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There is some merit to this comment. I have a Samsung SIII. Perhaps, it is my stubby fingers or short thumb, but I find it difficult to fully use it with just one hand. My previous phone was the HTC Desire, and that was pretty good for using it with one hand.
Different strokes. I have a Nexus 4 and I wish it was a little bigger. I used to have a Desire and it was way too small for me. That's why I'm really glad we aren't all forced to use the same form factor.
I'm all for user choice, but unfortunately "choice" doesn't actually seem to be the way the market is trending...
I've been trying to decide what to do when my phone contract comes up for renewal, and want to stay with the same carrier (phone number, contact email, etc).
However, my carrier (au), despite offering 28 (I counted!) different smartphone models, seems to be going whole hog for giant-screen phones, and the smaller phones are all "budget" models with worse quality screens, heavier weight, etc. [The big exception is the iphone, but I want Android.]
The sense one gets is that they consider smaller existing models "leftovers" from the past, and that they'll be pumping up screen sizes even more once they get the chance...
[This is particularly absurd in Japan where hands are smaller on average, and far fewer people drive everywhere than the U.S. (small size and light weight are more important if you've got to carry your phone in your pocket all day as you walk around; if you're driving portability is a bit less of an issue)...]