I remember when big phones used to be called “phablets” and that was considered a bad thing that only certain power user types would want…
And then the same marketing that hit cars came to phones when companies realized that “bigger than the last model” was an easy way to have a number that they could point to that got bigger to imply this one was somehow better. That and human brains are wired to like bright colors so store displays of PHONE WITH BIG BRIGHT COLOR SCREEN made people want it despite it being objectively less easy to use than a more reasonably sized device.
-Sent from my iPhone 13 mini
'Memba when 4-inch screens were considered “ginormous”? Pepperidge Farms 'membas.
The quotes around the ‘Mini’ are well deserved with a 6.3" screen
The iPhone 13 mini had 5.4", so almost one inch smaller
The issue with the iPhone 13 Mini is that it’s discontinued, and due to the limited number of existing devices, prices tend to be quite high for a device released in September 2021.
Looking forward the next SE in 2025, my SO has to change her phone, hopefully the SE will be a cheaper option.
And even that is too big.
That’s a bigger screen than my pixel 6a, which is borderline unusable one handed for me. I’m in the market for a new, smaller phone, but unless they’ve warped space to get this thing smaller I don’t know how it completes against all the non ‘mini’ phones which will be mere millimeters larger
