Have there been any rumors or suggestions apart from that 5.9" mock up that was posted a while back?
I've said this many times, but that form factor with Wacom would be an instant buy for me.I would like to see a 5.5" or 6" phone running Windows RT/Windows 8.
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Yep, because 1080p will look better on 5 inch+ displays than 720p.
Personally I see a big difference between 800x480 and 1280x720 on a 4.3 inch screen. But simply cannot see the difference between a 4.8 inch 720p and a 5 inc 1080p, unless I put it a few inches/cm's in front of me.
But the average consumer and salesperson will think that 1080p is better than 720p.
@lippidp
Did you find the Lumia 900 to be too big or did you find the screen to be too big?
For comparison
LG Quantum 3.5 inch screen
Dimensions: 119.5 x 59.5 x 15.2 mm (4.70 x 2.34 x 0.60 in)
Lumia 900 4.3 inch screen
Dimensions: 127.8 x 68.5 x 11.5 mm (5.03 x 2.70 x 0.45 in)
Screen efficiency has come a long way since the Quantum, especially with LG phones. Nokia Lumia 900 does not have the most efficient designs in terms of screen size vs phone size. There are phones with 4 inch screens that fit the dimensions of the LG Quantum and soon they will fit a 4.3 inch screen in those dimensions. And already there are 4,3 inch phones that are getting close. For example:
LG Optimus L7 II P710 (not a WP) 4.3 inch screen
Dimensions: 121.5 x 66.6 x 9.7 mm (4.78 x 2.62 x 0.38 in)
Although much thinner than the Lumia 900, it has a Li-Ion 2460 mAh battery vs the Li-Ion 1830 mAh battery on the Lumia 900.
It should be possible for Nokia to make a 135 x 70 mm (5.31 x 2.75 in) phone with a 5 inch screen.
Personally I would love to see a Nokia 4.5 inch 720p phone that fits 125x65 mm (4.92x2.56 in) as the new Lumia 830.
As people do more with phones, they get used to having a bigger screen. At the end of 2009 / beginning of 2010, the 3.7 inch screen was considered perfect and 4,3 as huge (HTC HD2). But now people are getting used to 4.3 up to 4.8 inch screens and based on the new flagships the next norm is 5 inch. So Nokia needs a 5 inch phone, but has to wait for WP to support 1080p. I would not be surprised if they release one in September 2013.