Will we ever get a high spec WP8 phone with a 4 inch screen?

[chezm]

Not really a positive or a negative, just a fact. They create one new model every other year or so, it's highly profitable due to the arrangements with carriers and they can afford to put in the tech needed to make the battery work in such a small form factor.
Nokia doesn't have that luxury, and except for the iPhone no new high-end models of that size are really produced anymore. Even the iPhone users are clamoring for a bigger screen. Why would Nokia want to use their limited resources to venture into such a small segment of the market?

While you make a good point i still dont think developing a single, one, smaller flagship phone is a waste of resources. I mean come on, look at how many Lumia devices we got with WP8, with the amount of different Lumia's they released in 12 months im sure they could fit a 4" Lumia 919(?) into the fray. Much like the 1520 that caters to a niche market, and like you've stated that smaller phones look to be more a thing of the past (not for everyone, especially most of my women friends)...catering to that niche may be worth while. Now, i am no mobile hardware engineer so my input is strictly opinionated not a fact. Just saying...i personally think it would be better to focus on different size screen phones rather than releasing 3 or 4 4.5" models...all im saying. And while a lot of people want bigger iPhones i highly doubt Apple will ditch the 4" screen as a lot of people still consider it an ideal size.

 

[anony_mouse]

I would like a phone which takes AA batteries so I can carry some spare in case I run out of power. It would also solve the battery problem mentioned above.

Edit: C or D cells would be better as they last longer.

 

[stalemate1]

I would like a phone which takes AA batteries so I can carry some spare in case I run out of power. It would also solve the battery problem mentioned above.

Edit: C or D cells would be better as they last longer.

Interesting suggestion, I too have thought about it, I mean even the biggest li-ion 3100mAh is no match for even 4 AA batteries (about the same size as 3100mAh li-ion) at 2400 mAh each (total = 4*2400= 9600 mAh compared to 3100mAh thats a big difference...but...a li-ion battery supplies current measuring at 3.7 V, a rechargeable AA battery supplies only 1.2 V (you would have to connect them in series) meaning they will supply more current but also discharge much faster. Making the total capacity by duration the equivalent to about 2594 mAh.

 

[TechFreak1]

With the impending mix with WP and RT I doubt we will see any sub 4.5 inch flag ships.. sadly, phones will grow bigger thus feeding that LSD addiction that most people appear to have. I mean some even want 8.1 pro on sub 6 inch device! I mean common are you seriously going to sit down huddled over a mini screen and type out an entire thesis on a mini screen using the on screen keyboard? Lol.
Believe me having had to do that on a smaller screen is pretty difficult. Long story short, my laptop died (repair ended up taking 3 weeks) and I had my touch pro 2 at the time, I ended up doing 60% of the type up on the phone, 20% at college and the remainder at friends and shared family pc.

 

[Christian Holmstedt]

Remember the Mac SE with a 9" screen? I did CAD work on that thing.

 

[stalemate1]

Just reached 63 votes. Keep em coming.

Please vote for high end small screen devices (you dont need any account or have to full out any forms/details you just open the link and click vote) here's the link:
http://windowsphone.uservoice.com/f...gh-end-small-phone-some-people-have-small-han

 

[stalemate1]

With the impending mix with WP and RT I doubt we will see any sub 4.5 inch flag ships.. sadly, phones will grow bigger thus feeding that LSD addiction that most people appear to have. I mean some even want 8.1 pro on sub 6 inch device! I mean common are you seriously going to sit down huddled over a mini screen and type out an entire thesis on a mini screen using the on screen keyboard? Lol.
Believe me having had to do that on a smaller screen is pretty difficult. Long story short, my laptop died (repair ended up taking 3 weeks) and I had my touch pro 2 at the time, I ended up doing 60% of the type up on the phone, 20% at college and the remainder at friends and shared family pc.

In my opinion a phone should always be a phone and a tablet should always be a tablet. One is for office work and the other is for a comfortable fit in your hands and small pockets. So you can take it anywhere with ease.