Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition Announced As New High-End Device

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition Announced As New High-End Device

Canonical and Meizu have announced today the Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition as their new high-end smartphone..

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-Meizu-PRO-5

[89c51]

5.7 inch screens are utterly stupid.

[jacob]

5.7 inch screens are utterly stupid.

May I ask why?

[89c51]

May I ask why?

Because ergonomics. Except everyones hands -except mine- grew a few cm the last few years.

[blindfrog]

Well I personally constantly use phone for reading so I prefer bigger screen. Lack of convergence is almost criminal though.

[Cerberus]

Convergence is not impossible on this phone, they are developing screencasting via wifi similar to Miracast.

[NateHubbard]

Because ergonomics. Except everyones hands -except mine- grew a few cm the last few years.

My Nexus 6p that I happily use everyday must be totally unusable.
I do wish it had a slightly larger screen however.

[L_A_G]

May I ask why?

Same reason why those early brick cellphones you could use to bludgeon someone to death with were. They're so big as to be un-ergonomic, specially if you want to use them with one hand like I do.

In my opinion 4" is about the right size and a bit under 5" is about the maximum that I can find comfortable.

[hangingwithsnoopy]

I would like to see double the battery from 3050 to 6000 mAh and 128, 256, or even 512 GB on this bad boy but like it in its current state.

[Goddard]

I prefer phones that are 6 inches. My hands aren't huge, but they aren't small like a child either. For me 6 is the sweet spot. I have the Nexus 6 and it gets the job done. Almost wish it was bigger at times for reading. Honestly though, I use head phones ALWAYS so putting a giant phone up to my ear never happens. Although the Nexus 6 doesn't look big when I am holding it and I am only 6 foot.