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I recently downgraded from a 6 to a 5S almost entirely over size issues. If my thumb cannot reach the url bar of the browser and all of the keyboard without rep

I recently downgraded from a 6 to a 5S almost entirely over size issues. If my thumb cannot reach the url bar of the browser and all of the keyboard without repositioning my hand, the phone is too big. I know on the 6 you can double tap the home key to bring the screen down, but that is a bandaid. I also found the double tap unresponsive sometimes, often having to try two or three times, in which time I could have just repositioned my hand. To me, the 5 is near the optimal smartphone size.

humbleMouse 11y ago
Completely agreed. Literally felt strain in my hand and fingers from holding the beast all day. Shifting the phone around made me almost drop it a bunch of times too. It finally did hit the fritz when it slid out of my pocket(because it is very slippery) and got crushed in my car door when I sat in my car.
mixmastamyk 11y ago
> To me, the 5 is near the optimal smartphone size. This would appear to be reasonably dependent on the size of the person. The idea that a smaller person and an NBA player would like the same size is a bit silly, no? Hopefully there will be a future update at the smaller size.
vinceguidry 11y ago
I'm a fairly short guy with short-guy hands. I like the larger screen. I don't try to use my phone one-handed. I stop whatever it is I'm doing with the other hand and use both of them. Sure, some people can multi-task. I might even be one of them. But I prefer not to.
mikeyouse 11y ago
> If my thumb cannot reach the url bar of the browser and all of the keyboard without repositioning my hand, the phone is too big. I know this isn't the question you asked and you've already moved on, but for others, there is a way around this problem on the iPhone. If you 'soft tap' the home button twice, the entire display shifts down about 3 inches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3CTKI6pRlQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3CTKI6pRlQ
- hartator 11y ago
  > I know on the 6 you can double tap the home key to bring the screen down, but that is a bandaid. I also found the double tap unresponsive sometimes, often having to try two or three times, in which time I could have just repositioned my hand. I think he already know that, and I kind of agree.
  - mikeyouse 11y ago
    Ah good call, I missed that part of his description.
NamTaf 11y ago
I, too, am hanging out for the 7 series to see if they refresh the 4" display. I completely agree with you that I prefer to use my phone one-handed and the shift-the-screen-down hack that the larger idevices use is really a bad solution to the problem. I actually went so far as to buy a new 5S a couple of weeks ago after I got drunk and threw my old one at the ground one too many times and smashed it to pieces. It was due for replacement anyway because the battery was hosed and losing charge way too fast. I could've paid a bit more for the 6 or 6s and I love the shape and construction of the phone, but the size is simply a dealbreaker for me.
jkestner 11y ago
A much better bandaid is a screen protector that adds an invisible capacitive button next to your home button that will emulate a tap in the top corner. http://www.cultofmac.com/392560/smart-screen-protectors-give-your-iphone-superpowers/ http://www.cultofmac.com/392560/smart-screen-protectors-give...

humbleMouse 11y ago

Completely agreed. Literally felt strain in my hand and fingers from holding the beast all day. Shifting the phone around made me almost drop it a bunch of times too. It finally did hit the fritz when it slid out of my pocket(because it is very slippery) and got crushed in my car door when I sat in my car.

mixmastamyk 11y ago

> To me, the 5 is near the optimal smartphone size. This would appear to be reasonably dependent on the size of the person. The idea that a smaller person and an NBA player would like the same size is a bit silly, no? Hopefully there will be a future update at the smaller size.

vinceguidry 11y ago

I'm a fairly short guy with short-guy hands. I like the larger screen. I don't try to use my phone one-handed. I stop whatever it is I'm doing with the other hand and use both of them. Sure, some people can multi-task. I might even be one of them. But I prefer not to.

mikeyouse 11y ago

> If my thumb cannot reach the url bar of the browser and all of the keyboard without repositioning my hand, the phone is too big. I know this isn't the question you asked and you've already moved on, but for others, there is a way around this problem on the iPhone. If you 'soft tap' the home button twice, the entire display shifts down about 3 inches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3CTKI6pRlQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3CTKI6pRlQ

hartator 11y ago
> I know on the 6 you can double tap the home key to bring the screen down, but that is a bandaid. I also found the double tap unresponsive sometimes, often having to try two or three times, in which time I could have just repositioned my hand. I think he already know that, and I kind of agree.
- mikeyouse 11y ago
  Ah good call, I missed that part of his description.

NamTaf 11y ago

I, too, am hanging out for the 7 series to see if they refresh the 4" display. I completely agree with you that I prefer to use my phone one-handed and the shift-the-screen-down hack that the larger idevices use is really a bad solution to the problem. I actually went so far as to buy a new 5S a couple of weeks ago after I got drunk and threw my old one at the ground one too many times and smashed it to pieces. It was due for replacement anyway because the battery was hosed and losing charge way too fast. I could've paid a bit more for the 6 or 6s and I love the shape and construction of the phone, but the size is simply a dealbreaker for me.

jkestner 11y ago

A much better bandaid is a screen protector that adds an invisible capacitive button next to your home button that will emulate a tap in the top corner. http://www.cultofmac.com/392560/smart-screen-protectors-give-your-iphone-superpowers/ http://www.cultofmac.com/392560/smart-screen-protectors-give...