The iPhone SE is dead, and with it, the compact smartphone as a mainstream product. What happened?
  • technopagan@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    3·
    3 hours ago

    I’ve switched fully to a 3" Unihertz Jelly Star in September. It took A LOT of customization to get it to become the “Intent” device that I had wanted it to be. But by now, it makes all unwanted behavior sufficiently difficult while allowing all modern conveniences such as IM, payments, tickets, navigation etc.

    I’ll do a proper blogpost series about it some day.

    If consuming content is how you want to spend your energy & lifetime, then the bigger & brighter & more-HDR-than-life the better. I hope you find happiness. But if you at some point tire of not-creating and cannot stand spending your time as a targeted money-sack, then tiny phones are a good way out.

  • root@aussie.zoneEnglish
    10·
    8 hours ago

    I just want Sony to re-release the Xperia XZ1 Compact with updated internals.

  • Altima NEO@lemmy.zipEnglish
    15·
    3 hours ago

    Because small phones suck. Every time my parents or my other older family members hand me their old tiny phone, I wonder how the heck they can even use them? Text entry, tapping on things, etc is so damned hard when everything’s so close together and my fingers are so fat.

    • PostPeruser@programming.devEnglish
      41·
      3 hours ago

      Because fat fingers suck. Every time my parents or my other older family members use their ginormous phones, i wonder how the heck they can even use them? Text entry, tapping on things, etc is so damned hard when everything’s so close together for my fat fingers.

      Jk ofc, i have a small phone, more than enough room for everything + you can scale things up/down however you want. Not ideal for playing games or watching movies, but i don’t use my phone for that.

    • SHOW_ME_YOUR_ASSHOLE@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      33 minutes ago

      I finally had to retire my dying LG V30 that I wanted to keep forever because it had a headphone jack.

      I like the power and build quality of flagship phones but no flagships have a headphone jack anymore so fuck em. I’m not gonna spend upwards of $1000 for a phone that doesn’t have the features I want.

      I ended up buying a cheap Motorola that has a headphone jack, wireless charging, and an SD card slot. I do miss the AOD that is only available on OLED displays though. It’s a bit chonkier than I’d like but overall for 300 bucks I’m pretty happy.

  • metaStatic@kbin.earth
    11·
    15 hours ago

    for many it is their primary interface to the internet. I have simply come to accept that flagship phones are no longer made for me.

    When my S10e finally needs to become landfill I’ll be looking at e-ink phones not the latest and greatest tablet parading as a phone.

    • LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      14 hours ago

      S10E GANG S10E GANG Greatest phone ever made I’m using it until I get my identity stolen

      • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
        2·
        8 hours ago

        Well the last security update was nearly two years ago, so unless you’ve found a good custom ROM then that might be sooner than you think ;)

    • Turret3857@infosec.pubEnglish
      3·
      7 hours ago

      yeah but I want the option and I’m upset I dont have it. my pockets are too small and every time I sit down in the car my damn phone falls out. Ive almost closed it in the door 4 times now

    • Talaraine@fedia.io
      4·
      12 hours ago

      Lots of us are getting older so it’s harder to see on small phones. I’m gonna shill for those fold phones, honestly. Who needs a tablet when you can have this phone in your pocket? Full youtube screen with comments, outlook that lets you actually read the email while still seeing your inbox, tabs in your browser, folds up to let you use it as a regular phone when you’re not looking for more.

      Sorry, I can’t go back at this point.

  • AlkEnglish
    4·
    16 hours ago

    Motorola razr 2024 when closed is the perfect small phone. Almost all apps work on the small square screen.

    • phanto@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      15 hours ago

      I have a Mode 7 Retro ii from Japan. The number pad? Useless. But it folds up and fits in my pocket, and is good enough. (Writing this on my tablet, so…)

  • Lucky_777@lemmy.worldEnglish
    63·
    16 hours ago

    Remember. Phones didn’t start increasing in size until you were able to watch porn on them.

    With porn being available all the time, phones will start with huge screens.