it delivers more 16:9 screen real estate than an iPhone 4S in landscape mode.
As for pockets... it's not as tall as other phones with widths in its class, by far. The overall design of it strongly reminds me of the 8800 with its metal look ridges on its sides as well as its overall blocky design. In the latest pictures of John Chen holding it it looks super sexy to me.