Will we ever go back to actual portable phones?
>>55207309
How are phones not portable today?
>>55207309
we never left
Just have bigger hands my friend
There's no point. Just buy an older phone if you like it.
they're not phones anymore, but desktop replacements for simple daily tasks
>>55207309
>My hands are tiny, therefore everybody should have a small phone
fuck off
Xperia Z5 Compact glorious master race reporting in.
Will OP ever go back to having pockets?
>>55207351
>i didn't grow up with it, therefore
fixed
>>55207315
OP is just some nostalgia faggot that thinks things were always better in the past.
>Things were better before OP was born
>>55207351
>I like big phones
>so every phone should be big.
Fuck off man. I like my LG g4 but it feels like a waste. I'd prefer to shave off half an inch.
>>55207315
They're more of an accessory now, especially for dumb bitches who love huge phones which they constantly hold in their hands in public.
I once literally saw a dumb bitch accidentally plunge her iphone into a coffee mug, because the bitch was waving her fucking hands too much and it slipped (duh, retardo) right into it.
So unless bitches stop being vapid attention whores, huge ass non-portable instagram machines will be sold out like hot cakes desu famalandong.
>>55207309
>manlet confirmed
Seriously though, expect to see more wearable shit in the next 5-10 years. At most, it might just be an Apple Watch and Google Glass combo, possibly less.
>>55207384
Just get a differnt phone that is smaller
>>55207381
My first mobile phone was in 2001. Try again.
>>55207395
>not liking big phones means you're tiny
I used to have a phone with a 5.5" screen, I could easily use it one handed. I just find it to be unnecessarily large.
BlackBerry Q10 is perfect
i quite like having a phone that backs up my contacts to the internet. it's nice not playing the 'text me your numbers' game any more when getting a new phone.
If the likes of Z5 Compact or iPhone SE are seriously too big for you, then you should consider removing yourself from the gene pool.
Tiny phones are a niche market and it's served well enough.
>>55207309
This the manlet thread?
>>55207431
>If the likes of Z5 Compact or iPhone SE are seriously too big for you
I halfway suspect those getting angry about phones being 'too big' (in an intangible, undefinable way) are just upset that another technology item has disappeared from their 'enthusiast' circle and moved into the 'literally everyone owns one' circle instead
nooooo, stop knowing what [technology] is, normies, you don't use it for the right reasons, etc
>>55207431
Seriously this. If you want tiny, get a normal smart phone, a fanny pack, and an Apple watch.
>>55207454
>mfw the phablet has become the new obnoxiously loud jacked up truck
>>55207486
>mfw [thing i don't like] is the new [arbitrary other thing i don't like]
>>55207419
I haven't seen a good high end phone that was 5 inches or less in a long time.
The Sony xperia compact maybe, but they went full jerk and stopped selling their products in the US. At least when I was looking at phones.
I don't care if people like big phones - I like to be able to comfortably hold it in one hand. I don't see why I have to get a mid range phone just to have that.
>>55207423
Sure thing, manlet
>>55207505
Just look at how all these phablet users act though, it's a perfect match
>lol I'm better than you
>just look
>look
>look at my phone, it's so much bigger
>I can handle it though, I'm a REAL man
>lol ur not tho because you prefer something reasonably sized
>>55207538
My point exactly.
>>55207554
>Just look at how all these phablet users act though
>ITT: manlet problems
>>55207554
> Just because the average consumer has big hands means nothing
> The entire consumer market should form around my interests and size
Autism
>>55207392
You are such a dumb fag
>>55207634
>being this triggered
Top kek. Are you a wimmin?
one time i saw some dumb bitch at the mall and she was all "Good morning Anon, would you like to take some 'selfies' with me for my Snapchat?" so I facepalmed, said "Absolutely not!" and dropkicked that dumb bitch. the whole place started cheering but I'm no hero, just a regular Joe playing my DS in Subway like everyone else
>>55207309
in early 2000s people always made fun of the huge 90s brick phones. now current phones are fuck huge and no one is complaining.
>>55207622
>being a giant ape
>making fun of others for having regular human characteristics
I never said there should be no phablets and that everyone should have 4" phones, I'm just pointing out how phablet users are cunts who think they're superior for their choices like >>55207603 >>55207538 and >>55207454 have demonstrated.
>>55207465
>normies
Go back to 4chan, faggot.
>>55207597
Anon that's literally not what is happening at all in this thread.
>implying I'm a manlet
I'm 6'2" but my hands are tiny. Fuck you guys.
I still have my nokia 3310 for phone calls.
For everything else I have a mini-computer that fits in my pocket and also can call if needed.
>>55207692
> He thinks being shorter than everybody else is a virtue
> He thinks small hands are a normal human trait
Here, OP. Pic related. Love this phone.
>>55207730
>he thinks 6ft tall isn't a very normal size for a human
>he thinks average human hands are ideal for phablet sized phones
And just icing on the cake
>he's a shitty drakeposter
>>55207333
having large hands doesn't make the pockets of my trousers any bigger. oh right i forgot /g/ wears cargo shorts with massive pockets because those are the only ones that fit them.
Phablets are literally retarded.
You normalfags that watch game of thrones in public are worse than people playing video games in public.
Have fun carrying your big phone in a purse.
Sorry guys...
>>55207774
>he cares what random strangers think of him
>>55207392
"I Will Never Know The Embrace Of A Woman - The Post"
>>55207782
This, I saw a person afflicted with Downs at a graduation today and instantly knew. Why do they all have the same potato face?
>tfw Aspie and they'll still have happier, more fulfulling lives than I will.
I have only ever used feature phones, except for a period I used a Nokia N9, then went back to a feature phone after it stopped working.
I honestly don't want to use apps, or spend a lot of time browsing the internet. A 4 inch smartphone is all I really want, but the reason I went back to a feature phone after my n9 was literally because every 4 inch smart phone option sucks. The iPhone 5s/the newer one's size is good, but too locked down :(
>Disclaimer: I am 6 ft +
Someone make a 4.5 inch sailfish phone pls.
Cell phones don't exist anymore. They've turned into cooler Pocket PCs and if you don't think that's amazing get out of my face faggot
I want a smaller phone that actually fits in your pocket without looking comical.
>>55207874
This. A THOUSAND FUCKING TIMES THIS.
Did you guys never dream as a kid of having a whole fucking computer/mp3/game console in your pocket? Like what the fuck
Fucking manlets.
>>55207960
I agree, they just don't all need to be so damned large. I get by just fine with a 3.1" screen. If I wanted something bigger I'd have a device dedicated for the purpose of being a pocketable PC like a UMPC
Itt: rants from skinny jeans wearing manlets
>>55207960
I did and I frequently think about how amazing it is now that I finally have one. It's nothing short of amazing that I have a capable computer in my pocket with 3G/4G internet connectivity almost everywhere I go that's as thin as a pencil.
>>55207392
>"they're fucked and their fucking us" - Bill Hicks
>>55207799
Go be triggered someplace else, fag.
is the big hands thing just a meme?
im short, have small hands and have no complains with my 5.5 inch phone
>>55207752
>6ft tall
Lying on the internet... what's next!?
>pic related
One of OPs many struggles irl.
>>55208112
What makes you think I'm lying? The fact that I prefer a non-massive phone?
>>55207309
Sony xperia compact master race.
Japan delivers what the customers really want
>>55208136
>prefer
Still lying. You already said phablets are too big for your manlet hands. If this isn't true then post proof. Otherwise you are a confirmed manlet.
>pic related
OPs ideal world
>>55207309
I have a two octave handspan. I can't even use those tiny fucking phones that used to be so popular.
>>55208170
>Still lying.
Nope
>You already said phablets are too big for your manlet hands
Not once have I said that.
>Maybe If i will fantasize about op being small, new phones will become usable again.
OP you are top 10 most autistic people here right now.
>>55207426
You know they read it all and correlate it with your posts on <socialmedia> and 4chan right?
>>55207365
>not a z3 compact running Concept
>>55207426
I always saved my contacts to my SIM card and copied them from the SIM card to my old phone. If I ever lost my phone I'd just reverse the process
>>55207692
Blutz waves everyday.
>>55207315
Because you have to charge daily to use it.
Back then, you charge once a month or so and use it everyday.
>>55208414
>charge once a month
I'm sorry but you're flat out lying. The battery tech used back then wasnt even remotely as good as today and you definitely could not go a month without recharging unless you never turned it on
>>55208451
Battery tech wasn't as good but there was also much much less power draw.
>>55208451
kek. My father lost his shit nokia at my house last month, and after 2 weeks i found it still playing radio over headphones ,and the battery level was 30%.
>>55208414
K6000 premium will change the game.
>>55208498
Sure but youre not using it for a month without recharge. As someone who actually had a phone back then and then jnto the pdf fad these things did not last long
>>55208502
bullshit
>>55208255
> placing almost the entire palm on the screen
> Trying to make his tiny thumb look bigger
Nice try manlet
>>55208578
>> placing almost the entire palm on the screen
That was to show I can reach the whole screen you fucking dumbass
>>55208608
>Needing to place entire palm on screen to reach the corner
fuck off
Manlet
>>55208623
The fuck are you on about? The only thing on the screen is my thumb.
If you want to have a modern phone with the functionality of an old one you just remove all the bloat, underclock/volt everything about it. Reduce framerate and only use it for calling.
Also that way a modern phone easily outlasts a dumbphone.
>>55208635
>He doesn't know what a hand is
>>55207365
Hows the dev scene for it? I'm looking for something to replace this forsaken gflex 2, but would prefer to be able to flash a rom or two if possible.
>>55208675
I do, and it's not on the fucking screen.
>>55208112
>6 feet is unbelievable in his country
'Murika problems
>>55208693
You're right, It's hovering just over the screen so your tiny thumb can reach the corner
>>55207309
no, but i like small phones like the moto G. shame the theres no good small phone like that but with a realy good processor
>>55208703
Of course it is, because of how I hold a phone. I hold phones this way regardless of screen size though, so it's not much of an argument for you.
>>55208414
>you charge once a month or so and use it everyday
It's true. Though using it every day basically just meant sending a couple of texts and playing a game of snake, since you couldn't actually browse or stream netflix.
>>55208735
>since you couldn't actually browse
False
>or stream netflix.
Only because internet was too slow.
I don't hate phablets.
I just don't consider them to be the same device as phones.
I own a phablet and a regular phone.
>>55208734
What kind of phone is that?
>>55207309
>gawwwwd, I just want to go back to tiny phones with long battery life
>oh and also add a bright 500dpi screen, 4G, a quad core CPU, 60fps 4k camera, 3G of RAM, and a 1GFlop GPU
>I'd buy it, why isn't anyone doing this?!?!
>>55208780
Goophone S5
>>55208743
>False
WAP and Opera Mini doesn't count
>>55208735
its not true. Even the Nokia 3310 which was a basic dumbphone only had a max batrery life of 10 days on standby and nothing else.
Unless youre turning your phone off ita not going a month
>>55208792
I don't know the name of the browser but my nokia had a browser. I know they weren't particularly unpopular.
>>55208781
Because all those things take "space" we are still limited by it.
Until we come up with dimensional folding but I don't think we will crack that nut anytime soon
>>55208697
Everyone knows murifats are small
>>55207309
or get man pockets you cunt
>>55208734
Wash your hand its disguteng
>>55208837
I will when I take a shit
>>55207484
youre gonna need a fanny pack to carry your tablet, newfriend.
>>55209057
Not him but I used to edc an 8" tablet in my pocket.>>55209057
>>55209080
post fannypack
>>55209105
Can you not read? I said in my pocket.
>>55208578
>broken screen
>tiny hand
Asked this in /spg/, but maybe you can help here: are there any Android phones worth looking at as iPhone SE competitors, in the 4-4.5" space?
>>55209207
Z3/Z5 Compact
That's about it really
>>55209112
post fannypack in pocket.
>>55209259
There is no fannypack
>>55209267
Thats a complete lie, post it now slut
>>55209330
I have never touched a fannypack in my life.
>>55209359
stop deflecting you fucking tease
>>55209368
wat
>>55207510
iPhone SE
Duh
my LG F3 is tiny and it's built like a tank. it's been dropped so many times, screen still in perfect condition. does everything I need it to, why bother with anything else.
a.)every portable phone on the market is actually portable
b.) they still make phones like the ones you highlighted, and they're cheaper than anything else on the market
c.) as the functionality of the "phone" has increased exponentially, so must their size. A modern smartphone NEEDS a proper input device and display to do the work it is designed for. I'd hardly just call it a phone anymore, more like a personal computer.
Personal computers have gotten way way way smaller over the years. so small that standalone phones can be done away with completely because they're functionality can now be duplicated and improved upon by personal computers.
>>55210225
>LG F3 is tiny
>why bother with anything else
because porn
larger screen = larger tits
>>55208781
>oh and also add a bright 500dpi screen, 4G, a quad core CPU, 60fps 4k camera, 3G of RAM, and a 1GFlop GPU
Those are things that phabletfags want though
Gimme a decent phone OS and you can shove all the rest up your bumhole since it's not necessary anymore
The Oneplus 2 im using now is a fairly big phone however it is easily portable, to be honest, I wouldn't want to downgrade the size of my phone since I've been using this phone for a few months and it's great
>>55207309
There will be a market for phones that don't have a camera or web function for teens to use.
>>55210369
>and they're cheaper than anything else on the market
Their quality also went down the shitter
>>55207309
People still buying shit like iphones so i don't think so, consumerism at it's best
>>55207730
>Posts on /g/ denouncing manlets
>Almost every tech figure is 5'10''
Why are all of the tech geniuses manlets? Do tall people have trouble getting blood to their brains?
Bawaaaaa todays phones sooo biig booohoooo old phones were so cooooool
Bitch buy a small phone or a dumb phone you have million choices and stop fucking crying autist fag
I use a 6 inch phone with one hand comfortable and boohooo i have to charge it nightly so fucking what
Autist retards
>>55207309
The Apple iPhone SE doesn't have this problem.
>>55210677
>people buy things I don't like, so it's eevil consumerism
This meme needs to die. If they make more money selling big phones, it's because more people prefer them to smaller phones; your taste is niche, and no amount of whinging about consumerism will make it as practical for businesses to cater to.
>>55210369
>A modern smartphone NEEDS a proper input device
Yet 99% of phones on the market lack a keyboard and trackball/trackpad
My 3.2" ADP1 had no issue implementing both, where are these proper input devices on the new phablets that absolutely need them?
>>55210727
this
>>55210827
its called a touchscreen you goof. It may not be your preferred method but I would definitely consider it a proper input device, it certainly has more degrees of resolution than say a keyboard.
keyboard and trackball/pad is antiquated technology, both can be emulated on a touchscreen, and are successfully used that way by the vast majority of users.
>>55207309
what do you mean "we"?
if you want a small phone you should just go out and buy one. there are hundreds of options out there. probably over 100 phones for sale that fit your needs and a reasonable budget within 10 miles of your home
Fuck off, I love my galaxy note.
>every phone is a 15inch monstrosity without a batter
So just like every other retarded nostalgia thread proves, there are retards that can't pick a product that suits their needs.
>>55207319
I'm quite tempted to get a Nokia 3310 and replace this garbage smart phone shit.
Op needs one of these. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG8ZKwaC1jY
>>55207315
Manlets think their tiny hands are representative of normal people.
>>55207392
>she didn't return your call
>>55208255
>>55208578
they post pictures of their hands online
>>55207309
I love how retarded the person that made the image is and how retarded OP is.
God forbid people have choice. The difference between 1990 and now in terms of size is that they had no choice in 1990. Not to even mention smart phones are extremely thin while 1990 phones were fucking boxes.
>>55207675
>brick
>thinner than notepad
WOW WHATS THE DIFFERENCE AM I RITE
>>55207799
>implying 3dpd is worth one iota of my time and money
My Oneplus One fits perfectly fine in all of my pockets, and it's considered a reasonably large phone.
Stop wearing skinny jeans with two inch deep pockets. Get a man's pair of jeans.
>>55213353
I can easily carry my 8" tablet in my pocket, that doesn't mean phones should all be 8".
>>55213379
As long as it can be fit in a pocket and held up to the ear with one hand, it's not too big.
>>55213379
>that doesn't mean phones should all be 8".
It's almost as if they aren't. As if... we have the choice to choose based on our own personal needs.
I just went from a 4,5" Lumia 920 to the 5,7" Moto X Style and I actually like the larger size. More screen real estate while just barely being able to be handled with a single hand.
make everything smaller
then make everything bigger again until everything small dies off
then make everything smaller again for extra shareholder value
with jews, you lose
I get it, a lot of you guys don't browse the internet much on your phone, hell, some of you don't even watch porn on your phone, but the majority of us do. Small screens just aren't practical.
>>55208578
>broken screen, proving big phones are dogshit
lel
>>55214032
I use a 3.1" screen regularly for all of that.
>>55207392
rejection.txt
>That thickness
>That battery-time
>That grip
Simply perfect
>>55207309
I'm actually using a flip phone these days, just as an experiment. It's nearly twice as thick as the average smartphone these days, despite being among the thinnest flip phones. Pic related: my 4" smartphone still feels more pocketable. Just part of the reason I'm planning to switch back.
>>55208451
Underage please go
>>55208518
not everyone uses a phone all the time, i know out old nokias could last around a month before you needed to charge it but we kept it topped off weekly as a precaution.
>>55207309
I wish there is a slide phone with touchscreen capabilities that works alot like the sony psp go, without the analog.
>>55214065
It sounds like you have to. Which is different from making a choice obviously.
>>55214370
No, I chose this phone because I wanted it. Zero regrets, I love it.
>>55214319
uh, you mean any slider phone? I played plenty of emulated games using the keyboard on my LG VM701
>>55214379
Maybe you're just s stubborn bastard or you're lying about internetting and porning. Texting alone would be awful on that size screen
>>55214453
Texting is a major reason I chose this phone. I'll give you a hint: you don't use the screen to text.
>>55214499
Yea you aren't internetting or porning for real on that thing. So just pipe down, moron
>>55214586
Oh yeah it was totally impossible to browse the web and watch videos before we had 6" behemoths
>>55214065
See >>55208228
My hands are literally to large to use a 3.1" screen.
>>55214675
Congrats, want a cookie?
>>55208578
>these little girl hands will never squeeze your cock
why live
I see what OP is getting at.
I just went from a 2g flip phone to a Samsung Galaxy Express Prime (for $50). My old phone was shorter, much less wide, and only a little thicker.
Sure, it's a whole other class of device. But comparing smart phone to smart phone, some people are happy to compromise some screen size for compactness, price, etc.
>>55214684
Your entire point is that no one should use large phones because you can kind of do things with your tiny phone. I am a counterexample to your shitty argument.
well apple found out people like smaller phones more, unless it's because it's cheaper than most other iPhones.
Either way with the success of the SE, we might go back soon
>>55215710
sorry i was going to include this picture
>>55207510
iPhone 6s. if you want an android, you're screwed because apple seems to be the only one why can make smaller phones
>>55208837
ORC KILL ORC SMASH BRUAGHLAHLAHLAH
