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[–] Imhotep 24 points 1 day ago (3 children)

people spend a third of their lives on those things. And while cumbersome, a big screen simply is better for media consumption

only way I see smaller phones make a comeback is if we change our habits or if a new technology comes along

[–] [email protected] 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I would rather spend this time on a device with a 15' screen and a comfortable keyboard. A phone is just that - a secondary device. That needs to be comfortable to hold and type on with one hand while the other holds onto the subway railing.

[–] Imhotep 1 points 4 hours ago

A phone is just that - a secondary device

I don't know. more than 60% of Internet traffic comes from mobile devices, and it keeps increasing

[–] scarabic 4 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

A bigger screen is better for text consumption, too. Perhaps especially for that. If you don’t know why, just wait ;D

Seriously as a person getting on in years I always bump up the font size. And if you do this on a mini phone, you run out of usable space immediately.

I wish there were small phone options, too, but I can see why big is the default.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

new technology comes along

I believe the RAZR foldables allow you to do almost anything on the front screen, and in the latest iterations the front screen is larger than Samsung's.