There are solutions for this, they just involve enterprise software that isn’t made to fit a single consumer’s budget or expertise.
There are solutions for this, they just involve enterprise software that isn’t made to fit a single consumer’s budget or expertise.
As soon as you can’t access most of the screen with your thumb while holding the phone one-handed, it’s become a UX problem.
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Says who? What is wrong with two handing for anything other than talking on the phone?
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Agreed. I need to be able to comfortably use my phone while standing on a cramped subway and holding a rail with my other hand. My fingers are a little short, so 4.7" us the absolute limit for this.
I’m single handing this post right now on my Note. It’s doable. Not perfect. Sometimes I do go for the “gut check” for more stability. And hitting the far keys can be a challenge at times. Most of the time I go for dual thumb typing tho. Nice and fast. And I enjoy having more real estate in those cases.
Interesting, if unexpected, news:
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I switched to T-Mobile from Verizon. We have shit service at home because we live in an ancient meteor crater but everywhere else is great and unlimited data and $40 a month less.
I want to believe 
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If this rumor is true, count me in for the 5G 5.4" OLED model. That’s even smaller than an iPhone XS. Not as small as I would like, but a perfectly acceptable size.
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My iPhone 10 was in for repair, so I used my old iPhone 6 for a week. What a crazy experience! There is a button I had to press to change apps! Barbaric!
Now I’ve got my phone back… but it’s actually a full replacement with a new phone, completely free. Which is great! Also this year I had about €1000 of free replacement parts on my MacBook Pro (keyboard, case, battery, screen, etc). I’ve never bought Apple Care insurance, but they seem happy in the Apple Store to just do everything for free anyway? I’m not complaining! Getting service like this is why I was happy to pay so much for my MacBook Pro in the first place.
Old video but immediately thought of adding fuel to the small phone club.
They’re going to release an “XL” version of that phone! with a 4" screen like the old IPhone SE’s
This person isn’t saying get an iPhone because they are better and faster. They’re saying keep in mind that most users have slow phones, so test your software and web sites on slow crappy phones.
However I am definitely saying yeah, high price of iPhones seem justified if benchmarks are legit. People don’t think about performance of phones the way they do about PCs. Would like to see some pixel phones on this chart. Also explains why my iPhone7 is still going great. It was ahead of the curve when it was new.
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As a front-end web guy and accessibility specialist I can 100% confirm. If the slowest phones load ok then the users of the fastest will just be happier anyways.
Also; the things that kill web speed are analytics and ads. They don’t even need to be this way; if they were made and maintained in-house you could almost always outperform out of the box tools.
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T-Mobile and Sprint are combined now. Less competition. 
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I (sarcastically) commented earlier that this is an April Fool’s joke. Alas.
Whoa, iPhone SE 2!
- bigger than SE 1: 4.7” display
- no headphone jack
- $400
- Available for pre-order on Friday
Seems basically identical to my iPhone 7 only with newer hardware inside. If the new iPhone in September does not impress, then I’ll probably upgrade to one of these and try to make it last as long as this iPhone 7 has.
The great irony is that I got the iPhone 3G, 4, 5, 6, and 7 on release. When I got the 7 I switched to the upgrade plan that would let me upgrade the phone every year and pay for it with a 0% interest loan that included perpetual AppleCare. The loan was paid off in full long ago. The AppleCare expired just after I got a free battery replacement. I still haven’t upgraded it.
I could absolutely just keep going with the iPhone 7 as well. 5G is a thing, though.
I’ve been holding off upgrading my 6S for years now, but this new phone might finally push me over the edge. The free battery replacement Apple gave me a couple years ago extended the lifespan of my 6S for a while, but it’s definitely showing its age.