Why are Sprint phones so big?

[WinkOsmosis]

Every other service provider has small phones. But every Sprint phone is big! WHY?

 

[FoBoT]

they have a fairy inside them

 

[rudeguy]

because sprint still uses an analog backup on their phones

short and simple

 

[DurocShark]

What the heck are you talking about?

That's my phone. It's smaller than just about every phone I've seen. And I'm a sprint user too... BTW: there is a color version of the same phone. Same dimensions.

 

[VTEC01EX]

You must have never seen a Nextel phone before...

Seriously, the Sanyo 8100 isn't that big. The 5300 is getting there, but there are a few small flips.

 

[beer]

I think CMDA requires more computational power than the TDMA (including GSM) phones. But that could be a totally random reason from like three weeks in a wireless tech class.

 

[Squisher]

I was looking to get a new phone pretty soon. Looking at bestbuy it sure seemed that Sprint didn't have much of a selection.

They only had 4 phones
Samsung A660 $50
Samsung VGA Cameraphone $70
Sanyo VM4500 Videophone $200
Nokia 3588i $free

The A660 looked pretty small.

 

[psydancerqt]

my has sprint and the same phone as duroc... it's pretty small

 

[PoPPeR]

sprint = nicest phones out there without paying $500 a month for a nextel thing

I have a A620, sister has a A500, mom has a 8100... we've been though ATT phones, Cingular phones and Verizon phones and it's no comparison, seeing as how those three share a lot of phones.

 

[konichiwa]

I have the 8100 and I am a little disappointed with its girth. Next time I buy a phone I will put size before features, as most of the stuff they throw into phones now is gimmicky (cameras are useless, polyphonic ringtones are nice but who cares really)

color is the only thing I really care about and a nice UI -- but other than that, SMALL SMALL SMALL (and flip)

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: konichiwa
I have the 8100 and I am a little disappointed with its girth. Next time I buy a phone I will put size before features, as most of the stuff they throw into phones now is gimmicky (cameras are useless, polyphonic ringtones are nice but who cares really)

color is the only thing I really care about and a nice UI -- but other than that, SMALL SMALL SMALL (and flip)

most small phones will give you all those features. I use the Siemens SL56. Smallest phone you will ever find, and it has everything I need.

 

I'm with sprint, and I can't stand their phone selection.
I need to upgrade badly, but I don't like one single phone they have available.

 

[DaWhim]

Sprint POS, get the idea?

 

[iBold]

mine has like 5 hours talk time. not sure how that compares to other phones, but seems like forever to me...

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[NutBucket]

Go find better phones from Verizon

And yes, I believe a lot of the size is because the phones still carry analog capability. Personally, I like a phone that has some mass to it. Guys look ghey using tiny tiny cell phones anyway.

 

[bastula]

My Sanyo SCP-6000 is pretty darn big. I was using this phone for about 2 years. Worked like a champ without all the useless bells and whistles. I decided to upgrade because my battery was dying and it was cheaper to buy a new phone than get a new battery. I'm actually eBaying it right now.

 

[wetcat007]

i have an older samsung a500 and the thing is tiny...

 

[vegetation]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
Sprint POS, get the idea?

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: bastula
My Sanyo SCP-6000 is pretty darn big. I was using this phone for about 2 years. Worked like a champ without all the useless bells and whistles. I decided to upgrade because my battery was dying and it was cheaper to buy a new phone than get a new battery. I'm actually eBaying it right now.

Sweet phone I was thinking of getting a 6400 for a while. In fact I tried one for a couple of days. Had to go back to the 5300 tho

 

[bastula]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: bastula
My Sanyo SCP-6000 is pretty darn big. I was using this phone for about 2 years. Worked like a champ without all the useless bells and whistles. I decided to upgrade because my battery was dying and it was cheaper to buy a new phone than get a new battery. I'm actually eBaying it right now.

Sweet phone I was thinking of getting a 6400 for a while. In fact I tried one for a couple of days. Had to go back to the 5300 tho

Thanks. I upgraded to a 5500 because I wanted the SMS (whenever Sprint rolls that out in Chicago

), loved the blue color, and I had to stick with a Sanyo - love the menus .

 

[NutBucket]

Nice. Enjoy your 5500. I think you'll get SMS before the month is out.

 

[Reel]

a660/vi660 is what i have and i think it is pretty small.

 

[aceO07]

I wish the new phones would be a bit thinner. They're not as wide, but they're a lot thicker now. My old startac 7868w is only ~0.7" thick with slim battery. The newer phones seem to be close to 1" thick..

 

[JohnAn2112]

Sony Ericsson T608
Tiny Sprint PCS phone with integrated Bluetooth.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Oh yeah, they do have that thin long phone, but it has an antenna that sticks out from the rear of the body, making it thicker .