The Popularity of the 4.7″ iPhone

Re:The Popularity of the 4.7″ iPhone by kevin_thibedeau on Thursday June 27, 2019 @11:25AM (#20295234)

FWIW 5" bezel-less screens can fit into the same space as a traditional 4.7" phone. Just nobody is willing to make a phone that small any more. You really need to shop by outer dimensions rather than the actual screen size now.

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Re:The Popularity of the 4.7″ iPhone by pmontra on Thursday June 27, 2019 @02:00PM (#20296904)

I do look at outer dimensions and at weight. I try to stay under 130 mm and around 130 g. Very few decent phones are there. The SE for iOS and basically only the Sony Compact line for Android. But the latest model weighs more than 160 g and I can't understand what those extra 30 g are for.

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Re:The Popularity of the 4.7″ iPhone by donretag on Thursday June 27, 2019 @04:28PM (#20298370)

The problem is you cannot even find 5" bezel-less screen phones nowadays. Seems like 5.5" is the minimum.

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Re:The Popularity of the 4.7″ iPhone by jorvi on Thursday June 27, 2019 @09:22PM (#20300680)

But outer dimensions mean zilch for reachability. The dream phone is an iPhone SE with the body shrunk down to a iPhone X style frame.

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