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Why can't we go back to small phones? (www.spacebar.news)
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[–] TinyShonk 4 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

Large phones are supposed to be called phablets, but it seems like that distinction was phased out as they got bigger.

[–] kamen 6 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

I remember that term. It was short-lived.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah, because nobody wanted to call a phone a phablet. It's a stupid name.

[–] MadBigote 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Phablets were more like an iPad Mini than an iPhone Pro Max back then. They were huge compared to the biggest phones around. I remember seeing people talking on the street with highe phones pressed to their cheeks.

[–] TempermentalAnomaly 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

This is more of what I remember.