one has to wonder what the ideal thickness is, are we supposed to think it's just never thin enough? will we have phones that literally cut into the skin of your hand as you hold it and they still brag about how the new model is 4 atoms thinner?
it's not like they're getting easier to hold, modern phones are so huge that you need a popsocket for it to be reliably and comfortably held.
The iPhone 4/SE1 was the perfect design.
No real camera bump, single hand hold, light, durable with a metal back.
If we just added a modern OLED screen, and a modern chip and battery, that design would be perfect.
modern phones are so huge that you need a popsocket for it to be reliably and comfortably held.
Idk, I think this is just a small hands problem tbh, my hands are pretty average for a guy I think and I have had 0 issues comfortably holding big phones. Even right now I have a P9 Fold and the accompanying case makes it even bigger
I have no idea but they keep making them thinner for...reasons?
My personal "sweet spot" is the OnePlus 3. Not too tall, thin but not unbearably so, and doesn't sacrifice anything for headphone jack and a decent size battery. Though if I had a choice between "thin" and "removable battery", I'd take the extra thickness required for the battery cover in a heartbeat. I'd also accept several more mm of thickness if they want to include a slide-out keyboard.
Personally, I'm of the camp where I can appreciate a somewhat slimmer design because I'm putting a case on it regardless, and the camera bump doesn't bother me since the case flattens it out anyway. I have the Xperia 1 V, and I'm pretty happy with the form of it.
I actually like thin phones. I find them easier to hold, but I would gladly sacrifice the camera hump for a completely flat back.
I think the thing that is driving thin phones with big camera bulges are phone designers now factoring in bulky phone cases when thinking about how the phone feels in a pocket. Overwhelmingly phones live in a case and that case becomes the phone in our head - a fat phone is apparently uncomfortable or displeasing somehow so a thin phone means a thinner case which equates to a better overall experience as the phone owner. It will fit in pockets easier, slide into car accessory holders instead of cup holders, allow a phone wallet combo to not be a pocket wad, and overall usability becomes easier for folks with weaker grip strength like older and younger users. There is a lot driving the move to a thinner phone but it does make the underlying device look really goofy.
whatever is driving the trend of these super thin phones
The driving factor is - as always - money.
People will likely no longer buy new phones if it's all the same when compared to the previous generation.
So the companies make useless stuff up - that nobody really needs - so that they can sell more.
Apple is especially great at this because their base of sheeps is already locked in and swims in too much money that they are willing to spend.
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This perfectly illustrates my gripes with whatever is driving the trend of these super thin phones.
First, is anyone even asking for phones to be thinner? Then there's the camera bump sticking out like a wart. And beyond that, it gets put into a bulky case anyway which negates the super thin thing entirely.
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