Now that we've all had time to adjust and try phones of different sizes, which iPhone size do you prefer or best suits your needs?
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What's your ideal phone size?
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My vote was for the 5s because it's size makes it very good for pocket carry and one handed use, and it's thickness makes it very durable and resistant to bending.
4.7 is the sweet spot
Small enough to still use with one hand but you will occasionally need two. Big enough to actually enjoy using as a smart phone.
Small enough to still use with one hand but you will occasionally need two. Big enough to actually enjoy using as a smart phone.
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I've found the same to be true for me.
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Imo, the 6S's size/thickness isn't what made it more uncomfortable to use one handed than the 5(S), it's the fault of the phone's rounded and slippery design. Despite that, I still think the 6S's 4.7" or S6's 5.1" screen is where it's at.
I voted 4", but what I really want is a phone with the physical dimensions of the iPhone 5 but an edge-to-edge screen, so a larger usable area than the 5.
6s+. I got used to it within seconds and the size is pretty much it for me. I doubt I'd go any bigger, but whenever I handle my iPhone 5 it seems so small now. Which is funny because I thought it was much biger than my 3GS which I though was much bigger than my old HTC Touch Pro.
I can't begin to fathom now how I got along for three years on the Touch Pro!
I can't begin to fathom now how I got along for three years on the Touch Pro!
Begin with the ergonomic delight known as the Moto X Pure.
Slightly enlarge its gorgeous 5.7" screen to exactly 6.0" like my Nexus 6.
Now _that_ would be my ideal smartphone.
Even my daughter and her friends love the smooth easy to hold Moto X Pure a few of them have.
Yet more revealing is all of the girls have 5.5" or larger smartphones. Why? They all like how nice larger displays show their pictures.
Slightly enlarge its gorgeous 5.7" screen to exactly 6.0" like my Nexus 6.
Now _that_ would be my ideal smartphone.
Even my daughter and her friends love the smooth easy to hold Moto X Pure a few of them have.
Yet more revealing is all of the girls have 5.5" or larger smartphones. Why? They all like how nice larger displays show their pictures.
I am an iPhone6 user. Generally happy with the size of it. But ideally, I would like something inbetween the 6 and the 6+. To me, that would be the sweet spot for me.
But until that happens (which it probably won't), I'll sit happy with my iPhone6.
But until that happens (which it probably won't), I'll sit happy with my iPhone6.
Lots of bezel talk. I'd also love to see the 4.7" screen with less bezel. It would be amazing to see Apple integrate the TouchID into the screen as well, though the physical home button doesn't really bother me much.
I wouldn't mind seeing something like a 4.3" display. My 6s is just sooooometimes a tad too big.