Nokia Phi said to have a 4-inch display, front plate revealed

4. Allen3697 (Posts: 86; Member since: 26 Mar 2012)

Carrier branding?

5. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)

oh crap.

3. Bluesky02 (Posts: 1439; Member since: 05 Dec 2011)

All for the Note size!

8. Phullofphil (Posts: 805; Member since: 10 Feb 2009)

I agree with that statement. Take a look at the droid incredible for proof of what is gonna happen probably with that size of screen size. I hope not only I am wrong but there is other phones coming with bigger screen. Nokia has been doing the same thing ever since they have been in the smartphone business, which to me is pretty much think that they are in a world to them self and not try to compete hardware wise with other manufactures. I instead they have put out phones they think are good enough. The public does not care that they might be right and the chips inside are probably good enough. The they want the best of the best. And that's what sales results show. They need to put out the best phone that technology Alows

13. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)

I dunno about "good enough", I think it's just been they're trying to be as miserly as possible with the hardware while focusing on making excellent software, kind of what apple does but better though with less profit. The 808 PureView is indiciative that Nokia still knows its business for certain hardware, and the N9 and Lumia 800/900 are good examples of its design and execution prowess. Are they top-of-the-heap phones? No, but they're not meant to be. They were stop-gaps to keep production lines going and get the name out again, which has been successful, while the high-end hardware is likely to come with Windows Phone 8. Granted the prior Symbian phones and the Asha series aren't super compelling, but they serve a function and still offer capabilities unmatched by any other OS except Android in most cases.

15. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)

I don't disagree, but considering how the LG Quantum (first Windows Phone with a keyboard, as I recall) didn't do so well, not sure they'll make more. Plus the on-screen keyboard on WP is excellent

20. apocalypsebc (Posts: 148; Member since: 07 Dec 2010)

The HTC 7 Pro / HTC Arrive Windows Phone did well and has the best keyboard.

26. StreetNerd (Posts: 836; Member since: 08 Dec 2010)

Yea but the LG Quantum was a hell of an ugly phone -_-

plz dont compare it with Nokia E7......

16. blattlaus (Posts: 70; Member since: 12 Dec 2010)

For all its flaws, I loved the Dell Venue Pro form factor. The portrait QWERTY works so well with WP. Its wishful thinking though...

18. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)

Definitely. I was trying to remember which Dell it was that ran WP7, and all I could remember was the 5" Streak (Android) and the Aero. Thanks for reminding me. Portrait definitely works better in WP, especially with a wider phone, as narrower ones (like Blackberries) make it seem like the keyboard is too cramped, thus my personal preference for landscape-size but portrait orientation.
That said, my favorite keyboard form factor for a phone was the Nokia 6800 I had (still have it, actually, and play Bounce on it on occasion), which had the keyboard fold out across the screen such that it was held in both hands, and the screen was in the middle. Felt great, easy to use, very quick and accurate.

21. apocalypsebc (Posts: 148; Member since: 07 Dec 2010)

I have used HTC keyboard and I would say they have the best keyboards from the Mogul, Touch Pro, Touch Pro 2, 7 Pro, and Arrive running on Windows Mobile to Windows Phone. With the screens getting bigger I can see myself with a Nokia Windows Phone or Samsung Galaxy Note sized phone running Windows Phone.

24. SemperFiV12 (Posts: 948; Member since: 09 Nov 2010)

Oh yes, the Touch Pro 2 had THE BEST keyboard on any phone I have ever used!!

17. KingShango (Posts: 89; Member since: 16 May 2012)

Thank you. Finally someone else that doesn't need a giant screen. 4" is the sweet spot.

14. Savage (unregistered)

Easy boy. Let Nokia first start making decent dual-cores, then we'll think about HD display.

22. Glim12808 (Posts: 394; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)

If this is 4", then this will probably get an 800x480 screen resolution with dual core, just like the leaked WP8 4" HTC Rio. As with HTC 4.3" Accord, the Nokia 4.3" WP8 will have the 1280X720 screen resolution.