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I feel like phones are slightly larger than optimum at the moment. At least for my preferences. I guess it's tougher to fit high spec hardware into a phone with
by davej 11y ago
I feel like phones are slightly larger than optimum at the moment. At least for my preferences. I guess it's tougher to fit high spec hardware into a phone with a smaller footprint.
I bought into Steve Jobs' idea phones should be usable one-handed. I think the sweet-spot for that is 4 inches or less. A premium phone at these dimensions doesn't exist anymore, the last one was probably the iPhone 5S.
I went from iPhone 3GS -> iPhone 5 -> Sony Xperia Z3 Compact and honestly the Z3 Compact is larger than I would like (4.6" screen). I'm honestly considering getting a 5S for my next phone because I don't want a phone as big as the iPhone 6.
I noticed recently that the One Plus 2 Mini is going to have a 5" screen, that seems insane for a "mini" phone.
- gtk40 11y agoMoto G is the sweet spot for me and being able to use it one-handed, though I also have small hands.
- davej 11y agoThat's a bigger phone than the Xperia Z3 Compact that I currently have.
- mixmastamyk 11y agoDepends a lot on your size. We wouldn't expect Verne Troyer (Mini Me) and Shaq to wear the same size pants, would we? ;)
- davej 11y agoI'm an average sized male (5'11") with average sized hands. Even if you have large hands it's difficult to use modern phones one-handed. Try reaching the top left/right corner of your phone (one-handed) without having to adjust your hand position.
- matwood 11y agoI'm the opposite. I have a 6s now and am thinking about moving to the 6s+. I use my phone more like a tablet, plug head phones in to talk and have wireless headphones for the gym.
- davej 11y agoYeah, that's cool too. I guess we just have different use cases.
- MaysonL 11y agoI wonder if the presence in the market of people with your taste in phone size has provoked Apple into the (rumoured) 4" iPhone 6c?