IDK about you, but I’ve wanted a “do it all” device since I was a kid, so the “phablet” form factor appealed to me immediately. I can manage my entire home network from my Pixel 9 Pro XL, including SSH, Dockers, and remoting into VMs.
That, and look what size most phones are these days. Most people want the bigger models.
It was never a problem to begin with. Bigger screens are alwaybetter; you can do so much more at once with a larger screen (especially if you actually bother to go into developer options and increase the “minimum width” setting)!
I’ll never understand Lemmy’s obsession with small screens. Phones are thinner than ever, so you can’t even use the “bulky brick” argument anymore! Options are nice, but a large screen is not the end of the world.
It may never have been a problem for you but some of us don’t want or need to carry 6”+ and 200g around everyday. The old iPhone 1x Mini is just about the perfect form factor for me.
Did it stop being a pain in the ass when it became common?
IDK about you, but I’ve wanted a “do it all” device since I was a kid, so the “phablet” form factor appealed to me immediately. I can manage my entire home network from my Pixel 9 Pro XL, including SSH, Dockers, and remoting into VMs.
That, and look what size most phones are these days. Most people want the bigger models.
Yeah, but the vocal minority would rather all phones conform to their preferences instead.
Realistically, though, there should definitely be more variety in the market… but capitalism hates variety, so it doesn’t happen.
It was never a problem to begin with. Bigger screens are alwaybetter; you can do so much more at once with a larger screen (especially if you actually bother to go into developer options and increase the “minimum width” setting)!
I’ll never understand Lemmy’s obsession with small screens. Phones are thinner than ever, so you can’t even use the “bulky brick” argument anymore! Options are nice, but a large screen is not the end of the world.
The sweet spot is about 6-7 inches for me
I also hate phones without bezels
It may never have been a problem for you but some of us don’t want or need to carry 6”+ and 200g around everyday. The old iPhone 1x Mini is just about the perfect form factor for me.