• brax@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    I don’t get why you’d want a smaller phone unless you’re looking to get one in a flip-phone style form factor. I’d be down for that. I miss being able to accurately text from my pocket.

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      8 months ago

      I don’t get why you’d want a smaller phone

      Being able to hold the phone comfortably and securely in your hand is really important for me. I’d love to be able to reach the vast majority of the screen without having to shuffle the phone in my hand or use two hands. I very rarely watch any videos on my phone, or play any games that require a large screen.

      My wifes iPhone 12 Mini is a perfect size.

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        8 months ago

        One-handed mode exists if you need to reach the whole area of the interface with one hand, albeit it won’t help if grip is an issue. Maybe a pop socket kinda thing for that?

        one-handed mode

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        8 months ago

        Most larger phones have a single-hand mode that gives you kind of a picture-in-picture of the screen itself.

        Screenshot of one-handed mode

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          8 months ago

          Are you stupid…? You still have to hold the phone in one hand. One-handed mode doesn’t change the physical width of the phone.

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            8 months ago

            Ok? The issue wasn’t clearly defined. There’s always pop sockets and similar to make it easier to hold. That said, my teenaged kids have 0 be issue holding this phone so idk what OP is on about

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      8 months ago

      Because I don’t want this giant thing in my pocket that’s also hard to hold, let alone use one handed.

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      8 months ago

      Galaxy S3 was comfortable to chat and surf. One or two words less per line but it fit in your pocket and your hand didn’t get tired from the weight.

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        8 months ago

        I went S2 -> S5 -> S8+ -> Note 10+ -> S23 Ultra

        Never really felt my phone was too big, though there are times where I’ve got a show to go to and wish I had a cheap flip phone to fall back on. The older phones seemed fine at the time until I realized how much better the bigger screens were. I’m not sure I’d want one bigger than the S23 Ultra, unless it folded out to a tablet.