That's a commonplace argument in favor of larger screens. "If phone B has less bezel, it will not be significantly larger than phone A," but the problem is the relatively short vision people presenting the argument often have by picking a current size screen like say 5.5 inches and saying that 6 inches isn't much larger. That's true, but regardless of bezel reductions, 6 inch phones are substantially larger than 4 inch or 3.5 inch phones. There is a substantially under served market segment of phone buyers that would jump on a mid- to upper-end phone if it was smaller and more practical to carry around. Some of those people wouldn't be bothered much about a few additional mm of thickness in the name of battery life and managing SoC heat production too.
Size is the main reason I bought a Pixel instead of a OnePlus #, Sony seemed to be the only one still making half decent small phones and they've become kind of irrelevant in the US... I still liked the size of my Nexus 5 better, meh.
I don't understand why most manufactures ignore this big market. It's not a niche market, Apple is selling millions of "small" iPhones: the 7 and 8 still sell better than their Plus counterparts!
And no one is trying to compete with them, the only small phones are usually low-end phones. More troubling is that even Apple seems it will ditch the small iPhones, rumors suggest this year the 5.8" will be the smallest iPhone.
This is exciting. Not for the 5G. For the price point. Verizon is offering $300 off with a trade in. $180 comes to $7.50/month! 835 SoC for less than $10/month? Yes. I got my 16:9 screen ratio MotoZ2 play for 99¢/month on black friday and love the value. I'm sure Moto/Verizon will offer the 18:9 ratio screened Z3 at $10-$5/month sooner than later. Keep yr eyes open for a that. The only curious thing is the Z3 play (with the same exact form factor and hardware as the Z3) being offered for $450-$500 dollars with a much slower processor...for the customers on the non-Verizon carriers. The Z3 play has been available for a few weeks with a one week wait for the "flagship" phone for Motorola this year.
Please clarify if $480 includes the 5G add-on. My guess it does not. Also will be interesting to see how carriers price 5G service. Seems like a golden opportunity to jack prices back up and/or bring back the data cap / data bucket (anti-consumer) plans.
It should, as I paid 280 USD for the 64GB z3play. It's a remarkably thin phone, particularly without a case. You won't be able to find a case to cover the mods and phone, together. My large hands cannot handle this thin-assed phone, without the OtterBox.
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bubblyboo - Monday, August 6, 2018 - link
Snapdragon 835? Yikes. Needing to double the size of the phone for 5G? Double yikes.jabber - Monday, August 6, 2018 - link
They said 3G would be amazing, it was meh.They said 4G would be amazing, it was meh.
They say 5G will be amazing...
smilingcrow - Monday, August 6, 2018 - link
Well try going back to 2g and see how you get on.lashek37 - Monday, August 6, 2018 - link
That's a dumb statement ,most people don't want 6inch phone, and most people don't have big hands.cigar3tte - Monday, August 6, 2018 - link
6" with thin bezels should be barely bigger than the 5.8" iPhone X.PeachNCream - Monday, August 6, 2018 - link
That's a commonplace argument in favor of larger screens. "If phone B has less bezel, it will not be significantly larger than phone A," but the problem is the relatively short vision people presenting the argument often have by picking a current size screen like say 5.5 inches and saying that 6 inches isn't much larger. That's true, but regardless of bezel reductions, 6 inch phones are substantially larger than 4 inch or 3.5 inch phones. There is a substantially under served market segment of phone buyers that would jump on a mid- to upper-end phone if it was smaller and more practical to carry around. Some of those people wouldn't be bothered much about a few additional mm of thickness in the name of battery life and managing SoC heat production too.Impulses - Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - link
Size is the main reason I bought a Pixel instead of a OnePlus #, Sony seemed to be the only one still making half decent small phones and they've become kind of irrelevant in the US... I still liked the size of my Nexus 5 better, meh.nirolf - Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - link
I don't understand why most manufactures ignore this big market. It's not a niche market, Apple is selling millions of "small" iPhones: the 7 and 8 still sell better than their Plus counterparts!And no one is trying to compete with them, the only small phones are usually low-end phones. More troubling is that even Apple seems it will ditch the small iPhones, rumors suggest this year the 5.8" will be the smallest iPhone.
Gunbuster - Monday, August 6, 2018 - link
Whats the use case? How many users do something on their handset that would be more enjoyable or noticeably different at 1 to 20Gbits?Djebel714 - Monday, August 6, 2018 - link
This is exciting. Not for the 5G. For the price point. Verizon is offering $300 off with a trade in.$180 comes to $7.50/month! 835 SoC for less than $10/month? Yes.
I got my 16:9 screen ratio MotoZ2 play for 99¢/month on black friday and love the value. I'm sure Moto/Verizon will offer the 18:9 ratio screened Z3 at $10-$5/month sooner than later. Keep yr eyes open for a that.
The only curious thing is the Z3 play (with the same exact form factor and hardware as the Z3) being offered for $450-$500 dollars with a much slower processor...for the customers on the non-Verizon carriers. The Z3 play has been available for a few weeks with a one week wait for the "flagship" phone for Motorola this year.
Rocket321 - Monday, August 6, 2018 - link
Please clarify if $480 includes the 5G add-on. My guess it does not.Also will be interesting to see how carriers price 5G service. Seems like a golden opportunity to jack prices back up and/or bring back the data cap / data bucket (anti-consumer) plans.
Akhenaten69 - Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - link
It should, as I paid 280 USD for the 64GB z3play. It's a remarkably thin phone, particularly without a case. You won't be able to find a case to cover the mods and phone, together. My large hands cannot handle this thin-assed phone, without the OtterBox.Wardrive86 - Friday, August 31, 2018 - link
It should be noted the Adreno 540 in the Moto Z3 is clocked at 850 mhz, compared to the standard 835s' 710 mhz Adreno 540