just make normal sized cellphones again, please!

  • slinky317@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Everytime someone says this and manufacturers end up making a smaller phone… no one buys them.

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    1 year ago

    Large phones are the new normal size now.

    Going back to small phones now feels like trying to type through a postage stamp

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    1 year ago

    Not possible at the moment. Without the large size, you can’t fit an adequate battery to last a day or longer.

    Not to mention that many people want good cameras on their phone, an they need space as well.

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    1 year ago

    I’ll even say this…not every phone needs to be water resistant just bring back the ports and sd cards slots we loved

  • FeebaskMeAnything@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    People asked Apple for this, and when they obliged, it sold so terribly that retailers literally could not give them away. Unfortunately, it seems those who actually want smaller phones are a vocal minority

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      Capitalism: Providing infinite consumer choice, so long as your choice is to consume what everyone else is consuming.

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    1 year ago

    Old people, who have bad eyes and money, buy the bigger phones. Profit margins are bigger with the bigger, more expensive phones. If you want a small phone, get one. Just don’t expect the large phone makers to sell them.

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      1 year ago

      Small phones have shittier cameras.

      I like the idea of a small phone but, if I’m being honest, I’d probably use an iPad Mini as my phone if it had the ProMax (or better) imaging group on it.

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    1 year ago

    Why do people prefer smaller phones? Like I use a realme 7. So not small but I don’t feel like it’s massive. And ths screen is nice if I want to watch a video or play a game. I feel like with more people using their phone as a primary computing device they will be bigger to accommodate that. Genuinely interested in why people prefer smaller phones

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      1 year ago

      A friend of mine was all in on the palm pre. And extolled the small form factor and how much better it was than the incoming 4G Android phones…

      Now he buys the largest iphone possible every year

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        1 year ago

        I used an overlooked palm pre for internet access before I got my first smart phone and while it was neat at the time it really wasn’t going to be good for say, browsing on jerboa with that screen size. The keyboard wasn’t good either.

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    1 year ago

    Oh man, sorry but I think they need to start getting bigger. Even the note is starting to feel small.

  • the16bitgamer@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I agree, and I miss my single handed phones. But I think its the same mentality as people who buy Suburban Assult Tanks SUV’s, Bigger is better.