SONY jumps head first into phablet: Massive phone coming June 25

[Dari]

According to Engadget, it'll have a 6.44-inch display, 2.2GHz CPU, 2GB RAM, 8MP camera and 3,000mAh battery

According to Xperiablog, it'll take any input device, including pencils

It'll also be super slim

So far this is what we know. Now, SONY just has to disappoint us by announcing it in late June and having it arrive in December or next year. That's just how they roll...

 

[Skurge]

Why is it an 8MP camera. Everything else is beefed up.

 

[Zaap]

Yeah, but WVHI? (Will Verizon Have It?)

 

[Dari]

Yeah, but WVHI? (Will Verizon Have It?)

Of course not.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Of course not.

Right?!

If I was on Verizon I would never get excited about phones until VERIZON announces them. Its just torture otherwise.

 

[dawheat]

That's a big screen, lots of pixels, and a fast processor to power on a 3000mAh battery. Doesn't sound promising unless they have some magic no one else has.

 

[Raduque]

That's a big screen, lots of pixels, and a fast processor to power on a 3000mAh battery. Doesn't sound promising unless they have some magic no one else has.

That's what I was thinking. 3000mAh seems pretty meager for those specs.

 

[It's Not Lupus]

come on. you didn't expect the battery to last more than a day of light use, did you?

 

[s44]

come on. you didn't expect the battery to last more than a day of light use, did you?

Since that's the main advantage of the Note 2... yeah.

 

[Ravynmagi]

6.44 inch phone? I think we've gone a bit too far.

 

[gmaster456]

Why is it an 8MP camera. Everything else is beefed up.

Because megapixels don't mean shit.

 

[dguy6789]

Because megapixels don't mean shit.

HTC One begs to differ

 

[lupi]

Why does it have a camera at all.

 

[Aganazer]

I wish it had a heating element so I could griddle me up an egg.

 

[lothar]

Sounds like the phone will have shit battery life.

 

[Zaap]

Of course not.

Heh. It was a rhetorical question.

 

[Roland00Address]

6.44 inch phone? I think we've gone a bit too far.

Think of it as a smaller nexus 7 that makes phone calls (6.44 diagonal would be about 84% of the screen area of the nexus 7)

The only question is how big are those bezels?

 

[Dari]

And it's here. Phone is Hippopotamus big. I'm loving it.

Xperia Z Ultra

 

[Dari]

Wow. At first, I was like "Go SONY. Do it! Do it! Do it!"
Now that they've done it I'm "Wow. They did it. They've actually done it!!! Crazy. It's almost too big."

I have never seen anyone with a Galaxy Note put the thing to their head. But I never see those bluetooth headsets anymore either. I'd hate to see someone having a serious phone conversation with this thing. SONY has given me what I asked for but I'm not even sure I want it...

 

[jacktesterson]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h45uTBGftkQ&hd=1

 

[gorcorps]

Yes, that is definitely too big. People kept wondering where the line was going to be drawn with these phablets and Sony went over it. Now it's time to backtrack and find the sweetspot. Maybe I'm wrong but this thing looks like a failure.

Also, that big and only a 3000mAh battery?

 

[Dari]

Yes, that is definitely too big. People kept wondering where the line was going to be drawn with these phablets and Sony went over it. Now it's time to backtrack and find the sweetspot. Maybe I'm wrong but this thing looks like a failure.

Also, that big and only a 3000mAh battery?

I don't think it'll fail. Some people want phablets. But I think one of 2 things will start to happen:

1) This will be the limit of "phones"

2) All tablets will start coming with phone capability, completely eliminating what a "phone" is.

 

[grkM3]

This phone is stupid big and wont have a market.I honestly don't think anyone would buy it because of its massive size.I cant imagine trying to put this in my pocket and going out and about with it.

the gs4 size is right at the very limit for me and hope the next galaxy uses another 5in screen but shrinks the top and bottom bezel on it.

 

[JAG87]

I wouldn't want to put anything bigger than my iPhone 5 in my pocket, but I can see plenty of women with handbags buying into this.

I just hope to god they use a BT set, and don't actually put it to their face.

 

[Dari]

This phone is stupid big and wont have a market.I honestly don't think anyone would buy it because of its massive size.I cant imagine trying to put this in my pocket and going out and about with it.

the gs4 size is right at the very limit for me and hope the next galaxy uses another 5in screen but shrinks the top and bottom bezel on it.

Yeah, you're totally right. No market for small tablets either