• Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    8 hours ago

    User surveys show that around 6.5" is the most popular

    Umm, maybe that’s because it’s the most common display size?

    🤦

  • AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    8
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    10 hours ago

    The claim that 6-inch screens are not ideal for content is cope. People happily used sub-6-inch phones for years, and phones like the Zenfone 10 proved you can pack a capable camera, solid battery, and flagship Snapdragon in a compact frame. Manufacturers stopped making small phones not because it’s technically impossible but because bigger phones sell for more and margins are thinner on compact flagships. If Sony can keep a compact line alive despite minimal market support, the other brands could too if they actually wanted to.

    • steel_for_humans@piefed.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      5 hours ago

      I had an iPhone 5 for a few years, it was the perfect size for me. When Apple enlarged their smartphones with iPhone 6 I jumped back to Android because I had more options there. I went back to iPhone 11 Pro because it was again on the smaller side. After years of rejecting >=6’’ phones I finally gave in with Pixel 8 and Pixel 10…