Because small phones suck. Every time my parents or my other older family members hand me their old tiny phone, I wonder how the heck they can even use them? Text entry, tapping on things, etc is so damned hard when everything's so close together and my fingers are so fat.
this post was submitted on 03 Mar 2025
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Because fat fingers suck. Every time my parents or my other older family members use their ginormous phones, i wonder how the heck they can even use them? Text entry, tapping on things, etc is so damned hard when everythingβs so close together for my fat fingers.
Jk ofc, i have a small phone, more than enough room for everything + you can scale things up/down however you want. Not ideal for playing games or watching movies, but i donβt use my phone for that.
I just want Sony to re-release the Xperia XZ1 Compact with updated internals.
I just want a dedicated headphone jack.
Then buy a device that has one. The fact that so many models dropped it just made picking a new device so much easier because there's less to choose from.
Because most of us don't want to.
yeah but I want the option and I'm upset I dont have it. my pockets are too small and every time I sit down in the car my damn phone falls out. Ive almost closed it in the door 4 times now
Lots of us are getting older so it's harder to see on small phones. I'm gonna shill for those fold phones, honestly. Who needs a tablet when you can have this phone in your pocket? Full youtube screen with comments, outlook that lets you actually read the email while still seeing your inbox, tabs in your browser, folds up to let you use it as a regular phone when you're not looking for more.
Sorry, I can't go back at this point.
for many it is their primary interface to the internet. I have simply come to accept that flagship phones are no longer made for me.
When my S10e finally needs to become landfill I'll be looking at e-ink phones not the latest and greatest tablet parading as a phone.
My current device has more features than most flagships despite not being one. Headphone jack, microSD, dual sim, removable battery, ip67, notification led, no camera bump ...
S10E GANG S10E GANG Greatest phone ever made I'm using it until I get my identity stolen
Well the last security update was nearly two years ago, so unless you've found a good custom ROM then that might be sooner than you think ;)
Joking aside I do check every once in a while, there aren't any critical vulnerabilities for the snapdragon variant yet
Iβd be willing to bet that most people in the world want a bigger phone.
I downsized to a iPhone 15 Pro from a iPhone 13 Pro Max thinking that I wanted a smaller phone, but I find myself missing it and planning to upgrade to the larger variety come the iPhone 17 launch. Typing has been an absolute nightmare for my hands on this smaller phone. I make more mistakes and itβs uncomfortable.
I also miss the larger screen size for viewing videos, but itβs not the end of the world there since I also have an iPad and other devices better suited for videos.
But people forget how the iPhones, in particular, were criticized by a lot of people, especially on the Android side, for not having as big of phones and Apple finally caved a few years after Steve passed. I think Steve Jobs is what held back iPhones to the smaller size they had for so long.
When I returned to a smaller phone, it felt small for like 5 days. Then it felt normal and fine. And it had better battery life and is easier to deal with all day long. I hate bigger phones
A larger phone is nicer to sit down and use with both hands, and while that is a primary use case for many people, it isn't for me. I want my phone to emphasize portability and one-handed use.
I think there's a viable market niche for a small phone, bi but I wonder if small phone customers might be unprofitable for other reasons.
I double tap my home button and the screen shinks down to one handed use. I do whatever I need with one hand, double tap again, and we're back to full size. Only bad thing about the big phone is you need a big pocket.
I wonder if we get adaptable phones that have interchangeable screens, projection based interface, AR glasses/contacts with a powerful microprocessor, or neurolink direct feed into our optic nerve first
We've had projection keyboards for years, and consumer AR products are coming out now.
I'm referring to a big change in cell phones in specific
For that matter we have AR glasses too.
I went from a Note 9 to an iPhone 13 mini and have the opposite experience, the smaller and lighter phone is easier on the wrist and being able to reach most of the screen with just my thumb is pretty great.
I can definitely recommend the kingkong mini
Motorola razr 2024 when closed is the perfect small phone. Almost all apps work on the small square screen.
I have a Mode 7 Retro ii from Japan. The number pad? Useless. But it folds up and fits in my pocket, and is good enough. (Writing this on my tablet, so...)
Remember. Phones didn't start increasing in size until you were able to watch porn on them.
With porn being available all the time, phones will start with huge screens.
until you were able to watch porn
You mean you never watched 3gpp encoded 240p porn over WAP sites via a java browser on your dumb phone?
....what? Stop judging me.
I stacked DVD cases on the desk to act as a tripod while filming the computer screen. To hear audio it needed to be extremely loud while recording. Also, it's quite boring having to actually sit thorough an entire porn video without skipping.
I used to watch porn on my Nintendo DS Lite.
I say "watch", but I don't think it supported videos. GIFs at best. On that glorious 256x192 TFT touchscreen.
With some custom hardware, the DS was perfectly capable to show videos, better than many phones at this time.
A magical way to view rule34 art.
To make our dicks look small? Nice. Real nice.