Re:Ask HN: Why there are no Android mini phones?
by hughmcc on Saturday November 20, 2021 @09:49AM
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You touched on a possible answer to this question. Android phones tend to be taller and narrower than iPhones, so there’s less need for a special mini device. Also, as an iPhone user I find Android is better optimised for large screens (you can swipe in from either edge to return, buttons are lower on the screen etc.)
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Re:Ask HN: Why there are no Android mini phones?
by TrianguloY on Saturday November 20, 2021 @11:12AM
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I don't know, these long devices are less common, or so I think, although it's true that usually phones are slightly taller than 16:9. I still prefer a 16:9 phone though, but as I said those phones are basically tablets nowadays.
(And yes, I enabled the gestures to try and I must say that swiping from the right edge to go back and from the bottom to go home is comfortable and you get used to it pretty quickly)