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The vanishing of the small high-end smartphone (www.smh.com.au)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/android@lemmy.world
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Manufacturers don’t make displays under 6 inches available for purchase, with special cases (such as the iPhone Mini) being made under exclusive contracts. The best lead they have so far is to try to use displays designed for the front part of a foldable phone, but they’re yet to strike an agreement.

TIL that display manufacturers are also part of the reason why we aren't getting small phones and why it's probably even harder for manufacturers like Fairphone to make them.

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[–] 45 points 2 years ago (11 children)

I don’t get what the obsession with big phones is. Is it that most people really want big phones or that companies can charge more for them?

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Two main reasons I think:

    • it’s easier to make a big phone as there’s more space for all the components
    • the average consumer doesn’t use computers as much anymore, so people start using their phone for all kinds of things where they benefit from the bigger screen
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  • [+] -9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    First point is incorrect, there's no easy/hard with the difference in an inch. People don't build phones, machines do. We're very capable of making small phones. That not what the market wants.

    Second point is 100% correct. People want computers, and with crazy battery life, batteries can only be so small if you want capacity. The bigger screens combined with that make the user experience for the majority better.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago*

    People generally just want the biggest screen they can hold in their hands comfortably.

    For most people that seems to have settled into the 6.5-6.7" range, depending on aspect ratio and bezels.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago

    There isn't one, there's an "obsession" with phones that are usable by today's use case, which is computer replacements for the overwhelming majority.

    Step outside of the small phone echo chamber and youll see that's not even remotely what the market demand is. Fine if you like small phones, but you're the minority. If that's where the money was, they'd still be common.

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