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Why can't we go back to small phones?
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I like big phones (and I can not lie)
My brother despises big phones and cannot tell the truth...
Because people don't buy them.
Maybe because people aren't given a choice as everything is dictated by the manufacturers.
Slapping 10 year old hardware into a phone with a small screen is a guaranteed way to make people not buy your phone but that doesn't mean people don't want small screens, headphone jacks, replaceable batteries, etc. They just don't want the garbage manufacturers lump in with these great features so that these phones don't cut into their high-margin device sales.
You forget that all phones used to be small.
Also all those examples you gave apply to all phones, not just small ones.
Apple sold a 13 Mini, which was nearly identical to the 13, as much as is physically possible, and it was a dud.
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When was the last time a small phone that didn't also focus on being budget friendly and feature-limited hit the market? I don't think this argument holds water since the market hasn't been adequately tested. There are plenty of us lurking in dark corners waiting for a small but powerful phone. We are willing to sacrifice some battery life as that is a physical barrier, but there's really no necessity to skimp on anything else. Eventually an option will present itself, but I agree with the article, the Jetstream is not blowing that direction. I don't anticipate such an option will present anytime soon. All pendulums swing back eventually though.
I don't think this argument holds water since the market hasn't been adequately tested.
You forget that the entire market used to be comprised of exclusively "small" phones, and we moved away from that.
When was the last time a small phone that didn't also focus on being budget friendly and feature-limited hit the market?
The iPhone 13 Mini and ASUS Zenfone, not so long ago.
there is one option.
well and a couple others that are also made by Unihertz depending on your needs/wants
more companies making them would be cool but the general consensus I'm reading here is that there are 0 and that is incorrect.
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If they make the phones smaller they'll have to make the ads smaller too. Can't have that.
I don’t want a small phone, I just want a normal phone that I can use in one of my normal sized hands. I have an iPhone 13 Mini right now and it’s pretty ideal but I know they’ll go end of life one day and there’s nothing to replace it right now.
Phones are already too small. I use a fold because it's the only way I can get a decent sized phone now!
Didn’t Apple just come out with one or am I mistaken?
I have an iPhone 15 Pro and a recent Pixel (just because I’m a dev and want to know both ecosystems). I use the iPhone as my daily driver, though, not because it’s necessarily better but because I cannot help myself when it comes to tinkering with Android devices. I have semi-bricked several over the years and then had to install Windows in a VM to run some sketchy-looking factory reset program.
Basically, it’s not an Android problem. It’s a me problem. I’m the one who needs a walled garden so I don’t do science experiments.
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