Agree, I want something that fits in my pocket and that I don’t have to perform hand gymnastics to use.
Comment on Ifixit gives fairphone 5 a 10/10 on repairability and maintanence
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I would love one of it wasn’t so big. I’m sick of big phones.
DinkleDorph@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Opafi@feddit.de 11 months ago
This. I just ordered an S23, just because it’s pretty much the smallest phone you can get (apart from the zenfone, which has a worse update policy).
TheDarksteel94@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
Got a Zenphone 9 because I don’t really care about wireless charging. The hardware is great, but the software has it’s problems sometimes, like some missing QoL features. On the upside: Not nearly as much bloatware as other phones, especially Samsung ones.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
To me I’d still say the ZenFone wasn’t a small phone. Not only is it bigger than my current phone (pixel 3) its also bigger than some phones in the 2010s that were lauded for their large screens. We were literally have no mainstream small phones, what we call small now are just smaller than the ginormous ones that have been normalised.
kirk782@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
Samsung basically has a duplicate app installed for each stock Google app. And I think short of disabling it via adb, there is no option. But Samsung has really turned around and has a relatively good update policy in place. If not the Pixel, then Samsung is okay for me. I had love to have the Fairphone but it seems like they sell in limited markets only worldwide.
Emerald@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I never buy phones without bootloader unlocking capability for that reason
autokludge@programming.dev 11 months ago
I’m still using a S10e, seriously considering buying another - it still suits my needs.
Opafi@feddit.de 11 months ago
Yeah, I’m writing this on an s10e but the battery really isn’t that good anymore and the lack of security updates doesn’t feel good either. The current s series phones are roughly the same size as the e though, so I hope it’ll be okay.
That said, even the e is a bit too large for my taste. The top left corner is pretty much out of reach without adjusting your grip, so about half an inch less of screen would be preferable imho. Samsung’s one handed mode is much better than the android default though, which kind of makes up for it - and there’s just nothing smaller available.