PhoneArena Awards 2012: Best Product Design

24. nwright94 (unregistered) posted on 06 Dec 2012, 14:27 4 5

It does look very similar, but until you've held one you have no idea how different and better it actually feels. I thought the same thing until I got mine.

68. darkkjedii posted on 06 Dec 2012, 15:42 3 5

As did I, now I know just how good the ip5 is. Great all around device.

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28. nwright94 (unregistered) posted on 06 Dec 2012, 14:28 5 1

Had had my iPhone 5 out of a case since I bought it in September, have barely any scratches and no chips. Scratches will come on any phone with day to day use, my Samsung focus was one ugly looking device at the end of my contract with it. And you can't hold a surface or infinity with one hand, your point?

44. Insignificant posted on 06 Dec 2012, 14:49 3 0

The Xperia Tablet S literally was forgotten by me...That is the only distinctive tablet on the android/iOS market...

22. OHaZZaR posted on 06 Dec 2012, 14:24 1 1

I slightly disagree. While I might see that it doesn't deserve such an award from the viewpoint of someone who hasn't held one before, it is truly a well crafted and good feeling device. I thought the iPad mini was a ridiculous tablet sold at a ludicrous price. I still think it's pretty expensive but it feels amazing holding it in your hand. It's unbelievable how light it feels. This make me hate see apple sacrifice the thinness and lightness for a retina display in the next gen iPad, because I absolutely love hirez screens, but I also really like the thinness.

64. p0rkguy posted on 06 Dec 2012, 15:37 0 0

Not talking about price/value here.
It's about the design, which is the same as the iPad series.
Do you think the Galaxy Note 2 deserves an award for design? The design is practically the same as the S3 but the Note 2 offers a larger screen and a stylus.

89. gwuhua1984 posted on 06 Dec 2012, 16:39 0 1

Actually... I thought the Note 2 looked way better than S3...

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74. darkkjedii posted on 06 Dec 2012, 15:49 0 4

And ur point is

77. networkdood posted on 06 Dec 2012, 15:55 2 0

point is that neither offered anything new....but the category is about best new design, just best design...

123. darkkjedii posted on 06 Dec 2012, 19:56 0 1

And your point is???

140. networkdood posted on 06 Dec 2012, 22:38 0 0

I meant that the category is about best new design and not just best new design....

190. TechCheque posted on 08 Dec 2012, 05:22 0 0

iPhone 5 and Lumia 920 are unfortunately the only design phones, so the HTC One should be dropped from the list. Or can you name what are the biggest design inspiration sources for Android phones or what kind of design principles they follow?

Android phones are concentrating on features, not to simplicity and ease of use, or especially physical design.

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70. darkkjedii posted on 06 Dec 2012, 15:44 0 4

Lol it won cuz they chose it dude. I mean think about, how do people when the lottery? Their number gets chosen

78. networkdood posted on 06 Dec 2012, 15:56 1 0

so, you are saying that P.A. placed a number for every phone and tablet and then threw them in a hat and picked out some numbers randomly and that is how the same old boring design of the iphone won second place?
ok.

116. darkkjedii posted on 06 Dec 2012, 19:29 0 1

No Einstein. Re read my comment.

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141. networkdood posted on 06 Dec 2012, 22:39 0 0

'I mean think about, how do people when the lottery? Their number gets chosen'

You are liken this award, probably jokingly, to winning the lottery and how it is done...I was making fun of how P.A. does the process as your comment inspired me.

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30. OHaZZaR posted on 06 Dec 2012, 14:29 2 1

Even with the illusion apple so cleverly led us to believe, it still looks pretty amazing. And you have to admit, the price is pretty awesome as well (for a mac) competitors like dell, lenovo, acer and HP make them with the exact screen size at the same resolution, if not worse, and more often than not for a more expensive price. Even with similar internals. It's not as cheap as custom building a computer but it is priced very competitively.

59. timtimity posted on 06 Dec 2012, 15:29 2 0

I thought that. The designs are ones that you either love or hate, but the Xperias were new to phone and tablet market this year and brought designs that were unique and set them apart from everyone else.

37. chaoticrazor posted on 06 Dec 2012, 14:34 1 6

your immature, stop complaining this doesn't hurt you in any way.

55. yasir-921 posted on 06 Dec 2012, 15:23 1 4

Who are you kid? You dont know much than I do :)

67. chaoticrazor posted on 06 Dec 2012, 15:41 0 6

prove it, show me how much you know then

this ''kid'' will then bring you back to reality as its evident you dont know as much as you claim

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107. chaoticrazor posted on 06 Dec 2012, 18:55 0 0

wondered mind all those red thumbers to actually add something to this but nope just gonna support the one above who calls a site you all use immature

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113. parkwaydr posted on 06 Dec 2012, 19:20 0 0

You're *

71. darkkjedii posted on 06 Dec 2012, 15:46 3 5

And so r u, ur making that comment cuz ur device of choice didn't win. Stop ur whining and man up. Get em chaotic lol.

87. KingKurogiii posted on 06 Dec 2012, 16:35 1 0

yeah, that's what i was thinking. this is one of the highest quality phones i've ever felt. definitely top 5.

126. John.V posted on 06 Dec 2012, 20:39 0 0

Where's the RAZR in it? Last year's model is thinner than this one. Indeed, it's one sturdy device, but I think it loses its appeal for its lack of being razor thin.

130. androidlikeaboss posted on 06 Dec 2012, 20:48 0 0

So what? As long as it feels nice and looks good,it deserves to be on the list!

131. KingKurogiii posted on 06 Dec 2012, 20:49 0 0

xD regardless of what it's called or the brand it represents it's still a extremely sturdy device that just exudes a premium sense of quality.

142. networkdood posted on 06 Dec 2012, 22:40 0 0

Well, since APPLE's boring design made the top 3, I see your point. I love the design of my Droid RAZR over the iphone 4...errr...iphone 4S...I mean iphone 5....

58. yasir-921 posted on 06 Dec 2012, 15:27 2 1

True!

72. darkkjedii posted on 06 Dec 2012, 15:46 2 3

Exactly

39. chaoticrazor posted on 06 Dec 2012, 14:37 3 0

i couldnt see the nexus 4 or gs3 winning in the design area

the lg optimus g could be up there though

94. gwuhua1984 posted on 06 Dec 2012, 17:48 0 0

Motorola Razr Maxx looked way better than the Optimus G...

96. chaoticrazor posted on 06 Dec 2012, 17:52 0 0

thats your opinion, mine is the optimus G looks better

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97. gwuhua1984 posted on 06 Dec 2012, 17:57 0 0

Of course it's my opinion...

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125. Whateverman posted on 06 Dec 2012, 20:27 0 0

As a techie, I'm ashamed to say I've seen the Optimus G in person for the first time just last week. But I have to agree, that is a very nice looking device. +1 sir!

40. chaoticrazor posted on 06 Dec 2012, 14:43 0 0

not really, its the fact that now touch screens are standard and right now however you look at it there isnt too much room for over the top difference in design (especially the front of the device) as the screen dominates the design

all phones will kinda look like slabs in one way or the other.