I bought the 6a almost a year ago and have been using it until a few days ago. The phone is great but I never used it comfortably and lately because of having to put it in my short’s pockets (it’s summer) I started to notice more and more how big it is. I decided to compare the size of it with the Pixel 5 (since eveyone says it’s the perfect sized phone) and I saw how much taller, thicker and even heavier the 6a is compared to 5.

So I decided to look for Pixel 5 on the web just to see how much they cost and found a great refurbished at 240€ mint condition. I looked around for other 6.0inch phones and there are so very few a them (Asus mostly).

Now I’m using the Pixel 5 and it’s so much better to hold it and carry it around… I wish the Pixel 8a has this size (if it’s released at all), since 8 is going to be like the 6a most likely.

Do you guys miss a 5.9’‘/6.0’’ phone? I hate how all smartphones’ screens are at least 6.1 inches and have the tall 20:9 ratio…

    • Innocent_Bystander@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Is the Px5 that much larger than the Nexus 6? I’ve had the Nx6, Px2, and currently use Px5. I know the 2 -> 5 was a size jump, but I don’t recall the Nx 6 being small.

      • MeowdyPardner@kbin.social
        2·
        1 year ago

        The 2 to 5 size jump is only really because there’s no top or bottom bezel and the screen extends all the way to the top/bottom edges. The width is within a few mm and the body width/height is also within a few mm. I got tricked thinking I was gonna get the same size and now my fingers hurt from the back button being that much lower. At least in lineage I can set the hole punch setting to crop the top of the display (adding a black bar to the top of the screen where the camera is) so I don’t have to reach too high for notifications. It’s a shame there’s no setting to crop the bottom of the screen too.

    • ImaginaryFox@kbin.social
      2·
      1 year ago

      Nexus 6 was beautiful. And the curved back made it comfortable to hold and turned it into a fun spinny toy on the table. Best design ever.

      • Falmarri@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I actually meant the nexus 5. The 6 was way too big. The 5 had a rubber body or something so it didn’t feel slippery as fuck, and you didn’t need a case

    • Cubic25English
      1·
      1 year ago

      The Nexus 6 was 15mm taller, 13mm wider and 2mm thicker, all while having a slightly smaller screen and weighing 35 grams more. How is that better?