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[-] Zwiebel@feddit.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The screen size boom was later. Look at the iphone 5

[-] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 16 points 1 year ago

Apple was slow to adopt larger screens. The Android phones of that time were roughly an inch larger. Apple rarely blazed any trails.

https://www.droid-life.com/2012/12/20/top-10-android-phones-of-2012/

[-] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Exactly. Apples biggest success has been looking at all the options being tested by other manufacturers, choosing the option they want, then completely eliminating all other options and convincing people in droves that what they are offering is what you want.

[-] then_three_more@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

and that it was their idea

[-] RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

To be fair, until about a decade ago, they did generally ~~steal~~ pick the best of available options.

[-] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Phones with large screens used to be called phablets, nobody calls them that anymore because they're all phablets now.

[-] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago

It’s unfortunate. I’d love a small, privacy respecting phone. Bonus points if it has an eink display.

[-] WrongDoer1@europe.pub 1 points 1 year ago

That's exactly what the Mudita Kompakt is ! Give it a try it's great!

[-] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Nice recommendation! I’m definitely going to look further into it. It appears to be Google-free, which is wonderful. Thanks for taking the time to share!

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

I must have been in a coma for that. When was this?

[-] Natanael@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

Roughly 2010-2015

[-] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Phablets were larger than modern screens; in the 8-9" range. You were lucky to fit one in a back pocket.

[-] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Phablets were in the 5-7" range, everything above that was definitely a tablet.

[-] Natanael@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago

No, I saw 4" media devices be called media tablets (hello Archos) whole phones were stuck on 2.5" to 3"

And after that as phone sizes grew, 6-7" screens were called phablets

[-] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

The HTC EVO 4G was the first phone I remember being called a phablet. It had a 4.3" screen.

[-] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Tablets started at 7 or 8 inches. Phablets were in the 5-7 range somewhere generally.

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