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why does nobody make smartphones that are normal-sized anymore, i was considering getting the fairphone 5 which is a fairly standard-sized phone as it's coincidentally exactly the same size as my gf's phone, but i tried holding it in my hand and i viscerally HATE how BIG hers is

maybe i have relatively smaller hands but they're not THAT small do you all just live with being unable to reach the top of the screen with your thumb

i thought i was just assuming the worst, i didn't realise just how physically intolerable things would be

for context i was really unhappy when i had to replace my iphone se 1st gen (same form factor as the iphone 5/5s) with an iphone 7; i've learned to live with it buuut :(

if apple still made a phone with exact design of the original iphone se 1st gen i'd probably forget my convictions and just buy it anyway. they peaked there. everything about the physical design of the iphone se 2nd gen is a worsening to me

oh my god am i losing my mind do they really not make modern android phones with screen sizes smaller than 6 inches outside of japan

THEY DO BUT THEY WERE HIDDEN BECAUSE I WAS SEARCHING FOR PHONES THAT HAVE EXPANDABLE STORAGE AND THE ONLY NORMAL-SIZED PHONES ARE FLAGSHIPS THAT WANT TO EXTORT YOU FOR UNNECESSARY SOLDERED-ON STORAGE UPGRADES

i think we need to end industrial civilisation it's run its course

※ they do not actually sell modern smartphones with screen sizes smaller than 6 inches outside of japan even if you are willing to accept flagship phone extortion. the flagships are like, 6.3 inches. that's just, significantly closer to acceptable

the “sony xperia 10 vi” is… my only option?

its 21:9 screen makes it taller than my iphone se 2nd-gen, but no wider. sold in 🇪🇺, slab with flat sides (🩵), plastic rear (not slippy! not fragile!), android 14, 5g, microsd slot, 3.5mm jack(!), nice cameras, 8gb ram, ~€375… whoa

sony smartphones are basically an endangered species, and yet … what the fuck it's perfect. i'm going to just buy it. bless you sony i hope you can keep making these

can't believe apple rereleased the iphone 5c but now it's taller, has usb-c, expandable storage, runs android, and is branded “sony xperia” for some reason

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