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Well, yes.

However I do feel that top vanilla Samsung (S2x) and iPhone (normal Pro, especially since the 16 has the good snappers like the big model) at least still fit the bill of being natural one-hanged-phones.

Even Sony ships of flags (1 … of which “1 IV” runs Lineage OS!) while big arent as wide and much more handy.

But, I cannot help myself thinking that there must be some market sense in like actually small but premium phones. Something like a 4" slab with thin bezels and proper cams.

Since shitty versions exist, it must be just less profitable for the big brands to get in to (and phone startups can’t make much difference until Linux phones come of age to handle the software side of upgrades and security/privacy).

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Asetru@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Bullshit. I have an s24. Before that, I had an s10e.

They both are too big for one handed use, but the s24 even more so.

Before I bought the s24, I even considered to switch to ios after years of Android only, just for their iPhone Mini range. Guess what, they cancelled that.

There are simply no phones by major manufacturers that can be used with one hand.

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- Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  5mm diff (acutely more the 1mm diff in width) can indeed be noticeable if it’s already borderline. Still basically the same tho.
  
  Via gsmarena.com/size-compare-3d
  
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- Zink@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I have definitely wondered that, since my “normal” phone is already too big for real one-handed use, should I just get the big/plus/max version just so it’s a bit more like a tablet? If I am typically going to be using it with two hands, seated at my desk or on the couch, maybe I would like that better.
  
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- Shardikprime@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  The s10e was really small
  
  Now I’m wondering what hand sizes are you referring to
  
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  - Asetru@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
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    IPhone 5, s10e, s24.
    
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derpgon@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
One word: cartels. Also why make good phones when they can give you an uncomfortable one so you wanna switch sooner.

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BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
No way. I have an S24, and this thing is huge compared to my S10. Which was already bigger than I wanted. The last phone I’ve had that I liked the size of was the S6.

I definitely would love a 4.2" slab.

I thought about the 1 IV, because it still had a headphone jack. But there was a deal going for the S24. That’s how they get ya.

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- Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Yes, Sony phones are a bit expensive.
  
  I’m not sure what are you taking about the size difference between S10 & S24 tho … they are the same size?
  
  Via gsmarena.com/size-compare-3d: Image
  
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  - BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Oh, I have the 24+, I guess. It’s way too big. The S10 was an OK size, but I want smaller than that even.
    
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    Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    May I ask why did you get the plus model if the non-plus model was too big already?
    
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