I miss when you could get a flagship phone that could fit in your hand
I miss when you could get a flagship phone that could fit in your hand
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I know I have small hands but c'mon. Flagship phones these days are strait up small tablets, not even what we'd have called on phablets 15 years ago.
I know it's what people buy, but I'm still sad that if I want a phone that small then I have to deal with camera and display a couple gens old
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every time i "upgrade" my phone it gets bigger, i hate it. the perfect size was what whatever iPhone 5 was doing, i want to go back to that
73 1 ReplyWider, longer, flatter, thinner, and harder to hold without touching shit at the edge of the screen. I miss being able to grip a phone by its buttons.
23 0 ReplyiPhone 12 or 13 mini is similar to that size
3 0 Replyi don't use iPhones anymore, that was the one time i tried them and aside from the size and some features i much prefer the openess of android
1 0 ReplyI've never owned an iPhone, and wouldn't normally recommend them at all, but looks to me like its one of the only recent smartphones that is small 😞
2 0 ReplyActually looking into it a bit more: there's some smallish ones such as the Asus Zenphone 10 and foldables such as the Motorola Razr 50 Ultra.
https://www.tomsguide.com/best-picks/best-small-phones
https://m.gsmarena.com/best_compact_phones_buyers_guide-review-2029.php
But yeah they're still not as small as the iPhone 5
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I loved my iPhone 5 more than any other device I've owned. Perfect size.
12 0 ReplyiPhone 5 / original SE was a good design, and a good size, but it was also the first iPhone I had to buy a case for because it was so damn light and thin it was hard to handle compared to the thicker, glass-plated 4.
6 1 Reply13 mini is pretty comparable
4 0 ReplyIt's one of the best ones to come out recently, but it's still significantly taller than the pre-iPhone 6 models
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iPhone 4S is still the most perfect form for a smartphone I've ever owned
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Oof this is the reason why I went with Fold. Basically when folded it takes almost the same area as an iPhone 5 albeit quite thicker. But my hand adjusted to the thickness quite nicely.
Having basically a small tablet when you unfold the phone for actual two handed use is good too.
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