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Why can't we go back to small phones? (www.spacebar.news)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Consumers just aren’t that interested in a product that’s visibly cheaper and worse than what everyone else is carrying. And that is what a smaller phone signals.

A smaller phone is less comfortable to view things on. Most people are using their phone as their main device. Its not just a "status" thing.

[–] FinishingDutch 2 points 23 hours ago

Correct, as the article points out. Sites aren’t made with smaller screens in mind, and 62-68 percent of web traffic is made with phones.

Phones are not JUST a status thing, but having a better one is certainly more appealing to consumers, rather than a device that they and others know is purposefully gimped.