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A bug which affected only left handed users
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Re: A bug which affected only left handed users
#62Earlier quoted context omitted.
god, I have a 12 mini and I don't know what I'm going to do when it dies. my attempts at finding a vaguely modern name-brand android phone that's a similar size have concluded in zero phones and a sense of overwhelming dread
Vivo X300 and Oppo X9S Pro are both very compact(6.3") and still pack great cameras and insane battery life thanks to the Silicone carbide batteries.
I don’t think you realise how massive the two phones just suggested are: https://phonesized.com/compare/#1863,2767,2760
(For reference, I would really like something a little bit smaller than the Mini, but there’s nothing remotely modern that exists.)
Re: A bug which affected only left handed users
#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
Vivo X300 and Oppo X9S Pro are both very compact(6.3") and still pack great cameras and insane battery life thanks to the Silicone carbide batteries.
I don’t think you realise how massive the two phones just suggested are: https://phonesized.com/compare/#1863,2767,2760 (For reference, I would really like something a little bit smaller than the Mini, but there’s nothing remotely modern that exists.)
Correct, they are still bigger than the mini. But compared to what seems to be the industry standard of 6.8" they are positively miniature.
Re: A bug which affected only left handed users
#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
Scissors are the other big one; most of them are designed so that when to try to use them with your left hand, you end up pushing the blades apart slightly so they don't cut as well (or at all). With that being said, self-deprecating jokes about how left-handedness is an affront to God are definitely a prominent feature of lefty culture. (Edit: I guess formal place-setting is another area of society that assumes righ…
I prefer right-handed scissors because you can see the cut line better when using them left-handed. It does take some technique to keep the blades shearing.
I can usually twist my hand to push the blades together, but the cut line is always hidden by the top blade for me
Re: A bug which affected only left handed users
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Can you elaborate on this “right handed bias”? I can’t think of anything other than a can opener where it might matter?
Anything that isn't symmetrical. Mice and keyboards. Circular saws. Tape measures. Box cutters. Folding knives. Garden tools. Those are just ones that impacted me recently. Some have lefty versions but there is less selection. I recently found a left-handed weeding sickle and it is the best thing. Most of them are just annoying. I can do most things with right hand but then have to switch hands instead of the natural…
I've learnt to mouse and keyboard the right handed way because it would just be too much hassle to switch over every setup I'm presented with. It does make me atrocious at drawing with a mouse though
Re: A bug which affected only left handed users
#66I had to read this a couple times and look at the comments here before I realized they were talking about scrolling on a phone. I was like "who scrolls with their thumb?"
Trackballs are a thing as well.
Re: A bug which affected only left handed users
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There’s at least 3 of us still on iPhone 13 Minis, and I plan to keep it going until Apple caves and makes a sensibly sized phone again.
god, I have a 12 mini and I don't know what I'm going to do when it dies. my attempts at finding a vaguely modern name-brand android phone that's a similar size have concluded in zero phones and a sense of overwhelming dread
This is totally not "vaguely modern name-brand" but I've been using the e-ink Mudita Kompakt and it's more or less the same size, but a bit thicker. It's Android but no Google Play Services but probably doesn't tick your box
Re: A bug which affected only left handed users
#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm a man with typically sized hands. I can barely do anything one-handed on a phone. Phones are so big they basically require two-handed operation for me. Like you, I typically hold it in my left hand, so I can use my right hand to tap stuff.
I agree that phones are too big. I refuse to switch to two-handed phone use. I used the Palm Phone PVG 100 with a 3.3" screen as long as I could, but software got too slow and battery-hungry, and my now-wife was annoyed when my phone would die halfway through our text based conversations lol. Used a chunky 3.5"er (Soyes S10Max) for awhile but it died after a year. Now I use the Motorola Razr 2025. 90% of the time I j…
I can't find it now but I'm sure I saw some people cutting samsungs in half to get something similar. The only one I could find was this: https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/A_Modified_zFlip...
Re: A bug which affected only left handed users
#69Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don’t think you realise how massive the two phones just suggested are: https://phonesized.com/compare/#1863,2767,2760 (For reference, I would really like something a little bit smaller than the Mini, but there’s nothing remotely modern that exists.)
Correct, they are still bigger than the mini. But compared to what seems to be the industry standard of 6.8" they are positively miniature.
They’re considerably bigger than even the normal non-Mini iPhone. They’re only just smaller than the iPhone 17 Pro Max: https://phonesized.com/compare/#1863,2767,2760,2738,2736
Re: A bug which affected only left handed users
#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don’t think you realise how massive the two phones just suggested are: https://phonesized.com/compare/#1863,2767,2760 (For reference, I would really like something a little bit smaller than the Mini, but there’s nothing remotely modern that exists.)
Correct, they are still bigger than the mini. But compared to what seems to be the industry standard of 6.8" they are positively miniature.
They're also bigger than the base Samsung S26. They're not small even in comparison to other Android phones.