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Originally Posted by afv011
I totally disagree. I also prefer a DSLR over a camera phone, but you know the saying, "the best camera is the one you have with you", and a phone is always in your pocket. Same goes for the eReader, I prefer eInk, but several times I found myself having to wait for something without my eInk device, and my phone came to the rescue. It's "only" 4.8", but serves me well, and I will certainly go larger when it's time to update.
The original phablet phone, the Note, was 5.3" - this is now becoming the norm, with most new phones (well, Android phones, that is), coming out with screens around 5" to 5.5", so what was considered large 2 years ago, is now mainstream. And I, for one, I'm pleased as a phone is both a production and consumption tool and having a larger screen makes things much more comfortable, like reading/replying emails, checking documents on the go, browsing the net and reading books.
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Hmm.. "norm" by who, by the market? lol ...
Not because is becoming the norm, means that a 5.5 inches phone is portable, will be 5.5 inches no matter what.
The main issue , in my opinion, is not the size of the device but that people seems to forget about what the main purpose of a cellphone is: making calls. Yes, with smartphones you can do much more than that, but having a 5+ inches devices on you all the time won't change the fact that will barely fit in your pocket or won't be big enough to read some type of books like technical ones. And the more you use it for other purposes, the less battery you will have at the end of the day. And what if you have to make an important call and you are not close to a power outlet?
By the way, I have not seen a cellphone camera that is better than my DSLR . They are getting better and better each year, but still nothing beats my Canon in terms of image's quality.