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I just want a smartphone that I can use with one hand :( Not sure what it is about all Android phones now being the size of a house!

by kamjam 13y ago

wehadfun 13y ago
Androis flip phon http://www.zdnet.com/samsung-announces-the-hennessy-dual-screen-android-flip-phone-7000019388/ http://www.zdnet.com/samsung-announces-the-hennessy-dual-scr...
- kamjam 13y ago
  Interesting idea, but I don't think I could go back to that style of phone without a QWERTY keyboard. It's the form factor - I think iPhone 4 is the perfect size, iPhone 5 if also fine, so around a 4-inch screen . Everything these days seems to be 4.7-5 inch, which just feels to big in my hand and esp too big to carry around in my pocket. It used to be possible to reach all corners of the screen with just my thumb, i.e. one handed operation for most things. I would get an iPhone but I refuse to install iTunes on my computer, enjoy the freedom of Android and have no idea how to navigate with just a single ([]) button :(
  - eropple 13y ago
    How in-depth have you used these 4.7-5 inch phones? I ask because it doesn't really map to my experience at all--I have small hands (8" stretch, 6.5" length) and can reach corner of a Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, or SGS3 without any difficulty whatsoever.
    - kamjam 13y ago
      I haven't used them that much, but enough to know I can't reach all parts of the screen with one hand (http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/04/11/a-widescreen-4-iphone-maybe-but-your-hand-says-no/ http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/04/11/a-widescreen-4-iphone...). Regardless of the stretch, my biggest nag is the form factor in my pocket. I don't have a handbag/manbag so all my stuff usually comes with me in my pocket. I also use my phone a lot for music, so a big phone in the gym is a nuisance. I also use it as my everyday camera - I have my phone and an SLR. When I am doing sports activities (biking or snowboarding mainly) I will take my phone. That slightly bigger phone is an annoyance, and I feel as if I am more likely to break the phone. Just a personal preference, but I may have to jump over to an HTC One or a Sony Xperia Z because the processing power is just too tempting to miss out on. I'll keep my old phone as a backup for those other times.
- kunai 13y ago
  Wait... it's not April, it's August... Is the calendar in South Korea different or something?

I just want a smartphone that I can use with one hand :( Not sure what it is about all Android phones now being the size of a house!

by kamjam 13y ago

I just want a smartphone that I can use with one hand :( Not sure what it is about all Android phones now being the size of a house!

wehadfun 13y ago

Androis flip phon http://www.zdnet.com/samsung-announces-the-hennessy-dual-screen-android-flip-phone-7000019388/ http://www.zdnet.com/samsung-announces-the-hennessy-dual-scr...

kamjam 13y ago
Interesting idea, but I don't think I could go back to that style of phone without a QWERTY keyboard. It's the form factor - I think iPhone 4 is the perfect size, iPhone 5 if also fine, so around a 4-inch screen . Everything these days seems to be 4.7-5 inch, which just feels to big in my hand and esp too big to carry around in my pocket. It used to be possible to reach all corners of the screen with just my thumb, i.e. one handed operation for most things. I would get an iPhone but I refuse to install iTunes on my computer, enjoy the freedom of Android and have no idea how to navigate with just a single ([]) button :(
- eropple 13y ago
  How in-depth have you used these 4.7-5 inch phones? I ask because it doesn't really map to my experience at all--I have small hands (8" stretch, 6.5" length) and can reach corner of a Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, or SGS3 without any difficulty whatsoever.
  - kamjam 13y ago
    I haven't used them that much, but enough to know I can't reach all parts of the screen with one hand (http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/04/11/a-widescreen-4-iphone-maybe-but-your-hand-says-no/ http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/04/11/a-widescreen-4-iphone...). Regardless of the stretch, my biggest nag is the form factor in my pocket. I don't have a handbag/manbag so all my stuff usually comes with me in my pocket. I also use my phone a lot for music, so a big phone in the gym is a nuisance. I also use it as my everyday camera - I have my phone and an SLR. When I am doing sports activities (biking or snowboarding mainly) I will take my phone. That slightly bigger phone is an annoyance, and I feel as if I am more likely to break the phone. Just a personal preference, but I may have to jump over to an HTC One or a Sony Xperia Z because the processing power is just too tempting to miss out on. I'll keep my old phone as a backup for those other times.
kunai 13y ago
Wait... it's not April, it's August... Is the calendar in South Korea different or something?