aandrew610
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I miss smaller phones. I had the moto x for a little while when it first came out I really enjoyed the size of it
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If I could get a phone like the Lummis 800 with up to date specs I'd be in love.
I had the Lumia 900. That was a very nicely designed phone. If I could have that phone running Android with current specs, I'd be all over it.
I think something that gets glossed over is that screen size is increasing while the phones are simultaneously getting smaller/lighter relative to their screen.
Galaxy S 2010 4.0" 6.8in^2 118g 77.8cc
Galaxy S5 2014 5.1" 11.1in^2 145g 83.4cc
(yes, I know I'm mixing metric/imperial, it's the proportions that matter)
Between 2010 and 2014 the phones became ~22% heavier and 7% more volume but the screen is 60% larger.
Managing thickness and bezel is a huge leap forward. My note2 vanishes into my front pockets because it is so thin.
My point is that depending on your temporal reference point, it's comparing dinosaurs and chickens.
Screen size should be less the reference point than external dimensions or volume.
Today's 5" phones are equivalently the same size as the 4" phones of a couple years back. And it's not just the big phones; mid-range screens like the 4" iphone 5s is much lighter & more compact than the 3.5" iphone 4s. (112g/55cc vs 140g/73cc )
As long as they can make phone calls they're still considered smartphones.
Ultimately though I think it's similar to televisions and just the nature of the beast so to speak. An ever increasing number of people, even iPhone users, want a bigger screen. So the market responds.
I don't think that 4.7" will be the smallest sized iPhone.
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The M7 was a nice size but they botched it in the M8 being too tall. My ideal iPhone size would be a 4.3' screen. No question of one handed usability there.
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How did you do it then?
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I think the biggest thing about the Moto X was due to such a small bezel, Moto was able to cram as much screen space as they could into the form factor. How many people would have guessed without seeing size information that the X was nearly a 5" phone? I probably wouldn't have.