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[–] kamen@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Because apparently people want big phones.

For the last 10-15 years it's been a boiling frog situation really - .1 or .2" increase every generation until 7" somehow becomes the norm (for a phone, not a tablet, mind you).

I wish there were more small hi-end phones too.

[–] TinyShonk@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Large phones are supposed to be called phablets, but it seems like that distinction was phased out as they got bigger.

[–] kamen@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I remember that term. It was short-lived.

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, because nobody wanted to call a phone a phablet. It's a stupid name.

[–] MadBigote@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Phablets were more like an iPad Mini than an iPhone Pro Max back then. They were huge compared to the biggest phones around. I remember seeing people talking on the street with highe phones pressed to their cheeks.

[–] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)
[–] TetchyOyvind@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's wild how the Samsung Galaxy Note was considered a large phone when you look at today's phone sizes.