Thanks, Mike. Until you posts I wasn't aware phones did that. Just got the only smart device I've ever owned, and since my laptop makes most trips with me, never thought much about it.
There is no doubt I need double the square footage of the present screen. So when I get back home I'll no doubt 'bite the bullet.'
Thanks again KBP for the head's up on CyanogenMod, and the clarification about the 'skin.'
I have to confess some of the toys are astonishing. I now have a nifty scientific calculator, and a big clear timer, and gasp, an audio tuner. I spent a year developing a machine to tune concert grand pianos and to think one can now carry a tuner in one's phone is mind-blowing. Mind you, my machine did ring the strings on the piano, but conversely weighed 30 lbs.