• ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org
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    8 months ago

    To me that doesn’t really compute. I like to see a lot of information on my screen and my eyes aren’t as young as they were.

    I do too, but glasses help a lot. In my use case 5" is plenty, though not with default settings: global UI size was tweaked so everything is smaller, and more fits on screen.

    I don’t really like looking at curved screens

    Neither do I, and I’m doing everything I can to avoid those phones. No feature can balance that huge con.

    Flat screens aren’t as easy to do that with especially as I like to use a case.

    Hmm, interesting. I’m using gestures too, some more than others, and with a flat screen it’s fine for me.

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      8 months ago

      Yes, with reading glasses and everything bigger!

      No feature can balance that huge con.

      My requirements out way that con by a large degree. It’s not ideal but there’s no perfect phone.

      I’m using gestures too

      With a case? I have to use a work phone with a flat screen and a case. I set the gestures the same as my own phone for muscle memory and it’s often annoyingly bad.

      These things are all subjective, we just have different needs. As I’ve said elsewhere, I asked the question because I did not know what reasons people had for wanting a small phone. I’ve had plenty of good answers now, including yours, and I’m glad I now have a better understanding of the needs for small phones.

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        8 months ago

        True that I don’t use a case. It has fallen apart years ago and didn’t bother to get a new one. I was using gestures while I had the case, too, but I don’t remember how was it it usability.