The UI is sometimes awkward on 4” phones in some instances due to the default font sizes etc. One example of this is Apple Music. It’s not built to be used on screens of that size although it is possible to do so.Granted most have willingly moved to larger phones, I think there are some people who only passively moved to larger phones because small phones simply don’t exist anymore. Out of sight, out of mind— their thoughts are on other things. Just my theory.
In exactly what ways is iOS 13 designed for bigger phones? Bigger phones can fit more into the screen of course, but that’s just simple logic, it doesn’t mean the software isn’t designed for it. Apple still sells the 4” iPod touch and there are no signs or rumors that it will be discontinued in the foreseeable future. I don’t see Apple continuing to sell a product they don’t plan on continuing optimizing software for.
This is ironic given that Apple still sells the iPod touch, although I suspect it will be discontinued in the 4” size in a couple of years as it’s Apple’s last 4” and 2 GB iDevice.
Note that this is Apple’s own app. The situation is sometimes even worse with some third party apps.
Think of it like the transition from 800x600 to 1024x768 to larger computer screens. 800x600 is ancient history now, and 1024x768 is becoming very restrictive. Nobody buys 1024x768 computer screens anymore so some web developers now assume bigger screens, even though UI experts often still recommend designing for the 1024x768 minimum size.
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