Reader Concept: Adding more Live Tiles to your Windows Phone

Earlier today we shared with you guys news about Microsoft looking to add more live tiles to Windows Phone. It would allow the interface to look better on displays with larger and higher resolutions, something that Windows Phone 8 currently might not excel at. A reader sent a quick mockup of what that would look like. We figured we’d share it with you all.

RafK decided to play around with Photoshop and see what more tiles would look like on larger devices. It put it on his Galaxy Note to see what it would look like. If you aren’t familiar with the Note, it’s a 5.5-inch device from Samsung running Android that, believe it or not, was received enthusiastically by a large portion of consumers. It would be a shame for Microsoft to lose out on customers wanting ‘phablets’, devices that straddle the line between phones and tablets. Up above is what more tiles would look like on a device that large, it looks better on the larger display than on my Lumia 920 in the lead image. This is what he has to say on it:

“My guess is that Microsoft could use the same tile size as on 1280x720 screens, and this could allow us to get the third 'big' column (as 3 * 720 / 2 is simply 1080). I made a quick concept”

What do you guys think? Even if larger phones aren’t for you, it’s hard to argue that giving potential consumers more options is a bad thing. If you want to try it out on your device check the link here.

Thanks for sharing RafK!

Sam Sabri

241 Comments

I'm all in!
Love it, give me 5" Lumia and I'm in
Yup 5"+ Lumia I'm im
Don't you guys feel NOW would be a good time for MS to give Windows Phone the tile grouping feature like Windows 8? I mean LOOK AT THAT MESS!
Yes
WP will soon dominate the market.
You can do that already with the group apps in the store, Group Tiles has some customization available.
They are just fake tiles though but it lets you group the StartScreen kinda like on Win8
I use GroupTlles too to organize the 30+ tiles I have on my screen. Nice. I'd still like to see user creatable hubs that would allow us to group apps. Also, give us a "Favorites" feature for the app list on the right swipe so we could list commonly used apps at the top without having to scroll down the list.

I know a few people on here that might throw spears at me for saying this, but I'm a function over form guy. Speed, productivity are my focus on something like this device because it is, after all, a tool.
I am hoping Nokia makes a high end phone with a smaller display as well, some of us want the great features of a 4.5" phones on something that actually looks like a phone and not a tablet, if I want a huge screen I will bring my Surface.
I agree!
I feel you, but I think 5" its just on that perfect edge between phone and phablet, I played with my friends DNA and I love the screen, that with WP8 and Nokia's technology, would be amazing phone.
+1
Agree!! Please don't get bigger than 4,5.
That's what she said. Wait.
I'm already all in at 4".. :D
Agreed on 5" Lumia
No. Imallin. ;-)
Its really not to different at a glance. I mean if it was just some random image I wouldn't even notice.. Well, at least on larger devices.
Looks awesome!
Hell yeah!!
I'm in on 5" phablet!
I laughed when I saw the thumbnail ;D
I'm going to buy a 920 and port Android on it! That would be cool.. A Nokia Droid 1020!!
Eww android :P
Ugly mess
The only way that WP looks "ugly mess" is that the user made it look like a mess. Remember WP revolves around you and not the the app. Therefore you make your home screen beautiful the way YOU want it. If you don't like all those tiles, just place one or two big ones. Simple as pie. You understand bro?
Isn't that how Android works too? You set it the way YOU want it?
You are correct friend. Go buy yourself both a wp8 and Android phone and compare. And I'm sorry I did not bring Android into the conversation. Many like to compare the two, I usually try not too as WP is something totally new and awesome beyond the same stale android.
This does look bad... It would be difficult to make this not look like a headache if using small live tiles.
Agree. I know this is a to each his own sort if thing, but I keep a pretty limited set of tiles pinned. If I had a ton, it is almost no different than the iPhone. Its too easy to get to an app in the default list, and since it is alphabetically ordered, its easy to find.
Ewww. But then again, I said the same thing to WP8's home screen and now I like it so we'll see.
Lol!
Fuckin Hate it
Hate what?
Same sentiment here. But this looks to be a bit too much of an overkill, doesn't it? I mean, the Metro UI was supposed to look simple, elegant and functional. And this looks horrible. Yuck.
I think the phablets would benefit from grouping tiles
yes grouping tiles has definitely gotta come for that alone AT LEAST!
Grouping seems like an obvious omission. I'd rather have a week view calendar before that though.
http://winsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/phablet-640x426.jpg

I think this concept from winsource is much better. Same thing but it looks much less bussy . cause it uses small tiles for another column
Ahhhh, one more column of small tiles is actually a bit less cluttered, I must admit, rather than two as shown in the above article. I was about to ask what the difference was but, I decided to actually think this time loool. But I agree
Yeah the one in this link looks better imo
Yes it looks good than above.
I actually don't think it looks so bad.... Lol :P
F'n love it.
Add an Xtra-Long Live Tile option to cover all 6 columns.
Yes!
Yes!
I would love that. I find the current big live tile so conveniant and an even bigger option with even more information on it would be great. Plus a lot of them are really beautifull.
Sweet
Iss Boodiful...
Eh, it definitely look better than I thought it would, but I still think its too crowded.
Well its all in how you arrange your screen.
what about having some tile groups? just like windows 8?
+1.
6 tiles nice, plus tile groups would be nicer. a little distance with each group.
Yeah like in W8! Great idea!!!!
There are a few apps that let you name/group your tiles on your start screen right now with WP7 and WP8
I strangely LOVE it... but imaginging the live tiles, would make my head spin lol.
Have to agree. I like the concept of more space on the startscreen for more tiles, but all those colors and they'll have the potential to give you a headache
Not bad...i wouldn't mind them adding the Win8 RT color scheme as well.
Each to their own I think. Some people here hate it, but personally if the option was available I think I would use it even on my L920. Especially if we can group them like on Windows 8, preferably with titles like on Blue.
You can rename tile groups already in windows 8 ,not new to blue
I thought this was Teteris... ha ha ha... In all honesty, it looks like total shit.
that's absolutely stunning..question is will they ever make one? eyes bleeding here with enthusiasm..
If that concept is a mess then the current one is a mess. So many negative douches in here.
True!
Hmmm...allow the tiles to rotate in panorama mode and ya got yourself a " mini Surface". Not a fan of really big phones but this might actually be pretty cool.
I'm ready for a WP phablet!
You're not alone brother...
+1
Put in groups so it'll look less crowded. Other then that I like it. I think Windows blue' will follow this design. But hopefully will take a more organized path.
That is hurting my eyes. What I would like to see is more than one 'screen' of live tiles ... So there is some sort of organizing between apps (websites, games, files, etc)
That could happen!
I like that! Having multiple start screens.
Hi! I like your idea, Catlasers.
I have been using Kid's Corner as my Entertainment Center... for music, games, tv, and movies.
I like it.. I would probably use more of the big tiles as appose to the small ones.
Looks great.
It's unaesthetic and makes the screen look cluttered. Awful idea, even for people who want a dinner tray as a phone.
Thank you DJCBS for being honest, I totally agree with you 100%. This is trash all these fanboys are brain washed. How many damn squares can you fit on to the home screen? Can you imagine all those damn live tiles of all sizes going on at the same time? It's enough to give someone a seizure.
You arrange it to your preference...if you dont like it, don't do it. Simple!
I agree. People keep trying to say "it would only be optional!" Having too many options, especially one that's unaesthetic, goes against the design principles that they set out with WP. It'd be a "wild west" scenario not unlike Android. Additionally, quarter-tiles are essentially just icons as it is. This many quarter-tiles just look like a STATIC GRID OF ICONS.
That's what you all said about the current start screen, too. Not to mention the much-needed notification area. I'm beginning to wonder if you and your compatriots even know what "aesthetic" means, or what Windows Phone design principles actually are...
^^this^^^
is just incorrect.

When did I say I disliked the current start screen? Aesthetic means it's generally beautiful or pleasing to look at. Windows Phone's beauty was more on the "less is more" side than the "more is better" side. That screen up there looks too crammed and busy. Additionally, you talk as though I agree with the notification area being needed; I still don't. Trying to dismiss someone's opinion by saying they don't know or understand something... classic trolling.
No offense but believe it or not I don't follow your comments specifically. I was just lumping you in with the same kind of people who hated on the wp8 start screen when it was first revealed. And no, I think I pretty clearly implied that you would be *against* a notification center. Turns out my hunch was right. You people seem to think that WP is perfect and has no faults and no room for improvement, customization, or even a bit of depth and complexity. The interface needs to evolve to meet the realities of changing hardware and people's changing needs. I agree that that screen is too cluttered-- on a 4.x inch screen. But on a 5 inch screen or higher it might work out pretty well.
If you don't follow me, then you shouldn't assume things about me and automatically lump me in with whatever you feel like when I gave no implication of my opinion on subjects I didn't mention.

When you say, "That's what you all said about...", that implies a change of opinion on whatever subject that follows. In this case, you were saying people were against the WP8 screen, but have now changed their tunes, and the same with the notification center we're rumored to be getting, which I still believe is redundant with live tiles.

Lastly, just because I disagree with these two ideas, it neither means that I think WP is perfect nor that I don't have ideas for additions and improvements of my own for WP. They show this idea on a Note and I still think it's too much (ironically, I also think the Note is too much). The link somewhere above with only a half-tile wide addition is exponentially more tolerable.
Absolutely agree with you. The Metro UI on Windows Phone is first designed based on the principle of simple, elegant, yet functional. And this is why WP doesn't look like a mess as Android's home screen does. The Surface Pro have a even bigger screen estate with 1080p resolution, and did Microsoft go with an even smaller live tile? Nope. And that's because it just doesn't look elegant like that anymore.
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F*cking awful.
I love it, it gives a more of a Windows 8 look.
Looks promising and would make WP compete better with Phablets on Android perhaps
When thinking bout having wp phablet I was gonna be all in....but going by that PhotoShop to me just looks like to much is going on :/
I would really like a flagship Lumia with a 3.7 or 4" screen size, as I really find stuff on my 920, just too big . (I had a 4" Samsung Focus before and didn't had that feeling) . I was really expecting Microsoft to use better the extra pixels and size on the 920's screen, like more text lines, or icons on the start screen.
It looks gorgeous actually! I know the screen is filled up with so much information but because the user knows and understands how the home screen is set up, it would work flawlessly. I'd be in but I think I still want to hold on to my 4.5-4.7" devices.
Omg its beautiful
I love the idea... Bring it on!
Put the image from the source up on my 920 and zoomed it to fit the screen and can tell that the tiles would be way to small, at least at the small tile size. But on a 5 or 5.5in screen I could see this working. But at that point, I agree with some of the other comments here that we'll need some of the Windows 8 tile organization features.
Lol. This is beginning to look like a board game!!!
5.5 inches is too much for a phone... I like 4.3 and I will probably stick with that size.
Not for some people. I want a 10.1 inch phone!! Lol.. No seriously, the larger sizes are appealing to me because I use my phone all day, and I'm not allowed to have a tablet, or laptop, at work.. I use my phone 7 out of the 8 hours I'm here so personally I can't wait.. Don't ask what I do.. Lol... I guess it depends on how the user uses there phone. Don't worry, they will still make the smaller sizes..
@SamSabri Is your phone enlarged in that picture or just 'shopped down to fit inside a regular Lumia?
Normal size. So the tiles look smaller than they should/would.
Did the math and drew it out on my L920. WORKS! I would hope that they release this as a later update. Will seeeeeeeeell phones like crazy.
I went from the Note to the 920 and I do miss the large screen, among other things ;). I do like bigger screens. 5.5" please!
No real reason to do this for the current or even future larger 5" phones. I mean c'mon, you really need every single application you have on your phone pasted to your home screen? No, you don't. Listen to me, I know what I'm saying. But more options the better. I figure I would contradict myself.
Pretty cool stuff. I'd get one myself
Love it.
Could they give us an extended long small tile for tile grouping? double wide would give too much of a gap between rows.
It is only logical.
That's hot!
If the small tiles don't actually give live tile functionality, then aren't they basically the same as a grid of icons, like the competition?
Yes. I think this image should have shown it mostly filled with medium sized tiles and a few small ones.
vertical please.
Lol
I never thought about it before, but I think vertical large tiles would be really cool.
Yes it makes it a little better.
I think it's perfect for 5" screens, but I also think it should be a choice go choose the number of columns and depending on the number of columns you choose, the tile width will adjust.
How rediculous!! The fact that no manufacturer has come to the table with a WP8 "Phablet" as of yet is mind boggling! Y E S of course it would look, act and be awesome to have (3) rows of tiles on a 5.5" screen! Anyone who has spent any amount of time with a SG Note or Note II knows how beneficial having a larger screen is.... But Android is not the business! So I hope SOMEBODY brings us a WP8 phablet soon....
So, you're saying you would by a WP8 phablet? I'm not following you, do you want them to make one or do you think its a bad idea?
The most likely thing for this is likely Samsung and HTC. Not sure about Nokia but it'll probably be just 5 inch.
5"+ ehhhh. I'm fine with the size of the 920. Its my first 4" plus phone.
Too busy for my taste, but I like the direction...i just wish WP would follow w8 in regard to icon colors...the sea of cobalt blue hurts my eyes.
I hope wp team brings out a proper notification panel for this (also for current phones). Searching for recent notifications in this would be one hell of a task i feel . .
that start screen looks even more cluttered than an android home screen full of widgets.
don't get me wrong. i like windows phone. and it's good to add functionality.
this is just my opinion though. depends on how everyone perceives it.
Yeah. And the start screen is beginning to look like the app list! The start screen is supposed to be the place where we pin the apps that matter to us most, not the entire list of apps that we own.
I love it! I really want a 5.5" WP8. I keep hopping back between my Note 2 and my Lumia 920. I love the giant screen on the Note 2 but I like the OS on the 920 more.
I'd probably use less of the tiny tile size if I had that much room though. I'd probably fill it up with more medium sized tiles so that I can see more live info.
They need to make a tile 3x3 that can launch vids then 5 would be nice...
Want a phablit!
I think a Zune Twist interface with live tiles would be much better. Think Xbox interface turned vertical.
The Samsung ATIV S never made it to our shores, and thats as close as we could have come to a phablet. So unless the reported Lumia 928 gets some steroids, we are still awaiting a SG Note II WP8 fighter! The 3 lines of tiles would only be a bonus.... Lets start by getting above board with a phablet first
I like it...if it becomes an option then great...if it it becomes a must then I'm not so sure. If you've ever owned an android and played around with one of the custom launchers they all gave you the ability to set up a custom grid. 5 across 6 down or 5 and 5...4 and 5 whatever you wanted.
Please give me a mini wide tile
this!!
I personally don't even mind it on my 920. I don't see the problem with making it an option.
I agree, while it's not for me, a bit too busy for my liking, there is no harm in having it as an option.
Looks awesome don't know if I want to surpass 4.5 inch though
There is no universe where that looks anything other than horrific. Who'd have thought I could go from saying the live tiles are the most unique and refreshing approach to a UI to saying that, with the look of that mockup, is the worst looking UI on all platforms. Nothing but a sea of icons. Bad, bad, bad.
Then make them medium tiles. Simple as that
Microsoft will need to make 4 tile sizes. I will want a tile that goes from the left edte to the right edge, or a triple wide tile.
Without an edge to edge tile, the start screen will look too messy.
Imagine having the capability to have a tile the size of two small tiles similar to that large tile. I like the fact that the large tile does not go across the whole screen. And if it did it should be called an extra large tile.
The Ascend Mate 6.1" is getting the Windows treatment according to CNET. They are waiting on the GDR3. Samsung announced 2 Mega phones for Russia. 5.8" and 6.2". The Note gets refreshed with at least a 5.8" in August. The Convergence piece is in.
A 6.1 inch WP would be massive as.
It would look nice on a phablet, not on my 920.
Me want a 5" Lumia bring it baby oh ya!
Ewwwww, NO.
What app is the large tile with time and weather. Simple blue with time 8:40 on it. Thanks.
Only on HTC phones.
I don't like it, guys. Live tiles look good when they are reasonably sized with enough "air" between them and right image. The current format (one row = four small ones, 2 medium ones or one large) is simple enough not to hurt the eyes. But extending it that far as two extra small icons would cause our eyes to itch. Too many colours, to many squares...too MUCH for my eyes. Keep it simple
I'm loving WP but that's too much. An extra tile size or tile group will do.
it looks really cool..at first I thought it would be very cumbersome but kudos to rafx..
Shut up and take my money
4" screen high end specs. Who cares about 4-6 live tiles. Really???
There's 2 phone tiles lol!
Too busy. ibwould say it would only add an extra 1x column. so 5 potential 1x1 adding 6 would be a lot a stuff, unless there was a phablet 5.5+ incher
I need a double wide small tile. Know what I mean?
Hope this will be available for current WP8 devices as an option too.
I believe less is more. I think Microsoft needs to go bigger with tiles. A nice one would be a square tile just like the desktop tile on the upcoming windows blue. More tiles is a step back for windows phone. The added value is the live tile function. This as added value fir the starts screen functionally. Smaller tiles don't do this and only adds more tile overkill, thus more clutter. The tiles will also become too small for a good touchexperience.we already have smaller tiles in the apps list. I don't need ut fir the start screen...it defeats the point.

The advantage of a bigger rule is that it is more clearly visible, touchable and there is more room to add info.
That looks amazing please bring this to WP Microsoft. It would be nice if this could also support 720p screens though!
@SamSabri why you stocking my girl. That's her FB profile on your phone at the top right.
I love the look of this from the link on my 8X so I'm for it. The more info in my face the quicker I get what I need. May not be for everyone but it would be for me.
AWESOME!!!!
5 is ok, lets make it
It becomes more ans more ugly. I would prefer the original screen layout with little and nig tiles with the original gap,
I at least, want it as it is right now on my 8X.
I love the Windows 8 live tiles, I love the current Windows Phone 8 live tiles but adding more tiles to WP just makes it look very aike to the Windows 8 start screen it may all be part off make both the platforms similar etc but I think it looks great as it is now.
They should give us the ability to have a background image and blank tiles as an option to completely rid the screen of tiles if one wants.
This would give everyone that complains of the tiles a good reason not to complain and adopt the os.
It's a nice, unique feature, but give the option. Some like it, some are ok with it, most don't. If this is done, more will come.
You know I am really torn about this idea. My typical setup on my computer or when I ran an android phone was a very sparse desktop with my shortcuts in just a few folders. That is my idea of beauty. So running an OS (WP) that insisted on having my desktop cluttered with "crap", went against my standard protocol. So I am certainly interested in this idea. I also think that giving people the option to setup their phone or computer as they wish is usually a good idea.

Given MS seems to be consolidating their design language around live tiles, both on WP, and Windows 8, and to some degree the Xbox, to move from that would be potentially problematic for them. I think to some degree this has similarities to the idea of setting Windows 8 to boot straight to the desktop if desired, something I am not adverse to...

my two cents...
Oh man. It would take me 300 hours of moving tiles around to find my perfect setup. WORTH IT.
More tiles is good, however, I wish to have more than 1 screen of tiles. My start screen is getting longer and longer and harder to manage. Perhaps some way of paging through sets of tiles even if it means still scrolling vertically?
I love the idea. But, then again, what is the point of more static icons. I've gone through two 920's since launch, and 80% of that time period, including now, none of the live tiles update....
I would be onboard for a 5"-7" Lumia Phablet!!!
I think it would be a great option to have on my Lumia 920. But again, I think it will have to be an option that you can turn on and off.
This looks cumbersome.
Instead wp8 should have PAGE views aswell, like android does. An endless stream of a SINGLE page is super annoying and it a mess to sort out.
Have say 5 different pages you can scroll through, enabling you to GROUP your live tiles. So one for Notes, One for MSGing, one for multimedia etc..
Im liking it!
I think 5" is as big as they should go. If peepz want bigger then buy a tablet!!
Not a fan, too messy
It's very horrible.
Maybe Sprint is on to something. https://www.sprint.com/landings/windows8/index.html
I thought the same thing. Sprint has only confirmed HTC and Samsung phones. The models being thrown around in the "news and blogs" are mere speculation. A Note-like phone with the Ativ brand would be hot. We are talking about Sprint, though, so I won't be holding my breath. I'm picturing HTC Touch Pro Reimagined and maybe a Samsung Retro Ace from Sprint, lol.
Wouldn't work well on my 620.
i like it but it need some empty space between live tiles like grouping tiles into categories
where do i get one just kidding, love it
Wouldn't like it unless it was possible to create groups to organize the start screen.
I think the concept should be dependent on resolution, and that resolution (such as 720P on the HTC 8X) should be the MAX resolution. So let's use the Nokia Lumia 920. WXGA, 6 tiles wide, WVGA, 4 tiles wide. It can go between those 2 resolutions. Perhaps this could then also be used to allow for more space in web browsers, etc. On the HTC 8X it would be 720P and perhaps 480P? So on a 1080P phone, it would be 1080P (8 tiles), 720P (6 tiles), and 480P? (4 tiles).
A terrible idea. Resolution fixing the tile size completely negelcts screen size. A 1080p phone with a screen size under 4.3" translates to (1x1) tiles SMALLER than the keyboard keys. Might as well go back to BlackBerry for that.
Windows Phone is becoming too messy this way. The basic concept is lost but I understand the need to put more information in one view.

I do think a solution is at hand. The blue update for Windows 8 had 'huge' 'tiles. Put one of these huge tiles on Windows Phone and you have something to focus your eyes on. This would make it easier to look at the screen. Because in my opinion there is just too much going on with soo many small tiles on the screen.
I like it! And I'd love a 5" lumia, not sure if I'd like it any bigger than that though...
Needs tile grouping, otherwise it's gonna be nothing but clutter.
Give me a 5 inch Lumia with a 1080p display and a Snapdragon 800 processor.
Love this it look really nice !
I like the tile expansion concept. I would also add some variant tile dimensions such as vertical sized tiles.
I wonder if having this many live tile would it effect battery performance?
Options are good, but it's gotta be OPTIONAL...
Do not lock it, just add more choices...
+1
too messy if this is mandatory to have another column.
If its optional i can see this being good for the platofrm - it gives people more choice and that can only be good...but doesnt it begin to look like a row of icons??
Lol all those tiles xD
Only problem I have with more live tiles or smaller tiles is they aren't live. They don't move or give you information once they are small.
Small tiles are also Live Tiles, just less alive, but they do show you a notification number!
Man I love it.
IMO, any future WP phablets would benefit if portrait mode could have the default WP8 start screen and landscape mode can have a Windows 8-like start screen. Well, I'm hoping that it comes at WP9/10/11/12/etc.
This is amazing.
https://www.box.com/s/3dlvdyq8q966pkiskhef
Too busy. Add in live tiles with flipping and animations and whatnot and they'll be giving people seizures.
If home screens say anything about the person using the phone (which is kind of a big thing with WP) then the concept screen shown says "Hi...I like to eat at buffets and have ADHD!"
Anyhoo, live tile support is still hit-and-miss even now with most apps so why should I get excited about adding another row of static shortcuts when they're all a flick-to-the-left away?
Maybe that's what MS needs to have a look at...a new way of displaying the "all apps" screen. Instead of a vertical laundry list maybe have options to show app icons only in a grid. Or be able to sort by most popular/most used to least used...or by category with a click-dial that tabs through the apps within each category... I mean they're already all categorized within the store anyways.
Well said. :)
What is that large Metro tile app that has the time in large font and the temperature in small font?
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Had the Note 2 have been cheaper even on contract, I'd have chosen it over the 920 strictly due to the screen size. If wp8 brings a 5" or better, I'm all over it. Don't get me wrong, wp8 is my primary choice but android JB on a 5.5" I could most definitely live with:)
This sounds like a great idea, looking forward to a Nokia 7inch tablet, though I'm sure that it would be a windows 8 tablet but windows phone would be great, with a modified display for tablet application and apps.
I said it from day 1 i want a 5 inch lumia.....
I took the image linked above and saved it to my ATIV S (4.8"). While still functional, I found it just too small (at least the 1x1 squares). It felt like I was (would be?) using the keyboard to open programs. On phablets (5.5"+), it may work, but on anything available today, it's not an upgrade I personally would want.
I would 100% go for a 5.5 inch Nokia WP in a similar chassis as the 920 but thinner and lighter. It would make WP UI really awesome to see MORE tiles displaying MORE info without having to scroll all the way down.
YES!!! I WANT IT!!!! I was sceptic a bit, but it actually looks great!
Love the idea, but who would build one of these things? With the WP market being so small, and the phablet market being a small fraction of that, would we really see phone makers building one?
I see that NeoGAF tile!
Alot better
10 rows of tiles lol still beats the 5 rows of icons that iPhone has lol
this is great. For those that don't want it, its ok, use the bigger tiles for everything, its a cool concept. Would be nice to rearrange the sizes to what we want (length wise instead of width?) but it's all welcome nonetheless
it’s hard to argue that giving potential consumers more options is a bad thing

Quite the contrary. Stripping the OS of options, thus being able to tailor the user experience, played a huge part in turning Apple from near-bancruptcy to extreme wealth in a decade. It is also what sets WP aside from Android, which has a mountain of options and two mountains of clutter. People do not know what they want and letting them have it anyway will ruin their experience.
Sorry, but I think its pretty easy to argue that more options is good. Sure you can see success with closed systems like apple, but a very large contingent of consumers don't want to have everything locked down and set out for them with no customization. Apple has had great success but Android is damned successful, too. And I think wp8 could be the middle ground-- customization and options without anarchy and fragmentation.
Everyone is discussing about the tiles.. But what about the apps? Every app is designed for a width of 480 units (and heigth of 800 or 853 on 720p screen). The real problem of introducing a new width is to not break current apps... This is why i think the 1080p resolution will only bring sharper display and not more information (everyting is scaled with a factor of 2.25)
bring it on!!!
It looks like a newspaper for me.
Do it! More content, less space, without compromising the design. Make it customizable to 4 or 5 columns and it would be even better. Tiles wouldn't even have to be that much smaller if you got rid of the dead space on the sides and reduced the padding between tiles.
Everything would have to click if Nokia released a Phablet! So far with the Lumia 920 everything clicks minus a couple things like a couple apps and internal storage my music collection for one and because these new Gameloft games are taking up a lot of space... I am sure increased storage is going to be a price killer so we need a new way to be able to expand it later...
Tile folders anyone? No? Just me then.
im late to the party but this is just awful. give us vertical tiles instead of this crap. can youn imagine what this would look like on a 4.7 inch screen like the ativ which is the biggest WP.
My screen already looks too cluttered with a bunch of tiny live tiles. I don't need any more. Information overload.
This would be nice if it was there was a deault theme app or at least a picture tiles that would rotate to another picture. or even have a light show on or around the phone.
Yuck.
I have been looking forever for that HTC clock and weather tile or something similar for my Lumia 920, I really wish there was an alternative.
What clock app is in the pic?
A Lumia phablet would be awesome! (and yes, I realize big phones aren't for everyone, and neither are little ones ... One phone does not fit all!)
That's what she said. - Michael Scott
Let's do this! For the lack of phablet sized WP, I have began to consider the Note ll. I would really rather have a Windows Phone any day.
I just thought about this, and someone else may have mentioned this... It only makes sense for Microsoft to make a phablet pr larger phone, especially since Microsoft office is integrated. Alot of ppl would purchase a phone of a bigger size to make it easier to edit documents and view PowerPoint presentations. It just makes perfect sense....
HTC Titan 3 with 32-64Gb of internal memory and 2Gigs of Ram, 5" Display that my dream Windows Phone 8 Device
Wow I would buy this in a heartbeat!
battery life would probably be a bitch though...
Now this is real cool and it's all about thinking out of the box. Next 5" phones.
looks usable on the 920 too
No... Too many tiles makes it look bulky. Ruins the windows 8 aesthetics. Sure make it an option. But dont advertise it as such. Im not on android or iphone cause of the bulkiness i dont want windows phones becoming as such.
I actually love the way that looks but I do like to have a lot going on. That being said, I can see why some would call this too cluttered. Perhaps if an option was given to choose between having the extra row and not having it.
From what I understand, Windows phone is for the people and since so many are different, I think they should add the ability to have it or not. I don't think my judgment is shit because I like it and I don't think your judgment is shit because you like it, we are different, no biggie.
I saw exactly this behavior on Android and iOS.
People expressed loots of opinions about the OS and the UI.
Apple rejected almost everything.
Google embrace everything.
Microsoft will ignore everything.
Letting people powerless it’s very dangerous. For any product.
I get that MS will not allow more than 3-4 icon/tiles sizes… but something must give.
At least bring W8 UI to WP… or some UI configuration Tool…
I think it's an better option to increase number of tiles by making size small , But they should also see that , They won't make tiles size too small ..
WP isn't android , it's an Unique one of it's kind
i like sex.
don't like it.
Can anybody tell which weather tiles/apps our friend uses?? They seem very cool with nice tiles!

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