I personally prefer larger screened devices.
I remember making the jump to Android, I went from a Nokia 5800XpressMusic, with 3.2inch display to a Sony Ericsson Xperia X10i with a 4.0inch display that was seen as absolutely huge in its time.
Even with the 4inch X10 I felt that I could use a bigger phone, got a Galaxy S2 after that with 4.2inch them a S3 with 4.8inch, at this point I began consuming more content on my phones and less on my iPad.
The Galaxy S4 was great, 5inch display fitted in a small body, but I still felt there was room to grow.
Got a Galaxy Note 4 at launch and absolutely fell in love with Phablets
My Galaxy Note8 is perfect for me right now, anything with a smaller display than 6.3inch is now too small for me.
Asia is the largest mobile market, and the largest market prefers big phones.
Apple handed over a tonne of market share to Android, through Samsung, when they slow played their move to larger displays.
People forget the original iPhone had the largest display on the market when it was released.
I'm a tall human, so no large phones are difficult. I appreciate big phones because I don't own or need a laptop... My phone is my only online device.
Follow the money.. All manufacturers can charge the most possible only on the largest phones.
I'd suggest the utility of smartphones is wasted on a tiny screen.
Agreed, especially with your last sentence. The smaller the display on a smartphone, the less utility it provides, IMO.
I cannot take phones with a Display less than 5.5inches seriously
anything that small makes it difficult to watch anything for a reasonable amount of time.