• warm@kbin.earth
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    8 months ago

    Thats a small phone and I agree they are good too. But 6 is a good size imo, plenty of real estate and cant still be used with one hand.

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      8 months ago

      I can’t use a 6" screen one handed, I doubt most women (who are half the population) can either.

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        8 months ago

        @BearOfaTime @warm at 6", even smaller hands like mine are able to reach within .5cm of the top of the screen. At that size, the weight distribution of the phone is what makes a difference in terms of manageability. For example, the weight distribution of the Pixel 6a (6.1") makes it a breeze to use with my right hand, but a tad more difficult with my left one. Using it in reverse (had to once) is impossible one-handed.

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          8 months ago

          Yeah, that size is certainly the limit for usability tbh. Its diminishing returns past that, I dont need a wider or longer phone, everything can be displayed perfectly on a 6 inch.

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        Nah, I have average hand size and can use that size phone with one hand easily. Though I do prefer smaller phones in general and would rather see more choice in that space.

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          Lol, I call BS.

          You clearly don’t have “average size hands” unless you’re excluding women from that calculus.

          Even then, an average man probably can’t use a 6" screen one handed. Why else do they ship with “one handed mode” on devices?

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            Yeah average male hand sorry. Female hands is another reason we need small phones, that and the illegally small pocket sizes they have to put up with!

            I can use it one handed, its not the most comfortable thing for every task, but doable. I would not want a phone any larger though.

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          8 months ago

          I can only reach about 5" with the thumb, while holding the phone. But not the opposite edge. Average male hand.

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            Yeah if you keep the same grip, if I change grip I can reach everywhere, though smaller would definitely be easier and more comfortable.

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      I find for me it is half about the usability of thw phone one handed and the other half being pocketability. I don’t want to have to carry a man-purse just to be able to have my phone with me at all times. Front pocket of jeans is where i keep my phone and the pockets are not deep enough to contain the phone without pressing into my hips when i sit. Keeping the phone in the back pocket is just inviting theft.

      I just want another Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact with updated specifications.