Say what you will, 4G is coming this year to the masses (relatively). It’s going to be awesome. Sure, 1st gen products are usually just betas. But are you going to sit there and tell me you’re going to pass up a chance to pick up a 4G phone, whatever it may be, and be part of the “exclusive” first 4G crowd? I know I want to be. To me, and you, and probably a few others, Verizon’s late-2010 4G rollout is the beginning of exciting stuff. For AT&T, it’s another reason to cut the other guy down (as every carrier does).
In AT&T’s eyes, Verizon’s early lead doesn’t mean anything most notably because the phones themselves are going to suck. At least from the start. Big Blue goes on rationalizing their position saying that because of the insane power requirements for the blazing fast 4G waves, the phones will either (1) last 20 minutes on a charge when actually being used or (2) be “fat bricks”.
Now, the term “fat brick” is pretty relative as is “thin”. In the case of the iPhone 3G, I hear people constantly saying how they love how super thin it is and even would be interested in a thinner model. I guess I’m one of a dying breed who prefers my phone to be thicker than a piece of paper and not have to worry about snapping it in half when I sneeze on it. Apparently I’m old. Not to mention, holding these molecule thin phones is far from comfortable. I don’t have big hands — far from it — but clam handing these pieces of plastic day in and day out is starting to get annoying.
So, if Verizon’s first 4G phones are “fat bricks” — good. I could use a little mass in my mobile life. All too often manufacturers get fixated on jumping on this stupid thin is in bandwagon when doing something as simple as sticking a larger battery inside would add a much greater value. But I digress…
As we come upon the 4G rollout, I’ll happily sit back and bask in the limelight while holding my two fat bricks. Care to join me?