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I'm tired with all this Big-Phone-Elitism (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm someone with relatively small hands, plus I want my phone to be on the smaller side since I prefer to use my tablet/computer/tv to watch content. But this trend where many manufacturers tend to keep futures away from smaller phones to drive people to bigger phones is driving me crazy and really makes it hard for me to buy a new phone. I can understand not having everything like maybe a periscope lens or something else that is cost etc. but not to this level. Like take Samsung for example: S24 lacks uwb, 45w, a 1440p display, has a lower amount of ram and storage. Why? Why can't the s24 have faster charging or uwb? Why is there no 512 version and why does it have to start with 128gb storage? Is it not a flagship? It costs 949€ in my place! Why do I have to give 200€ more to get the s24+ just to get these simple features? I don't want a bigger phone! Google does the same! No uwb, no thermometer sensor, no telephoto lens. And don't get me started with all the software features google is keeping for the 8 pro like they don't have the same processor. Why? Are they cheap? No they are not. I'm just really annoyed by this cause I really don't want such a big phone.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I agree. That's one of the reasons I have a Sony Xperia 10. It's has a 6" screen and is narrower than other phones making it very easy to hold and pocket.

Sadly the OEM's will tell you that when given the choice, customers always go for the bigger screen because they think they are getting more. Which is why we have this situation.

Asus have the ZenFone which is smaller but even they are making a bigger 6.7" version next.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I hope at least they will release 2 phones

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I hope so but I suspect it will only be the bigger one. I think they took a chance on the 6" but it didn't sell as well as hoped so I think they are changing strategy.

My reasoning is that the ZenFone 10 did not upgrade much compared to ZenFone 9 which means they didn't sell enough to justify spending a lot on the 10. If it sold well they would have added more features.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Maybe it didn't sell well because they only give 2 years of upgrades. It's way too few for a phone that expensive

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I was considering an ASUS when I was looking for a new phone, but it quickly fell off my list due to just that, can't justify buying a phone that gets less than 4 years of updates when OEMs are slowly rolling out 7 year support window. Ended up getting OnePlus12, and I am very happy with it.