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Re:A $10 Accessory Proves Smartphones Are Too Big by 9dev on Sunday February 17, 2019 @04:33PM (#19187068)
Well, I for one hate large phones. I consider my smartphone as a tool for trivial things, using it almost exclusively with one hand, and it starts hurting after a while. Especially when reaching to the top section of the screen. Buying a smaller phone would usually mean to go with the lower end specs or older generation, which kind of bugs me. I don't play games with it or something, but it must be fast and responsive at all times and have a good camera, too. That's really hard to find these days though. I'm still using a Samsung S7 currently which kind of balances these requirements, but I'm afraid I'll have to move on to one of those giant slabs once it breaks... It's hard to explain. I'm quite possibly the last of my circle to stick with the smaller smart phones, but it seems so comfortable to me being able to easily pull it out of my pocket, type something with one hand and put it back, all while being able to do what I was doing in parallel.
Re:A $10 Accessory Proves Smartphones Are Too Big by jayd16 on Sunday February 17, 2019 @05:28PM (#19187301)
This is exactly it. Large phones enable large screens and large specs. People rank those above size.
Re:A $10 Accessory Proves Smartphones Are Too Big by jbay808 on Sunday February 17, 2019 @05:58PM (#19187437)
Have you looked at the Sony Xperia Compact line? They're the only small form factor premium smartphones that I know of.
Re:A $10 Accessory Proves Smartphones Are Too Big by sideshowb on Sunday February 17, 2019 @06:26PM (#19187562)
I had one. Shame about the bloatware and the fact the waterproof display was impossible to use when wet and the 20mp camera was crap, worse than a 7mp one in practice.
Re:A $10 Accessory Proves Smartphones Are Too Big by emmanuel_1234 on Sunday February 17, 2019 @07:45PM (#19187889)
The supposedly water resistant phone accumulate so much dust by the camera lens that it became completely unusable after 6 months. The original Z1 Compact was ace though, I kept it for years. I wish there existed an equivalent model up to today's standard, especially if it wasn't made by Sony.